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Quentin Jones
Quentin Jones (born 3 December 1983) is a mixed-media artist born in London and is based in New York. She is known for her short, black and white, surrealist videos. Early life and career Jones (born in Toronto, Canada) studied philosophy at Cambridge and received a master's in illustration from Central Saint Martins in 2010. The daughter of architect Edward Jones, Jones also has a background in modeling. Jones's style montages images with graffiti-style collages. Themes in her work include contemporary beauty, fashion, and femininity. Her process begins with a sketching phase, so her participants can see her ideas, before making and painting props. Jones has said that her favorite part is adding collaged elements in post-production. Jones has worked with brands including Chanel, Victoria Beckham, Louis Vuitton, Target, Kenzo, Holly Fulton, Hoss Intropia, and Smythson. In 2013, The Hospital Club The Hospital Club, later renamed the H Club, was a members' club for people i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of short and summer courses. It was formerly known as Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, and before that as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. History Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design was formed in 1989 from the merger of the Central School of Art and Design, founded in 1896, and Saint Martin's School of Art, founded in 1854. Since 1986 both schools had been part of the London Institute, formed by the Inner London Education Authority to bring together seven London art, design, fashion and media schools. The London Institute became a legal entity in 1988, could award taught degrees from 1993, was granted university status in 2003 and was renamed University of the Arts London in 2004. It also includes Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanel
Chanel ( , ) is a French high-end luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. Chanel specializes in women's ready-to-wear, luxury goods, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is well known for its Chanel No. 5, No. 5 perfume and "Chanel Suit". Chanel is credited for revolutionizing ''haute couture'' and ready-to-wear by replacing structured, Corset, corseted silhouettes with more functional garments that women still found flattering. History Coco Chanel Era ;Establishment and recognition (1909–1920s) The House of Chanel originated in 1909 when Gabrielle Chanel opened a millinery shop at 160 Boulevard Malesherbes, the ground floor of the Parisian flat of the socialite and textile businessman Étienne Balsan, of whom she was the mistress. Because the Balsan flat also was a Salon (gathering), salon for the French hunting and sporting élite, Chanel had the opportunity to meet their ''Demimonde, demi-mondaine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham (; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. After the Spice Girls split in 2001, Beckham was signed to Virgin Records, in which she released her self-titled debut solo album, which produced two UK Top 10 singles. Beckham has starred in five official documentaries and reality shows, including ''Victoria's Secrets'' (2000), ''Being Victoria Beckham'' (2002), ''The Real Beckhams'' (2003), ''Victoria Beckham - A Mile In Their Shoes'' (2004), and '' Victoria Beckham: Coming to America'' (2007). She has since made a cameo appearance in an episode of ''Ugly Betty'' (2007), and been a guest judge on ''Project Runway'' (2008), ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' (2009), and ''American Idol'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French high-end Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, departmental stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide. History Founding to World War II The Louis Vuitton label was founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Target Corporation
Target Corporation (doing business as Target and stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the seventh largest retailer in the United States, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. Target was established as the discount division of Dayton's department store of Minneapolis in 1962. It began expanding the store nationwide in the 1980s (as part of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation), and introduced new store formats under the Target brand in the 1990s. The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry. The parent company was renamed Target Corporation in 2000, and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004. It suffered from a massive, highly publicized security breach of customer credit card data and the failure of its short-lived Target Canada subsidiary in the early 2010s, but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenzo
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢三, "wise, three" *健三, "healthy, three" *謙三, "humble, three" *健想, "healthy, concept" *建造, "build, create" *健蔵, "healthy, storehouse" *憲蔵, "constitution, storehouse" *研造, "polish, create" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *Emperor Kenzō (顕宗, born 5 AD), 23rd Japanese imperial ruler *Adachi Kenzō (謙蔵, 1864–1948), Japanese politician *Kenzo Fujisue (健三, born 1964), Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *Kenzo Kitakata (born 1947), Japanese novelist * Kenzō Kotani (1909–2003), last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith *Kenzo Mori (1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist and editor *Kenzo Nakamura (兼三, born 1973), retired judoka * William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier *Kenzo Nambu (born 1992), Japanese footballer *Kenzo Okada (1902–1982), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Fulton
Holly Fulton (born 1977) is a London-based fashion designer who set up her eponymous fashion label in 2009. Known for bold graphic and 3D motifs, innovative use of textiles and distinctive accessories, she has been described as the "queen of prints". She is a regular at London Fashion Week and has also appeared at Hong Kong Fashion Week. Early life and career Fulton was born in Edinburgh. Her early ambition was to be a vet, but after studying sciences at school she switched focus and completed an art foundation course in Newcastle and a fashion textiles degree at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1999. After university, she worked for a while at London fashion store Koh Samui before spending a number of years teaching, running a gallery and working as a nanny. In 2005, she applied for the MA in fashion led by Wendy Dagworthy at Royal College of Art. She gained experience at Lanvin in Paris before establishing her label which was launched at Fashion East in 2009. Holly wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smythson
Frank Smythson Limited, commonly known as Smythson (), is a British manufacturer and retailer of luxury stationery, leather goods, diaries, and fashion products based in London, England. The company's founder, Frank John Smythson, was born in 1847 at Holborn and was a son of Marcus Alfred Smythson, a professor of music. He opened his first store on 29 September 1887 at 133 New Bond Street in London. Smythson's current flagship store is located nearby at 131-132 New Bond Street. Smythson's clients have included the current British royal family, Queen Victoria, many UK politicians and prime ministers, Sir Edmund Hillary, Madonna, and Grace Kelly. In 1908, the company created the first 'Featherweight' diary, enabling diaries to be carried about. Most of the company's leather goods are now made in Italy. Locations In the United Kingdom, in addition to the flagship store on New Bond Street, Smythson has London boutiques on Sloane Street, Westbourne Grove and at the Royal Exchange, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hospital Club
The Hospital Club, later renamed the H Club, was a members' club for people in the creative industries in London, England. It housed a television studio (h Studio), recording studio, screening room, live performance space, restaurant, lounges and gallery over seven floors. The club was located at 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, on the site of an 18th-century hospital. The Hospital Club was used by the rock band Radiohead to record parts of their 2007 album ''In Rainbows'' and the 2008 live video '' In Rainbows – From the Basement.'' In 2017, the Hospital Club opened a second location in the former Redbury Hotel in Hollywood, California. In 2020, both clubs closed permanently due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other "extenuating circumstances". History The Hospital Club London was founded in 2004 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen through his investment company Vulcan Inc. and musician David A. Stewart (formerly of the band Eurythmics). For many years the bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Artists From London
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From New York City
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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