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When it comes to celebrity cannabis brands, celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow & Seth Rogen are launching & backing cannabis brands as legalization & innovation increases. https://trib.al/TzIVULd 

The cast of “Pulp Fiction” reunited on the red carpet at the TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday in Los Angeles. The film celebrates its 30th anniversary and cast members Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and more assembled to honor the film and watch it on the big screen.

Luxury design and fragrance brand L'Objet has named Stanislas LE BERT as its first chief executive officer. https://lnkd.in/e4fGAz9t

In 2023, toner sales in the prestige skin care market swelled to $226.5 million, indicating 27 percent growth versus the year prior — and a mega-leap from the mere 1 percent growth Circana tracked for the category in 2022. Following the smash success of Glow Recipe's Watermelon Glow toner — which reportedly sells every 13 seconds — and an overall boom in consumer adoption, a slew of brands including Benefit, Farmacy, Aesop and others are looking to get in on the momentum: https://lnkd.in/emXH3y2f

Experiment, the TikTok-native skincare brand founded by Lisa Guerrera and Emmy Ketcham, has closed a seed round, to the tune of $3.3 million. Greycroft, a seed-to-growth investment firm where Katherine Power is a partner, led the round.

On today's cover: Nicolas Ghesquière headed to Shanghai for the first runway show under the new Voyager format, tapping into China's youth for a collection that hit all his high notes and included a collaboration with famed artist Sun Yitian, as seen here. For more on the show and collaboration, see pages 10 and 11, inside today's Digital Daily here: https://lnkd.in/eMMQSwWM Photography by Yan Yufeng for WWD

Bernard Arnault is betting on family unity to guarantee the long-term future of his luxury empire. At LVMH’s annual general meeting, shareholders overwhelmingly approved the appointment of two of his sons to the board of directors, tightening the family’s grip on the leadership of the world’s biggest luxury group. Alexandre Arnault, executive vice president of product and communications at U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co., and Frédéric Arnault, chief executive officer of LVMH Watches, join their siblings Antoine Arnault, head of communication, image and environment at LVMH, and Delphine Arnault, chairman and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, in their new role. That leaves the youngest sibling, Jean Arnault, 25, who is marketing and product development director for watches at Louis Vuitton, and who appears destined for a similar career trajectory in due time. “We’re trying to create a spirit that is different from purely anonymous companies,” Bernard Arnault told reporters. #luxury #humanresources #succession #entrepreneur #executivemoves #familyrun

Meet Giampiero Tagliaferri, the Italian Architect Building Houses for the Next Billionaires in Line https://lnkd.in/et4S6WwG

I met Gabriela Hearst last week at Winfield House, the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, which has the largest private garden in central London after Buckingham Palace. She was magical, in every sense of the word. The designer makes life decisions based on two things, sustainability and tarot cards. https://lnkd.in/eh4AT2Q2

As part of its “transformation strategy” under new designer Seán McGirr, Alexander McQueen has named Gaelle Collet its chief brand and communications officer, WWD has learned.