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Studio 7 Cartier exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, Nona Source’s fabric re-sale platform, Madewell’s new digital resale platform and Schiaparelli brings back brooch to benefit charity.
Studio 7 Cartier exhibition at Saatchi Gallery
Cartier has announced the launch of a new exhibition at Saatchi Gallery. ‘Studio 7’ will display portraits featuring seven of the maison’s most iconic creations across watches and jewellery, including Santos, Tank, Trinity, Love, Juste Un Clou, Panthère and Ballon Bleu.
The exhibition’s three rooms, Legends, Inspiration and Studio, will exhibit portraits of Andy Warhol with his Tank watch, Jean Cocteau and his Trinity ring, and Tina Turner and her Love bracelet. This is alongside modern day friends of the maison, including actor Vanessa Kirby wearing her Just Un Clou bracelet and boxer Ramla Ali wearing her Panthera watch. Renowned British photographer Mary McCartney is responsible for the portraits in Inspiration, which are projected on a floor to ceiling screen for a full, immersive experience.
“I have always been fascinated by all the wonderful memories evoked by Cartier creations and shared not only by our friends of the Maison but also by our loyal clients,” said Laurent Feniou, Managing Director of Cartier UK.
Studio is a custom-built photography studio within the exhibition inviting guests to share their own Cartier stories and be photographed wearing their favourite Cartier creations. Bookings for this part of the exhibition are now closed due to popular demand, but visitors can still see the exhibition, which runs until 8 August.
“Whether passed down from generation to generation or a symbolic marker of a precious moment, we are thrilled to pay tribute to these unique stories in such an iconic London establishment that is Saatchi Gallery,” said Feniou.
Book tickets here.
Nona Source’s fabric re-sale platform
Nona Source is an online sustainability platform that re-values deadstock fabrics and leathers from haute couture houses and resells them at reduced cost. This system doesn’t just give designers access to high-quality materials at competitive prices, it also allows them to work within a circular economy model.
The company was born out of happy encounters. Romain Brabo, one of the three founders of the company, who is also its ready-to-wear industrial and operations manager, first started thinking about how he could breathe new life into the high-quality fabrics stored in couture houses’ warehouses while he was working as an expert in material purchasing and manufacturing at Givenchy. In 2019, while he was working at Kenzo, he met Marie Falguera, the brand’s environmental coordinator and expert in materials, who shared his passion for circular fashion models and sustainable systems. The pair met Nona’s third founder Anne Prieur du Perray, LVMH’s digital transformation manager, soon after. In 2020, they launched Nona Source after securing a grant from LVMH’s Environmental Development Direction programme.
Nona’s digital platform allows designers to browse fabrics according to different categories, which include weight, colour, availability, composition and price per metre. A sophisticated yet easy-to-use system of sale, Nona Source is encouraging designers and fashion houses to think more sustainably and long-term about their sourcing processes.
Find out more here.
Madewell’s new digital resale platform
Clothing retailer Madewell has partnered with resale platform thredUP to double the life of 1M pairs of jeans by 2023. ‘Madewell Forever’ will allow customers to donate their old pairs of jeans from any brand or style and receive a $20 credit towards a full-priced pair of Madewell jeans. The jeans will then be sent to thredUP where they will be sorted and resold. If the donated denim fails to meet the high-quality standards set by thredUP, it will be sent for recycling through the company’s Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green programme.
Libby Wadle, CEO of J. Crew Group and owner of Madewell, said: “We are deeply committed to extending the life of our product and are thrilled to unveil ‘Madewell Forever’ in partnership with thredUP that will meaningfully extend the life of our product. We hope this launch will set a new standard for the fashion industry and encourage our peers to join us in finding circular solutions that reduce retail’s environmental impact.”
Schiaparelli brings back brooch to benefit charity
French fashion house Schiaparelli will reissue Lady Gaga’s dove brooch to benefit charity. Schiaparelli designed the stunning red and blue cashmere ensemble and oversized dove brooch Lady Gaga wore to the US presidential inauguration last January. The brooch’s recreation, which is available in three sizes, is now on sale at Schiaparelli retail locations, as well as Dover Street Market and Bergdorf Goodmans. All proceeds from the brooch will benefit Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation which works to support the mental health of young people.
Daniel Roseberry, creative director at Schiaparelli, said in a statement: “It is with great pride that we are able to contribute to Gaga’s foundation and the remarkable work it has done in the lives of young people everywhere, moving them towards more freedom, kindness, and love.”