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Bijoux (07/26/21)

Jay Chou directs/stars in Tudor film

EARLIER this year, Tudor announced the release of the new Black Bay Chrono. The Black Bay Chrono “panda” is the watch that partners with Jay Chou in a new tongue-in-cheek short film that Tudor just released, the second commercial that Mr. Chou, the King of Mandopop, entirely directs and stars in for the Swiss brand. (Read about the Black Bay Chrono here: https://www.bworldonline.com/big-black-and-beautiful/). Shown driving a black classic car, Mr. Chou parks in front of a Tudor Boutique at an undisclosed location and enters. The store is busy with lots of clients and when Mr. Chou finds the Black Bay Chrono he is looking for in a counter display, he is unable to get any of the sales associates to attend to him. That’s when the magic happens. Mr. Chou’s hand literally goes through the glass of the display, he grabs the watch and pulls it out, leaving the display seemingly absolutely untouched. This magic hand finally gets him the full attention of the staff who now all rush to him when, in another jaw-dropping magic move by Mr. Chou, the watch ends up on the wrist of a bewildered sales associate.

Buy Lady Gaga’s brooch

YOU can now buy Lady Gaga’s brooch. Specifically, the large dove on her chest she wore when she sang at the inauguration of US President Joseph R. Biden. Schiaparelli, who dressed her for the event on Jan. 20, 2021, announced this on Instagram late last week. “The Dove of Peace by Schiaparelli has landed. Maison Schiaparelli had the privilege to dress @ladygaga for her performance of the American national anthem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden @potus. On her jacket, #LadyGaga wore a delicate Schiaparelli brooch in hammered gold in the form of a dove carrying an olive branch, a symbol of peace and hope.” It continued to say that all the funds raised from the sale of the brooch will be donated to Lady Gaga’s @btwfoundation (the Born This Way Foundation), “a charitable organization which she co-founded with her mother Cynthia Germanotta, @momgerm, with the mission to support youth mental health and work with young people to build a kinder and braver world.” On the website (https://club-schiap.schiaparelli.com/eshop), notes on the brooch read: “A gilded pewter brooch is in the shape of a Dove carrying an olive branch and is identical to the one that Lady Gaga wore during the inauguration of the American President. Engraved on the back of the wing is the Schiaparelli signature and notation chronicling one to 100.” This one sells for 1,000 euros for the 12cm brooch, but smaller versions are available for 700 and 550 euros. The Dove of Peace brooch is available at Schiaparelli, Bergdorf’s, and Dover Street Market in New York, Los Angeles, and London.