Exclusive Women’s Collection To Be Launched At Scoop NYC During Art Basel

New York, NY (November 12th, 2012) – Scoop NYC and LA><ART have teamed up to launch the Alexandra Grant for Clover Canyon Collection exclusively at Scoop NYC’s South Beach store, located within the Shore Club Hotel during Art Basel. On Thursday, December 6th, Scoop NYC will celebrate the collaboration with an exclusive in-store party in honor of artist Alexandra Grant and Rozae Nichols, Clover Canyon’s designer. LA><ART, a nonprofit contemporary art space in Los Angeles committed to experimental exhibitions and public art initiatives, will be the evening’s beneficiary of 10% of sales.

Alexandra Grant, an American artist based in Los Angeles, has collaborated with Rozae Nichols, the designer behind Clover Canyon, to design a collection of women’s styles using prints inspired by several of Alexandra Grant’s paintings. Grant is known for creating paintings, drawings and sculpture based on explorations of text. Her art has been displayed at museums and galleries around the globe including her first solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the 2010 California Biennial of Art at the Orange County Museum of Art, the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Clover Canyon is designed and produced in Los Angeles, and each of Ms. Nichols’ collections reflects the eclectic, joyful spirit of California through vivid prints and streamlined silhouettes. The Clover Canyon atelier is unique: working collaboratively, and drawing on their shared passion for travel and art, the team designs original prints, and hand-engineers them to frame and enhance the body.

Susan Davidson, President and CEO of Scoop NYC said, "I am thrilled about Scoop’s collaboration with LAXART, Alexandra Grant and Clover Canyon. Alexandra's paintings are beautiful. The prints that Clover Canyon has created from them will truly resonate with our customers."

Rozae Nichols added, "We are so excited to collaborate with Alexandra Grant.  Her vivid paintings express a fluid language and feminine beauty in perfect harmony with Clover Canyon. This is such an inspiring project to celebrate with Scoop / Miami Art Basel."

The collection will be sold exclusively at Scoop NYC’s Miami Shore Club location and on www.scoopnyc.com beginning December 6, 2012.

Set to take the stage next August and play host to over 80,000 music fans, Friends of Nature Music Festival also holds the prestige of the city’s first completely eco-friendly music event.

Miami, FL – Miami is renowned around the world as a hub of culture and diversity, boasting some of North America’s largest festivals and most sought-after shows. However, a new chapter will begin on August 31st 2013 as the city debuts yet another global accolade – a 100% eco-friendly music festival.

Dubbed ‘Friends of Nature Music Festival’ the event aims to raise awareness about the planet through two days of spectacular music, peace, entertainment and a wide variety of activities and exhibitors. While setting the standard by being 100% sustainable in itself, the ground-breaking festival is set to take the city by storm.

“Friends of Nature Festival was created with the idea of starting a movement to raise awareness about our planet and to push major companies to produce and promote more green products. We believe that we can still enjoy the things we love, we just simply have to make sure we are not being selfish with our planet,” says Ines Galindo, Owner of Eyeness Productions who are planning the event.

Continuing, “To be a concrete role model, Friends of Nature Music Festival is going to be completely eco-friendly, from the sponsoring products to the tickets sold. We are determined to work as role models for other events and festivals by having fun and giving back to our planet at the same time.”

Giving back is clearly on the agenda, with Galindo and the rest of the festival’s team choosing to donate a portion of all festival profits to a nominated charity. For the 2013 festival these funds will be given to the Ocean Preservation Society (OPS).

“Ocean Preservation Society is a non-profit that creates film, photography and media to inspire people to save the oceans and animals. They produced their first documentary film in 2009, The Cove, which has won over 70 awards globally including the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2009,” Galindo adds.

To further their environmental commitment, the festival’s Management team is planning to source all power from natural sources such as solar and wind power, while ensuring that all products sold remain true to their 100% eco-friendly mandate.

Those interested in purchasing tickets, sponsoring the event or enquiring about trading, can visit the festival’s official website, here: http://www.fonfest.com/

The festival can also be found on Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/Fonfest , and on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Fonfest

Event Details
DATES & TIMES: Saturday August 31st from 11-1:30 am
                    Sunday September 1st from 11- 1:00 am
LOCATION: Historical Virginia Key Beach Park. Key Biscayne, Florida
ATTENDEES:  80,000 Attendees over the length of two days.

About Friends of Nature Music Festival:
FRIENDS OF NATURE MUSIC FESTIVAL is bringing a new face to our community with all the fun and innovation Miami is known for and at the same time raising awareness about our planet. FON FESTIVAL is completely eco-friendly festival from the sponsoring products to the tickets sold. We are determined to work as role models for other events and festivals by having fun and giving back to our planet at the same time.

Contact
Ines Galindo / 3059874262 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This September sees a new and special fashion debut from Ghanaian serial entrepreneur and socialite Confidence Haugen, with her label KONFIDENCE. The collection introduces a mix of African inspired items, taking inspiration from the mischievous, colourful and free-spirited Butterfly logo.

African authentic fabrics such as the Ghanaian Kente, fancy and wax prints are carefully weaved features, alongside innovative materials and crystals, giving that added true luxury and high class edge for formal day and eveningwear, accessorised with minimal jewellery. Exquisite purses in leather and patent holdalls, semi-precious stones, satin and exciting fabrics mesh and inspire an assortment of fun and trendy mix and match pieces.

The brand launched with a celebrity packed catwalk show in Accra last Sunday. The brand also proudly announced a website where the items can be ordered securely from around the world, as well as a mobile ecommerce website, Facebook page and its own unique Facebook application.

Planet Fashion coverage began on May 18th  daytime with the premier of Madagascar 3,  with Jada Pinkett, Chris Rock, and Ben Stiller. A brief segment was shot about Carol S. Miller Bags as a fashion tie-in because the couture beach bags are made in Madagascar! Later Planet Fashion covered the Sean Penn event for Haiti. Escorted by Super Model Petra Nemcova, Penn raised 1.3 million Euros for the devastated island nation. Also at the red carpet affair was Eva Longoria, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Stiller, and Gerard Butler. Next up on May 19th  Planet Fashion was media partner for an event by Richard Nillson and real estate Partner Sir Richard Branson, at their luxury property, the renowned Villa Oxygen. The event was called the space galactic party in honor of Branson’s space galactic voyages.  Uk Swimwear brand Beach Junkie displayed its summer 2012 collection in a beautiful fashion show, with fair-trade beach bags by Carol S. Miller. Winter wear line Goldberg from Holland also displayed a collection. The atmospheric water generator EcoloBlue was featured at the event; space age water for a space age event. May 20th was the Annual Cannes Film Festival Anniversary Party, with special guest Jean Du Jardin from the artist. On May 21st Planet Fashion did behind the scenes coverage at Spas Des Stars in the elite luxury hotel The Carlton. Spa Des Stars is home to celebrities during the festival. They are given complementary treatments and services all week, and have press junkets inside the spa! May 22nd  Planet Fashion covered the premier of Brad Pitt’s film “Killing them softly”. Looking great Pitt discussed the film at a quick press conference. Later that night Planet fashion was a media partner for an exclusive private event at Villa L’Abri for Mammoth Entertainment and Investor Marcel van Lohuizen, one of the original tech engineers and founding stock owners of Google. Hosted by The Anonymous of London, The powerhouse attendee list included Frank Binder, Owner of Lloyd Yachts, the largest Yacht builder in the world. Philipp Weiser, CEO of Billion dollar private aviation company ZeptAir, Tempus Luxury Magazine, RTL news, Traci Mondella co-owner of EcoloBlue, Gaby Chamat of Dubai Venture Communications and a special performance by acclaimed pianist from the London Philharmonic, Fabio D’Andrea. Celebrities included Steve Lyon Male model, and Colin Egglesfield star of the new Jennifer Love Hewitt and Cybil Sheppard TV series,  “The Client List”. Special thanks to liquor sponsor Ruby Blue of Ireland. May 23rd Planet Fashion was media partner for a daytime cocktail party at Majestic Beach and pool for L’Oreal.  A special highlight of the week was the Planet Fashion coverage of the celebrity heavy events for Dior, Chopard and Di Grisogono. Look for comprehensive red carpet video of these fashion events coming soon. Finally, the main event and reason for it all, the Palm D’Or. See the list of main festival winners below.
Palme d'Or

AMOUR (Love) by Michael HANEKE

Grand Prix

REALITY by Matteo GARRONE
 
Award for Best Director

Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX

Jury Prize

THE ANGELS’ SHARE  by Ken LOACH

Award for Best Actor

Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (The Hunt) by Thomas VINTERBERG

Award for Best Actress

Cristina FLUTUR & Cosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU

Award for Best Screenplay
 
Cristian MUNGIU for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)

SHORT FILMS

Palme d'Or

SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan YESILBAS

CAMERA D'OR

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection

PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD
DESPUÉS DE LUCIA by Michel FRANCO

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
LE GRAND SOIR by Benoît DELÉPINE and Gustave KERVERN

UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Suzanne CLÉMENT for her performance in LAURENCE ANYWAYS directed by Xavier DOLAN

UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Emilie DEQUENNE for her performance in À PERDRE LA RAISON directed by Joachim LAFOSSE

SPECIAL DISTINCTION OF THE JURY
DJECA by Aida BEGIC
(Children of Sarajevo)

About Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival (French: Le Festival International du Film de Cannes or just Festival de Cannes), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is the world's most prestigious and publicized film festival.[1][2][3] The invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The 2012 Cannes Film Festival took place from May 16 to May 27, 2012. The President of the Jury was the Italian film director Nanni Moretti.

About J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO)
A non-profit organization founded by the American actor Sean Penn in response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. J/P stands for Jenkins-Penn, a reference to Sanela Diana Jenkins, whose foundation supported initial relief efforts, with Sean Penn.

About EcoloBlue
Revolutionary atmospheric water generator company founded by Henri-James Tieleman. For more on purchase or distribution of this product visit http://ecoloblue.com/

Abut Carol S. Miller Beach Bags:
Sustainable Hand Made Raffia and Straw Bags. Made in Madagascar by local artisans, the sale of these bags supports the individual artisans and a percentage of the profit from Carol S Miller aids a home grown agency La Maison D'Aina. This charity has built 2 schools, aid in social services, medical and dental care, teaches sustainable farming practices. To purchase Carol S. Miler Beach Bags visit http://www.carolsmillerhandbags.com.

About Ruby Blue:
New berry infused liquer by Spirited Drinks LTD of Ireland.

About Villa Oxygen:
Luxury Property in Super Cannes owned by Sir Richard Branson and Swedish real estate mogul Richard Nillson.

About Beach Junkie Swimwear:
Beach Junkie was founded in 2012, by British Socialite and model Kayleigh Ann Casiraghi who has been featured in numerous international magazines and TV Shows. The Beach Junkie swimwear line is a couture collection of unique one of a kind pieces, personally designed by Casiragi herself. The line combines elegance and glamour with interesting embellishments like embroidery and Swarovski crystals.

About The Anonymous:
Launched in January 2010 by Veronica Voronina, The Anonymous has quickly established itself as one of the leading luxurious, global concierge consultancies, providing distinct lifestyle management, business development and concierge services to their private members and clientele.  With offices in London, New York, Los Angeles and Dubai, the Anonymous has unique, individually tailored, exclusive service.

About Planet FashionTV:
Planet Fashion TV is a TV Show and an online news/video portal. It’s beautifully shot in HD and targets an international & culturally astute demographic. PFTV is known for covering brands, products and designers that are trending, the hottest runway shows from around the world and luxury lifestyle. Planet Fashion TV, which can be seen internationally in 8 countries. For more on Planet Fashion TV please visit: www.planetfashiontv.com