June 22, 2007
GapKids and babyGap Introduce New (PRODUCT) RED(TM) Collections : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Oscar-nominated actor Terence Howard in Gap PRODUCT (RED) leatherjacket, pictured with his three children - son Hunter in GapKids(PRODUCT) RED hoodie, daughter Aubrey in Gap (PRODUCT) RED henley, and daughter Heavenin Gap (PRODUCT) RED t-shirt. (Gap) |GlobalGiants.com|
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June 14, 2007
Bochic Jewelry Worn By Angelina Jolie to Be Auctioned for World Refugee Day : GlobalGiants.com
Auction proceeds to support United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
NEW YORK -- As a way of thanking Angelina Jolie for the tremendous exposure they received after she wore Bochic jewelry to this years Golden Globe Awards, Bochic will be donating the jewelry she wore to USA for UNHCR in support of World Refugee Day, recognized each year on June 20th. In addition to her work in film, Angelina has become well known as a humanitarian, particularly in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. |GlobalGiants.com|
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June 9, 2007
UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON FALL/WINTER 2007/2008 CHILDREN’S COLLECTIONS : GlobalGiants.com
CHILDREN’S COLLECTIONS.
A wealth of ideas and creativity, the United Colors of Benetton collection for children faces up to a new winter season with convincing liveliness. The variety of themes stems from very different sources.
Girl
Just say Paris Chic and Benetton offers witty urban glamour with plaid capes in a pink shade, Bermuda shorts in velvet with white and red sprig patterns worn with pullovers with wide stripes and whimsical gilded details. University Club ambitions even for those still in primary school: it all hinges on tartan kilts, dark blue jeans and a great deal of bright colour for sweaters worn under corduroy blazers. Le Cirque des Fleurs is literally a flowery carousel for decorations, appliqués and pot pourri colours: ponchos and capes like flower heads and rouches like petals. A disco craze looms on the horizon in the Preppy Rock ideas where black, combined with pink and powder blue, plays with stripes, studs, miniskirts, leggings and rock queen embellishments. More flowers, this time in a romantic version, are worthy of the name Liberty, with all-over nineteenth-century bouquet prints in pastel shades on everything, from shirts to sheepskins, embroidered jeans to openwork cardigans. The ethnic references come close to the top of the world: Warm Nepal does not miss a detail and works on embroidery like precious multicoloured mandalas, with wide skirts in rouched velvet and soft, fringed knitwear in warm colours. European snow sparkles for Snowy Holidays: glimmering sheepskins and down-filled pieces, with silver and gold sequins on the tricot in buttery, coarse yarn in a Nordic style.
Boy
As in “where my yacht’s moored”, Portland sails among cabin boy stripes, captain’s blazers, lone sailor pullovers and prints dedicated to the world ports in a sea of chic. The model Bristol University student is only missing glasses yet has all the rest: the plaid wool duffel coat, the knitwear with diamond pattern, the Prince of Wales check trousers, the polo shirts and graduation velvet jacket. For boys of character, who dream of motorbikes yet ride bicycles, Metal Biker hints at races and circuits: padded blouson, slim jeans, denim biker jacket, embroidered shirts and laminated and studded decorations in soft shades due to the dust of the road. The warmer Nordic Way items are in the cold colours of water and ice; polar temperatures demand down-filled coats, handmade jacquard pullovers, velvet trousers and thick wool berets with a pom-pom. Ready to play are Downtown Streets and Color Camp, two themes that make casual their leitmotif: rugged garments with military and camouflage references, checked shirts and striped polos, trousers in denim and velvet and layering that is only apparently random.
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June 3, 2007
UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON FALL/WINTER 2007/2008 MEN’S COLLECTIONS : GlobalGiants.com
MEN’S COLLECTIONS.
A slight change of direction is revealed in the new Autumn and Winter United Colors of Benetton men’s collection. The label presents a totally transformed man. The Benetton man absorbs the rules of dressing well, interpreting them according to his own taste. Formal without being cloyingly boring, casual with knowing sophistication, tastefully sporty and with clear ideas about style. He matures without ageing.
Rock Singer: entirely formalwear the look captures the mod style with pencil shapes. Dark and pinstriped suits, jackets and ties, short and slim coats, slim-fit polo shirts and somewhat old-style cardigans with diamond patterns creating a fascinating air of stagy elegance without the traditional rhinestones and lack of moderation suggested by the title.
Camden Town: A sophisticated look with a mixture of textiles. Knitwear in luxury yarn, with plays on stripes, diamonds and stylised flowers in black and ivory, or with coloured jacquard patterns, all over or bordering the necklines worn with shiny parkas and aviator blousons, country peacoats and trench coats. Conspicuous blazers in English wool, napped leather, reversed imitation sheepskin with sports-style, straight well-proportioned trousers.
Ice Hockey: Blue, white and red are the colours of a winter theme for leisure time. Layering transforms an outfit on the go throughout the day. Soft, tracksuit-cut trousers, woollen pullovers with hoods, which combine diamonds with stripes, jacquard stars with plain colours. Blousons jackets inspired by kit from the gym or boxing ring and long mountain jackets lined in jersey the whole look is mixed with dark blue denim.
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UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON: FALL/WINTER 2007/2008 WOMEN’S COLLECTIONS : GlobalGiants.com
WOMEN’S COLLECTIONS.
United Colors of Benetton predicts next winter will be "hot", but global warming is not a factor.
The warmth lies in the soft and comfortable fabrics; a frothy triumph of knit effects. The mood is that of the mountain chalet for the city. The colours are from the forest and the fireplace, whilst lines are soft & embracing, without clinging.
Working Chic: for the town and office. Short quilted outerwear and wool coats worn over feminine gored skirts, loose Bermuda shorts in various lengths, with baggy pullovers and blouses in masculine Oxford fabric or floral silk, all in restrained military tones.
Swedish Interiors: Daywear in neutral “gustavian” shades of creams, greys & ochre. The shape is A-line, with coats, capes and jackets in heavy weaves & substantial textures, and cable & plait knitted jumpers, skirts & coats. Trousers and skirts in masculine fabrics teamed with bow tie print t-shirts in lurex fabric.
New Grunge: An imaginative take on historical dress with bright colour combinations. Velvets, faux furs & leathers, mixed with chintz and worn with layered, baggy and embellished knitwear.
Fake Blacks: Inescapable and indispensable black is a must. Reinterpreted in technical, metallic and stretch fabrics Menswear classics are given a typical womenswear flirtiness. Sober coats, biker bomber jackets, high-waisted trousers and above –the- knee skirts worn with leggings.
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May 31, 2007
DOW XLA SHIRTS : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Now men can look great without the wait in Brooks Brother's no-iron shirt. Both cotton and stretch styles have a hint of XLA fiber to prevent wrinkling while maintaining comfort and style. Picture provided by Brooks Brothers. (Dow XLA) |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 29, 2007
Mercedes-Benz presents a new face at first Fashion Week in Berlin : GlobalGiants.com
Top model Eva Padberg to become fashion ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.
Photos: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Ambassador Eva Padberg next to a Mercedes-Benz CL 500 in a HUGO by Hugo Boss dress at the Potsdamer Platz. Berlin, May 29 2007.
Stuttgart, May 29, 2007: Top German model Eva Padberg is taking on a new role as brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. The sought-after star model is to represent the Stuttgart-based premium car brand at future international fashion and lifestyle events. Eva Padberg will make her debut appearance in this role at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin which is being staged for the first time in July.
As brand ambassador, Eva Padberg will become the face of Mercedes-Benz’s long-term commitment to top-class fashion events. The star model has a special place in today’s fashion industry. She has been on the catwalks of Milan, Paris and New York in fashion shows for Chanel, Versace and Armani. She has featured on the cover of glamorous fashion magazines and in major advertising campaigns. She is also making a name for herself as a presenter, actress and voice-over artist and is an official ambassador for both UNICEF and SOS Children’s Villages.
Mercedes-Benz commissioned renowned photographer Marc Trautmann for the fashion shoot in Berlin, and the pictures feature the model with an elegant Mercedes-Benz CL-Class Coupé to emphasise the close links between the worlds of fashion and cars. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Riyo Mori of Japan is Crowned Miss Universe 2007 : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Winner of Miss Universe 2007, Miss Japan Riyo Mori parades in the evening gown competition of the pageant at the National Auditorium in Mexico City May 28, 2007. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 23, 2007
Jaslene Gonzalez Makes the Cut for CoverGirl : GlobalGiants.com
CW's America's Next Top Model Winner Signs as CoverGirl Model.
CoverGirl has welcomed "CW's America's Next Top Model" cycle 8 winner, Jaslene Gonzalez, into the CoverGirl family. Jaslene, the first ever Latina to win the competition, received a $100,000 CoverGirl cosmetics contract under which she will appear in a print ad for CoverGirl TruShine Lipcolor, a year's representation by Elite Model Management and a cover and six-page spread in Seventeen magazine.
Jaslene, a 21 year old Chicago native of Puerto Rican heritage, proved to be a viewer favorite during the season, as evidenced by her being voted CoverGirl of the Week. Her ability to master the runway and captivate the cameras convinced judges she was worthy of the CoverGirl model contract. |GlobalGiants.com|
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COTY INC: JOSH HOLLOWAY, FACE OF DAVIDOFF COOL WATER FRAGRANCE : GlobalGiants.com
LONDON -- Coty Prestige, a division of Coty Inc., is welcoming Josh Holloway as the new face of the Davidoff Cool Water fragrance (worldwide except North America).
The new advertising campaign (television & press) will break across Europe and the UK at the beginning of July 2007.
Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by François Coty who is credited with founding the modern fragrance industry. Today, Coty Inc. is the world's largest fragrance company and a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of US$2.9 billion. The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra-prestige stores and includes Baby Phat, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloé, Chopard, Davidoff, Jennifer Lopez, Jette Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Kenneth Cole, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nautica, Nikos, Phat Farm, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang and Vivienne Westwood. The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes adidas, Aspen, Astor, Calgon, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham, Desperate Housewives, Esprit, Exclamation, Isabella Rossellini, Jovan, Kylie Minogue, mary-kateandashley, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, Pierre Cardin(2), Rimmel, Shania Twain, Stetson, the healing garden and Vanilla Fields. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 11, 2007
Drew Barrymore Takes on Leading Role with CoverGirl : GlobalGiants.com
Actress and Filmmaker Signs as CoverGirl and Co-Creative Director.
Photo: Drew Barrymore takes on leading role as a new CoverGirl spokesmodel.
HUNT VALLEY, Md., April 11 -- Actress Drew Barrymore is starring in her first major beauty campaign with CoverGirl, the best selling makeup brand in the U.S. Drew will be not only the newest face in CoverGirl advertisements, but also the co-creative director for her first advertising commercial to debut in January 2008.
Since its introduction in 1961, CoverGirl has helped numerous modeling careers and was one of the first brands to link models' names and faces with a product. The long list of famous CoverGirl models includes Queen Latifah, Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs, Rachel Hunter, Tyra Banks, Niki Taylor and Molly Sims, and the brand is known for consistently signing models that embody both inner and outer beauty, such as current spokesmodel Queen Latifah. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 5, 2007
Gap Partners With Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue to Introduce Gap Design Editions : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Gap Design Editions, trapeze top by Rodarte.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 -- On April 17, Gap will introduce a new limited edition collection for women, designed exclusively for Gap by Doo.Ri, Rodarte and Thakoon -- three of the most celebrated, emerging American design labels in the industry today. The collection, named Gap Design Editions, is part of Gap's recently announced partnership with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF), an initiative established to support and encourage new American design talent. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 2, 2007
Benetton: Dress your face! Not with makeup or a daring piercing or tattoo : GlobalGiants.com
Dress Your Face is an idea resulting from a partnership between Allison and the Benetton Group. Men and women can create their own United Colors of Benetton glasses every day, depending on their look and mood.
You choose from among six different metal frame designs, each one available in three variations - gold-plated, silver-plated or gun metal gray - with flexible sides and transparent endpieces engraved with the brand's knit stitch logo.
A simple click attaches three types of very light Grilamid covers to the frame: covering the whole, upper half or just the top.
The covers come in a choice of colors that you would expect from United Colors of Benetton: solid colors from gaudy to delicate, streaked, shaded, flamed, shiny and opaque tones, with two or three colors used together. And versions for women include applications of minute, sparkling and ultra-feminine Swarovski crystals.
To summarize: 18 frames, 87 different covers to create as many pairs of glasses. |GlobalGiants.com|
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The Sisley brand inaugurates a store in Paris : GlobalGiants.com
SISILY at one of the French capital’s most sophisticated districts, Saint Germain des Prés, Rue du Four.
Paris: The SISILY store inauguration in Paris is a continuation of the brand’s expansion programme aimed at bringing the Sisley style and image to the leading shopping streets of the world’s major cities through prestigious single-brand stores. On the heels of the recent opening in Lyons on the buzzing Rue de Gasparin, the inauguration in Paris will be followed by another new Sisley store in Cannes. These new monobrand stores are in addition to the 40 shops-within-a-shop already present in France. The latest French stores are part of an international expansion plan which includes recent new openings in New Delhi and Tokyo, with Budapest and London to follow shortly. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 9, 2007
Benetton opens flagship store in Deák Ferenc utca, Budapest’s 'Fashion Street' : GlobalGiants.com
Budapest, 8 March 2007 -- Benetton Group inaugurated on March 8th 2007 its Hungarian flagship store on Budapest’s exclusive Fashion Street, showcase of the international fashion brands right in the historic centre of the city .
The three-storey, 800 square metre flagship store will be one of the largest Benetton stores in Central Europe. The store is located in a period building on the prestigious Deák Ferenc utca, the main shopping street in the Hungarian capital.
The flagship store offers a comprehensive range of United Colors of Benetton collections for adults and kids, Sisley clothes and accessories. Special attention is dedicated to men with a department housing both Benetton and Sisley and includes suits and footwear.
Like the others, also this megastore will highlight the image of Benetton, not only as a worldwide clothing company, but as promoter of an open, international lifestyle. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 6, 2007
BENETTON'S MAGAZINE: COLORS 70: Beijing Chronicles. : GlobalGiants.com
Monograph on the Chinese capital presented in the city.
Beijing, March 6th, 2007 -- In the run up to the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing is undergoing a rapid transformation (as is the whole of China) from a city of ancient culture to a capitalism-driven megalopolis. The city is seen through the everyday stories of its inhabitants narrated by two of Fabrica’s young Chinese artists. Beijing is the protagonist of COLORS 70, the new issue presented today in the Chinese capital at a roundtable with Luciano Benetton; Marco Mueller, head of Fabrica Cinema and China expert; and Chinese film director Zhang Yuan.
Distributed in over 40 countries, published in three editions and four languages, Colors is a quarterly magazine read by young people around the world. Founded in 1991, from an idea of Luciano Benetton and Oliviero Toscani, and based on the conviction that diversity is positive and all cultures have the same value, today Colors is part of the publishing activities of Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre. |GlobalGiants.com|
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March 5, 2007
Louis Vuitton: Closing of Paris Fashion Week. : GlobalGiants.com
First Row at Louis Vuitton's Show for Fall Winter 2007-2008.
Photo: Louis Vuitton Decor.
Photo: Louis Vuitton: Scarlett Johansson.
Photo: Louis Vuitton: Scarlett Johansson.
Photo: Louis Vuitton: Audrey Marnay.
PARIS, March 4 -- The house of Louis Vuitton, with Marc Jacobs as Artistic Director, closed fashion week in Paris with it's Fall Winter 2007-2008 collection under an ephemeral marquee in the prestigious surroundings of the Cour Carree du Louvre. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 16, 2007
Coty Inc. Announces Fragrance Partnership With Global Icon Kate Moss : GlobalGiants.com
Fragrance Venture Marks First for Supermodel.
Photo: Coty Kate Moss. Photo Credit: Christian Ferretti.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- Coty Inc., the world's largest fragrance company, announced today the signing of supermodel and fashion icon, Kate Moss, as Coty's latest beauty partner to develop and market her own line of signature fragrances.
Set to debut in the fall 2007, the yet-to-be named fragrance line will launch throughout Europe, the Middle East and Australia with subsequent plans to extend to the United States, Canada and Latin America. The line will include eau de toilette, eau de perfume and ancillary products. |GlobalGiants.com|
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February 15, 2007
BENETTON'S KILLER LOOP COLLECTION: SPRING/SUMMER 2007 : GlobalGiants.com
Killer Loops’ collection for next summer: tiny details, minimal modifications, changed proportions. Having abandoned the excesses that verged on sloppiness, there are the first signs of a new surf-skate-street style:
Surf Turf. The air and flavour are those of the sea and holidays. For her, pastels on white and denim. Under, a bikini. Over, embroidered 70s’ muslins, flowery tops that seem faded because they’re printed on the inside, fine-striped polo shirts. Trousers are still low-slung, though the crotch is higher. For him, laminated prints on T-shirts full of inlays, topstitching, contrast piping; white, comfortable trousers and, above all, denim, army-canvas or cotton Bermuda shorts with faux tribal emblems. And, lastly, nylon Bermudas for riding the waves.
Urban hype. The angry young people have calmed down. Midnight-black, spraycan-black, gang-black, but… She mixes studs with rhinestones, adopts bubblegum-pink, little-girl-white, camo prints with butterflies and Lurex threads that appear on tops, T-shirts and mini shorts with an almost disco air. He, too, is covered in studs and wears a shiny satin bomber jacket, but he also displays unexpected, elegant touches: salmon-pink sweaters, helicopter-pilot trousers in Prince of Wales checks, embroidered shoulder tabs, a logo printed half on the front and half on the back, plain-coloured prints printed right-side-up or upside-down. And denim, washed with moderation. [GlobalGiants.com]
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February 12, 2007
Venus and Mariah Carey Auction Autographed Legs : GlobalGiants.com
Sixteen-Foot Replica of Mariah Carey's Famous Legs to be Auctioned on eBay, Proceeds to Benefit the Fresh Air Fund.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- Today, Venus announced that it will partner with Mariah Carey to auction off an autographed replica of the female artist's legendary legs.
Photo: Sixteen-foot Gillette replica of Mariah Carey's legs to be auctioned on eBay, proceeds to benefit the Fresh Air Fund. (Source: Procter & Gamble - Gillette(R))
The legs will be up for bid on the popular auction site, eBay, from February 12th through February 21st with all proceeds benefiting The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency that has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877.
In May 2006, Carey was honored as the first ever Venus "Celebrity Legs of a Goddess" at a Radio City Music Hall ceremony where she unveiled the 16' legs. The event marked the beginning of the 2006 Venus "Legs of a Goddess" contest -- an annual search for the woman with the best legs in America. Hundreds of women participated in the competition, which coincided with select concert dates on Ms. Carey's The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour.
Venus is one of the most successful female shaving brands. It belongs to Gillette/Procter & Gamble.
SOURCE: Procter & Gamble - Gillette(R)
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