FIFTH HARMONY RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM 7/27

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ALBUM PEAKED AT #1 ON ITUNES IN 50+ COUNTRIES; SMASH HIT SINGLE “WORK FROM HOME” #1 ON BILLBOARD POP SONGS CHART

UPCOMING TELEVISION APPEARANCES INCLUDE TODAY SHOW ON MAY 30 AND CMT AWARDS ON JUNE 8

After months of anticipation, chart-topping sensation Fifth Harmony released their highly anticipated sophomore album 7/27 today on Syco Music/Epic Records. The group is celebrating the release with a massive release day in London, spending 7 hours and 27 minutes touring some of the city’s most famed landmarks before concluding with a fan event to commemorate the day with their Harmonizers. 7/27 has already peaked at No. 1 on iTunes in more than 50 countries.

Coming off explosive performances of “Work From Home” on the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and their new single “All In My Head (Flex)” on the Dancing With the Stars finale this week, Ally, Normani, Dinah, Camila and Lauren will continue the hype with live performances on the TODAY Show’s Citi Concert Series on Monday, May 30 in New York City and a special mash-up with country star Cam on the CMT Awards on Wednesday, June 8 from Nashville.

“Work From Home,” the record’s first single, has become an instant hit, reaching the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and just notched the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Pop Songs chart dated June 4. The track, featuring Ty Dolla $ign, previously earned Fifth Harmony their first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the first song to reach the top 10 from a girl group since 2008; it also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart, marking the first girl group to top the chart in 15 years. The song is currently #1 on the Top 40 airplay charts.

Critics and fans alike are already praising the album’s infectious sounds and powerful themes that Fifth Harmony is known for. TIME noted that the “group’s ambitions come into focus on songs about empowerment” and that 7/27 “works best in that mode, as a soundtrack for the #squad era,” while Newsday agreed, praising the group for “channeling their ‘girl power’ into an artistic force.”

With buzz for the album building amongst Harmonizers all over social media, Twitter has created an exclusive emoji to celebrate the album’s release. The emoji is generated with the use of any of the following hashtags: #727OutNow, #FifthHarmony727, #5H727, #5HNewAlbum, #727ReleaseDay, #The727Era and #727ListeningParty.

The group will be bringing the music of 7/27 and their powerhouse vocals to fans across North America on their 7/27 Tour, kicking off July 27 in Manchester, NH and visiting 30+ cities – including Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and San Diego – before concluding September 17 in Las Vegas, NV. Tickets are on sale today; more information can be found at http://fifthharmony.co/tourclub.

Fifth Harmony’s record-breaking success on the charts adds to an already award-winning 2016, with the group’s first-time wins at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and People’s Choice Awards, their second win at this year’s Kids Choice Awards, and two wins at the Radio Disney Music Awards. Fifth Harmony boasts over 4.5 million followers on Instagram, 3 million on Twitter and 6.7 million fans on Facebook.

The Inside Story of Le Vian Chocolate Diamonds®

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Most likely, you have seen the television commercials and magazine ads touting the delicious beauty of Chocolate Diamonds® but do you know where they originate? What makes a brown diamond a Chocolate Diamond®? And why are they called Chocolate Diamonds®? Only one company in the world makes jewelry with Chocolate Diamonds® and that company is the Le Vian Corporation.

Learn more about Chocolate Diamonds: http://levian.com/chocolatediamond/

The story begins at the start of the new millennium when Eddie LeVian, designer and CEO, caught a glimpse at the limited quantity of rare, natural, fancy color pink and brown diamonds that were coming out of the Argyle mine in the remote reaches of Australia.  It was no surprise that the rarity of the pinks was quickly recognized; earning six and seven figure price achievements.  The rare brown diamonds, however, were undervalued.  “We believe this was mainly due to the bad rap brown diamonds have received for being ‘off color’ or of lesser value,” tells LeVian.  “It’s a common misconception in the industry.”

While all diamonds mined offer an abundant range of hues and clarity, Le Vian® chose as its mission, to search through the highest quality natural fancy color brown diamonds, the top 5% percent, to selectively procure – and brand – the diamonds that met the company’s exacting standards: C4-C7 color range; SI or higher clarity (eye clean); cut to Le Vian®‘s standards; and responsibly sourced by Le Vian®.  The fact that the diamonds were found in mainly one mine in Australia was attractive to Le Vian®.  The diamonds were also in harmony with Le Vian®‘s efforts in establishing the fashion of fine jewelry with its annual trend forecast and fashion show, which aimed to bring fashion to the diamond and jewelry industry.

Why are they called Chocolate Diamonds®?  The answer to the naming of these rare beauties has also been misinterpreted. Eddie LeVian sets the record straight.  “A friend of mine named Bill would call on me after work to chit chat, many times bearing gourmet organic artisan dark chocolate. He touted the magical qualities and health benefits of chocolate if consumed regularly. I became a proud chocoholic!”  It is this – the understanding of the aphrodisiac qualities of chocolate (the food), the obsession and addiction to chocolate that millions enjoy  – that inspired Le Vian® to brand its natural fancy diamonds as Chocolate Diamonds®, not their color.

Eventually, by 2009 the US Office of Patent and Trademarks, concurred with Le Vian®, that Chocolate Diamonds®had achieved distinctiveness as a brand of Le Vian Corporation. In 2014, the brand became incontestable. Today, the brand continues to rise in popularity as one million strong Le Vian® followers – a collector base that includes royalty, celebrities, socialites and everyday people – have started to appreciate the newest innovative combinations of colors of diamonds, gems and gold in vastly differentiated designs.

Le Vian®‘s rising successes and innovations have been met by some who continue to try to discredit Chocolate Diamonds® by holding on to the misconceptions that these are common diamonds, while the reality is that on the entire planet, the production of 20 point or larger Chocolate Diamonds® is at less than 30,000 carats per year, thousands of times rarer than the white diamonds.

The consumer has shown its understanding of the rarity of these fancy color diamonds, with demand at record highs.  While that means that the top red and pink diamonds now go for as much as $3 million a carat, it still means that you can get a Chocolate Diamond® solitaire that is thousands of times rarer than a white diamond, for a fraction of the price.

Glo Minerals Joins PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Program

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Glo minerals is proud to announce its partnership with PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Program. The Denver-based cosmetic company’s skin nourishing mineral makeup has always been talc-free and paraben-free and is now officially cruelty-free and worthy of displaying PETA’s cruelty-free bunny logo.

With compassion for all animals, glo minerals has vowed to not test products on animals, not use ingredients tested on animals, and not sell into markets that require animal testing by joining PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Program. The ultimate resource for conscientious shoppers, PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Program make it easy for consumers to learn which companies and products are cruelty-free.

glo minerals CEO, Jerald Wenker states, “glo is committed to responsible behavior, holding true to the highest values and ethical standards in everything we do. Our Corporate Social Responsibility policy transcends those directly employed by glo, reaching through our supply chain to validate the values and standards of our vendor partners. Our PETA Cruelty-Free achievement for glo minerals reflects this commitment to holding ourselves to a higher standard.”

To learn more about glo minerals and its pledge to helping consumers find the best products for their skin, visitwww.gloprofessional.com. More information on PETA’s Beauty Without Bunnies Program can be found at:http://www.peta.org/living/beauty/beauty-without-bunnies/ .

 

Introducing the Universe Bra™

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The World’s First Snap Bra and the First True Evolution of the Bra in Generations

The socially oriented Universe Bra, the first ever snap bra, is a multi-way garment that transforms between classic, halter, cross-back, free-people back, and racer back styles. Launched today on Kickstarter, Simply Me’s Universe Bra has a signature red bra cup lining, and comes with an extra set of red bra straps that provide additional style options while showing-off the wearer’s support for women’s equality. The product will retail for $65, significantly lower than the approximate $250 that five separate similar style bras cost.

The revolutionary and proprietary feature – a snap – connects the bra straps and back band to allow quick and easy transitioning for all variety of wardrobe needs. The removable snap bra straps can be adjusted on the front of the body to maximize support and comfort. When changing from a classic style to a cross-back, free-people back, or racer back, the straps naturally pivot from the snap design, creating a comfortable experience by eliminating pulling on the upper body or distorting of the bra shape.

Simply Me founder Simeon Dacumos takes a stance of “no discrimination” in his designs, emphasizing that his target market is not limited to one particular type of woman. “A bra doesn’t discriminate, neither do we. We provide a clean canvas for a woman to imagine herself in the product without the hindrances of whether they ‘fit’ the preconceived brand image,” explains Dacumos.

Each Universe Bra comes inside a satin drawstring bag perfect for travel. All product is shipped within a high-quality custom box for stylish home storage or gift giving.

Features:

  • Style/Fit: Demi cup
  • Proprietary snap design adorned with Simply Me’s iconic heart-in-heart logo
  • Removable snap bra straps in signature red
  • Snap back band
  • Signature red bra cup lining
  • Snap hardware
  • Embossed heart-in-heart logo connecting the two bra cups
  • Hygienic strip lining

About Simply Me™:
A San Francisco based firm founded by the “Bra Doctor” Simeon Dacumos, Simply Me is a community of women and men who believe in women’s empowerment. One Womb™, Simply Me’s social movement, is breaking down the objectification of women by upholding the value that we all come from one womb, our mother’s.

Every bra sale will contribute resources towards education, and raise the standard of living for women throughout the world. Further details available: https://universebra.com/pages/universe-bra-benefits

Karlie Kloss Shines As Swarovski’s New Brand Ambassador

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A fashion and lifestyle inspiration, a savvy digital personality with the Klossy YouTube channel, the brains behind the Kode With Karlie scholarship and a philanthropist business woman with Karlie’s Kookies: Kloss is so much more than a supermodel. Her many inspiring facets reflect the Swarovski brand, with its collections designed for women ready to shine, and make their everyday extraordinary. Karlie Kloss commented: “It’s an honor to join the Swarovski family and to be part of the brand’s long history of bringing elegance to women through brilliant, unique designs.”

Kloss is a natural fit for Swarovski, as Nathalie Colin explains: “Karlie is someone young women look up to – her use of social media makes her accessible to a broad audience. As a brand, accessibility has always been part of our DNA, and we take every opportunity to get closer to our consumers. Karlie has an innate understanding of the digital world; we can’t wait to leverage her creativity to share inspiring stories about our jewelry and capture those emotional moments in life. The whole team is already in love with her!”

To open up this new chapter together, Karlie and Swarovski created a quirky video, unveiling today on Swarovski’s social media channels, which lets Karlie’s personality really shine. The supermodel is captured in a natural and casual mood, getting familiar with how to pronounce the name of the brand, one of web users’ most frequently asked questions.

“We learned through Google search insights that the pronunciation of our brand name is actually in the top 3 global search topics for Swarovski. We saw this as an opportunity to address the question that many have on their minds, and with a little help from Karlie we developed dedicated content for Youtube to capitalize on the search demand,” said Yelena Aschberger, Vice President Digital Communication, PR & Events.

Now that she’s mastered it, Karlie is putting the call out to show the world how to say “Swarovski.” The new #HowYouSayit social campaign will encourage participants to share a video pronouncing the name of the brand on Instagram. Swarovski will then collect the videos together at www.swarovski.com/howyousayit as a fun, inclusive way to help fans master the pronunciation. At the end of the campaign, Karlie might just thank one lucky participant personally.

Karlie will continue to bring her captivating personality and inner shine to Swarovski’s fashionable and contemporary universe throughout the season.

Swarovski delivers a diverse portfolio of unmatched quality, craftsmanship, and creativity. Founded in 1895 in Austria, Swarovski designs, manufactures and markets high-quality crystals, genuine gemstones and created stones as well as finished products such as jewelry, accessories and lighting. Now celebrating its 121st anniversary and run by the fifth generation of family members, Swarovski Crystal Business has a global reach with approximately 2,680 stores in around 170 countries, more than 26,000 employees, and revenue of about 2.6 billion euros in 2015. Together with its sister companies Swarovski Optik (optical devices) and Tyrolit (abrasives), Swarovski Crystal Business forms the Swarovski Group. In 2015, the Group generated revenue of about 3.37 billion euros and employed more than 30,000 people. The Swarovski Foundation was set up in 2012 to honor the philanthropic spirit of founder Daniel Swarovski. Its mission is to support creativity and culture, promote wellbeing, and conserve natural resources.

SOURCE Swarovski
http://www.swarovskigroup.com

Britney Spears opens Billboard Music Awards

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Britney Spears opens Billboard Music Awards

LAS VEGAS, May 22 (UPI) — Pop music star Britney Spears opened up Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards show by performing a medley of some of her biggest hits.

The 34-year-old singer doffed a red, glittery jacket to reveal a matching bikini and danced around the stage in sky-high, crimson boots as she sang “Work [Expletive],” “Womanizer,” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “I’m a Slave 4 U.”

The electrifying number also featured pyrotechnics and a flock of sexy, male dancers, as well as Spears straddling a giant guitar and grinding on a stripper’s pole.

Earlier in the evening, Spears wore a sheer, short, black-lace frock with a train on the Billboard Awards red carpet.

The ceremony is airing on ABC from Las Vegas. It is being hosted by Ludacris and Ciara. Other performers included Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor and Shawn Mendes.

LA Guns – RUNWAY exclusive

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First of all, welcome back to Los Angeles, it was great seeing you at the Whisky in LA this summer..

KENNY KWEENS: Thank you. It was a great show and it’s always fun to play a home town show.

HOW DID THE LAST TOUR GO?

KENNY KWEENS: The tour went great. We are a like a well oiled machine and it feels awesome. We tour pretty nonstop through-out the year, so we don’t leave many stones unturned. We like to play all the festivals that our schedule will allow us to do and we like to hit not only the big cities, but the little ones too. The fans have been so supportive and fun, so this would be a good time to thank them, because if it wasn’t for them there would be no touring, so thank you. We look forward to seeing them all again in 2016.

WHATS ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY?

PHIL LEWIS: It really doesn’t matter the place so much, just as long as the show is good and everyone enjoys it. We’ve been everywhere and of course some of the bigger, nicer, more exotic cities are always fun, but at this point we can make a party happen anywhere.

WHAT INFLUENCES DO YOU HAVE? KENNY KWEENS: We are all influenced by different music and it ranges from like Metallica to Bowie, The Stones to AC/DC, The Pretenders to Motörhead, Deep Purple to Rob Zombie… I even like stuff like Adele, Florence and the Machine and Norah Jones.. the list goes on and on…

TELL US ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM?

PHIL LEWIS: Well it’s going to be an EP, because most artists aren’t really making many full records anymore, some are, but some are putting out a song at a time. We thought it would be better to do something kinda in the middle.

ANY INTERESTING STORIES WHEN WRITING IT?

PHIL LEWIS: The stories are in the songs, so you will have to get the record to hear them.

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR CLOTHES FROM?

KENNY KWEENS: Anywhere and everywhere. We travel around a lot so we get to shop the world, but we do find a lot of it right here in Los Angeles. We have things made for us by different designers too. Some of our favorites are Jungle Tribe, Munir Khamker, Tod Waters (Junker), Cody Varona (Forgotten Saints) and J&T Creations.

WHO STYLES THE BAND?

KENNY KWEENS: I would like to (laughs) but we have our own style, so we do it ourselves.

WHAT’S YOUR PLANS FOR 2016?

PHIL LEWIS: To release the new music, to tour the world and to deliver the goods each and every night of what has built this band from the beginning, and that is high octane unapologetic rock n r oll.

ANY ADVICE TO NEW MUSICIANS?

PHIL LEWIS: Get a real job. (laughs) Seriously it is so hard to break in to the music industry, because it is a dying art, but you gotta give it all you’ve got, believe in yourself and go for it. Kenny Kweens: Anything can happen. Shoot for the moon and reach for the stars.

Eva Longoria’s Wedding

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Eva Longoria wed third husband Jose Antonio “Pepe” Baston Saturday in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, located on the shore of Lake Avándaro. The two tied the knot in front of close family and friends, including fellow celebs. Wearing a sleeveless eggshell white sheath wedding gown, the bride grins from ear to ear in new photos several of the stars shared on Instagram.

Victoria Beckham, who designed her dress, according to Hola! USA, posted on her Instagram page a pic of the two hugging. Victoria wore a strapless, tea-length black dress with a sweetheart neckline—as well as her signature neutral expression. The Spice Girls singer and fashion designer did, however, gush over her pal in an emotional post.

“Congratulations @evalongoria,” she wrote. “The smartest, most beautiful woman I have ever met. I feel honored to call you my friend X Such a wonderful day filled with Love X We love Pepe so much!!! @davidbeckham #blessed #toomuchtequilla #omgmyfeethurt #inlovewithmexico.

 

Victoria’s Secret Removes Swimwear

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Victoria’s Secret’s parent company, L Brands, announced big changes on Thursday. The Ohio-based retailer company confirmed that it has tapped former Spanx CEO and Nike executive Jan Singer to lead Victoria’s Secret after longtime CEO Sharen Turney left abruptly in February. Singer will report to L Brands CEO Les Wexner when she starts in September this year.L Brands also announced that it has hired former Coach Inc. executive Greg Unis to run the Victoria’s Secret Beauty business.

Bigger news for shoppers: The company confirmed that it is dropping the Victoria Secret’s swimwear category and catalog amid broad organizational restructuring. The news comes on the heels of an announcement last month that the company was planning massive changes at Victoria’s Secret, including scrapping its famous catalog, cutting jobs and paring merchandise. “We’re making these changes proactively, from a position of strength and following a record fourth quarter and 2015 for the brand,” Stuart Burgdoerfer, the company’s finance chief, said on a conference call Thursday. On Wednesday, the company reported a 39% drop in quarterly profit and lowered its profit outlook for the year.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, in addition to cutting swimwear, the company is also cutting down on an array of apparel. Taken together, the apparel and swimwear that Victoria’s Secret is dropping accounted for about $525 million in revenue last year. Management said roughly two-thirds of the merchandise cuts can be attributed to the swimwear and that the rest are from shoe and apparel categories offered only online.

Moreover, as part of an effort to streamline operations, the company plans to offer the same merchandise on its website as it does in stores. And in case that’s not enough, L Brands plans to explore loyalty promotions instead of using catalogs and mailed coupons. “In our collective judgment, the right thing to do for this business is to have smarter ideas about driving traffic versus getting a free panty and $10 off a bra,” Mr. Burgdoerfer said.

New Fashion Museum in Florence

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Following in the footsteps of London, New York, Paris and many other cities throughout the world, Italy, in particular the city of Florence, one of Italy’s cradles of high fashion and home to a thriving manufacturing district, will finally have its own veritable fashion museum. In fact, it is as a result of this void, as highlighted by Eike Schmidt, the newly appointed director of the Uffizi Gallery (the most visited Italian museum with 1 million 971 thousand visitors in 2015), to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that a new triennial program of contemporary fashion exhibitions was founded in Florence involving the transformation of the Costume Gallery in Palazzo Pitti into a proper fashion museum. The news was announced during the presentation of the 90th edition of Pitti Uomo and was a product of the agreement between the Uffizi, Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana (The Florence Center for Italian Fashion), and Pitti Immagine.

The collaboration, which is expected to bring Florence and therefore Italy to the center of the international museum scene in the style niche, will officially start on June 14th with the inauguration of the Karl Lagerfeld photography exhibit—Visions of Fashion—at Palazzo Pitti. This represents a strong move, the effect of which was sought after by the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Dario Franceschini, and which aims to open up Italy’s museum tradition to topics like fashion.

The first step towards the establishment of the structure will be to begin within the year the outfitting of the first new climatized storage space within Palazzo Pitti. It is a fundamental development, underlined Schmidt, because only by providing storage spaces that guarantee the perfect conservation of the articles of clothing will major fashion Houses consider entrusting the museum with garments that have gone down in fashion history.

Among the aims of the new Florence Museum of Fashion, besides gathering and showcasing Italian fashion heritage and organizing two major exhibitions a year, is the goal of opening the doors for young designers and researchers interested in studying the clothes that made fashion history rather than those that are only well known because they were worn or owned by nobility or stars.

Fortunately the outfitting for the new Museum will not start from scratch. In fact, the museum will make use of the extensive work already done in the Costume Gallery in Palazzo Pitti that collects costumes and historic garments presented in chronological order, from the early 17th century to the early 20th century and some pieces from the 1960s and 70s, but unfortunately nothing from contemporary fashion.

VIA GOOGLE NEWS – Nathania Zevi

Nicky Hilton Baby Shower in Los Angeles

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Mom to be Nicky Hilton celebrated her baby shower with family and friends at the Hotel Bel Air in Los Angeles, California on Friday May 13.

Joined by her parents Kathy and Richard Hilton – and her famous sister and @runway cover girl Paris Hilton, the socialite 32, wowed in a white summery off-the-shoulder dress with lace detail by label Self-Portrait.

Guests included Kyle Richards and her daughters, Bijou Philipps, La Toya Jackson, Donna Katz Basso and Christina Hinds.

In honor of her baby girl on-the-way, decorations included a bouquet of pink balloons, and the gift table had a sweet image of Nicky when she was a little girl.

The beautiful cake followed the pink and white theme with a sign that read, “Congratulations Nicky and James.”

On Thursday, we spotted the pregnant heiress lunching with friends in Beverly Hills.

The baby girl will be the first child for Nicky and her husband, British banker James Rothschild.

The couple were wed at Kensington Palace in London in July 2015.

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