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Kenya Kinski-Jones
Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones (born February 9, 1993), known professionally as Kenya Kinski-Jones, is an American fashion model. Early life and education Jones was born in Los Angeles, California to American musician Quincy Jones and German actress Nastassja Kinski (née Nakszynski). She has two maternal half-siblings and 6 paternal half-siblings including actresses Rashida and Kidada Jones, and producer Quincy Jones III. Jones has been a vegetarian since she was 8 years old. In 2015, Jones graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in journalism. Career Jones was discovered by fashion photographer Bruce Weber, who shot her first modeling job in ''Vogue España''. She started her career at Ford Models. Her first runway show was for Chanel. She has done campaigns for Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Nasty Gal, and Ermanno Scervino. Jones has appeared in editorials for ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Nylon'', ''Teen Vogue'', '' V'', '' Glamour'', and ''L'Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located in downtown Los Angeles. LMU offers 55 major and 59 minor undergraduate degrees and programs across six undergraduate colleges. The Graduate Division offers 47 master's degree programs, one education doctorate, one doctorate in juridical science, a Juris Doctor and 13 credential programs. LMU's sports teams are called the Lions and compete at the NCAA Division I level as members of the West Coast Conference in 20 sports. History Loyola Marymount University is the product of a merger between Loyola College, founded in 1917, and Marymount College, founded in 1932, with its roots in Marymount School which was founded in 1923. St. Vincent's College The present university is the product of the first institution of higher learning in Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Weber (photographer)
Bruce Weber (born March 29, 1946) is an American fashion photographer and occasional filmmaker. Maslin, Janet (March 24, 1989)Review/Film Festival; The History of a Musician's Disintegration ''The New York Times''. He has made ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, and made work for ''Vogue'', '' GQ'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''Elle'', ''Life'', ''Interview'', and ''Rolling Stone'' magazines. Life and work Weber was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to a Jewish family. His fashion photography first appeared in the late 1970s in '' GQ'' magazine, where he had frequent cover photos. Nan Bush, his longtime companion and agent, was able to secure a contract with Federated Department Stores to shoot the 1978 Bloomingdales mail catalog. He came to the attention of the general public in the late 1980s and early 1990s with his advertising images for Calvin Klein. He was first approached by Klein to work on an underwear campaign, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz (born June 24, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management, an alternative investment management fund based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company, Sysco, and The Madison Square Garden Company. He is a former director of H.J. Heinz Company, Mondelēz International, and Ingersoll Rand and a former CEO of Triangle Industries. Early life and education Peltz was born to a Jewish family in 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Claire (''née'' Wechsler; 1905–2007) and Maurice Herbert Peltz (1901–1977). He was the second of their two children, and grew up in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood. He attended Horace Mann School in the Bronx. Peltz attended the undergraduate program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania starting in 1960, where he joined the fraterni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Officiel
''L'Officiel'' () is a French fashion magazine with a USA edition. It has been published in Paris since 1921 and targets upper-income, educated women aged from 25 to 49. In 2006, it had a circulation of 101,719. A men's edition of ''L'Officiel'', ''L'Officiel Hommes'', and many foreign editions are also published. The complete name of the magazine is "''L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris''". In 2022, it was acquired by Hong Kong-Based company AMTD International. History ''L'Officiel'' was first published in 1921, the same year as ''Vogue''. It was the official publication of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, a trade body representing all Paris couturiers, and took over the role of ''Les Elégances Parisiennes'', a joint publication of a group of about twenty-five couturiers which became defunct in 1922. ''L'Officiel'' was a professional trade magazine, directed principally at international buyers of high fashion, both corporate and individual, and at those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamour (magazine)
''Glamour'' is today an online women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. For many years a traditional hard-copy magazine, it was founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States. It was originally called ''Glamour of Hollywood''. History In August 1943, the magazine changed its name to ''Glamour'', with the subtitle ''for the girl with the job''. The magazine was published in a larger format than many of its contemporaries. ''Charm'', a Street & Smith magazine, started in 1941, later subtitled "the magazine for women who work", was folded into ''Glamour'' magazine in 1959. ''Glamour'' targets women 18–49 (with the median age of 33.5) and reaches a subscription audience of 1,411,061 readers in the United States. Its circulation on newsstands was 986,447, making the total average paid circulation 2,397,508. ''Glamour'' was the first women's magazine to feature an African-American cover girl when it included Katiti Kironde on the cover o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (American Magazine)
''V'' is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film, music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled '' VMAN'' started as an offshoot in 2003. History ''V'' was launched in September 1999 as the "younger sibling" publication to the limited-edition quarterly ''Visionaire''. ''V'' releases six issues a year, one for each current seasonal collection; Spring, Spring/Summer, Summer, Fall Preview, Fall, and Winter. The magazine has a readership of 315,000 as of 2010. ''V'' is edited by Stephen Gan and features new global fashion displayed through shoots and editorials focusing more specifically on art, film, music and fashion. ''V'' has been noted for its inventive and progressive styling, as well as its reportage of cultural figures and global youth culture. Past contributors have included Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Hedi Slimane, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, and Karl Lagerfeld. Interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Vogue
''Teen Vogue'' is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', targeted at teenagers. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and celebrities. Since 2015, following a steep decline in sales, the magazine cut back on its print distribution in favor of online content, which has grown significantly. The magazine had also expanded its focus from fashion and beauty to include politics and current affairs. In November 2017, it was announced ''Teen Vogue'' would cease in print and continue online-only as part of a new round of cost cuts. The final print issue featured Hillary Clinton on the cover, and was on newsstands on December 5, 2017. History ''Teen Vogue'' was established in 2003 as a spinoff of ''Vogue'' and led by former ''Vogue'' beauty director Amy Astley under the guidance of Anna Wintour with Gina Sanders as founding publisher. The magazine was published in a smaller 6¾"x9" form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nylon (magazine)
''Nylon'' is an American multimedia brand, publishing company, and lifestyle magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel. Originally a print publication, it switched to an all digital format in 2017. Its name references New York and London, and it is currently owned by Bustle Digital Group. History ''Nylon'' was co-founded in 1999 Nylon Number One Premier Issue, Digital Copy by Flickr Publishing, September 1st, 1999. by editorial director Mark Blackwell, art director Madonna Badger, creative director , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper's Bazaar
''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the style resource for "women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture". Since its debut in 1867, as the U.S.'s first fashion magazine, its pages have been home to talent such as the founding editor, author and translator Mary Louise Booth, as well as numerous fashion editors, photographers, illustrators and writers. ''Harper's Bazaar''s corporate offices are located in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street or 959 Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The current editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition is Samira Nasr. History Book publishers Harper & Brothers founded the magazine based in New York City on November 2, 1867. This company also gave birth to '' Harper's Magazine''. ''Harper's B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vogue (magazine)
''Vogue'' is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers many topics, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Based at One World Trade Center One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Mer ... in the FiDi, Financial District of Lower Manhattan, ''Vogue'' began in 1892 as a weekly newspaper before becoming a monthly magazine years later. Since its founding, ''Vogue'' has featured numerous actors, musicians, models, athletes, and other prominent celebrities. The largest issue published by ''Vogue'' magazine was the September 2012 edition, containing 900 pages. The British Vogue, British ''Vogue'', launched in 1916, was the first international edition, while the Italian version ''Vogue Italia'' has been called the top fashion magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermanno Scervino
Ermanno Scervino is an Italian fashion house headquartered in Florence, Italy. Entrepreneur Toni Scervino and designer Ermanno Daelli founded the fashion label in 2000. History In 2000, Toni Scervino and Ermanno Daelli founded the fashion brand Ermanno Scervino. Ermanno Daelli launched his own label after living in New York City, where he met Andy Warhol. The fashion line's women's collection debuted at Milan Fashion Week in 2003 with the Fall/Winter 2003/04 collection. The men's collection was launched in 2002 and made its first appearance as the guest of honor at Pitti Immagine in 2005. The first runway debut for the men's collection was in Milan during the Men's Fashion Week in 2008. In addition to a men's and women's ready to wear collection, in 2004, the Ermanno Scervino Junior collection was created. In 2007, the Ermanno Scervino Lingerie and Beachwear line was created in partnership with ViaMazzini, who distributes and produces the collections. The lingerie collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty Gal
Nasty Gal is an American retailer that specializes in fashion for young women. The company has customers in over 60 countries. Founded by Sophia Amoruso in 2006, Nasty Gal was named "Fastest Growing Retailer" in 2012 by '' Inc.'' magazine. Nasty Gal is based in Los Angeles. In 2017, the company was purchased by the BooHoo Group out of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. History In 2006, while working as a campus safety host at Academy of Art University, Amoruso launched an eBay store based in San Francisco, selling old pieces of clothing. The store was named Nasty Gal Vintage, the name being inspired by Betty Davis. The eBay store sold vintage fashion that Amoruso sourced from secondhand stores. MySpace was the primary form of communication for the store in its early days. In June 2008, Amoruso moved Nasty Gal Vintage off eBay and onto its own destination site. In 2009, Nasty Gal moved into its first warehouse space in Berkeley, California, and soon after to a 7,500-square-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
