Big news for the French fashion brand It was rumoured back in April that Qatari investment fund Mayhoola, which also owns Valentino, was looking to buy French fashion house Balmain, and it has been revealed today that the purchase has indeed taken place. The deal means that Mayhoola will own 100% of the brand’s capital, though the exact sale amount has […]
Joelle. We know the name in the Middle East, the same way every queer guy in the world knows the name, Madonna. It’s a name that has become synonymous with Arab Beauty; but it’s also a name so enigmatic, one begins to wonder, “what is the big deal about Joelle?” How did this young make-up artist from a middle class […]
Dior to Appoint Valentino’s Maria Grazia Chiuri as Creative Head, Say Sources Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy’s Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said. PARIS, France — Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early […]
“A ‘Brexit’ Would Be Bad for Fashion” Britain’s exit from the European Union would do real damage to the global fashion industry. LONDON, United Kingdom — When the topic first began to trickle into parliamentary debate in early 2015, the notion of Britain exiting the European Union seemed absurd. Indeed, if the idea of putting the matter to a direct public vote appeared unlikely, […]
M·A·C’s makeup artistry team led by Gordon Espinet took the stage of the industrial setting of EWerk a former techno music club and electrical substation. Together with M·A·C’s Directors of Makeup Artistry Lyne Desnoyers, Terry Barber, Baltasar Gonzalez Pinel and Romero Jennings, the experts showed off the A/W 2016 makeup trends in four parts: Sharp, Razor, Kaleidoscope, Stained and Diffused. The […]
