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Cindy Bruna in Fauré Le Page Spotted! Kaia Gerber in MANGO

French model Cindy Bruna spotted carrying the newly launched Fauré Le Page Cartouchière 21 bag in Blue Canvas. The Cartouchière 21 bag is a label classic with a twist. Once used to store hunterprinces’ ammunition, the Cartouchière has been reinvented for women. American actress, Kaia Gerber was spotted in Los Angeles, wearing a grey-knit polo sweater by MANGO.

CELEBRITIES WEARING COACH

MICHAEL B. JORDAN WEARS COACH OLLY ALEXANDER WEARS COACH

Actor and face of the brand Michael B. Jordan wore a Coach leather sleeve jacket while promoting his new movie “Without Remorse” on Instagram on April 17, 2021 British musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and LGBTQ advocate Olly Alexander wore a Coach x Jean-Michel Basquiat trench coat on “This Morning” show in London, England on April 30, 2021.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S HEAD OF A BEAR TO BE OFFERED AT CHRISTIE’S LONDON ON 8 JULY

Leonardo da Vinci’s Head of a Bear will be offered for sale at Christie’s in London as a highlight lot in the Exceptional Sale, taking place live on 8 July. This penetrating study of a bear’s head is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth, and is expected to sell for £8,000,000-12,000,000.

Inspired by this Old Master drawing, Hackatao, an artist duo born in Milan and who have been pioneering the crypto art space since 2018, have created a digital companion piece to that of da Vinci, bringing the bear majestically to life. This specially commissioned digital work was unveiled at Christie’s King Street from 3 July, as part of the Classic Week view, visible via the Aria AR app. The digital work has been donated to The Museum of Crypto Art where it will subsequently appear.

Stijn Alsteens, International Head of Department, Old Master Drawings, Christie’s Paris comments, ‘Leonardo’s exceptional powers of observation and skills as a draughtsman allowed him to capture the world surrounding him like no one had done before – and indeed, like very few have been able to do since. As described in one of his notebooks, the studies he made from nature could also form the basis for works of fantasy and imagination. His ‘Head of a Bear’, made in the early 1480’s, seems to have been used by him when he was working on his celebrated portrait of Cecilia Gallerani in Cracow, which includes an idealized depiction of an ermine. The practice of seeing and studying reality whilst understanding its structure, beauty and artistic potential enabled him to transform it into a new work of art which he made his own - much as innovative digital artists like Hackatao do today.’