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Brand News: Monica Rich Kosann Designs Estee Lauder Compacts; Mike Mojica To Memoire June 01, 2016 (0 comments)

Monica Rich Kosann Tapped To Do Estée Lauder Holiday Collection

New York, NY—Jewelry designer Monica Rich Kosann will be creating a 17-piece holiday jewelry collection in enamel and Swarovski crystal for legendary cosmetic brand Estee Lauder. The collection will be called Monica Rich Kosann For Estee Lauder and will tie into Kosann’s signature fine jewelry collection with personal, storytelling elements. Some of the pieces include an owl compact, an octopus compact with blue Swarovski crystal (left), and a lipstick-filled frog sitting atop a red enamel pillow.

Kosann said her goal was to create a line of makeup products that double as accessories. The line includes eight powder compacts, six solid perfume compacts, two lip gloss charm bracelets, and two lockets containing solid perfume. Kosann was instrumental in expanding the collection beyond compacts to include the lip products.

The collection is set to bow September 1 at global prestige retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Prices range from $150 to $275.

 

Diamond Industry Veteran Mike Mojica Joins Memoire Team 

Boston, MA—Memoire has tapped luxury industry veteran Mike Mojica as its regional sales manager, Southwest and Southeast, to help focus on growing the Memoire business into the next important industry brand.  

“As part of the Chow Tai Fook (CTF) Jewellry Group, Memoire is uniquely positioned in the jewelry industry and brings to market the strength of a fully vertical integrated business,” said Mojica. 

With more than 40 years of experience, Mojica most recently held the role of director of acquisitions/sales at Hearts On Fire, a diamond jewelry brand also owned by CTF. 

Prior to Hearts On Fire, Mojica held several sales and marketing positions for Zales Corp., and Seiko Watch Company, as well as marketing positions in the diamond industry with Rachminov Diamond Co, (Israel) A. Monnickendam (London), Lieber & Solow (New York), Michael Werdiger (New York) and Jack Reiss (New York). 

“We are excited to welcome a veteran like Mike to our Memoire family,” said Gilly Strauss, president of Memoire. “Mike has immense passion for this industry, and his experience will immediately benefit our short and long term growth plans for Memoire. We look forward to the knowledge and leadership he will bring to Memoire and our retail partners as we enter such an exciting time for the brand.”