Loving this short film about how the power of words can radically change your message from Purple Feather.
Great tips for food, fashion & lifestyle creatives.
The ‘Diet Coke Limited Edition Collection by Karl Lagerfeld’ bottles will be available individually or in a Collector’s Box created by the designer this June.
There is also a new ad campaign featuring Coco Rocha, Heidi Mount and Jeneil Williams who are photographed by Kaiser Karl himself.
FOOD
- This week in temporary dining, 15-year-old wunderchef Greg Grossman applies his molecular gastronomy know-how to a four-course dinner inspired by the works of Koons, Hirst, Lichtenstein, and Murakami.
- More than 50% of online consumers purchased more private label brands during economic downturn & 91% said they will continue to do so when the economy improves.
FASHION
- Worth reading - How Luxury Brands Should Approach Social Commerce.
- Rumor: HBO creating "Sex and The City" show for men.
- Social Media’s evolving role in Fashion Week (we thought making a fuss about bloggers in the front row was so 2009)
Starbucks versions are both approachable and economical but also target health and wellness with less than 200 calories each. We also like that Starbucks stays on-brand by talking to the pairing of coffee with sweets that include the ever-trendy cupcakes and more unique offerings (cake pops).
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French fashion house Lanvin is staging a fashion show in New York on November 18 to showcase the company's creations for H&M, the Swedish fast-fashion retailer. The show will include some one-off customized outfits that will be sold for charity afterward, reported Women's Wear Daily.
The event will be held a day before the opening party for a new H&M unit at the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, where the collection will go on sale on November 20 ahead of the rest of the world. Proceeds from the customized clothes, which will be auctioned online, will go to Unicef.
The "Lanvin loves H&M" collection features clothes, hats, footwear, jewelry, sunglasses, lipstick and handbags and will arrive in 200 stores on November 23.
Barney's has partnered with the Food Network/Cooking Channel and Illy for it's theme for this year's holiday campaign. The slogan of the season is "Have a Foodie Holiday," reported Women's Wear Daily.
In all honesty, as a part of both the food and fashion industries, it's hard to be objective. On one hand, you have a iconic creative director embracing food as an important cultural influence. It's like having the size zero model discussion without really saying "it's OK to enjoy eating".
“We feel like something extraordinary has happened in our culture,” said Simon Doonan, Creative Director. “The foodie icons are stealing the limelight from the regular red-carpet celebs. At Barneys our customers are not really interested in what Kim Kardashian is up to or when Lindsay [Lohan] is getting out of jail. They are much more interested in Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain and Anne Burrell. Food is just as much a part of their landscape as fashion.”
Then there's The Food Network.
There was a time when many of us had high hopes for the network and were engaged in the programming. Let it be known that I have always had a soft spot for Alton Brown's show.
But let's face facts Barney's: Anthony Bourdain (A Cook's Tour) left years ago for the Travel Channel (No Reservations) and Mario Batali has not been seen at the Food Network since around 2004 (even taking a new concept Spain... on the road Again to PBS). Anne Burrell is the only interesting (or edgy) host to join the network in some time.
Furthermore, the motives are confusing. Isn't promoting a show like Sandra Lee's Semi-homemade at Barney's is like saying it's OK for Katie Holmes to hack off that beautiful F/W 2010 Louis Vuitton dress?
What do you think? Is the Food Network relevant?
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