Day: May 27, 2020

Virgin Hotels Dallas to Use Fashion to Dress Up Social Distancing

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Post date May 27, 2020

CHECK IN, CHECK OUT FASHION: Ingenuity may be the takeaway from the pandemic for many creatives and businesses, and Virgin Hotels Dallas appears to be part of that group.
With the help of fashion consultant Kristen Cole, the property will unveil “Together Again: Reconnecting Through Fashion and Art” on Friday. The installation will feature designs by Christopher John Rogers, Rosie Assoulin, Marina Moscone and milliner Gigi Burris, among others. Cole also turned to Archive Vintage for a few finds, like an Adolfo silk skirt and blouse.
There will be 12 mannequins styled in vignettes in public spaces throughout the hotel. The mannequins will be showcased six feet apart to adhere to social distancing rules.
Located in the Dallas Design District, the Virgin Hotel’s initiative is meant to merge fashion and art, according to Cole. She selected the designers, Archive Vintage and the artists based on relationships and appreciation for their work. There is no current plan for a retail tie-in, a spokeswoman said.
As of now, the Dallas hotel is the only one of the Virgin Hotels properties that is planning this, a spokeswoman said. There will also be new works of art such as surreal fashion photographs by Manolo Campion, a graphic vinyl

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What to Know About New Streaming Service HBO Max

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Post date May 27, 2020

HBO Max is the latest entrant in the increasingly crowded streaming service market, facing established players such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video.
HBO Max, which launches on May 27, comes from WarnerMedia and will include all HBO titles as well as original content and holds exclusive streaming rights for beloved TV shows like “Friends,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.”
The new streaming service also has several upcoming projects that have already generated buzz, including a “Friends” reunion special and a reboot of the hit teen drama, “Gossip Girl.”
The launch of HBO Max comes just a month after mobile-only streaming service, Quibi, made its debut. In the last year, the industry saw the launch of other streaming services such as Apple’s Apple TV+ and Disney’s Disney+. Later this summer, NBCUniversal is slated to launch its own streaming service, called Peacock.
From the streaming service’s original content to how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting its launch, here is everything you need to know about HBO Max.
What is HBO Max?
HBO Max is a new streaming service provided by WarnerMedia. It will offer HBO titles and movies and TV shows from WarnerMedia. The streaming service will also offer original

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DVF Looks to Reset Global Brand

Post author By Fashion Editor
Post date May 27, 2020

While it was reported over the weekend that Diane von Furstenberg has permanently shuttered its Bruton Street flagship in London and the DVF Studio U.K. has gone into administration, it appears DVF globally looks to reset its business model. The company’s chief financial officer told WWD over the weekend, “We are continuing to invest in e-commerce and the DVF.com platform and remain committed to support our loyal customers in addition to our global network of franchise partners and wholesale accounts.”
Reached for comment Tuesday, Diane von Furstenberg said she’s not ready to discuss changes she’s planning in the U.S. business.
But there’s no question that, like all of her competitors, she’s taking a hard look at her entire retail and wholesale organization to modernize the brand for today’s rapidly changing environment.
In a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice, it was learned that DVF laid off 28 employees on April 24 due to a plant layoff. The company is privately held.
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Italy’s Camera Della Moda Extends Support to Young Designers

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Post date May 27, 2020

Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, or CNMI, is further improving its “#TogetherForTomorrow,” initiative launched last month to support Italy’s new generations of designers and small fashion businesses.
Implemented by the Camera Moda Fashion Trust nonprofit arm dedicated to tutoring and mentoring young talents, the project did not only aim at raising funds to financially help emerging designers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also offer shared knowledge and expertise to help them sustain their businesses.
The initiative will further help fresh talents in securing public and bank funds and loans, as well as in sealing deals with online platforms to sell their spring 2020 collections, whose sales have been impacted by the lockdown measures implemented across countries. The CNMI also stressed it will enable these brands to expand in strategic markets such as China.
Further promoting a sense of community, Italy’s fashion governing body has involved its members, asking them to support emerging brands in carrying out production and communication activities and by making donations to the Camera Moda Fashion Trust.
The initiative is part of the “Italia, we are with you” wider solidarity project, which was launched in March and raised 3 million euros thanks to the donation of the association’s member brands,

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CFDA, Paper Team Up to Support 2020 Fashion School Grads

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Post date May 27, 2020

The CFDA and Paper have partnered to provide 2020 fashion school graduates a platform to increase their exposure and offer industry mentorship.
Together they chose five schools to highlight: Parsons School of Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design and the Academy of Arts University. Each university’s fashion directors nominated their top students and Paper selected one from each school to pair with an established CFDA designer. Participating designers are Christopher John Rogers, Brandon Maxwell, Piotrek Panszczyk, Beckett Fogg of Area, Stacey Bendet of Alice + Olivia and Jonathan Cohen.
The featured students are Samantha D’Iorio of Parsons, Justin Chi of FIT, Max Condon of SCAD, Kyra Buenviaje of RISD and Kenneth Brody McCasland of AAU.

Images from RISD graduate Kyra Buenviaje’s ’20 senior thesis collection.

Each graduate will be profiled on papermag.com and cfda.com today, accompanied by images of their work and a highlight reel of their virtual meeting with their design partner.
“Paper has always been dedicated to introducing and empowering the newest names in talent, and fashion is no exception,” said Justin Moran, digital director of Paper. “Under quarantine, fashion students are unable to show their final presentations, so we felt it was

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