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Jay-Z joins as investor to watch marketplace Wristcheck

Rapper-turned-entrepreneur Jay-Z has joined the team of watch marketplace Wristcheck as an investor to the business. The 24-time Grammy winner, who is himself a “watch aficionado”, was dubbed a long-time “inspiration” by the company’s founder and CEO, Austen Chu, having helped fuel Chu’s love for watches through the bridging of the accessory...

Fashion |In Pictures

Moncler partners with Roc Nation on Jay-Z designed line

Moncler has teamed up with Roc Nation on a collection designed by the entertainment company’s famous owner Jay-Z, with the line dropping via UK retailer Flannels. The move comes as a further extension of the Moncler Genius universe, a concept that was introduced to London Fashion Week in February last year and looked to push co-creation across...

Fashion |In Pictures

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...