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Vogue
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Katie Holmes Knows the Power of a Pop of Red Shoe
Katie Holmes's street style is hard to match. When spotted out on the streets of New York, you'll often find her with a buzzy handbag (Manu Atelier being a go-to, and any others she'll have a hand in selling out fast), covetable outerwear, a classic and statement shoe, or some playful accessory. (Beanies, for winter into spring). On the red carpet, she loves a freaky shoe and a chic dress from a favored brand like Khaite. The actor has spent the last few weeks directing Happy Hours, her latest project, a new feature film trilogy she's written and in which she also stars alongside former Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson. Photos from set have shown Holmes both in costume and in some stellar director fits. One character look in particular, where she wore a pair of blue denim overalls and brown boots, even recalled the vibe of her Dawson's Creek character Joey. Another, much more in keeping with Holmes's own personal style, saw her don a relaxed pink blazer and wide leg denim jeans. This week, Holmes was spotted arriving back to the set in a quintessentially 'summer in the city for Katie Holmes' look. The writer-actor-director wore an open, cropped pale blue shirt that sat off of one shoulder, a scoopneck white tank top, a graphic brown, cream and beige slip skirt with a breezy front slit by Isabel Marant, and a pop of red pair of velvet Mary Jane flats. It was a simple, summery look, with a dash of color to make it look considered and put together a la Holmes. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin Photo: Backgrid In recent times, she's been photographed in looks that keep to her effortlessly cool, downtown style; toting the iconic Chloé Paddington bag to and from set, doing the director's strut in western-coded ankle boots. Is Katie Holmes in pride of place among the best dressed directors of all time? Her Happy Hours stint will confirm.
South China Morning Post
13-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Sibling synergy: how sister-led brands in fashion are thriving
We've all been warned against working with family and friends – 'don't mix business with pleasure' and less elegant versions of the saying have been repeated time and again. In the start-up age, industry publications have covered many a founder falling-out; dramatic and sudden exits have pervaded industries from tech to beauty to homewares. In fashion, however, a growing cohort of successful sister-led brands are proving naysayers wrong. 'Of course, we sometimes have heated debates about what's best, and being a family means we can be brutally honest, but it's all forgotten very quickly,' says Beste Manastir, who founded Istanbul-based bag brand Manu Atelier with her sister Merve in 2014. Manu Atelier founders Beste and Merve Manastir. Photo: Handout The duo grew up with the smell of leather and collectively centred their business around their father, an esteemed craftsman who started working in leather goods in 1961. They oversee every aspect of the brand – from production to finance to design – together. Some may see this arrangement as a breeding ground for friction, but the Manastirs make it work – and produce timeless, city-chic totes while they're at it. According to Merve, the best part of working with her sister is how their personalities complement each other and feed into a sort of symbiosis, which empowers them when making business decisions both big and small. 'One of us [has] a more creative, big-picture approach, while the other excels in detail and execution … we've developed an unspoken synergy that allows us to move forwards with shared intuition.' Manu Atelier Le Cambon bags. Photo: Handout Merve and Beste aren't the only sororal pair who tap into such a bond: Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard, the twins behind Copenhagen-based accessories brand Lié Studio, launched their jewellery business in 2021 after years of modelling side by side. More recently, the duo branched out beyond their category to venture into bags, belts and hair accessories, all of which bear their signature sleek style. 'It's always felt very natural – we know exactly when to step in or leave each other [alone]. But sometimes it's intense and a lot, especially for the other colleagues,' Cecilie says. 'People will ask, are they fighting? But we're just brainstorming and the next moment we ask, 'Do you want milk in your coffee or not?' We're sisters at the end of the day, and we bicker,' adds Amalie, noting that the two will often show up to the office in the same outfit despite living separately. Lié Studio co-founders, Amalie and Cecilie Moosgaard. Photo: Handout
