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Balenciaga’s Hacker Project Launches Monday in Pop-ups Globally

Balenciaga’s Hacker Project Launches Monday in Pop-ups Globally

On Monday, Balenciaga’s Hacker Project will launch in pop-up and pop-in stores globally.
The Hacker Project will be introduced in 74 physical spaces worldwide with Balenciaga pieces that reinterpret Gucci codes and in so doing, question the idea of branding, appropriating and counterfeiting.
Stand-alone pop-up stores and transformed Balenciaga store spaces will take creative approaches to present the project’s ideas and products — cross-branded ready-to-wear, accessories, bags and cases. Each physical launch highlights special activations and exclusives that transform surrounding areas and recontextualize the brand, further investigating the Hacker Project’s themes.
Among the pop-up locations are Dover Street Market Hôtel de Coulanges in Paris; Galeries Lafayette in Paris; Harrods in London; Bon Genie in Geneva and Lausanne; Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Houston, New York, Troy and Atlanta; Ssense in Montreal; Tokyo Isetan Stage in Japan; Boon the Shop in Seoul; Shinsegae Times Square in Seoul; Lotte Main in Seoul; Harbour City in Hong Kong; Sanlitun — The Red House in Beijing; Heartland 66 in Wuhan; IFS in Changsha; Galaxy in Macau, and Thailand Siam Paragon in Bangkok.
Several of Balenciaga’s signature architectural elements — logo-shaved carpet, velvet stage curtains and weathered metal — are reimagined for the introduction. Carpets and curtains are etched

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‘Sex and the City’ Reboot Reveals Release Date

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The “Sex and the City” reboot finally has a release date.
The much-anticipated series, titled “And Just Like That,” will debut on HBO Max on Dec. 9 with two episodes. The show will then release new episodes weekly.
The series’ first official trailer was also released today, showing actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis as their beloved characters Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York, respectively. The trailer also shows many of the reboot’s new cast members, including Sara Ramirez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker and Karen Pittman, as well as some returning characters like Chris Noth as Mr. Big, David Eigenberg as Steve Brady and the late Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch, who passed away on Sept. 21 amid filming after a battle with cancer.
“And Just Like That” picks up 11 years after the show’s cast came together for the second “Sex and the City” movie. The original series aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004 and was followed by two films released in 2008 and 2010.
When the reboot was announced this January, it was described as following the characters “as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life in their 30s to the even more

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Sara and Erin Foster Talk the Allure Store, Skin Care Regimes and Celebrity Beauty Crushes

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Sara and Erin Foster are spilling some of their beauty secrets.
The comedic sisters recently spoke to WWD about their visit to New York City’s Allure store, all things skin care and beauty and their successful clothing brand Favorite Daughter, which they launched in December.
The duo, based in Los Angeles, revealed what they find most important when it comes to skin care, their go-to brands and why it’s crucial to embrace the natural aging process. Scroll on for more.
WWD: What do you love about the Allure Store?
Erin Foster: I really love having a really great, curated group of beauty products that you can trust. So, you come in here and you know that there’s a whole section of products that have the Allure Beauty Expert Award-winning stamp of approval on them, and to me, that does all the legwork for you. You don’t have to ask around [to] all your friends about what the best stuff is. You just walk into the Allure Store and if it’s there, you know it’s good.
Sara Foster: There’s such an oversaturation of products, and to Erin’s point, it’s so nice to have this one place where you can walk in and know that every single

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Paris Hilton Marries Carter Reum in Private Los Angeles Ceremony

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Congratulations to Paris Hilton, who tied the knot with Carter Milliken Reum this week.
The heiress reportedly exchanged vows with Reum, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, in an intimate ceremony held at a private estate in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The guest list reportedly included Kim Kardashian West, Paula Abdul, Kyle and Kim Richards of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Emma Roberts, Ashley Benson, Bebe Rexha, Christine Chiu of “Bling Empire” and Alice + Olivia creative director Stacey Bendet, among others.
For the ceremony, Hilton wore a custom long sleeve gown by Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia for Oscar de la Renta that featured the label’s signature pressed flower thread work embroidery paired with a tulle ball skirt gown. Her hair was done by Eduardo Ponce and she was styled by Sammy K, who also works with other celebrities such as Megan Thee Stallion, Jasmine Sanders and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Her bridesmaids, which included her sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild who was her matron-of-honor, wore dresses by Alice + Olivia.

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Hilton apparently walked down the aisle as her friend and singer Kim

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What is ‘Bottega Green?’ A Look at How Daniel Lee Created the Most Popular Color of 2021

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While many heritage fashion brands cemented their position in the color world early on in their history — think Tiffany blue, Hermès orange and Christian Louboutin red — Bottega Veneta’s signature bright green hue, referred to as “Bottega Green,” is a new development courtesy of now-departing creative director, Daniel Lee.
Lee, who revealed on Wednesday he is stepping down from his role in a surprise announcement, is credited with infusing a fresh dose of modernity and youthfulness into Bottega Veneta during his three-year tenure. The fashion designer has introduced a lengthy list of memorable styles into the brand, including several “It” bags and highly coveted shoes.
“Bottega Green” is another of Lee’s most memorable style contributions from during his time at the heritage design house, and one of his newer introductions.
The designer introduced the hue during Bottega Veneta’s spring 2021 ready-to-wear collection presented in December to a socially distant crowd in a venue that was lit in the “Bottega Green” color. The first look in the collection was also a monochromatic “Bottega Green” outfit consisting of a tweed skirt suit and matching mules. Lee also presented a similar “Bottega Green” fitted tweed jacket with matching slides and handbag.
A look from Bottega Veneta’s

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Pharrell Williams Expands Humanrace Into Body Care

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Pharrell Williams is expanding his Humanrace skin care brand to a new category.
The Grammy-winning musician’s brand announced on Friday that it is entering the body care category with two body bars, the Reenergizing Whiteclay Body Bar and the Energy Channeling Charcoal Body Bar, which are both made from a soap-free formulation.
“We’ve spent the last year educating people how to take care of their skin and adhere to a routine, but we believe that the routine doesn’t stop with your face,” Williams said in a statement. “You need to care for your body, too. Your body deserves its own time.”
Both products are made with ingredients like snow mushroom extract, kaolin clay and rice powder and follow the brand’s ethos of minimal, yet effective products. The Reenergizing Whiteclay Body Bar is said to cleanse and hydrate the skin and the Energy Channeling Charcoal Body Bar is meant to smooth and refine the skin. The body bars launch alongside the Humanrace Ceramic Body Bar Dish, which is handcrafted in Arita, Japan. Like the brand’s other products, the body bars are packaged in eco-friendly materials.
Humanrace’s new body bars.
Williams launched Humanrace last November as a three-step routine with three products: a rice powder cleanser, a

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Questions Swirl Over Bottega Veneta, Daniel Lee Split

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MILAN — What happened at Bottega Veneta?
The news on Wednesday evening that the Italian company and Daniel Lee were parting ways took the industry by surprise, given the success and level of attention the creative director brought to the brand in a little more than three years.
Precisely because of this upward trajectory, sources, who mainly spoke on condition of anonymity, were left wondering what could have triggered this abrupt split. Many speculated that Kering’s decision was a “brave” one that had to be taken despite the successful streak, which leads them to believe personal issues were stronger than the bottom line.
One source said a “highly dependable, veteran expert in the operations and supply chain department at the Vicenza headquarters, a key reference point for the company, quit last week, and this is just the latest exit in so many. It must have been the last straw.”
Another source said several highly skilled artisans in Vicenza were “struggling and “unhappy with the atmosphere at the company.”
According to multiple sources, Lee was highly creative and influential with his designs, but clashed with several people within the company and was defined as “uncommunicative.”
“At a moment when the company is healthy and the brand performing so

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A Look Back at Daniel Lee’s Most Memorable Bottega Veneta Styles

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Fashion designer Daniel Lee revealed today that he would be leaving Bottega Veneta after more than three years as the design house’s creative director.
Lee has been highly praised for his work at Bottega Veneta since 2019, injecting the heritage brand with a fresh dose of modernity and youthfulness with his many sleek and playful accessories that have become some of the brand’s most popular items. His designs inspired a popular Instagram account, @newbottega, which documented the designer’s new and highly coveted designs. Over the last three years, the account has accumulated a following of more than 870,000.
Arguably Lee’s most ubiquitous design for Bottega Veneta is the signature Pouch bag, which was introduced in his first collection with the design house in 2019. The bag became an instant favorite among influencers, fashion industry executives and customers and has been described as one of the newest “It” bags.
Lee followed the Pouch bag — which now comes in a plethora of colors, sizes and styles — with several other memorable styles across handbags and shoes and even with a bright shade of green, which has since been dubbed “Bottega green.”
Here, WWD looks back at some of Lee’s most memorable Bottega Veneta styles during

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Christopher John Rogers Wins CFDA’s American Womenswear Designer of the Year

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Christopher John Rogers was awarded the American Womenswear Designer of the Year at the 2021 CFDA Fashion Awards Wednesday night at The Pool + The Grill in New York’s landmark Seagram Building.
Rogers, who was born in Baton Rouge, La., and was the 2019 winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, beat out Catherine Holstein for Khaite, Gabriela Hearst, Marc Jacobs and Peter Do.
Emily Bode Aujla for Bode received the American Menswear Designer of the year, besting Jerry Lorenzo for Fear of God, Mike Amiri for Amiri, Telfar Clemens for Telfar and Thom Browne. Aujla won Emerging Designer of the Year title at the 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards.
Emily Bode Aujla
The CFDA Fashion Awards were hosted by actress Emily Blunt, who presented both the women’s and men’s American Designer of the Year awards.
Telfar Clemens for Telfar once again received the American Accessories Designer of the Year award, topping nominees Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row, Aurora James for Brother Vellies, Gabriela Hearst and Stuart Vevers for Coach. That award was presented by Ciara.
Telfar Clemens
Edvin Thompson for Theophilio was the winner of the American Emerging Designer of the Year, presented by HoYeon Jung. He was up against Eli Russell Linnetz for ERI, Jameel

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All the Red Carpet Looks at the ‘House of Gucci’ London Premiere

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“House of Gucci” has kicked off its hot streak of movie premieres this month.
The much-anticipated murder drama, directed by Ridley Scott, held its world premiere in London on Tuesday, with its star-studded cast turning heads with their fashion-forward red carpet looks.
Lady Gaga, in typical Gaga fashion, wowed the crowd in a dark violet, chiffon turtleneck cape gown by Gucci from the label’s recent Love Parade show in Los Angeles. The dress featured plisse, nude see-through panel and crystal details. She paired the dress with fishnet stockings by Gucci, gloves with crystal detailing and black heeled platform boots. The singer-actress styled her bleached blonde hair long and straight with bangs, reminiscent of Donatella Versace’s hairstyle in the late ‘90s.
She was styled by Sandra Amador and Tom Eerebout. The former has worked with other stars such as Maggie Gyllenhaal and Chloë Grace Moretz.
Jared Leto, fresh off walking the runway at Gucci’s Love Parade, also stunned in a look by the Italian fashion house. The award-winning actor wore a blue velvet shawl lapel jacket with tonal satin trim and matching trousers over a light cream sheer wraparound shirt. He paired the outfit with gray leather boots and carried a silver allover crystal embellished

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