October 21, 2011

Soon celebrates its 5-year anniversary

The luxury, culture and art quarterly, Soon International, is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Founded by Olivier de Larue Dargère, this special issue’s cover is graced by Naomi Campbell who has been transformed into a…well, Transformer.

Soon International, anniversary issue

Centered around a ”graphics” theme, this 16th issue includes a photo essay by Seb Janiak, as well as contributions by Aurèle, Philippe Labé, executive chef of Shangri-La, a fashion story dedicated to the house of Fendi and more….

By Emilie-Alice Fabrizi

archives Soon

5/24/12
PayPal strikes deals to get into more stores
...deals soon with other retailers to provide its payment service in their stores.
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5/23/12
H&M relies on new brands for long-term growth
...COS, and soon after bought small young fashion chains Weekday and Monki, and the brand Cheap Monday. In March this year it said it would open another chain, "& Other Stories". "We can increase...
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5/17/12
Coty picks banks for planned autumn IPO
...regulators soon, the source said.The IPO would value Coty, known for fragrances for Madonna and sports brand Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE) at more than $7 billion, the source said.That would make it almost as valuable as...
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5/17/12
US sees momentum in Asia-Pacific trade talks
...predicting how soon countries could reach a final agreement, said the nine TPP ministers would "discuss progress achieved to date and agree on a plan forward." The top trade officials will also discuss...
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5/17/12
Les Galeries Lafayette bet on luxury and accessories
... will soon welcome Prada, Gucci, Balenciaga and Saint Laurent. This is part of the preparations for the opening of a Printemps store in the Alsatian capital with a renovated store scheduled to open in February 2013...
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5/16/12
Canada smartphones soon to double as credit cards
...s may soon be able to pay for purchases with a quick tap of their smartphones after a major bank and the country's largest wireless carrier struck a deal to embed credit card information on handsets equipped...
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5/10/12
Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
...world. But soon, his salon was bursting with women looking for his signature styles that were geometric yet surprisingly natural and easy to shape.His wispy-short early style was a vast contrast to the teased,...
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5/9/12
A love story that sparked a fashion empire
...celebre and soon afterwards Missoni was on the covers of big name fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Women's Wear Daily and Bazar.KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILYToday, the mamma and papa company...
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5/7/12
EBay, Wal-Mart search for revved-up search engines
...COMING SOON ... CASSINI EBay's search technology, known as Voyager, dates back to the first dot-com boom a decade ago. After the company appointed Mark Carges as chief technology officer in 2008, he tested...
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5/4/12
Jeweller Graff gets nod for $1 billion IPO
...investors as soon as next week, though there was no timetable for pre-marketing. London-based Graff, whose giant gems and rare diamonds have been worn by celebrities from Imelda Marcos to Oprah Winfrey, has said...
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4/30/12
UGG: soon to have its first flagship in France
UGG (Deckers group) is due to open its first flagship in France before the end of the year. A 1500 square foot store is anticipated in the Marais area of Paris.
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4/27/12
ASOS growth slows as young Britons cut spending
...any time soon as its young clientele, suffering in the economic downturn, has reined in spending on discretionary items.
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4/25/12
In Canada, phones poised to challenge credit cards
...coming soon, promising to transform how Canadians pay for everything from their morning coffee to a tankful of gasoline. If consumers embrace the system - and that's still a big "if" - clip-and-save...
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4/17/12
UK luxury brand Aquascutum enters administration
...business as soon as possible," said joint administrator Geoff Rowley.
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4/17/12
India's Hypercity to be cautious on store expansion plans
...profitability soon and hopes to achieve overall profitability by 2014/15, Ashman said. Shoppers Stop is open to exploring tie-up opportunities with Asian retailers for its hypercity format depending on the...
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4/13/12
Ancient Italian perfumer celebrates 400-year anniversary
...visitors as soon as they set foot in the frescoed halls of the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy in Florence, a perfumer to poets, film stars and noblewomen through the ages.
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4/9/12
Scientists find alternative to ambergris for perfume
...yeast may soon replace ambergris, a kind of whale barf, to make expensive perfume, scientists said Thursday.
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4/5/12
Economic glow seen fading fast for UK
...busy. As soon as people come out of the station they are in Westfield, they don't have to come here," said Narendra Jivray, a salesman at "City of Leather", an outlet selling jackets in an...
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4/5/12
East Berliner's lifelong passion for vintage fashion
...and was soon killed, so it never could be a wedding dress. The woman lived on the fourth floor and had trouble walking so I picked her up and brought her to see the show and showed the dress," she...
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4/5/12
The Fédération Française de la Couture prepares for...
...structure will soon take effect: the executive committee will be elected this coming May and will propose its selected candidate to the board in June when the next elections for the position of president are due to...
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