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...Its last heyday was over a decade ago, when Emma Stone and Alexa Chung brought then-designer Guillaume Henry’s coquettish, romantic designs to life....
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...I also remember developing a fascination for leather satchels after the launch of the Mulberry Alexa, named after Alexa Chung, in 2010....
...The authors Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen, who advise companies on reducing workplace loneliness and boosting connections, argue technologies such as ATMs, Alexa and automatic checkouts are not only...
...French poet and artist Max Jacob once wrote, “The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you’re an artist.”...
...Elsewhere, Emma Jacobs has been trying out the “work from hotel” lifestyle....
...From the 1960s, B&O’s best products were the work of one of the Scandinavian design greats, Jacob Jensen....
...Looming in the background are voice-activated assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home, which can play music, radio and podcasts on command....
...encouraged XPO to “front-load” its capital expenditure in the first quarter of the year, he said, as it stepped up spending on its fleet and technology, allowing it to integrate with voice assistants such as Alexa...
...In 2013, she was made creative director of Marc by Marc Jacobs, where she brought in Bartley as design director. The Lantern recalls a cheerleader’s pom-pom....
...Quick hits Other FT stories that have caught my eye this week: “Alexa, I want a burger” is something you might soon be yelling on a business trip....
...Don’t make me laugh Our personal tech correspondent says far from being on the brink of taking over the world, Alexa’s random bouts of creepy laughter shows just how primitive AI helpers are....
...Ramaphosa's challenge: Replacing Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa was the easy bit. Now, writes Michael Power, the hard work for Cyril Ramaphosa really begins....
...The competitive market includes established services such as Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant as well as Alexa, Amazon’s rising star....
...Alexa is our artificially intelligent voice-activated speaker, created by Amazon....
...That is the view set out in The Misfit Economy by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips. The book’s principal contention is that “the free market economy does not possess a monopoly on innovation”....
...For example, a children’s Kenzo sweatshirt embellished with a giant eye design retails for £63 at Alex and Alexa, while its adult version costs £180....
...Miuccia Prada and Alexa Chung (think chiffon and spangly skirts and neutral sweaters) fall into the former camp; Victoria Beckham and Cara Delevingne, with their liquorice stick legs and exclamatory tops...
...A master of the “undone do”, Northwood was responsible for the “Alexa”, the wavy, much emulated cut he first created in 2009 for television presenter and writer Alexa Chung, whose hair he continues to look...
...Simmons appeal is her ability to combine elegance and edge – take the Alexa, which kick-started the trend for pointy toed flats, and became an “it” shoe among fashion editors....
...Alex Theophanous, chief executive of online retailer Alex and Alexa, which stocks designers such as Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith and Fendi, says: “It’s very interesting, the connection between the mainline brand...
...Announcing the event, Alex Theophanous, founder of kids fashion ecommerce brand Alex and Alexa, said: “Children’s wear designers believe it deserves its own dedicated platform....
...Indeed, Attwood says she has seen the smoking slipper grow in popularity, whether it be by Jimmy Choo, Alexander McQueen or Marc Jacobs....
...Perhaps it’s the spirit of Yves Saint Laurent (Mr “Le Smoking” himself, whose women’s tuxedo suits first appeared in 1966 and have been a reference point ever since for designers from Marc Jacobs to Dries...
...Mulberry is doing mini-versions of its core bags, the Alexa and Mila (from £275), with ultra-minis of the Lily, Bayswater and Alexa (£150 each) to follow in spring....
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