While AI-generated art and digital media solutions dominate the world of contemporary advertising, an analogue movement has been gathering pace among luxury brands for several years now. FashionUnited speaks with Kevin Bartanian, CEO and founder of Kevani, an out-of-home (OOH) media sales organization specializing in urban-scale media assets. Kevani is credited with boosting the outdoor … Read more
“I buy clothes that will help me use more of my current wardrobe and avoid buying things that I really just need to covet to scratch the itch of consumption.” There’s no Facebook feature more disturbing than the memories notification – the one that pops up to remind you where you were ‘on this day’ … Read more
Berit Gilma is a Trojan horse infiltrating the mainstream. The GRAMMY-nominated new media artist’s punk, alternative, and goth vision goes against tradition and defies expectations – allowing her to remain true to herself as she navigates the multibillion-dollar music industry. The Austrian-born creator served as creative director for songwriter/singer-songwriter Danny Elfman for three years, but … Read more
Art Basel Hong Kong (ABHK) is returning for its second in-person fair since the COVID pandemic. The fair itself serves as a calling card not just for art enthusiasts but for the entire world to descend on the vibrant city after years of strict measures were finally lifted. At this time, many within the arts … Read more
Taylor Swift’s last tour was five years ago, and during that time the singer has released four albums, including the Grammy-winning album ‘Folklore’. After the forced cancellation due to the pandemic, Taylor returned in full force to the stage for his ”Eras” tour (“a journey through all your musical eras”), which lasted an impressive three … Read more
For the car community, collecting nostalgia is king. Gasoline fanatics can probably wax lyrical about the car they saw as a kid to make them fall head over heels in love with cars and thus scour the earth for magazine ads, posters and die-cast model toys to satisfy their need to collect . Enter Leen … Read more
Hudson’s Bay president Sophia Hwang-Judiesch made a crucial decision when she took the top job at the Canada-based department store last September: She ignored the advice given to her by three mentors. “They all told me, ‘You have to change your team quickly,’” she said. “Do not waste time. Bring your own people. Instead, the … Read more
The report published today by the world’s leading climate science body, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, summarizes the panel’s output over the last five years, amounting to some 10,000 pages of dense scientific prose. This summary is succinct at 37 pages, and its message is blunt: the burning of fossil fuels is … Read more
Vacation, the “leisure” beauty brand, likes to be known for one thing: making sun care fun. Since the direct-to-consumer soft launch in April 2021 – first targeting listeners of always-on internet radio station Poolside FM – the line has committed to this philosophy with sunscreen that looks like Reddi Wip, Chardonnay-scented oils, retro-inspired collaborations with … Read more
Bringing together Rei Kawakubo’s Lumps and Bumps, Alexander McQueen’s scandalous Givenchy debut, Tom Ford’s Gucci panties and more, a new Paris exhibition explores 1997 – the year fashion faded your axis Fashion has had many pivotal movements throughout its history, from Mary Quant lifting hems in the 1960s, to Vivienne Westwood and her entourage of … Read more
