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Amber Anderson
Amber Felicity Rose Anderson (born 5 March 1992) is a British actress, pianist and model. On television, she is known for her roles as Ciara Porter in the crime drama ''Strike'' (2017) and Diana Mitford in the sixth series of ''Peaky Blinders'' (2022), both on BBC One. Her films include ''We Are the Freaks'' (2013), ''White Lie'' (2019), and '' Emma'' (2020). Anderson is a trained pianist and violinist, and began her career in modeling. Early life Anderson was born in Shepton Mallet and spent her early childhood in Somerset and Wiltshire. Of Scottish descent on her father's side, she moved to Forres, north-east Scotland at the age of 6. Her mother was concerned about the millennium bug and wanted to live more remotely. Anderson attended primary school in Logie in addition to being Steiner-educated. She then studied piano and violin at Aberdeen City Music School to grade eight and nine respectively. At the age of 16, Anderson was awarded a double music and drama scholarship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenzo (brand)
Kenzo (stylized as KENZO PARIS) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1970 by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and owned by parent company LVMH. History Kenzo Takada, 1970–1998 Kenzo Takada was born in Japan and moved to Paris in 1964 to start his fashion career. He then became known for using Asian and Japanese influenced style with the construction of European fashion. He started with a 'Jungle Jap' boutique located at Galerie Vivienne and decorated in jungle inspired interior. He began with handmade women's clothing; reportedly, he made his first collection with $200 worth of fabrics bought at a large discount house in Montmartre. The brand became Kenzo after a fashion show in New York in 1976, as the American market considered 'Jungle Jap' too pejorative.Grace Cook (February 1, 2019)Kenzo Takada — the journey from ‘Jungle Jap’ to Kenzo ''Financial Times''. In 1983, Kenzo started designing men and then kids and home collections in 1987, followed by fragrance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burberry
Burberry is a British luxury fashion house established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry headquartered in London, England. It currently designs and distributes ready to wear, including trench coats (for which it is most famous), leather accessories, and footwear. Its name and branding are licensed to Coty for fragrances and cosmetics and to Luxottica for eyewear. History Early years, 19th century Burberry was founded in 1856 when 21-year-old Thomas Burberry, a former draper's apprentice, opened his own store in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. By 1870, the business had established itself by focusing on the development of outdoors attire. In 1879, Burberry introduced gabardine to his brand, a hardwearing, water-resistant yet breathable fabric, in which the yarn is waterproofed before weaving. In 1891, Burberry opened a shop in the Haymarket, London. 20th century In 1901, the Burberry Equestrian Knight logo was developed containing the Latin word "Prorsum", meaning "forwards", and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Theatre (London)
The Park Theatre opened in Finsbury Park, north LondonCecilia Sundstrom"Psychopaths, nudity and Maureen Lipman launch new Finsbury Park theatre" ''Hackney Gazette'', 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-01. in 2013. It describes itself as "a neighbourhood theatre with global ambition", offering a mixed programme of new writing, classics, and revivals. As well as the main auditorium seating 200, the building includes a 90-seat studio theatre, a rehearsal space and a café bar. Building In November 2009, Artistic Director Jez Bond and Creative Director Melli Marie acquired a disused three-storey office building at 11-13 Clifton Terrace. Planning permission was granted in October 2010. The theatre was designed by David Hughes. Following a campaign supported by prominent theatre figures such as Sir Ian McKellen and Alan Rickman, the £2.6m cost was met by private donors and by the sale of flats built above the theatre. The two auditoria, Park200 and Park90, have natural light which ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Newton
Luke Paul Anthony Newton (né Atkinson; born 5 February 1993) is an English actor. He is known for playing Colin, the third Bridgerton child, in the Netflix series ''Bridgerton'' (2020–present). He also had roles in the BBC Two drama '' The Cut'' (2009) and the Disney Channel series '' The Lodge'' (2016). Early life Newton is from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister, Lauren. Their parents divorced, and their mother Michelle remarried in 2006. Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary’s First and Middle School from 5 to 11 years old. He also attended Northbrook College Sussex (now part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College). He then formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds (then Evans), Joel Baylis, and Henry Tredinnick. He went on to train at the London School of Musical Theatre. Career In 2010, Newton made his television debut in the BBC Two teen series '' The Cut'' as Luke Attwood, a role he portrayed for 11 episodes. In 2014, he appeared in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sølve Sundsbø
Sølve Sundsbø (born 14 October 1970) is a Norwegian fashion photographer based in London. Career Sundsbø was born in Norway in 1970 and came to London in 1995 to study photography at the London College of Printing. He left college to work as first assistant to British photographer Nick Knight. He regularly works with publications such as ''Italian Vogue'', ''Love'', ''Visionaire'', ''V'', ''Interview'', '' i-D'', ''The New York Times'', '' Chinese Vogue'', ''Vogue Nippon'' and '' W''. In 2012, Sunsdbø collaborated with '' W'' magazine, creating and exhibiting an installation of his film "The Ever Changing Face of Beauty". Sundsbø's work has been celebrated in numerous exhibitions. “Beyond the Still Image” was exhibited at the Palazzo Reale in Milan as part of the 2018 Photo Vogue Festival in collaboration with Vogue Italia. "Rosie and 21 Men" was displayed at the Shoot Gallery in Oslo in 2013. The images from the exhibition were published in a catalogue, "Rosie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Knight (photographer)
Nicholas David Gordon Knight OBE (born 24 November 1958) is a British fashion photographer and founder and director of SHOWstudio.com. He is an honorary professor at University of the Arts London and was awarded an honorary Ph.D. by the same university. He has produced books of his work including retrospectives ''Nicknight'' (1994) and ''Nick Knight'' (2009). In 2016, Knight's 1992 campaign photograph for fashion brand Jil Sander was sold by Phillips auction house at the record-breaking price of HKD 2,360,000. Life and career Knight was born in Hammersmith, London. He studied photography at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design and published his first book of photographs 'Skinhead' in 1982 when he was still a student at the school. He was then commissioned by '' i-D'' editor Terry Jones to create a series of portraits for magazine's fifth-anniversary issue. His work caught the attention of art director Marc Ascoli, who commissioned Knight to shoot the 1986 catalog of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier (; 21 August 1943 – 31 March 2022) was a French fashion photographer. Early life and education Born near Paris in 1943 to a modest family, Demarchelier spent his childhood in Le Havre, Normandy, with his mother and four brothers. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him his first Eastman Kodak camera. Demarchelier learned how to develop film, retouch negatives and began photographing friends and weddings. Career In 1975, Demarchelier left Paris for New York City, United States to follow his girlfriend. He discovered fashion photography by working as a freelance photographer learning from, and working with photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Terry King, and Jacque Guilbert. His work drew the attention of ''Elle'', ''Marie Claire'', and '' 20 Ans'' Magazine. He is perhaps best known for his intimate portraits of Princess Diana that helped establish her popularity and accessible public image. He later worked for ''Vogue'' and ''Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Testino
Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' '' Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Stuart Weitzman, Carolina Herrera and Estée Lauder. Alongside his practice as a photographer, Testino has also worked as a creative director, guest editor, museum founder, art collector and collaborator and entrepreneur. Aaron Hicklin of ''The Observer'' described him as "the world's most prolific magazine and fashion trade photographer". Early life Testino was born and grew up in Lima into a well-to-do Roman Catholic family. He was the eldest of six children and is of Spanish, Italian, and Irish descent. He attended a Catholic school, Santa Maria Marianistas. As a child he wanted to be a priest. Testino studied economics at La Universidad del Pacífico fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Watson (photographer)
Albert Watson OBE (born 1942) is a Scottish fashion, celebrity and art photographer. He has shot over 100 covers of ''Vogue'' and 40 covers of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine since the mid-1970s, and has created major advertising campaigns for clients such as Prada, Chanel and Levis. Watson has also taken some well-known photographs, from the portrait of Steve Jobs that appeared on the cover of his biography, a photo of Alfred Hitchcock holding a plucked goose, and a portrait of a nude Kate Moss taken on her 19th birthday. Watson's prints of his photography are exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. '' Photo District News'' named him one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, among others. Watson has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, the Hasselblad Masters Award and three ANDY Awards,. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermès
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès ( , ), is a French luxury design house established in 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Its logo, since the 1950s, is of a Duke carriage with horse. History Beginnings in the 19th century Thierry Hermès was born in Krefeld, Germany, to a French father and a German mother. The family moved to France in 1828. In 1837, Hermès first established a harness workshop in the Grands Boulevards quarter of Paris, dedicated to serving European noblemen. He created high-quality wrought harnesses and bridles for the carriage trade, winning several awards including the first prize in its class in 1855 and again in 1867 at the Expositions Universelles in Paris. Hermès's son, Charles-Émile, took over management from his father in 1880 and moved the shop to ''24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré'', where it remains. With the help of his sons Adolphe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and Ready-to-wear, prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, marinières, and Steel and tin cans, tin cans. Gaultier founded his self-titled fashion label in 1982, and expanded with a line of Perfume, fragrances in 1993. He was the creative director for French luxury house Hermès from 2003 to 2010, and retired following his 50th-anniversary haute couture show during Paris Fashion Week in January 2020. Aside from his work in the fashion industry, Gaultier co-presented the first seven series of the television series ''Eurotrash (TV series), Eurotrash'' with Antoine de Caunes from 1993–1997. Biography Early life Gaultier grew up in a suburb of Paris. His mother was a clerk and his father an accountant. It was his maternal grandmother, Marie Garrabe, who introduced him to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
