The Resort 2021
Season Will Integrate Consumers at Select Runway Shows through MBFWA: The
Experience
SYDNEY,
20 January 2020 – IMG today
announced the evening lineup of designers who will showcase collections
during Mercedes-Benz
Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA), taking place from 11-15
May 2020 at Carriageworks in Sydney. Australia’s only international fashion
event, MBFWA will welcome more than 25,000 global visitors to Sydney over five
days for designers’ Resort 2021 collections.
The Mercedes-Benz
Presents: 25 Years of Australian Fashion show will be held
on Monday, 11 May, at Carriageworks, and for the first time, an encore
presentation will provide consumers an opportunity to purchase tickets to the
week’s premier headline event. Creative Director Tony Assness has
been engaged to oversee the show produced by FOCUS, IMG’s full-service creative
and event production company.
“We are excited to commemorate this monumental
occasion with a spectacular tribute to the Australian fashion industry at
MBFWA’s marquee event, Mercedes-Benz Presents, with a show that will celebrate
the past, present and future of Australian fashion,” commented Natalie Xenita,
Executive Director of IMG’s fashion events group, Asia-Pacific region.
Tony Assness commented, “I am super excited to
be directing this landmark show – it is a moment to celebrate what has been and
what is emerging – to present a deeper understanding of what Australian fashion
is – Mercedes-Benz Presents: 25 Years of Australian Fashion will take the
essence of Australian fashion design and amplify it in the most powerful way,
thrilling everyone who sees it. Our designers, models, artisans, manufacturers
and the thousands of others who work in this industry deserve nothing less.”
Horst von Sanden, CEO and Managing Director of
Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific, said, “The opportunities provided by
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia have launched many talented individuals
and brands onto the world stage. We’re all looking forward to an exciting show
in 2020 that will star some of the great names of the past 25 years and remind
everyone what an accomplished fashion industry we have here in Australia.”
MBFWA: The
Experience will integrate
consumers at each evening’s show and provide access to select designer shows,
seminars and special events during the week-long event. Tigerlily and Ginger & Smart will
present their collections on Tuesday and Wednesday evening respectively,
and Steven Khalil will
stage the closing show on Friday, 15 May. Thursday’s show will be announced
closer to the event. MBFWA:
The Experience is powered by Endeavor’s experience business,
the VIP experience arm of entertainment conglomerate Endeavor.
“Proudly celebrating our 20-year milestone this
year, we’re excited to announce Tigerlily’s showcase at MBFWA. Designer,
Lesleigh Jermanus, will debut her Resort ‘21 collection and our new approach to
sustainable ready-to-wear. Lesleigh has a remarkable ability to simplify
complex design into effortless ready-to-wear pieces, and promises an eclectic
yet fresh take to design for the season,” commented Chris Buchanan, CEO of
Tigerlily.
Alexandra and Genevieve Smart, co-founders of
Ginger & Smart commented, “We are proud to be back on the schedule at MBFWA
to celebrate 25 years, and also to be part of the innovative new strategy to
open the doors to our valued customers. As fashion innovators and
sustainability advocates, this new fashion model feels relevant and exciting.”
Designer Steven Khalil said, “To be returning to
MBFWA at such a time is exciting and will provide a new experience for
consumers and media alike. With the celebration of 25 years for both MBFWA and
my own design history I feel there is an appropriate synergy for the event this
year. I am very much looking forward to being the closing night designer, and
also to share a new chapter for my brand with both existing and new clients.”
Designer show experiences range from $119 to
$349, while seminars are priced at $59. MBFWA:
The Experience packages are now available online at http://mbfashionweek.com/experience.php.
Designer expressions of interest for the
official MBFWA schedule are now open online via: http://mbfashionweek.com/designer-applications.php
Press and industry registration for MBFWA 2020
is now open online via: https://auregistration.launchmetrics.com
MBFWA is an IMG event, supported by Destination
NSW, the New South Wales Government’s tourism and major events agency. In
addition to Mercedes-Benz and Destination NSW, MBFWA is made possible through
the support of City of Sydney, AEG, Moet & Chandon, TONI&GUY, Napoleon
Perdis Cosmetics, GlamCorner, Vittoria Coffee, San Pellegrino, Tempus Two, QT
Hotels and Resorts, and Hollywood Fashion Secrets.
The digital home for MBFWA is www.mbfashionweek.com/Australia and
@FashionWeekAus across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, where fans may follow
along through the official event hashtag, #MBFWA.
IMG ANNOUNCES HEADLINE EVENT FOR MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK AUSTRALIA
THE 2020 LOUISIANA FILM PRIZE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
Shreveport, LA (November 15, 2019) – Just one month after the conclusion of a record-breaking 2019 festival season, the ninth annual Louisiana Film Prize has officially opened registration for 2020. The northwest Louisiana-based short film competition hosted over 5,000 attendees from across the world during the first weekend in October, where the grand prize winner was awarded $50,000 – the largest cash prize for a narrative short film in the world.
“There was so much excitement surrounding the competition in 2019 that we wanted to open registration immediately to capitalize on that energy,” said Gregory Kallenberg, founder and executive director of the Film Prize Foundation. “With finalists last year coming from across the country, as well as Australia and London, we also want to ensure that filmmakers have as much time as possible to complete their films.”
Registration is now open to all filmmakers at lafilmprize.com. Filmmakers interested in participating can register their projects online and create an original, narrative short film in the designated filming zone in northwest Louisiana. While production must take place in northwest Louisiana, pre- and post-production work may occur in any location. Rough cuts are due on July 14, 2020. The top twenty films, as selected by an international panel of judges, will be shown during the Louisiana Film Prize in Shreveport October 1-3, 2020.
his award and very big check (Photo by Jim Noetzel)
“After receiving a record number of film submissions in 2019, we expect 2020 to be another banner year for the Film Prize,” said Chris Lyon, associate director of the Louisiana Film Prize. “We had our first locally-based winner this year; maybe next year will be the first international winner!”
The Louisiana Film Prize is a part of Film Prize Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts the Louisiana Food Prize, Louisiana Music Prize, Louisiana Startup Prize, and Film Prize Jr. competitions. The goal of the organization is to educate, energize, and incentivize the local creative community while stimulating the northwest Louisiana economy.
Visit www.lafilmprize.com to learn more information about the Louisiana Film Prize contest and festival.
(Photo by Jim Noetzel)
About the Louisiana
Film Prize
The Louisiana Film Prize invites filmmakers across the country to make a short
film between five and fifteen minutes long to compete for a cash prize of
$50,000. The chief requirement is that the films must be shot in northwest,
Louisiana. The top twenty films that have been submitted are then screened for
audiences and judges in October and a winner is chosen based on the voting from
those two factions.
London Fashion Week Men’s
Alexander James & British Fashion Council celebrate the opening of One More Slope at the Painting Rooms in London
Attendees:
Aidan Zamiri, Alexander James, Bethany Williams, Bianca Saunders, Bruce Pask, Caroline Rush, Dennis Okwera Florence Huntington Whiteley, Helene Selam Kleih, Jack Laver, Lancey Foux, Luke Day, Nicholas Biela, Pierre-Alexandre Fillaire, Sian Westerman, Sonny Hall, Teo van den Broeke, Wilson Oryema, Yu Masui, Yu Zheng
London, 7th January – Alexander James and the British Fashion Council celebrated the opening of One More Slope, a group show curated by Alexander James in collaboration with BFC NEW WAVE: Creatives, a list of the most innovative young creative talent across multiple disciplines, as nominated by The Fashion Awards 2019 international voting panel.
The opening event, which took place at The Painting Rooms in Soho, London, featured a mix of exhibited works, installations and live performances by British emerging artist Alexander James and NEW WAVE:
Creatives talent including Aidan Zamiri (video director), Helene Selam Kleih (writer/activist) and PierreAlexandre Fillaire (performance artist). Contributing artists participating in the event were Jack Laver (artist)
& Sonny Hall (poet).
Guests were served gin cocktails by Slingsby and mocktails by Amplify.
The exhibition, which will be open for private appointments from 7th – 13th January, is part of the British Fashion Council’s larger initiative to highlight the relationship between the creative industries by celebrating not only fashion designers, but also the broader creative community who all play a vital role in our industry’s culture and reputation.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Style
Steam things up a little extra this Valentine’s Day with sexy, red hot swim to suit all your hot tub needs! Because is it really a getaway if it doesn’t have a hot tub? From scarlet to crimson, there really is no other color quite like the shade of red. It’s the color of passion, love and adventure. It’s symbolism arises from powerful associations of the past, and so, of course, associates perfectly with powerful women in the present.
Photo by PR
CES 2020: Back to The Future
Las Vegas, January 7-10. 2020
It felt pretty much like the Olympic Games with the whole world meeting you. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) became a truly international event hosting thousands of people and tech companies from around the world. There were numerous startups and big companies like Facebook, Huawei and Toyota presented there. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any big Russian brands but there were so many products that impressed me anyway.
Mercedes-Benz AVTR car
The car of the future is inspired by the Avatar movie. It shows a new concept of connection between a car and a human being: made from recycled materials with no side mirrors or a steering wheel, the car also has a compact high-voltage battery. The car’s design will make you have a back to the future moment.
Video and Photo Credit: Mikhail Urubkov
Huawei phones
The new generation foldable phones can convert to a full screen tablet. Huawei also got the best electronic watches so far: they seem to be elegant and affordable.
Brunswick luxury boats
This year Brunswick introduced new SLX-R 400e that impressed me a lot. It has a newly designed and modern navigation system that would easily allow you to pilot the boat during nighttime.
Canon “Fashion Week” during CES 2020
Imagine hundreds of best companies showcasing their new electronics: robots, “smart” self-driving cars and folding phones, artificial intelligence etc. Imagine thousands of people from around the world browsing, checking for new technologies, trying new products. Everyone got his own “back to the future” moment called CES, the world’s largest tech event.
For me, one of the events to remember was an amazing fashion runway show presented by Canon. Everyone had a chance to test one of new Canon cameras right away shooting the runway show. The cameras were located all around the stage, so visitors could choose and try any of them any time.
Photo Credit: Mikhail Urubkov
Glamour Smart Makeup Mirror is coming to the U.S.
Changing the Beauty Industry with Artificial Intelligence
While attending CES, I was looking for new technologies in beauty industry. Finally, I found something that forever changed my impression about smart beauty products.
Are you looking forward to get complete skin diagnostics without trying countless number of different products?
Now we got all-in-one device!
Smart Display Speaker, Alexa Built-in + Makeup Mirror with LED ring Light + Table Mood Lamp + 360-degree omni-directional Bluetooth Speaker + Skin Diagnostic, AR makeup = [Multi-Functional Smart Makeup Mirror by ICON.AI]
ICON.AI, the Smart Beauty device Maker behind the world 1st Smartest All-in-one Multi-Function Smart Makeup Mirror Device, named as CES 2020 Innovation Awards Honoree for Venus, Smart Makeup Mirror with Alexa Built-in.
Venus of ICON.AI is an all-in-one, multi-function smart makeup mirror with 7″ touchscreen LCD with Alexa built-in (smart display speaker), skin diagnostic/AR makeup function, table mood lamp, LED ring lights for makeup, and Camera with Built-in shutter, equipped with 360-degree omni-directional Sound Speakers, Bluetooth/Wi-fi, two microphones and Table Mood Lamp, High definition Mirror, Anti-Finger print & Tempered Mirror, Voice Control for Ring LED lights/Table Mood Lamp which is a customer-oriented technology device focused on user experience. Venus is a brand-new innovative beauty device which integrates artificial intelligence with various features/technology for beauty & cosmetic industry and customers.
ICON.AI reveals a sneak peek brand new Unique & Innovative Smart Makeup Mirror with Alexa built-in to debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Venus of ICON.AI is kind of Smart Display Speaker and 7″ LCD display in Venus only appears when you wake up Alexa voice assistant and can play music (Amazon music, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Spotify, etc) & control Smart Home, etc.
For Makeup LED ring Lights of Mirror can adjustable 3 colors temperature and 8 different levels. Multi scenario Cool and Warm color temperature coverage, simulates Midday Sunlight for Daily Skincare/Makeup and various occasions. LED ring Lights of Mirror can adjust color temperature and 8 different levels by Voice Control.
For the bedside Table Mood Lamp use high-quality LEDs and impresses with a remarkable ease of use. In addition, it showcases a simple elegance which matches different interiors. Table Mood Lamp can control various colors by Voice Control, too.
Venus will be available in 3 compelling colors: sleek and modern eye-catching Platinum Silver, Pink Gold, Yellow Gold.
ICON.AI Venus, Smart Makeup Mirror with Alexa Built-in, is bringing the exceptional user experience to customers and the design of Venus is all about the user: easy to use, the stylish, the minimalist form. In addition, the ergonomic Smart Makeup Mirror provides an easy to use interface and oozes understated elegance. What makes the innovative Venus so convincing is its fascinating multi-functionality which meets the requirements of modern households.
About ICON.AI
ICON.AI is a company focused on customer-oriented technology & user experience with its hardware Venus, Multi-Functional Smart Makeup Mirror. Venus is a brand-new innovative device which integrates artificial intelligence, Amazon Alexa Voice Assistant with various features/technology for beauty industry & customers. ICON.AI is not only hardware maker but is also own proprietary UX/UI Software provider for Amazon Alexa’s 3rd party smart display speaker manufacturers & Alexa Voice Service.
344 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2019 BEST PICTURE OSCAR
Three hundred forty-four feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
To be eligible for 92nd Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 92nd Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2020.
The 92nd Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
New beard oil fit for Santa
Seaweed cosmetics entrepreneur Ben Oakes with his body and lip balm productsSeaweed cosmetics entrepreneur Ben Oakes with his body and lip balm products
A Skye seaweed cosmetics entrepreneur has expanded his range of skincare products with the launch of a new beard oil and wax – just in time for Santa as he prepares for his busiest night of the year.
Ben Oakes, a former student at Scotland’s Rural College, set up the Isle of Skye Seaweed Company two years ago, making natural skincare products using locally harvested seaweed and coconut oil.
Now he is adding to his range of lip, hand and body balms, with a black pepper and vanilla-scented beard oil and complementary wax called After the Storm.
Created to stand up to Skye’s often harsh and ever-changing weather, the oil is perfect for Santa as he flies through the night delivering gifts.
Beard and oil wax
“My seaweed infused oil and wax have been a long time coming and I am so happy with the results,” said Ben. “The combination of the coconut and jojoba oils has created something that’s great for a beard and the skin underneath, together with a fantastic musk.”
With his passion for all things marine, launching a range of beard care products was a natural next step for the bearded Ben.
His appreciation of the natural environment – which originated from his upbringing on Skye – increased while studying for a degree in Sustainable Environmental Management at SRUC in Edinburgh.
Returning to his island home, he did an apprenticeship in sustainable scallop cultivation before coming up with the idea for his seaweed cosmetics company.
Two years later, having been granted a licence from Crown Estate Scotland proving his hand-cutting method is sustainable, he set to work creating his line of cosmetics.
“Working daily in the marine environment became a true passion of mine,” he said.
“Each day varies totally from one to the next. One day I’ll be at sea and the next I could be in the seaweed workshop or at my desk doing paperwork.
“You can also find me on the shore cutting seaweed or doing presentations at schools or with community groups. I take every chance I can to advocate sustainable fishing practices and educate on why it’s important to protect our seas.”
L’Osier Awarded Three Stars in Michelin Guide Tokyo 2020
L’Osier (Ginza, Tokyo), the French restaurant run by Shiseido Company, Limited (“Shiseido”), has been awarded three stars, which is the highest honor given to a restaurant serving “exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey” to visit, for the second consecutive year in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2020, published on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
The French restaurant L’Osier started business in 1973 and was named after the French word for “willow,” which has a deep connection with Ginza. In realizing the Shiseido group’s corporate mission to “inspire a life of beauty and culture” through authentic French cuisine, L’Osier embodies a rich and mature culture and is a symbol of the Shiseido brand, aiming to achieve top quality in all areas of food, service, and dining space.
Designed with five key elements of “white,” “gold,” “clearness,” “glass,” and “light,” the restaurant features a dynamic space integrated with a nine-meter-high atrium, offering customers a luxury dining experience in an open and relaxed environment.
Executive chef Olivier Chaignon creates the current cuisine of L’Osier with his innovative ideas and techniques while preserving the restaurant’s traditions and the essence of French cuisine. He selects the best ingredients from not only Japan but also Europe to create an exquisite harmony of delicate taste and texture, using new combinations of ingredients created with his unique sensitivity.
In May 2019, Toshifumi Nakamoto, our chef sommelier, received a Medal with Yellow Ribbon. L’Osier is highly acclaimed by many customers both in Japan and abroad for not only its cuisine and space but also its meticulous attention to detail in hospitality.
Shiseido’s restaurant business
Shiseido started business in Ginza, Tokyo in 1872 as the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan. The founder, Arinobu Fukuhara, installed a soda fountain in a section of the Shiseido pharmacy in 1902 to manufacture and sell the country’s first soda water as well as ice cream, a rare delicacy at the time, inspired by the drug stores he had visited in the U.S. on the way back from the World Exposition in Paris in 1900. In 1928, the company opened Shiseido Parlour, which served authentic Western cuisine. As one of the pioneers of Western culinary experiences as well as a symbol of Ginza, the restaurant continues to propose new values to many customers and strive to embody the Shiseido’s mission of “inspiring a life of beauty and culture” from the field of food.
L’Osier opened its door inside the former Shiseido Parlour Building (now Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building) on Ginza Chuo-dori Avenue in 1973 as an authentic French restaurant. Since 1999, the restaurant is located in the Shiseido headquarters building on Ginza Namiki-dori Street, bringing the atmosphere of Paris to the street. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in October 2013, the restaurant reopened with new executive chef Olivier Chaignon after being closed for renovation. L’Osier is a highly acclaimed fine-dining restaurant that offers a truly wonderful experience to its customers in Japan and abroad.
