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Susanne Bartsch Welcomes All to Thursday Night Virtual Parties

PARTY OF ONE: The “Queen of the Night” Susanne Bartsch is working to support the nightlife community by hosting “On Top” Thursday night Zoom parties.
”Who would have thought that I’d be taking the nightclub to the couch?” Bartsch said of her On Top live parties, which are in its 10th year.
Knowing many DJs, hosts and others in the nightclub sector are out of work, she wanted to create something that would allow her to pay people. “At the same time, I wanted to let people know that we are united, we can see each other on the screens since we are not allowed to meet, and to give the community hope and joy,” she said.
After the first one, so many people wrote and DM’d Bartsch that she decided to make the virtual party a regular thing. “People were telling me, ‘Thank you so much for doing this. I feel so much better. I felt so isolated and hopeless. It’s giving me hope, fun and reason to dress up,’” she said.
Through ticket sales, each week’s performers are paid for their efforts and others from around the world have reached out about getting involved. The Paris-based Allanah Starr will be part of Thursday’s

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The Chateau Marmont Set to Return — Eventually

There isn’t a hotel as closely identified with Hollywood as the Chateau Marmont, which is probably why people have been talking a lot about its future amid the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus.
Rumors abound lately that the 90-year-old hotel and restaurant, still a favorite haunt of celebrities and industry types the world over, has been so pummeled by the coronavirus that it won’t be able to reopen, and its owner, Andre Balazs, might be forced to sell. The hotel laid off nearly its entire staff (242 people) the same day California and Los Angeles went into lockdown and closed all nonessential business. Employees received no severance and the layoffs are listed as “permanent” in a required disclosure filed with the state. Other hotels that enacted layoffs listed them as “temporary,” like the newer but very popular San Vicente Bungalows in L.A., which has laid off all of its 144 staffers, and The Peninsula in New York, which has laid off 460 people. 
But, the Chateau’s quick move to layoff staff without pay is thought to have saved the company a considerable amount of money, leaving it able to wait out the pandemic for a time, and eventually to start moving

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Mario Tennis Aces Tournament, ‘Stay at Home Slam,’ Will Be Broadcast Sunday

Eight of IMG’s top tennis clients, including Serena and Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and Maria Sharapova will enter the world of the Mario Tennis Aces game exclusively for Nintendo Switch to participate alongside other celebrities in a live virtual tennis tournament titled the “Stay at Home Slam.” It will be broadcasted May 3 at 4 p.m. ET.
The primary broadcast will be streamed exclusively on Facebook via Facebook Gaming and IMG’s tennis Facebook page.
The participants will play the video game from their homes across the country, and each will receive $25,000 donated to the charity of their choice, with the winner of the tournament receiving an additional $1 million donation.
“I am proud our IMG tennis clients came together so quickly to support a multitude of great causes,” said Max Eisenbud, senior vice president of tennis clients at IMG. “It is a testament to the people we work with across all our divisions that we were able to bring this to life in such a short amount of time.
Tennis stars participating and their corresponding celebrity doubles partners are Serena Williams and Gigi Hadid; Osaka and Hailey Bieber; Venus Williams and DeAndre Hopkins; Sharapova (who retired from professional tennis in February) and

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L.A. Artist Alexandra Grant Designs ‘Love’ Necklaces For Charity

Due to the coronavirus, Los Angeles artist Alexandra Grant had to cancel last month’s launch of her latest GrantLove Project prints and collectibles, originally scheduled to bow at an evening party at the Oscar de la Renta boutique on Melrose Place. But that didn’t stop her from rolling out the arts benefit charity collection online, including her new “Love” necklaces, now available just in time for Mother’s Day.
“After 10 years of being out of print with the last necklace edition, it was important to have a refreshed design that reflects my current aesthetic sense,” said Grant of the jewelry, which plays off her work examining text and language through painting and other media. The delicate necklace designs with bold lettering are available in sterling silver for $175 and 18-karat gold for $775.
Profits from the necklaces will benefit Project Angel Food, the Heart of Los Angeles and Visual Arts Los Angeles, a collaboration for women-identified artists with the Orange County Museum of Art, where Grant was due to have her first solo exhibition open this month before COVID-19 postponed it indefinitely.
Grant started the GrantLove Project in 2009 and through it, has raised more than $125,000 for charities. A longtime artist and

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Parker Puts Web Site on Pause

Add Parker to the list of companies that have been put on pause. A spokesman for Vince Holding Corp., which acquired the Parker business in November, confirmed Tuesday it has “pressed pause” on the Parkerny.com business partly due to the coronavirus and partly due to a planned strategic reset with new senior creative director Steven Cateron.
Cateron, who joined Parker in January from Club Monaco, where he was senior vice president for design, is taking this time to reenvision the brand with the goal of relaunching at a later date, said the spokesman. He added that Parker remains available through its wholesale partners.
The parkerny.com site says that the company temporarily closed its distribution center and e-commerce site. “We are still accepting returns, but please note that there may be delays in processing,” the site says. It also mentions that it’s looking forward to coming back to its loyal customers, “with a fresh perspective to help you dress for life’s moments, big and small.”
In November, Vince Holding Corp. acquired Parker and Rebecca Taylor from Sun Capital for $19.7 million. The deal created a portfolio of three contemporary yet distinct brands under Vince Holdings and added $84 million in sales to the corporation.
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Gucci Spotlights Animal Conservation Efforts With Pre-fall Ad Campaign

GUCCI’S GREEN PASTURES: Gucci is spotlighting its support for the protection of wildlife animal species and their natural habitats with its pre-fall 2020 ad campaign.
In February, the Italian luxury brand joined the The Lion’s Share Fund, a non-for-profit organization that raises money to protect endangered species by partnering with global brands and advertisers using animals in their ad campaigns. Gucci has pledged to donate 0.5 percent of its paid media spend to the organization every time an animal appears in one of its advertisements.
In its latest ad campaign lensed by Gucci’s longtime collaborator Alasdair McLellan under the creative direction of Alessandro Michele, deer, fawns, owls, blue birds, skunks, squirrels, frogs, hedgehogs, ducks and rabbits flank the models enjoying their time under the sun in a playground with swings and slides and flanked by a waterway.
In keeping with the sense of free-spirited eclecticism that has become deeply connected with Gucci’s image in the Michele era, the images candidly portray a range of characters hula hooping or playing the flute and reconnecting with the natural environment. The Florentine house described the campaign as an “ode to retrieved innocence, a return to the infant world,” the same theme Michele developed for the men’s

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Tommy Hilfiger Donates 10,000 White T-shirts to Health-care Workers

Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corp., is donating more than 10,000 classic white T-shirts to support public health efforts in Europe and the U.S.
The contribution aims to support health-care workers caring for COVID-19 patients, as their personal protective equipment can get so warm that it causes them to change T-shirts up to three times a shift.

Tommy Hilfiger is donating 10,000 classic white T-shirts to healthcare workers. 

Further, to show solidarity with those on the frontlines, Hilfiger is introducing a capsule collection of limited-edition white T-shirts and sweatshirts designed in collaboration with consumers. Starting Wednesday, fans of the brand can visit @TommyHilfiger of @TommyJeans on Instagram to vote on their favorite designs until April 30. Launching in May, the winning styles will be available for purchase on tommy.com in select markets, with 100 percent of proceeds going to global coronavirus relief efforts.
The T-shirts will sell for 49.90 euros and the sweatshirts are 99.90 euros. They will be available in select European markets.
“As we’re all facing these extraordinary circumstances, standing together is the strongest way forward,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “We’re committed to give back and provide help where it’s needed the most. Never has our spirit of determined optimism been more present than

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A Pristine Conscience: 2020 Shop Guide

Here, WWD rounds up dainty pieces that can be religiously rotated in your wardrobe. These staples exquisitely represent the color white’s demand of purity and timelessness.

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Balmain Donates Eyewear to Raise Funds for COVID-19 Relief

THE EYES HAVE IT: Balmain is helping mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in countries with fragile health-care systems.
The French fashion house is donating for sale 12 pairs of prototype sunglasses customized by creative director Olivier Rousteing for its men’s and women’s shows in January and February, marking the launch of its license with Lugano-based eyewear start-up Akoni.
The sunglasses will go on sale on video commerce platform NTWRK as part of an activation by RED, the nonprofit organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to raise funds for the Global Fund’s efforts to combat COVID-19.
Balmain and Akoni are donating 12 pairs of the Wonder Boy style that Rousteing has designated as his own wear-it-everyday choice of frames.
“These frames have a painted surface that is slightly fragile, making this more a collector’s piece for display by a true Balmain Army member than a design meant for everyday use,” the brand said.
Registration for online drawing will open on Tuesday and will close on May 4, with 100 percent of proceeds donated to the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response.

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Netflix to Release Michelle Obama Documentary

Michelle Obama’s best-selling memoir is getting the documentary treatment.
The former First Lady revealed in an Instagram post today that she is teaming with Netflix for a documentary following the 34-city book tour for her 2018 memoir, “Becoming.” The documentary, which is also titled “Becoming,” recounts similar stories shared in the memoir and also shows intimate moments she shared with the public while on tour.
“Those months I spent traveling — meeting and connecting with people in cities across the globe — drove home the idea that what we share in common is deep and real and can’t be messed with,” she wrote. “In groups large and small, young and old, unique and united, we came together and shared stories, filing those spaces with our joys, worries and dreams.”

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I’m excited to let you know that on May 6, @Netflix will release BECOMING, a documentary film directed by Nadia Hallgren that looks at my life and the experiences I had while touring following the release of my memoir. Those months I spent traveling—meeting and connecting with people in cities across the globe—drove home the idea that what we share in common is deep

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