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  • Sustainable Red Carpet

    Sustainable Red Carpet

    Cannes Film Festival 2023, a bold red carpet look based on the principles of a circular sustainability. Actress Eugenia Kuzmina graced the Croisette in a dress designed by Mira von der Osten for CRUBA. Click on the video to find out what made the creation special.

  • Can Apple Make The World Want Headgear?

    Is this gadget a new way to communicate with life or a gimmick? Spatial computing or Virtual Reality has been the element of sci-fi films. Can Apple make us want to wear headgear indoors? Vision Pro will have built in a tech cult following. The 2D and 3D makes compelling interaction. Conference calls and connected […]

  • Edward Enninful is IN & OUT

    Edward Enninful is IN & OUT

    Edward Enninful, Vogue’s first person of color Editor-in-Chief has moved to another position at the publishing house. It was a sort of a shocking announcement, with the usual “thank you for your support” and other clichéd niceties. The Ghanaian born’s new title is “global creative and cultural advisor” for the publishing house. That is a […]

  • When Mail Was FUN!

    When Mail Was FUN!

    Before Amazon and shopping online, mail order catalogs dominated the long distanced retail landscape. Buyers browsed pages for merchandise before purchasing. Specialty catalogs rose from the advent of targeting certain customers. International Male was one such catalog. The menswear label from INTERNATIONAL MALE launched in 1976 from a beach shack in San Diego. Founder Gene […]

  • Sustainable Red Carpet

    Sustainable Fashion on the Red Carpet is subject of the next podcast. For the Cannes Film Festival, fashion brand CRUBA made a VCR Tape Dress. How did the bold woven look get created for Actress Eugenia Kuzmina? Stay tuned for the Before Tacky Podcast.

  • A Hell of A Life

    The expression A HELL OF A LIFE applied to Tina Turner would not be an understatement. The iconic legendary rocker passed away on Wednesday at 83. I saw the ‘What’s Love Got To Do It’ singer twice in concert, first at the age of four with my mother, then years later as a college student. […]

  • Fronting and Fake

    Fronting and Fake

    Fronting: Acting like you are more, or you have more, than what really exists. Fake: is a word to describe people who aren’t themselves in order to gain friends and end up being more popular. They seem very nice to everyone, yet trash-talks them behind their back in order to get attention from people and […]

  • The Truffles Experience

    The Truffles Experience

    The Truffle experience is France is for everyone who wants to experience cuisine at a gourmet local level. For this Clipper Inspired podcast we spoke to MooVeert CEO Pier Tognazzini, click below.

  • The Relaxed Ornate Charm of Wismar

    The Relaxed Ornate Charm of Wismar

    As with all old Hansa League Cities, Wismar goes for the low key appeal. The intimate circular city center shows the former wealth of the once Swedish Poesession

  • Shooting Stars 2023 at the Berlinale      

    Shooting Stars 2023 at the Berlinale      

    The 73rd Berlinale European Shooting Stars Awards were presented at a festive gala on 20th February, 2023. The evening awards recognizing new talent were moderated by journalist Nadine Kreutzer. During the weekend before the event, the ten Shooting Stars nominees participated in promotional interviews. Black and Paper talked to three of them. Judith State from […]