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New Gucci creative director puts on eclectic resort show
you can believe in the way you dress,” he said. “Everything matches together in a beautiful way in my mind.” Prepster stripes represented (on a silver bomber jacket he paired with an emerald green lace dress). So did ‘70s disco. Western-style touches added to his mix. One cozy stripe coat was decorated with silver sparkle dragonflies and another was quilted in pale pink, trimmed with fur at the cuffs and worn with a Betty Draper scarf around a model’s head. Some dresses flowed in tiers of ruffles while others were neatly pleated. “It’s about that feeling when a beautiful woman where’s something that you do not expect,” Michele said. Has Michele, who has toiled for Gucci for 12 years, settled into his new role as creative director? He said he’s getting there. “Not quite relaxed,” he laughed. “For a big company like Gucci, it’s never-ending.” Dakota Johnson, Sam and Aaron Taylor-
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Bali’s exports to Spain increased 38.93 percent
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DENPASAR - The exports of unique Balinese crafts and antiques to Spain increased by 38.93 percent, from US$5.4 million recorded in January-April 2014 to US$7.4 million in the same period in 2015. “Spain imports various woven products in the form of sandals, cloth bags, non-knitted items, confectionery, and furniture,” Balinese entrepreneur Made Parwata stated here on Thursday. According to Parwata, Balis growth in foreign trade, particularly with Spain, seems positive, especially after the government increased the frequency of flights to European countries. He remarked that Spanish consumers are consistent in buying various Balinese art products. Spanish importers always order items via email every month. In addition to Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, England, France, and the United States are the top ten buyers of Balinese handicrafts. According to records provided by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Spain ranks seventh in the list of largest buyers of Balinese non-oil products in early 2015, after the United States, which is the biggest consumer, with exports amounting to US$38.8 million followed by Japan at US$16.5 million, Singapore US$14 million, and Australia US$13.3 million. The increasing number of foreign tourists travelling to Bali is expected to significantly affect foreign trading, especially the sale of souvenirs and agricultural products, including Balinese coffee. (ant)
NEW YORK — In florals that matched the comfy chairs for his guests, in cat-eye glasses and dragonflies and bees and tigers and snakes, Gucci’s new creative director Alessandro Michele put on a whimsical, eclectic show Thursday for his first resort collection. Animal-kingdom adornments, splashes of disco lame, feminine sheers that exposed nipples and both warm and bold purples, yellows and pinks highlighted Michele’s 62 looks for men and woman. Ruffles trimmed ladylike suits and high heels were chunky on sparkly mules. Michele — who replaced Frida Giannini after her departure in January — closed a Chelsea street so the models could cross to the other side and enter his industrial space just as rolling metal gates were lifted. He covered floors with inviting oriental rugs. The shaggy-haired, big-bearded designer in a slouchy white T-shirt, bracelets and fingers full of rings, greeted guests with warm hugs and a laugh. He said this collection, coming soon after his February debut in Milan, was focused on individual style. “It’s a kind of personal eccentricism,” he said in a post-show interview. “It’s a mix from the past and the present and from the soul, so
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Johnson and Gucci president and CEO Marco Bizzarri attended. So did Alexander Wang and Joseph Altuzarra. Wang considers Michele a welcome breath of fresh air. “He’s just getting started but he’s really put his own stamp on who the new Gucci girl is. It’s exciting,” he said. Altuzarra said Michele is “evolving the language of the house in a really interesting way, in a way that feels really fresh.” (ap)
Indonesia, Japan cooperating to conserve Bali’s myna bird
Barbie can rock flat shoes as part of more diverse line
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This photo provided by Mattel shows barbie dolls wearing high heel and flat shoes. A new line of Barbie dolls has the 56-year-old fashionista rocking flat shoes for the first time. Toymaker Mattel said flats are an effort to accessorize street styles Barbie wears in the new line.
NEW YORK — A new line of Barbie dolls has the 56-year-old fashionista rocking flat shoes for the first time. Toymaker Mattel rolled out more diverse versions of the doll from January through last week, aimed at allowing Barbie to better represent the world. There are 23 new Fashionista Barbies featuring 14 different facial looks, eight skin tones, 18 eye colors, 22 hair styles and 23 hair colors. The switch from heels to flats is an effort to accessorize street styles Barbie wears in the new line, Mattel said. Some new careeroriented Barbies also come with both flats and heels. Barbie has been on tip toes to accommodate high heels since her introduction in 1959. (ap)
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The Gucci cruise wear collection is modeled in New York, Thursday, June 4, 2015. Gucci’s new creative director Alessandro Michele put on a whimsical, eclectic show Thursday for his first resort collection.
DENPASAR - Japan’s Yokohama city administration and the Indonesian government are cooperating to conserve the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), locally called jalak or curik, by donating the birds for release at the Bali Barat National Park (TNBB). “This cooperation will last for three years, from 2015 to 2017,” Chairperson of the Association of Curik Bali Preserver (APCB) Tony Sumampau stated on Thursday. He affirmed that the cooperation is in its second stage, after it was established three years ago. Director of Conservation and Biodiversity (KKH) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Bambang Dahono Aji noted that the success achieved in the conservation of Bali starling can serve as a role model of success for wildlife conservation in Indonesia. “The success of Bali starling in-situ and ex-situ conservations is a success story of endemic wildlife conservation in Indonesia,” he emphasized. Aji stated that the success of Bali starling conservation is apparent by the increase in the population of these birds, which were
previously on the brink of extinction in their natural habitat in TNBB. “In 2005, the population of Bali starling in the national park was only five, and now, there are more than 100 birds, and at least 40 Bali starlings have even been released in the wild,” he rThe Yokohama city
administration remains committed to assist in the conservation of Bali starling in their natural habitat. The Bali starling is a mediumlarge bird measuring 25 centimeters. It is almost entirely white with a long, drooping crest, black wingtips and tail tip. It has a yellow bill
with blue bare skin around the eyes and legs. The Bali starlings habitat is restricted to Bali Island. The bird was discovered in 1910, and in 1991, it was designated as the faunal emblem of Bali and is featured on the Indonesia. (ant)
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