Category: Salon

Experimental Fashion Boutique Café Forgot Launches E-commerce Site

Café Forgot cofounders Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner are used to seeing each other nearly every day. Under current coronavirus lockdowns in New York City, they’ve gone a month without meeting up in person — something that would have seemed unfathomable not too long ago. The experimental fashion boutique, which stages monthlong temporary installations in […]

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The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Editor Is Leaving Amid Friction With Parent Company

The editorial director of the Hollywood Reporter is stepping down, following a disagreement with the industry publication’s owner. In a memo to staffers Monday morning revealing his departure, Matthew Belloni explained that it is has nothing to do with pressure from the coronavirus crisis, but is the result of discussions he’s had with Modi Wiczyk, […]

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Lady Gaga to Host Virtual Concert With World Health Organization

Lady Gaga is teaming with the World Health Organization and Global Citizen for a global concert amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar-winning singer and actress announced the concert during the WHO’s media briefing on Monday, where she also revealed that she’s helped raise $35 million from several global companies in the last week to benefit […]

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Tiffany & Co. Pledges $1 Million in Coronavirus Donations

Tiffany & Co. has announced $1 million in total donations dedicated to the coronavirus causes. The jeweler’s Tiffany & Co. Foundation will give $750,000 to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The foundation is also looking closer to home — pledging a $250,000 contribution to The New York Community Trust’s NYC COVID-19 Response […]

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What Brands Need to Know About Antimicrobial Fabrics and Textiles

There have been wide-spread reports of shortages of personal protective equipment such as face masks in U.S. hospitals and health-care facilities as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened. In response, dozens of fashion and apparel companies have begun sharing patterns and materials and redirecting labor and manufacturing resources to quickly produce PPE replacements. These manufacturers, brands […]

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3-D Configurator Gives Brands a Competitive Edge, and Lower Returns

When L’Oréal was looking for help in redefining its Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb fragrance, they turn to Expivi, which helps brands “enhance the shopping experience” with 3-D rendering and AR technologies. The companies worked together to create an online 3-D configurator so customers could “dress up” their fragrance bottle. In a case study, Expivi said […]

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Understanding the Different Types of Face Masks

As face masks are becoming more of a necessity for people around the world — and not just physicians and health-care professionals fighting the coronavirus — the purposes they serve are as varied as the individuals who wear them. Part of the increasing demand for masks stems from the fact that surgical masks and N95 […]

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How Are Independent Magazines Navigating COVID-19?

LONDON — Independent fashion publications are facing a series of problems amid the coronavirus outbreak: Shoots have been canceled, advertisers are pulling out, production costs are surging and international shipping blockages are forcing publishers around the globe to pivot and act creatively in order to connect with readers. In the U.K., Dazed Media is offering […]

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Harvey Nichols, Chinatown Market Team on Capsule Collection

Harvey Nichols and Chinatown Market are giving one lucky customer the opportunity to design a T-shirt. The luxury retailer and the streetwear brand are launching a capsule collection on the Harvey Nichols web site, including ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle products such as a football and ping-pong table, and to coincide with the collection, the partners […]

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Penske Media Launching Sportico

Penske Media Corporation is branching out into sports. The publisher of WWD, Variety and Rolling Stone is launching Sportico, a digital content platform providing sports industry news, data, information and live media. “We are truly excited about becoming the preeminent information destination for the $500 billion sports industry,” said PMC chairman and chief executive officer […]

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