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RECORD BREAKERS: Auctioneers reeled in $42.7 million for Marie-Antoinette’s jewels, which were up for sale at Sotheby’s. Participants from more than 43 countries joined the auction that took place in Geneva.
Ten pieces from the Queen of France’s private collection, which were hidden away from public view for 200 years, were put up for sale by the Bourbon Parma family, descendants of Louis XIV, the Holy Roman Emperors and Pope Paul III.
A diamond and natural pearl pendant, estimated at a presale value of $2 million, sold for $36 million to a private European buyer. The sale established a new auction record for a natural pearl.
Each jewel sold for more than double, if not triple, the presale estimates. “Tonight we saw the Marie-Antoinette factor work its magic. No other queen is more famous for her love of jewels, and her personal treasures, pearls and diamonds that survived intact the tumults of history, captivated the interest of collectors around the world,” said Daniela Mascetti, Sotheby’s jewelry chairman of Europe.
During Marie-Antoinette’s unsuccessful escape during the French Revolution, the jewels, which were transported separately, made their safe passage to Vienna into the hands of her nephew, the Austrian Emperor.
A monogrammed diamond ring also broke records
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Joanna M. Dubin has been named president of Fendi Americas, effective Jan. 7.
She succeeds Gaetano Sciuto who served in the role five years and is leaving Fendi to pursue another opportunity outside of Fendi parent, LVMH Group.
Dubin, who is based in New York, reports to Giuseppe Oliveri, Fendi’s worldwide managing director, retail and wholesale.
Most recently, Dubin has been senior vice president, merchandising at Louis Vuitton Americas in New York. Prior to that, she was based in Japan as chief executive officer of Gilt Groupe Japan, having earlier been general merchandising manager.
Previously, Dubin was senior director of digital merchandising and planning at Coach, and before that was with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. as senior director of merchandising for Asia and Japan for the women’s, men’s, home and children’s categories. She started her career in the buying division of Bergdorf Goodman.
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BORGO GIRLS: Borgo de Nor is continuing to evolve its colorful, exuberant range and experimenting with new patterns and fabrications, beyond its signature surrealist silk prints.
Its latest spring 2019 range — presented via showroom appointments — introduced a series of cotton pieces in bright stripes, as well as new silhouettes that are a little shorter or skin-bearing for summer.
“We are known for the elegance of our sleeves, and being that little bit more modest, but last year we offered a dress that showed a little more skin and it performed well, showing us that there’s definitely demand in the market for that,” said Carmen Borgonovo, the brand’s cofounder.
Borgonovo also reveled in her love of surrealism, producing new season prints inspired by Dalí and showcasing flowers that morph into lips. Another print, incorporated shells with flowers referencing Botticelli’s Venus.
Borgonovo, alongside her partner Joana de Noronha, developed a very clear idea of the type of customer who would be drawn to their bold, arty prints: confident women who don’t shy away from the spotlight.
“It’s not for everyone. You need to be a certain type of woman for these dresses and you need to feel comfortable and confident enough to walk into a
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LONDON — The Graduate Fashion Foundation gathered some of its top students and patrons at the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday to showcase the works of emerging British talent and discuss its ambitions to increase its international outlook.
The students chosen to take part in the event had received awards during Graduate Fashion Week in June — a three-day annual event that showcases up to 26 catwalks — and the aim was to give them further visibility with a more intimate showcase.
“The biggest problem that graduates are facing is being given that opportunity to crack into the industry and showcase their work. So we put on a show in London every year that allows them to show those capabilities,” said the charity’s chairman Mark Newton, highlighting that the organization’s upward trajectory is purely down to the work of its lifetime patrons and retail partners.
“We get no support from government here, this venue is the only support that we get. Everything else is about raising money from retailers to encourage them to support the latest talent,” he added, also pointing to Ralph Lauren as one of the charity’s latest sponsors, who offered up his private library to host a show of Graduate
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LONDON — Beyoncé’s Parkwood company has taken full ownership of Ivy Park, buying back Topshop tycoon Philip Green’s shares in the brand that started life as a joint venture.
“After discussions of almost a year, Parkwood has acquired 100 percent of the Ivy Park brand. Topshop Arcadia will fulfill the existing orders,” a spokesperson for Green confirmed in a statement.
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The news follows a series of sexual harassment and bullying allegations made against Green, with former employees giving interviews to the British press about the treatment they experienced while working for Topshop and his Arcadia Group.
Green has been the subject of an eight-month investigation by the Daily Telegraph accusing him of sexual harassment, bullying and paying his victims substantial amounts of money to prevent them from speaking under controversial non-disclosure agreements.
He successfully obtained an injunction against the newspaper, so The Telegraph’s full report has yet to be published, but a member of the House of Lords revealed his name, citing parliamentary privilege.
Beyoncé isn’t the first to distance herself from the fashion and retail tycoon. Earlier this month, the buzzy London fashion label Halpern canceled a party celebrating its party collaboration with Topshop in the wake
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What better way to say “I love you” than giving a personalized Dutch yacht?
These gifts will send someone over the moon (perhaps literally).