HONG KONG — In a first for the French house, Dior Homme has teamed with German audio manufacturer Sennheiser to produce a special line of headphones.
Dior Homme chief executive officer Serge Brunschwig was here for the unveil on March 22. Visiting the brand’s Hong Kong Landmark store, he was joined at a cocktail party by Asian celebrity guests such as singers Vaness Wu and Endy Chow, and Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong.
It’s the first time Dior Homme has collaborated with a third party. The four products, which come in a sleek black and red colorway, are designed to cater to different scenarios: at home, traveling or for daily wear.
“We had a lot in common but we didn’t know it before,” Brunschwig said, adding that the collaboration came about from a meeting 11 months ago. Because Sennheiser is a sponsor of Art Basel’s Hong Kong fair, which is currently on, the two parties thought it would make for a great launch date.
Aside from a shared passion for their product, Oliver Berger, Sennheiser head of global design management, said the two companies are similar in age. “Dior is celebrating its 70th year anniversary; Sennheiser will have it in two years as well — so we’re a

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STARWATCHING: Watches aren’t all that’s on show at Baselworld.
Guests at the watch and jewelry fair in Switzerland jostled for a glimpse of former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey at the Tag Heuer booth, where he premiered a short film for the brand that he directed and appears in, while Bulgari introduced its latest global watch ambassador, Spanish model Jon Kortajarena.
At a packed press conference on Thursday, Dempsey was flanked by Tag Heuer chief executive officer Jean-Claude Biver and Jack Heuer, the great-grandson of the founder and honorary chairman of the Swiss watchmaker, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
“To Jack,” Dempsey’s black-and-white short film, shows the actor — a friend of the brand and keen car racer — looking pensive as he drives a vintage open-topped MGA sports car across a striking California landscape, to a jazz soundtrack by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.

The film features the Autoavia, a legendary Heuer timepiece originally designed for cars and planes, and now revived.
“I had to stay calm to realize the vision,” said Dempsey, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on “Grey’s Anatomy,” in words that echoed the brand’s tag line ‘Don’t Crack Under Pressure.’
“I’d really love

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NEW YORK — Speedo is determined to get more people into the water and has teamed with Life Time Fitness on a boot camp class called Water Xtreme that will launch at more than 40 Life Time clubs by April 1.
Each class will be taught by certified instructors who will be outfitted in Speedo apparel and footwear and will include the company’s aquatic training tools such as a water shoe, special paddles and a push plate.
In a launch event at Life Time’s New York location on Thursday, Speedo USA president John Graham said: “Traditional lap swimming continues to be a great full-body workout, but we know the power of aquatic training goes beyond horizontal swimming and look forward to introducing Life Time’s members to this full-body training experience.”
Olympians — and Speedo-sponsored athletes — Natalie Coughlin and Cullen Jones joined a class at the club, using kettle balls, vipers and other tools to mix up their workout.
Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist, said she last competed in Tahiti in October, but most of her time these days is taken up working on a cookbook that will be out in the spring of 2019. “And I’m also starting a wine label in the

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DIGITAL GET DOWN: DKNY is upping its tech ante.
The brand will introduce its first hybridized smartwatch designs at the Baselworld fair today.
The DKNY Minute is meant to sync with smartphones; track daily movement activity including calories burned; automatically update time based on location; provide a dual-time zone screen; serve as an alarm clock, and track sleep.
The watch is powered by a coin cell battery, which can last up to four months of use.
Priced from $155 to $175, the device will come with silver, gold or rose gold faces. They can come accessorized with black or white leather straps or a red quilted strap. For active users, each purchase includes a pinstripe silicone strap.
The design is set to debut at retail for holiday 2017 — to be carried on DKNY’s web site as well as in select boutiques and department stores.

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Guess continues its year-later celebration of its 35th anniversary with a women’s fragrance launch to commemorate its founding year, Guess 1981. On Tuesday night, Peyton List, Spencer List, Madison Beer, Annalynne McCord, Anwar Hadid, Brandi Cyrus, Alicia Machado, Shaun Ross, Nicole Williams and a cadre of models and influencers turned up at Chateau Marmont to inhale the pale pink eau du parfum and get hand massages and manicures by The Glam App. Guess girl Emma Stern, who appeass in the campaign, was also on hand as was photographer Yu Tsai.

A view of the perfume display at the Guess 1981 fragrance launch at Chateau Marmont on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 
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Stephen J. Nilsen, Ph.D, senior perfumer at Givaudan, had a table set up with spray bottles and florals to explain the scent. “It was a departure from what Guess normally does. They wanted to create something elevated and authentic, really harkening back to the California lifestyle, accessible to everybody and youthful but not young,” he said.
The top note of violet flower is fresh and clean, while the mid-notes are more sunny florals, giving the scent a morning-to-evening wearability. The dry note is musky, a first for

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US sporting giant Nike booked what it called a “solid” third-quarter after delivering a double-digit profit hike and witnessing demand for its namesake brand across all geographies.

German sportswear giant Adidas has told just-style it is evaluating the results of its Storefactory research project to decide whether to roll out localised and personalised consumer experiences in its stores.

Building inclusive supply chains through responsible sourcing practices, creating gender-sensitive workplaces, and investing in training and education, are some of the steps apparel brands are being urged to take in order to support women workers in sub-Saharan Africa, a new report suggests.