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Jay-Z’s Paper Planes teams up with NFL

Paper Planes, the lifestyle apparel and accessories brand founded by Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter, has unveiled a collaboration with the NFL to celebrate youth flag football. The collaboration aims to celebrate the NFL Flag International Tournament taking place at the 2023 Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas, where 10 teams from the UK, the US, Australia,...

Fashion |Video

Tiffany and Co. unveils campaign film starring Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Luxury jewellery brand Tiffany and Co. have unveiled its 90-second ‘About Love’ campaign film starring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, centred around the power couple’s 20-year relationship. In the film, directed by Emmanuel Adjei, Beyoncé serenades Jay-Z with the iconic song, ‘Moon River’ from the 1961 film ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, while the rapper...

Fashion

Beyoncé and Jay-Z star in Tiffany & Co. About Love campaign

As part of the luxury jewellers reinvention strategy, Tiffany & Co. has launched its About Love campaign featuring celebrity power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Set with a backdrop of a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, the Carters are seen decorated in iconic jewellery pieces. Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock brooch is located in a prime position on...

Business

LVMH buys 50 percent of Jay-Z owned champagne brand

LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods company, said on Monday it had agreed to buy 50 percent of Armand de Brignac, the champagne brand owned by rapper Jay-Z. The company said the purchase -- for an undisclosed sum and made through its Moet Hennessy drinks division -- also involved a distribution deal and would kick off a partnership reflecting...

Fashion |IN PICTURES

In Pictures: Givenchy dresses Beyoncé and Jay-Z tour

Beyoncé and Jay-Z launched the international leg of their On the Run II tour in Cardiff last week and revealed costumes designed in collaboration with French fashion house Givenchy. For the tour, Givenchy’s artistic sirector Clare Waight Keller has created exclusive outfits inspired largely by her spring/summer 2018 Haute Couture collection, the...

Retail

Judge orders Jay-Z to testify in ex-fashion label case

A US judge has ordered hip-hop megastar Jay-Z to testify in an investigation into the sale of his Rocawear apparel brand, after he repeatedly refused to show up for questioning. US market regulators are investigating possible securities law violations by the Iconix Brand Group, which markets apparel brands including Joe Boxer and London Fog....

Fashion Featured

Ovadia & Sons partners with Levi's for vintage 'Jay-Z-inspired' trucker jackets

Menswear brand Ovadia & Sons recently just teamed with Levi's for a new collection. The two came together to introduce a fresh line of trucker jackets. The trucker jackets will be made of denim and have a Sherpa fabric lining. With Levi's iconic reputation in denim, it's likely Ovadia & Sons tapped the brand to create a memorable, high-quality...

Fashion

ISHU launches #AnonymousSeason1 and Jay Z collaboration

London - The ISHU, best know for its anti-paparazzi scarf - aka the modern day cloak of invisibility - has launched its debut activewear clothing collection dubbed #AnonymousSeason1 in collaboration with Jay Z. Created by Saif Siddiqui, founder of Access All Brands, the brand's first collection of active wear #AnonymousSeason1 consists of...

Retail

Jay-Z recreates old apartment in retail pop-up

Los Angeles - In an attempt to recreate his old apartment, rapper Jay-Z has debuted a concept space in timing with his newest album release. Partnering with Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Kareem "Biggs" Burke, Jay-Z has decided to style the temporary space as similar as possible to his old apartment in Brooklyn. The small space is decorated with...

Business |UPDATE

Eleven Paris settles lawsuit with Beyonce, Kanye West and Rihanna

Fashion retailer Eleven Paris has reportedly "amicably" settled a lawsuit collectively filed by US based artists Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West, Jay Z and Pharrell Williams outside of court this week. The recording artists first took legal action against the Parisian brand in October for the unlawful use of their names and images on a number of...

Business |UPDATE Featured

Beyonce, Jay Z and fellow artists team up for lawsuit against ElevenParis

In response to the allegations against ElevenParis brought forward by Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna and Pharrell Williams, the fashion retailer said the following: "Following the announcement yesterday regarding The French ready-to-wear company Eleven Paris and a dispute with celebrities regarding the selling of items featuring the celebrity or their...