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Paul Stanley, singer and guitarist from Kiss isadding his name to the list of celebrities making lifestyle brands.

Paul has partnered with branding agency Epic Rights, which will develop his new Paul Stanley: Royals and Rebels brand through a licensing program. The line will include men’s fashion apparel, footwear, accessories, home décor, food, spirits, cookware and more.

The line will embody the elegance of royals and the attitude of rebels.

British label Marques’Almeida by Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida won this year’s 2015 LVMH Young Designer’s Prize which included 300,000 euros cash prize, a fancy trophy and a year’s mentorship from LVHM executives.

The winner was decided by the jury which included Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquière, Raf Simons, Phoebe Philo and Delphine Arnault.

Out of the seven finalists, Marques’Almeida captured the attention of the jury with their proven combination of design talent and business prowess. The fledgling brand launched in 2011 and already has 80-plus stockists under its belt.

Paris-based label, Jacquemus by Simon Porte Jacquemus, was awarded a special jury prize and received 150,000 euros.

After eleven days of red-carpet glamour and movie screenings, the 68^th Cannes Film Festival came to end. The closing ceremony was a night full of surprises with the names of winner being announced.

The jury included US directing duo the Coen brothers and other directors and actors including Guillermo Del Toro, Sienna Miller, Xavier Dolan, Sophie Marceau and Jake Gyllenhaal.

French filmmaker Jacques Audiard won the Chopard-sponsored trophy for his drama “Dheepan” which is about traumatized refugees attempting to rebuild their lives after suffering loss and displacement.

The second-place prize went to Hungarian director for Saul Fia while Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ film The Lobster won third-place prize. Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien got the best director award for Nie Yinniang.

France’s Vincent Lindon took home the best actor award for French director Stephane Brize’s film La Loi du while best actress prize went to Marche Mara for her role in Todd Hayne’s Carol and actress Emmanuelle Bercot for her role in film Maiwenn Besco’s Mon Roi.

Colombian director Cesar Augusto Acevedo was awarded the Camera d’Or prize for best film for La tierra y la sombre while Mexican director Michel Franco won prize for his film about an end-of-life nurse.

In its 6^th edition, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is stepping beyond the medium of film to integrate new modes of expression into its festival. The 377191 Wall – a group art show of 271 mixed media works by 238 artists was inaugurated by senior artist Prabhakar Kolte, at Gallery Beyond, Great Western Building, Kala Ghoda.

“Each object of art here represents 238 worlds that you can see together. It was sheer genius to bring two visual mediums together. It helps you free a part of yourself and other people. I believe that film is our most contemporary medium. Truly contemporary films hold the perfect lens to our world,’’ said Kolte.

The group-show has been titled ‘The 377191 Wall’, based on two contrasting pieces of Indian legislation, namely Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution that guarantees freedom of expression and freedom of choice, and Section 377 of the IPC that criminalizes same-sex activity.

The dichotomy served as a guiding point to the 238 artists from across the country who came together to put up an astounding 279 pieces of art for this special showcase.

BMW and Art Basel send Hong Kong artist on a journey of creative discovery across five continents,as Samson Young is the first BMW Art Journey winner. Young will undertake a worldwide tour of iconic bells, documenting them and creating works of visual art and music composition in response to them. Samson Young was one of three shortlisted artists selected from this year’s Discoveries sector at Art Basel’s show in Hong Kong.

Samson Young’s project for the inaugural BMW Art Journey, titled “For Whom the Bell Tolls: A Journey Into the Sonic History of Conflict,” builds on the Hong Kong-based artist’s longstanding fascination with military technology and his training as a composer. In this project, he turns his attention to bells, which bring together these two related areas of interest. Cannons and bells are made of essentially the same materials. In times of war, bells would be melted down to create cannons, and when peace returned, bells would be recast from surplus weapons.

Art Basel and BMW will collaborate with the awarded artist to document the journey and share it with the public through print publications, online and social media. On June 16, the first preview day of Art Basel’s show in Basel, Samson Young will be available for interviews.

The experts conducting the judging were Richard Armstrong, Director Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Claire Hsu, Director Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; Matthias Mühling, Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich; Shwetal Patel, Curator, India; and Pauline J. Yao, Curator Visual Art M+, Hong Kong.

Prada is changing the way we experience fragrance with the introduction of its Les Infusions de Pradaline.

The new range developed by Daniela Andrier consists of three pre-existing scents and three new ones: Iris, Iris Cèdre, Fleur d’Oranger, Vétiver, Oeillet and Amande. With this new range, the brand is trying to break down the gender barriers that fragrances have carried for so long.

The new line will be available at Galeries Lafayette and Printemps in Paris, El Corte Inglés in Spain and Harrods and Selfridges in the U.K.

Dennis Basso has revealed its fall ad campaign starring bold and beautiful model Chanel Iman.

Styled by Kate Young and shot by photographer Bernard Hunt in the Morningside Heights, the ad campaign Chanel Iman channeling a glamorous ’70s vibe. The model is seen standing alongside Tori Praver and a 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix below the Riverside Drive Viaduct.

Iman is dressed in Basso’s bejeweled cocktail dress while Praver is wearing embellished evening gown.

After Los Angeles and Beijing, French luxury label Louis Vuitton has launched its outstanding “Series 2” exhibition at Palazzo Ruspoli in Rome which will run till June 7.

With series of different installation, the exhibition discovers brand’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière’s inspirations for his third ready-to-wear show for women’s collections at Louis Vuitton.The exhibit focuses on the brand’s history and the creative director’s visions for the brand.

There is ‘Abstract Title’ section which shows the iconic Louis Vuitton logo and ‘Talking Faces’ and ‘Magic Trunk,’ which pays homage to the genius ‘spirit of travel’ heritage of the brand. The ‘Infinite Show’ presents a 360° projection room, showcasing the brand’s spring/summer 15 runway presentation.

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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Paul Stanley New Lifestyle Brand

Marques’ Almeida Wins LVMH Prize

68th Cannes Film Festival Closing Ceremony

The 377191 Wall

Samson Young wins BMW Art Journey

Prada Unveils New Scent Line

Dennis Basso Fall Ad Campaign

Louis Vuitton Series 2 in Rome