PopSugar is bringing its annual festival Play/Ground back for a third year, and the business of the event is starting to take shape. The women-focused media brand, recently acquired in an all-stock deal by Group Nine, started the weekend event in 2017, inspired by having its own brand activations at popular music festival Coachella. Lisa […]
GOLDEN JUROR: Cate Blanchett has been named president of the jury of the upcoming edition of the Venice International Film Festival, which will run Sept. 2 to 12. She succeeds Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel in the role, which over the last decade was covered by the likes of directors Guillermo del Toro, Sam Mendes, Alfonso […]
Kat Von D has left her namesake beauty brand. Katherine von Drachenberg — the tattoo shop owner turned reality star turned beauty founder, also known as Kat Von D — is selling her ownership shares in the makeup line she started in order to focus on her vegan shoe line and upcoming album. Von Drachenberg […]
MILAN — With a new location, a focus on sustainability, running one day less for the first time, the contemporary ready-to-wear and accessories trade show WSM presented 80 brands, all offered a standardized booth to foster inclusivity and invited without being charged a participation fee. Massimiliano Bizzi, founder and president of White Milano, the WSM […]
IMG has released its preliminary designer schedule for New York Fashion Week: The Shows, which takes place Feb. 6 to 12. As reported, the Council of Fashion Designers of America released their preliminary Fashion Calendar last month for the shows that take place Feb. 7 through Feb. 12, featuring about 71 companies. IMG noted that […]