In Brief: Meet Mike Friton, Pinterest Raises $200 Million, IMG for Sale, Adieu ALT
Posted in: Andre Leon Talley, IMG, Mike Friton, Pinterest, steve mccurry, The Sartorialist• Nike veteran Mike Friton gets his close-up in “The Innovator” (above), a video portrait by Portland-based Cineastas.
• Elsewhere in visually astute videos, Scott “The Sartorialist” Schumann paused in his prowling the streets for stylish sportcoats to interview Magnum photographer Steve McCurry. Click here to watch part one of the five-part chat.
• Pinterest has raised a new $200 million round of funding. The cash infusion brings the virtual scrapbooking company’s valuation up to $2.5 billion.
• Look for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week parent company IMG to change hands. Private equity firm Forstmann Little & Co. is planning to sell the sports and modeling talent agency.
• Adieu, Mondays with André. Vogue‘s very own caped crusader, André Leon Talley, is leaving the magazine.
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