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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Brazilian Fashion Brand Cris Barros Targets International Growth With New E-commerce Platform
Brazilian designer Cris Barros is taking her namesake label into a new era, launching a dedicated international e-commerce platform for the Americas and Europe as the brand marks 23 years in the fashion industry. The move follows growing demand from global clients and signals a strategic step toward international expansion. 'After more than two decades building a solid and authentic path in Brazil, I felt the brand had reached a creative, operational and strategic maturity that allows us to look outward with clarity, consistency and intention,' Barros told WWD. She described the brand's evolution as rooted in 'authorial and often artisanal work, timeless design, sustainability and an aesthetic inspired by the art world.' More from WWD Group Appeals to Farm Rio to End Partnership With Starbucks From The Archive: Rio de Janeiro Fashion Scene, 1974 Rabanne Gets Funky in Rio With Its High Summer Collection Barros noted that international interest in her collections has grown organically in recent years, with clients in the U.S. and Europe connecting with the brand through family, travel and word of mouth. 'This spontaneous connection showed us it was time to build a more solid and intimate bridge,' she said. 'It's an emotional and strategic step. A new chapter, yes, but one that begins with the same principles that have always guided us.' As her brand enters new markets, Barros emphasized the importance of respecting local cultures while remaining true to the brand's DNA. 'Our biggest challenge will be just that: staying true to our creative narrative and our values while genuinely connecting with different contexts and audiences,' she explained. The brand's approach includes strengthening its digital presence and investing in selective communication channels, treating expansion 'as a natural unfolding of who we are.' Barros believes that what resonates with international audiences is the brand's commitment to handcrafted processes, sustainability and social responsibility. 'There's a growing demand, especially in the U.S. and European markets, for brands with authenticity, storytelling, purpose and exceptional quality,' she said. 'Our clients increasingly seek pieces with meaning. Each season, we introduce more sustainable options, using responsible materials and creation processes. We experiment with upcycling fabrics from our archives, for example.' Looking ahead, Barros is focused on balancing creative integrity with business growth, projecting a 20 percent increase in 2025. 'Growth matters but growing with responsibility is essential. For me, preserving the brand's creative integrity is non-negotiable,' she said. The strategy includes capsule projects that serve as creative laboratories, collaborations with artists, and reinforcing operational infrastructure to support expansion. Long-term, Barros aims for her label to be recognized globally as a reference for 'soulful, authorial design and conscious fashion created with care, depth and time.' She also highlighted the brand's ongoing commitment to social and environmental causes, including partnerships with NGOs in Brazil. 'If our international expansion becomes a platform to amplify these efforts, I'll be proud to help generate real value for communities, for nature and for the industry as a whole,' she said. Cris Barros' new e-commerce platform is now available at Best of WWD Why Tennis Players Wear All White at Wimbledon: The Championships' Historic Dress Code Explained Kate Middleton's Looks at Trooping the Colour Through the Years [PHOTOS] Young Brooke Shields' Style Evolution, Archive Photos: From Runway Modeling & Red Carpets to Meeting Princess Diana
New York Post
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Brooklyn Mirage ticket holders left in dark after rescheduled shows as status of venue is in limbo
It's unclear when The Brooklyn Mirage will reopen as frustrated ticket holders are left without answers from the venue and a slate of scheduled concerts is fast approaching. The East Williamsburg open-air concert hall — which has been haunted by the deaths of two ravers — hasn't been given the OK from the city to reopen after it closed for extensive renovations and blew past its planned relaunch on May 1. But the venue suddenly announced it had cancelled its summer reopening after failing to secure the proper city permits, even cancelling a sold-out show just before a DJ was set to hit the stage. Advertisement The last update the venue provided announced shows through Memorial Day weekend would be cancelled and rescheduled for July and August, according to an Instagram post. 5 Brooklyn Mirage ticket holders have grown frustrated at the venue's radio silence since its last Memorial Day announcement about cancelled shows. NY Post 'We apologize to our incredible community of fans, artists, crew members, and staff for the delay. Though the Brooklyn Mirage is opening later than anticipated, we are making great progress towards opening our doors… We are working diligently with the City of New York to make sure we meet all regulations and requirements,' the May 20 announcement said. Advertisement 'If you cannot attend rescheduled shows, you will be given a full refund,' the venue wrote. A month later, ticket holders and rave-goers are still left without answers — even losing out on plane fare to make it to shows that were rescheduled last minute in June. Commenters have flocked to the recent announcement to nag the venue for the reopening limbo. 5 There has been no official update from the Brooklyn Mirage since the venue announced shows through Memorial Day weekend would be cancelled. Advertisement 'Did y'all die?' one commenter wrote. Temple Barros, 47, from the Bronx, has been an 'avid concert goer' at Brooklyn Mirage since 2016 — but said his beloved venue's handling of the reopening has been a 'disappointment.' 'I'm not here to bash it because I've been going to Brooklyn Mirage since 2016. I'm an avid goer every other week … I've been going since they just had the white wall and the umbrella over the DJ booth,' Barros said. 'This year has probably been the biggest disappointment. I had a friend flying from Florida to go see Excision, which they said they would be open that week, and they were not. So he had tickets, flights, and hotels, and I felt bad,' he said. Advertisement Barros had also planned to attend a DJ set by Sara Landry, a Netherlands-based techno artist, on May 1 — which was rescheduled at Knockdown Center that evening. 5 The DJ set of Netherlands-based techno artist Sara Landry was also cancelled at the Brooklyn Mirage due to the failed reopening weekend. instagram/saralandryd 'My friend still complains to this day that she had one eyelash on. We were getting ready to walk out the door, and we all got the text message an hour before we were supposed to go to the show, and that was crazy.' Christina P, from Long Island, also had her cousin fly out from Georgia so they could attend a concert for the American DJ/producer duo 'Two Friends' on June 13 together. After seeing the Memorial Day announcement, Christina grew skeptical that the show would go on. 'I called the venue and asked them what was up so my cousin could cancel her flights. They told me that they didn't have any information, though, that they'd post something on social media and to call back the next week,' she said. 5 A Temporary Place of Assembly certificate, which allows 75 or more people to gather indoors or 200 or more people to gather outdoors, has been requested for the venue's outdoor area. Instagram Just three days before the show, the artist announced the event would be rescheduled for Sept. 12 at Summerstage in Central Park. Advertisement The Brooklyn Mirage eventually reposted the artist's announcement on their Instagram story, according to Christina. 'My cousin was not able to cancel her flight. We were still able to hang out, but now she was out the money for her plane ticket,' she said. 'We just want transparency. The venue could've been more open about what they were doing. They knew they had problems with permits. They could've been more explicit. They didn't have to waste anybody's time,' Christina said. The venue is still undergoing permit problems despite shows on the calendar for the remainder of June. Advertisement 5 The venue is still not permitted to operate, according to the Department of Buildings. Gregory P. Mango The Brooklyn Mirage 'is currently not permitted to operate as they submitted job filing applications that remain under audit,' the Department of Buildings said in a statement. A Temporary Place of Assembly certificate, which allows 75 or more people to gather indoors or 200 or more people to gather outdoors, has been requested for the venue's outdoor area and is still under review, the DOB said. The venue has been awarded the TPA certificate for The Great Hall, an eating and drinking establishment on The Brooklyn Mirage's property, according to the department. Advertisement The venue's operator, Avant Gardner, did not respond to requests for comment. Avant Gardner's CEO, Josh Wyatt, was also fired amid the Memorial Day reopening snafu, BK Mag reported. Wyatt had previously assured people the venue would be '100 percent' ready for the May 1 reopening in an interview with the outlet just days before. Advertisement 'At the end of the day, you can't do that [cancel] to people that are coming from all miles out of the way,' Barros said. 'This [the Brooklyn Mirage] is our safe space, this is our out … What hurts the most is that the safe space that we thought we had is not here this year.'
Boston Globe
13-06-2025
- Boston Globe
With the Karen Read case about to head to the jury, a look at 10 pivotal moments from the trial
Her lawyers say she was framed and that O'Keefe entered the Fairview Road house, owned at the time by a fellow Boston officer, where he was fatally beaten and possibly mauled by a German Shepherd before his body was planted on the front lawn. Advertisement With the verdict watch about to begin, here's a look at 10 key moments from the second trial. Crime scene testimony - 'I hit him, I hit him, I hit him' Katie McLaughlin, a paramedic/firefighter with the Canton Fire Department, points to defendant Karen Read, in Dedham, Mass., on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) Pat Greenhouse/Associated Press Jurors heard testimony from emergency responders and a civilian witness, Read's lawyers said the testimony was false and that one of the first responders, McCabe's disputed dying in cold search Witness Jennifer McCabe continues her cross examination testimony during the Karen Read murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool) Greg Derr/Associated Press Jurors also heard testimony from forensic experts regarding a Google search on McCabe's phone for 'hos [sic] long to die in cold,' which was time stamped at 2:27 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, nearly two hours after Read allegedly hit O'Keefe with her SUV. Advertisement McCabe had testified that she twice attempted in frigid weather at the crime scene to Google the information at Read's request, and digital forensic experts Barros breaks the Blue Wall Read's lawyers allege that authorities tampered with her taillight when her SUV was brought to a Canton police garage on the evening of Jan. 29, 2022, and later planted pieces of broken taillight at the scene in an effort to frame her. They called Barros was in Dighton with State Police troopers, who seized the vehicle after speaking with Read. 'That taillight is completely smashed out' in the garage photo, Barros said. 'That middle section was intact when I was there.' Barros told prosecutor Hank Brennan on cross-examination that video footage from O'Keefe's driveway at 5:07 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, showing a white portion of the right taillight that would be red if the taillight was fully intact was 'consistent' with the damage he later saw in Dighton. Advertisement Higgins appears angry at bar, later visits police station Witness Brian Higgins answers a question from defense attorney Alan Jackson regarding text messages between Higgins and defendant Karen Read, during Read's trial in Norfolk Superior Court, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Charles Krupa/Associated Press Jurors also viewed surveillance footage of ATF agent Brian Higgins that the defense contends is highly suspicious. Higgins had swapped flirtatious texts with Read in the weeks leading up to O'Keefe's death, and he was seen on video footage at the Waterfall, the second bar the group visited on the night in question, gesturing aggressively in O'Keefe's direction as the group prepared to leave around midnight for the afterparty on Fairview. At one point in the clip, another patron seems to restrain Higgins by grabbing his forearm. In addition, the jury saw footage of Higgins briefly entering the Canton police station, where he had an office, around 1:30 a.m., about an hour after Read allegedly struck O'Keefe. He then headed back out to the parking lot, where he retrieved an empty duffel bag from another vehicle amid heavy snowfall. He also retrieved a garden hoe from another part of the lot. Higgins did not testify at the retrial. Former R.I. chief medical examiner testifies Dr. Elizabeth Laposata defines a specific head injury for the defense during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Pat Greenhouse/Associated Press Among the defense witnesses who testified was Lopasata told jurors that O'Keefe's injuries, including a skull fracture, abrasions on his right arm, swelling to his eyes, cuts over his right eye and to his nose, and bruises on his hand and right knee, weren't consistent with a vehicle strike. 'By looking at the body, I could tell that there was no evidence of impact from a vehicle,' she testified. Government expert says otherwise Dr. Judson Welcher, an accident reconstruction expert, testifies, during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Mark Stockwell/Associated Press Lopasata's opinion was contradicted by Advertisement Welcher also described a test he ran with a replica Lexus SUV in which the right taillight area was painted blue as the vehicle lightly contacted him, leaving blue paint on his arm in the same general area as O'Keefe's wounds. Welcher's colleague also provides key testimony Digital forensics analyst Shanon Burgess testifies during the Karen Read trial Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Matt Stone The government also called Welcher's colleague, ARCCA reenters the fray Expert Daniel Wolfe returns to the stand in the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday June 9, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Pat Greenhouse/Associated Press Jurors also heard testimony from The analysts were initially hired by the Justice Department, which launched a federal grand jury probe into state law enforcement's handling of O'Keefe's death, and the defense later retained them separately. No one was charged with any federal crimes in connection with the case, and jurors were barred from learning about that probe at trial. A dog bite expert testifies Dr. Marie Russell, an emergency physician and forensic pathologist, is questioned during Karen Read's murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Libby O'Neill/Associated Press Another defense witness was A Boston police officer gives tense testimony Dedham, MA June 2 Boston Police officer Kelly Dever, formerly with Canton Police, testifies. The murder retrial of Karen Read continues in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, MA on Monday June 2, 2025. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff The defense also called Boston police o In a tense exchange, Read attorney Alan Jackson asked her about an interview she gave to the FBI in which she said Ken Berkowitz, the Canton police chief at the time, and Higgins were in the police garage for a 'wildly long time' on the afternoon of Jan. 29, 2022. Advertisement Dever said that was her recollection at the time she spoke to the agents. She told Brennan on cross-examination that she knew her shift ended at 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, and that she left then. Dever said the defense later produced a timeline showing the SUV came into the garage after that, 'meaning it is not possible that I saw that.' Dever said it was a 'false memory' that she 'provided in good faith,' which she then 'retracted immediately [upon] being provided evidence that it was not possible.' She said her false memory may have been colored by media reports she saw about the case. Travis Andersen can be reached at
Mint
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Where Russia is advancing in Ukraine and what it hopes to gain
Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp. For the past two years, battlefield momentum has been incremental and costly for both sides. But Russia has managed to accelerate its rate of advance in recent months, as it did last fall, before wet, cold conditions slowed Moscow's progress. Peace talks have stalled, bringing focus back to where the war will ultimately be decided: the battlefield. Russia is seeking sufficient front-line gains to force Kyiv to consent to its demands, which essentially amount to a capitulation. Ukraine wants to hold Russia off and do enough damage to its forces to convince the Kremlin that the cost of not doing a deal is too high. Moscow is pushing on several fronts, probing for weak points and trying to capitalize on its hefty manpower advantage by forcing Ukraine to defend across the entire 600-mile front line. It will also be tougher and costlier for Ukraine to stop Russian infantry assaults now that leaves have returned to trees, obscuring the view of Kyiv's drones, which had been its first line of defense during the winter. As the Kremlin continues to pour men and materiel into Ukraine, its primary goal is to convince those in power in the West that Russia will inevitably win the war and any aid Western allies might offer to Kyiv would be wasted, said George Barros, an analyst focused on the conflict for the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. 'The center of gravity for this war is not terrain—the place where it's being decisively waged is the perception space in Western capitals," said Barros. Referring to the Russians, he added: 'If the map is moving, they're able to say, 'We're making progress. Ukraine is screwed. How many more billions are you going to spend?'" Key to Moscow's latest offensive is the eastern Ukrainian city Kostyantynivka, a crucial logistical hub on the edge of the front line. Earlier this year, Russia began moving troops attacking Pokrovsk, a city further south, toward Kostyantynivka. The shift indicated a change in the direction of its efforts but not necessarily its strategy, analysts said. Recent assaults on Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk have proved that Russia is prepared to expend troops, weapons and time trying to capture cities even if they have little strategic value. The battle for Kostyantynivka is likely to be just as brutal and drawn-out, according to Barros. After a recent advance south of the city, Russia now surrounds Kostyantynivka on three sides. 'The city is rapidly transforming into a front line," said one senior lieutenant who is fighting in the area. Advances in attack-drone technology are also making it more difficult for Ukraine to keep the city supplied. Russian fiber-optic drones—which are connected by a thin electronic cable to their pilots to protect them from electric jammers—can now travel up to 25 miles, roughly twice as far as they could a year ago, putting roads connecting the city, and supply vehicles, within range. 'The strikes are frequent and increasingly precise," the senior lieutenant said. Defensive netting is effective, but hasn't been widely implemented, he said. In the north, Moscow's forces have repelled Ukrainian troops who seized parts of Russia's Kursk region after a lightning assault caught the Kremlin off guard last summer. Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has massed more than 50,000 troops in the area. In recent days, those forces have pushed across the border into Ukraine's Sumy region, according to open-source analysts. Villages near the border with Russia have been nearly flattened, according to one Ukrainian sergeant fighting in the area who said Russians outnumber Ukrainian troops in the region by around two-to-one. The Russians, he said, appeared to be trying to take Yunakivka, where Ukrainian troops have set up defensive positions and store equipment. 'Their actual goal is Sumy," the regional capital, which sits less than 20 miles from the border, he added. Another infantryman in the Sumy region said the Russians also have an advantage in drones, which makes moving supplies and evacuating wounded very risky. 'The pattern is familiar: The enemy wants to stretch our forces thin across a long front, drain our resources and wear us down," he said, adding that so far troop numbers meant that positions were still defensible. 'They're setting the stage," he said of the Russians. 'The pressure will only increase as the summer goes on." Rob Lee, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, said he didn't expect Ukrainian lines to collapse but added that if Russia could get closer to Sumy, it would increase the Kremlin's leverage in negotiations. Even in areas where Russian progress has largely stalled out, Moscow's forces are continuing assaults, hoping to make Ukrainians commit troops there. Around Pokrovsk, Russia is attacking at all hours, according to one Ukrainian captain fighting in the area, even though such assaults have yielded little forward progress for months. 'They want to reach the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast—it's important to them symbolically," a Ukrainian captain in the area said. 'That's why they keep going through open fields and dying there." Ukrainian officials say Moscow is also building up troops in the nearby Zaporizhzhia region. Some Ukrainian special forces have been deployed there to help hold back a possible offensive, according to people familiar with the matter. 'We anticipate worsening conditions across all directions this summer," said the senior lieutenant in the Kostyantynivka area. 'Personnel are exhausted. There are not enough rotations. Everyone is operating at the edge of their limits." Write to Ian Lovett at and Andrew Barnett at
Boston Globe
04-06-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Testimony resumes in Karen Read retrial. Follow live updates.
Testimony resumes Wednesday — 8:39 a.m. .cls-1{clip-path:url(#clippath);}.cls-2,.cls-3{fill:none;}.cls-2,.cls-3,.cls-4{stroke-width:0px;}.cls-5{clip-path:url(#clippath-1);}.cls-3{clip-rule:evenodd;} Link copied By Travis Andersen Testimony resumes Wednesday in Karen Read's murder retrial in Norfolk Superior Court Jurors on Tuesday heard testimony from Dighton police officer Nicholas Barros, who testified that when he saw Read's Lexus SUV outside her parents' residence, just one section of the right side of her taillight was missing, whereas a photo of the taillight later at the Canton police garage showed more extensive damage. Advertisement Barros initially told prosecutor Hank Brennan that he mentioned the difference when he testified at Read's first trial last year. But after Brennan showed him a transcript of that testimony, he acknowledged he didn't mention it. 'I know what I saw,' Barros told Brennan. 'And that wasn't it.' Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges including second-degree murder for allegedly backing her SUV in a drunken rage into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, early on Jan. 29, 2022, after dropping him off outside a home on Fairview Road following a night of bar-hopping. Her lawyers say she was framed and that O'Keefe entered the house, owned at the time by a fellow Boston police officer, where he was fatally beaten and possibly mauled by a German Shepherd before his body was planted on the front lawn. Advertisement Read's first trial ended in a hung jury and she remains free on bail.
