Ralph Lauren Reveals A New Romance

April 2, 2014/in Beauty/by Stephanie Redhead

Ralph Lauren Presents Midnight Romance

Midnight Romance, the new fragrance by Ralph Lauren hits counters this month at select retail stores. Whereas the original Romance scent is much lighter and more innocent, Midnight Romance expresses a sensual mystique of a woman.

The floriental juice includes top notes of raspberry, Italian bergamot and juicy lychee. The heart embraces peony, jasmine sambac and freesia with a drydown of black vanilla, iris absolute and ambrox. Print and TV advertising was shot by Bruce Weber and features a new fragrance face, Anna Selezneva, who also walked the Ralph Lauren runway fashion show. Midnight Romance Eau de Parfum is available in three sizes: 100ml. for $94, 50ml. for $74, and 30ml. for $52. Ancillary products include a 200ml. body moisturizer and shower & gel both retailing $41 and a 10ml. rollerball for $23.

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Barneys New York Reveals Spring 2014 Campaign

March 6, 2014/in Art + Culture/by Stephanie Redhead

BARNEYS NEW YORK Spring 2014 Campaign Models

Barneys New York Unveils Brother’s Sisters, Sons & Daughters

Recently, Barneys New York and Vanity Fair teamed up to unveil at the Guggenheim the premiere of Brothers, Sisters, Sons & Daughters, Barneys Spring 2014 Campaign that was filmed by Bruce Weber in partnership with the National Center for Transgender Equality and the LGBT Community Center of New York City. The 36-minute film illustrates the lives of 17 individuals and their stories in either the transitioning process or already having undergone gender reassignment surgery, in an effort to build social acceptance of the transgender community. Mark Lee, CEO of Barneys introduced the film to an intimate group, followed by a Q& A session with Weber, Barneys Creative Director, Dennis Freedman, and including the 17 stars that are the faces of Barneys New York’s Spring 2014 campaign.

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