Charlotte Olympia Dellal on shoes, shopping and sushiThe British footwear and accessories designer graduated from Cordwainers college, and worked with Emanuel Ungaro and Giambattista Valli before launching her own label in 2008.

Inspired by Hollywood glamour and film noir from the 1950s, Olympia Dellal is known for her playful designs, such as fan detailing, kitty motifs and spider’s webs.

It’s also a great place to discover brands and emerging designers that are not available in your hometown.

I may not need a thing I’ve ordered today, but I really, really want it to arrive today.What was the first luxury item you bought?A pair of bamboo and Perspex shoes from Tom Ford for Gucci, which I only wore once, but I still have them.

Growing up, I spent all the money I had or made on shoes.

My latest buy was a giant lips vintage sofa, from the 1970s, which is inspired by the Dalí design.Are you a collector?I collect art, mainly photography, and beautiful pieces of furniture.

Palme d'Ornate: Cannes Ready Jewelry Inspired by the Top Prize1.

BulgariHigh Jewelry necklace in 18-karat white gold with round brilliant-cut and pavé diamonds.2.

ChopardGreen Carpet Collection ring featuring 2.88 carats of sustainably mined marquise-cut diamonds set in 18-karat responsibly sourced white gold.3.

PiagetSunny Side of Life High Jewelry necklace with 717 diamonds.1.

Jacob & Co.High Jewelry Collection Cabochon ring featuring a 16.26 carat cushion-cut Colombian emerald with eight pear-shape emeralds (5.53 carats) and brilliant-cut diamonds in platinum.3.

BulgariSerpenti High Jewelry bracelet with 116 fancy-cut emeralds and pavé diamonds set in 18-karat white gold; price upon request.4.

Temple jewellery with a modern twist — perfect for a night out, a quirky clutch shaped like a burger, an organic shampoo bar, wooden wayfarers, detailed stilettos... you know you want them all and that’s why it’s hard to decide what not to put in your shopping cart.No wonder sisters Aruna R Krishnan and Srigopika Radhakrishnan named their fashion website ‘that1too.com.’ The portal caters to almost all cities and towns.“We even supply to remote parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya and parts of Jammu and Kashmir where our competitors wouldn’t even go, and we also give them the option of paying cash on delivery,” says Radhakrishnan, adding, “We supply to 15,000 pin codes.”The duo soon plans to ship to international destinations too.

Launched a few months ago, that1too integrates boutiques from across the country.“We have 120 brands and 100 more in the pipeline,” says Krishnan.

“The idea is to bring a sense of affordability to luxury,” she adds.Looks that flatterRadhakrishnan says that it’s always challenging and exhilarating to find brands that look expensive but are actually reasonable.

“There have been instances where a client sporting a piece of jewellery that costs less than Rs.

500 has been asked if it’s an exquisite designer piece,” she smiles.The duo says they try to keep the products as unique as possible.

“We have a team of brand curators who find new brands in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai, of course.There is ethnic wear from Bhubaneshwar, cotton nightwear from Chandigarh, customised shoes from Thane, Bohemian style bags from Kanpur, lip balms from Panjim... It’s as diverse as that,” says Radhakrishnan.Talks are on to bring a Vietnamese fashion brand on board.

Every year, for the last 12 years, MaxMara hits the Hollywood circuit hard — but not necessarily awards season itself.

In Los Angeles, the Italian brand has established its own award show: the Women in Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award.

Bestowed upon the likes of Kate Mara, Rose Byrne, and Emily Blunt, this year’s recipient is the young star of Everybody Wants Some!!

Max Mara’s annual June whirlwind included a press lunch and a garden party at the Chateau Marmont on Monday, and the very serious WIF Crystal & Lucy Awards ceremony — an annual femme fest empowering all types of Hollywood women, to be held tonight.The 22-year-old ingénue arrived in a David Byrne–style, Cabernet-colored velvet Max Mara pantsuit with a matching bandeau top, her hair in a tight pony — proving young stars with big credits don’t need the sheer evening gowns, Über-micro minis, or swirled waves that almost everyone else there was wearing.In the Champagne-glistening garden of the Chateau, the swarm of actresses, models, and their entourages included Ireland Baldwin, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Sophia Bush, Olivia Culpo, Talita Von Furstenberg — and, oddly, Jon Hamm (Hamm IS single, after all).

Most of the fledgling actresses and models tittered and eschewed selfies given the plethora of wire-service photogs on hand.Unlike the sleek Deutch, the sea of beachy-haired models at the Chateau garden party looked like they’d all shared the same curling iron, wearing what could be called “extended bathing-suit dresses.” Nicola Maramotti, Max Mara’s global ambassador and director of retail development, wore a chic blush jumpsuit from Max Mara resort 2018 and glittering silver flats, the very picture of Milan minimalism.

Her husband Ignazio is the son of Max Mara’s founder.Rather than solely doing her job of touting the brand, the canny Deutch also plugged her new film The Year of Spectacular Men, an indie flick opening Friday that she described as a total family affair: “It’s my mom Lea Thompson’s feature-directing debut; my dad produced it, and my sister Madelyn wrote and co-stars.” Her mom, of course, starred in Back to the Future and her dad Howard Deutch directed Pretty in Pink, making them ‘80s icons.“The title’s ironic,” laughed her older sister Madelyn (in a white Max Mara shirtdress).

Gabourey Sidibe on Going Shopping: "I Either Look Like a Thief or a Waste of Time"Gabourey Sidibe may be known for her role on Fox's Empire, but that doesn't mean she's getting the A-list treatment — especially when it comes to shopping.In Lena Dunham's and Jenni Konner's latest Lenny newsletter, the actress opened up about a personal shopping experience at a Chanel store in Chicago that didn't sit well with her.

Sidibe recalled how she had asked the saleswoman to take a look at some eyeglasses — only to be told she could go check out the store across the street since it sells eyeglasses and the Chanel store only has shades.

"She told me the name of the other store again and exactly how to get there and let me know that they had lots of different frames, including Chanel.

I'd love to pretend she was being polite, and I'm sure she would love to pretend she was polite, but she was actually condescending," wrote Sidibe.The Precious star shared that this experience wasn't unusual for her, having gone through something similar at a Dior counter ("the saleswoman literally took a gloss out of my hand and put it back down in the display case," said Sidibe) at her neighborhood beauty-supply store in New York.

"No matter how dressed up I get, I'm never going to be able to dress up my skin color to look like what certain people perceive to be an actual customer," she continued.

There doesn’t seem to be a middle ground between no attention and too much attention.

Christian Dior to Merge with LVMH in $13 Billion DealThe French magnate behind LVMH moved to incorporate Christian Dior into his luxury goods empire in a 12 billion-euro ($13 billion) deal.

It is the latest business coup for Bernard Arnault, who has expanded LVMH to include dozens of leading luxury brands — from high-end champagne and whiskies, to exclusive Louis Vuitton handbags, Hermes (Arnault still holds a small stake following the parties’ showdown in 2014), Kenzo and Givenchy perfumes.Dior Couture, launched in 1946 and seen as the pinnacle of Paris fashion, would be a major addition to the LVMH stable.

Christian Dior saved post-war French fashion with his "New Look" and today the house's Paris fashion week shows are among the most exclusive and extravagant of the season.Under the terms of the deal, which is intended to simplify complex ownership structures, Groupe Arnault, primarily an investment firm, will make a cash-and-share offer for the minority of Christian Dior shares it doesn't currently own in June.

The deal values Dior at 260 euros per share.

After that, LVMH, which is also controlled by Arnault, will take control of the Christian Dior Couture high-end fashion house business for 6.5 billion euros ($7.1 billion).Shares in both Christian Dior and LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton rose after the announcement of the long-awaited deal.

Dior shares spiked 11.7 percent to 253.45 euros by mid-afternoon Tuesday, while LVMH shares were up 4.2 percent at 223.65 euros.The hope is that by combining Dior's brands under one roof and simplifying internal activities, savings will be generated.Insisting that there would not be a major upheaval, LVMH Chief Financial Officer Jean-Jacques Guiony said the Arnault family, "decided it would make sense to invest 12 billion euros of their private money" into further consolidating their holdings.

7 Million U.S. Retail Jobs at Risk Due to Automation, Women at Highest RiskA new study purports that 6 to 7.5 million retail jobs likely will be automated out of existence in the coming years, leaving a large portion of the retail workforce at risk of becoming “stranded workers.” Retail cashiers are at highest risk for automation technologies, and women hold 73 percent of these positions.Some 16 million Americans are employed in retail, which represents 10 percent of the nation’s working population and generates six percent of U.S. gross domestic product.

A lack of disclosure on key labor metrics by retailers puts investors in the dark on how these companies are responding and what the fate of their workers could be.According to Cornerstone Capital Group’s report, Retail Automation: Stranded Workers?

Opportunities and Risks for Labor and Automation, which examines current and potential automation initiatives across 30 retail companies, in some cases, the technology is complementing labor by freeing workers from mundane tasks and facilitating a more personalized customer experience.

In others, technology has the potential to automate a significant part of the sales process and render a range of jobs redundant.

Taken together, store closures and technology have the potential to dramatically alter the employment landscape in America.Erika Karp, Cornerstone founder and chief executive officer, notes: “The retail landscape is changing rapidly and investors need to understand the social and governance issues impacting valuations for public companies in this sector.” She further states, “Retailers are facing a perfect storm: they need to balance demand for wage increases with the negative optics of future job losses.

The winners in retail will be companies that provide recruitment, retention and training for workers and innovate with forward-thinking future store strategies.”Some of the report’s findings include:Some 36 percent of retail workers currently receive some form of public assistance and the average retail worker is age 38.

Alexander McQueen’s new Box Bag draws inspiration from antique luggage casesFor pre-fall 2017, Alexander McQueen has launched the Box Bag.

Crafted in Italy from the finest grained goatskin, it draws inspiration from antique luggage cases, sitting upright like a vintage suitcase, and topped with a distinctive fold-and-twist fastening.As is to be expected from McQueen, a label that since its launch has embodied dark, gothic drama and has a unique knack for turning the macabre into something unexpectedly beautiful, the hardware is chunky and heavy, with a chain that allows you to wear it as a cross-body or shoulder bag, but can also be removed to create an evening clutch.Available in two sizes, a small 16-centimetre version and a medium-sized 19cm version, the Box Bag is offered in a variety of finishes, including leather, suede and stamped crocodile print.

For those who prefer their skins on the more exotic side, the bag also comes in crocodile and python.Unsurprisingly, the colour options for this bag start at black and extend to off-white, before taking on key tones for the coming season: laurel green, ginger and lacquer red.

The Box Bag was launched in the UAE this month.The label’s love of gothic can also been seen in preceding Box family members.

First launched in 2007, the original, now iconic Skull Box Clutch is a plump rectangle of hard-sided leather, topped with McQueen’s signature emblem, a skull, in the form of an eye-catching clasp.The skull has appeared countless times across different collections, adorning shoes, bags and, most famously, a scarf, which has been copied endlessly.The Knuckle Box Clutch arrived in 2009, and features straighter edges but a more aggressive opening clasp.

In true McQueen style, this ladylike clutch becomes a statement of malicious intent, with bejewelled knuckledusters as a fastening.Another recurring theme for the house presents itself in the form of the Heroine bag.

The Puerto Rican Princess was joined by her now on-again beau Stevie J, 45, on April 22, for her Atlanta-based “Birthday Bash Day Party” held in the Gold Room.

Flashing major skin in her leather ensemble, she turned up the heat for the occasion, also rocking bright green contacts which gave her a totally new look!

The two were seen on the dance floor, sipping on cocktails and packing on the PDA.

Stevie couldn’t keep his hands to himself, so it seems like they are fully back on track!The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star went the extra mile, even wowing her attendees with a red-hot performance.

Wearing a black cape, she got down with her bad self while rapping the verses to her single.

Now that she’s welcomed their precious daughter Bonnie Bella into the world, Stevie J helped her throw a second 30th birthday party that she’ll NEVER forget and he certainly delivered!“Joseline is milking this second birthday for all it’s worth,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.

Chanel's $2,000 boomerang criticised for 'humiliating' Indigenous Australian cultureChanel has been denounced on social media for appropriating Indigenous Australian culture by producing a $2,000 boomerang derided as the ultimate in useless status symbols.The wood and resin item is priced at A$1,930 in the luxury haute couture brand’s latest spring-summer 2017 pre-collection, under “other accessories”.Jeffree Star, a US makeup artist with a sizeable following on social media, brought it to wider attention when he displayed his own on Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram on Monday.“Having so much fun with my new @Chanel boomerang,” he tweeted with the emoji for the OK symbol.

The absence of hashtags to denote sponsored content, as demanded by the Federal Trade Commission in the US, indicates he paid for the boomerang himself.More than 86,000 people liked his photo of the inexplicable luxury item on Instagram, where there was a heated debate about Chanel’s appropriation of Indigenous Australian culture.Nearly 2,300 comments were posted in three hours, some by users who identified as Aboriginal Australians who said they found the Chanel boomerang offensive.One person wrote that it “humiliates a whole culture”.“I am from Australia and I am offended that a company would make a joke out of something that was used as a weapon for survival.”Nathan Sentance, an Indigenous project officer at the Australian Museum, said the Chanel boomerang was an example of how western society tried to simplify Indigenous Australian culture and knowledge to “cliche objects”.“It is no better than the fake inauthentic Aboriginal art from Thailand … except this is much pricier.

At A$1,930, it costs nearly 10% of the average income of Indigenous Australians.”In a statement, Chanel told Guardian Australia it was “extremely committed to respecting all cultures, and regrets that some may have felt offended.”A Brisbane rapper, the Gurang/Nugigi woman Kaylah Truth, tweeted incredulously at the pricetag: “That @Chanel boomerang better be able to return even after knocking me a kangaroo and Chanel CEO for lunch.”Nayuka Gorrie, a writer and activist, tweeted: “When I think about Aboriginal culture, I think @chanel”.

She added: “Have decided to save for the next three years so I can connect with my culture via @chanel.”Gorrie told Guardian Australia the item was “so wrong it is almost absurd”, when Indigenous Australians were the most disadvantaged people in Australia and had to fight to preserve their cultures.“Having a luxury brand swoop in, appropriate, sell our technologies and profit from our cultures for an absurd amount of money is ridiculous and hurtful.

If Chanel truly want to respect Aboriginal cultures, the first place they should start is discontinue this product and issue an apology.

Perhaps the next step would be supporting existing black designers.”Beyond offending Indigenous people, the existence of a Chanel boomerang prompted questions about who would buy it.“Is a Chanel BOOMERANG necessary?” wondered one Twitter user.Many categorised it as “extra”, modern parlance for over-the-top.gold bridesmaid dresses | queeniebridesmaid yellow bridesmaid dresses

The Elite Bourbon From the 'Kingsman' Sequel Is Coming to LifeThe Kingsman film franchise is a gift that keeps on giving.We're not just talking about delivering on laughs and epic explosions, but products, too.

In addition to the clothing line in collaboration with Mr. Porter and costume designer Arianne Phillips,The Kingsman: The Golden Circle, out Sept. 22, is also bringing with it a new, premium liquor.After director Matthew Vaughn settled on the idea of having a bourbon business as the front for the sequel's new stateside Statesman spies (led by Agent Champagne, played by Jeff Bridges), it didn't take long for him to get in touch with the folks at Old Forester, a Kentucky-based brand which has been churning out "America's first bottled bourbon" since the 1870s.

"[Vaughn] was very purposeful in creating the equivalent of the British tailor shop as an homage to tradition for the second world, the Statesman world," said Campbell Brown, president of Brown-Forman, which produces Old Forester.

He went on to describe a serendipitous conversation between his brother and Vaugn that took place across the pond, where he informed Vaugn of the rich family business which has been going strong for five generations.

"That’s exactly the kind of thing he was looking for," said Brown.From there, the Old Forester team assisted the Kingsman crew in re-creating an authentic set with all the proper vintage elements.

"When asked if the whiskey bourbon was simply a current recipe repackaged with a fancy "Statesman" label, as some companies in the movie-marketing sphere are wont to do, Brown guffawed at the idea.