Loewe’s cathedral of celebrities

Loewe’s latest menswear show was a meditation of the cult of the celebrity, the levelling effect of the worldwide web and a brilliant collab’ with LA-based artist Richard Hawkins. Whose set looked like a cathedral of celebrities, built inside the Garde Républicaine barracks near the Seine. A large white space with a series of huge gothic … Read more

Zuckerberg says Meta training next generation of AI models

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the company is training its next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models and hopes to make it accessible to everyone through products such as AI smart glasses. “Today I’m bringing Meta’s two AI research efforts closer together to support our long-term goals, building general intelligence, open sourcing it … Read more

Kim Kardashian announces Skkn by Kim Makeup

Kim Kardashian is getting back into makeup.  Kim Kardashian announces Skkn by Kim Makeup. – Kim Kardashian The TV star and entrepreneur took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce the launch of Skkn by Kim Makeup, described as a line “where skin-loving formulas meet high-performance glam.” The collection will launch with the Soft Matte Lip … Read more

Laneige recruits Sydney Sweeney as first-ever global ambassador

Beauty brand Laneige announced on Friday the appointment of Sydney Sweeney as its new global ambassador, extending the actress’s current partnership with the South Korean brand as U.S. ambassador. Sydney Sweeney – Laneige Under the new deal, Sweeney, who has been signed to Laneige U.S. as its brand ambassador for the past 18 months  will star … Read more

TikTok eyes $17.5 billion shopping business on Amazon’s turf

By Bloomberg Published Jan 4, 2024 ​TikTok aims to grow the size of its US e-commerce business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion this year, according to people familiar with the matter, posing a bigger threat to Amazon.com Inc. The 2024 merchandise volume goal for the US version of TikTok Shop — which melds … Read more

Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Closing Vacating Major London Office – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Meta, parent company of Facebook, is closing its Frank Gehry-designed London base, Deadline has learned. It will further reduce the number of offices it occupies in London, where the tech giant has its largest staff presence outside of the U.S. The news Meta is shuttering its sizable HQ at One Rathbone Square, in the … Read more

Guerlain caught in controversy over using the term “quantum” to promote a cream

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Jan 4, 2024 Guerlain, the cosmetics brand owned by French luxury giant LVMH, on Thursday defended its communication around a cream that claims to be innovative but has been mocked on social networks for its use of the scientific term “quantum”. Orchidée Impériale Gold Nobile by Guerlain – DR For … Read more

My husband bought me £1,000s of viral Christmas presents but I’m returning them ALL – they’re just so ‘tacky’

A TIKTOKER has revealed she is returning the gifts her husband got her for Christmas because they are just so “tacky”. The social media star who goes by the name of Brampty admitted her partner is not the best gift giver in the world – but he really tried this year. 4 The TikTok star … Read more

Indian teen influencer’s death spotlights toxic cyberbullying of LGBTQ folk: ‘people were telling me to die’

“I got a lot of hate after Pranshu’s death,” said Mumbai-based makeup influencer Shivam Bhardwaj, 25, who had posted a tribute video to Yadav on Instagram in which he had applied makeup as a way to process the grief and remember the teen. “People were asking when I am dying and telling me to die … Read more