Posts by Kevin Harson
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s Tania Bulhões Makes Second Limoges Area Acquisition as It Debuts in Europe
MILAN — With its Brazilian artistic flair and international growth ambitions, luxury tableware and fragrance brand Tania Bulhões has its eye on conquering the European market in more ways than one. On Thursday, the company told WWD that it made its second acquisition, a production facility, in France’s porcelain producing area of Limoges. The new…
Read MoreNicole Scherzinger Shimmers in Crystal Mesh Stella McCartney Dress for Performance at Time 100 Summit
Nicole Scherzinger took to the stage at the 2025 Time 100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday for a special performance. The former “Pussycat Dolls” frontwoman and Time 100 honoree performed a medley of songs, including “With One Look” from the Broadway musical “Sunset Blvd.,” in which Scherzinger currently stars. For the special performance,…
Read MoreDior’s Creative Directors Through the Years: From Christian Dior to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Jonathan Anderson
Dior has been on the frontlines of global luxury fashion for nearly 80 years. Over the course of the French luxury fashion house’s history, several designers have held the role of creative director for men’s and women’s collections. While the fashion house began its story and influence with its eponymous founder, Christian Dior, several high-profile…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Why Erin and Sara Foster Want You to Laugh at Skin Care — And Take It Seriously — in New Dermalogica Campaign
Erin and Sara Foster are making a smooth debut in beauty messaging—putting aside traditional tropes in ads that are congested with unattainable narratives. Instead, as Dermalogica’s new brand ambassadors, the sisters are showing they’re in on the joke in a new campaign for the brand’s Daily Microfoliant. The goal: make skin care feel effortless and…
Read MoreGivaudan Launches Guardians of Memories Game on Roblox in the U.S.
FOLLOW YOUR NOSE: To raise awareness of perfume creation among Gens Z and Alpha, Givaudan is launching today its game, called Guardians of Memories, on Roblox in the U.S. The Swiss fragrance and flavors supplier’s game is interactive and educational, allowing players to experiment with perfume ingredients and composition. The premise is that in a…
Read MoreMarta Ortega Pérez Foundation to Spotlight David Bailey’s Photography
LONDON — David Bailey is the fifth photographer to be getting a Spanish retrospective at the Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation, otherwise known as MOP Foundation in the city of A Coruña. The British photographer’s exhibition “David Bailey’s Changing Fashion” will open on June 28 with more than 140 photographs, including portraits of Mick Jagger, Jean…
Read MoreLouis Vuitton Has Bumped Up Handbag Prices in the U.S.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s tariffs, Louis Vuitton handbags just became more expensive in the U.S. Luxury analysts at Bernstein and Barclays flagged that the French luxury brand has bumped up prices by roughly 4 percent on us.louisvuitton.com. “This price increase likely comes as as response to the recent introduction of a 10…
Read MoreBeauty, Wellbeing Brands, Led by Dove, Drive Unilever Growth in Q1
LONDON – Unilever’s beauty and wellbeing brands, led by Dove, drove growth in a lackluster first quarter marked by macroeconomic uncertainty and management upheaval that saw Fernando Fernandez replace Hein Schumacher as chief executive. Sales dipped 0.9 percent to 14.8 billion euros in the three months to March 31, but grew 3 percent on an…
Read MoreThe ‘Resilient Consumer’ Is Now Just ‘Coping’ in Donald Trump’s Trade War
President Donald Trump’s trade war might just be a shock big enough that fashion’s chief executive officers are going to need some new buzzwords. “Cautiously optimistic” just might not work anymore. CEOs have been using that one for decades. But all that tempered optimism, more often than not, flowed from what has been repeatedly referred…
Read MoreBackstage at The Roxy With Spanish Singer-Songwriter Judeline: One to Watch
Judeline was born at the age of 14. It’s the stage name of Spanish singer-songwriter Lara Fernández Castrelo, who’s now 22. If she could do it over again, she’d rethink the handle, she admitted, backstage at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, Calif. She was co-headlining a show with Mexican reggaeton artist El Malilla. “I…
Read MoreBeyond the Bouquet: Venus et Fleur’s Modern Heirlooms Collection Adds an Italian Twist with Ginori 1735 Vase Collaboration
Luxury floral brand Venus et Fleur and Italian porcelain-maker Ginori 1735 have joined the best of their crafts together in a new collaboration—a vase featuring 16 long-stemmed roses. The Kering brand’s Ming vase incorporates its Oriente Italiano print in Malachite green emblazoned with carnation patterns, serving as a vessel for Venus et Fleur’s Eternity Roses…
Read MoreScientists Discover a New Color ‘Olo’ With Lasers
Although a team of California scientists have discovered what is being called a new color, it may be a while before it winds up in any consumer products. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, used laser beams on five participants to stimulate cone-cells in their retinas, which led to sightings of the same ultra-saturated…
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