Wellington, the way you want it
[Cross-posted] I’ve posted a few things that are relevant to Wellington—my home—over at our new site, Your Wellington (yourwellington.org). The one that has had the most feedback over the last 24 hours (both on the blog and on Twitter) is a post I made about free wifi in the city and the need to have […]
Cheryl Cole is L’Oréal’s new face
We wish we could take credit for it—after running items on Charlize Theron and Elizabeth Banks they both became L’Oréal Paris spokeswomen; and a sister magazine of ours did the same with Elizabeth Hurley and Estée Lauder in the 1990s—but we have to chalk it up to another coincidence as Cheryl Cole becomes the new […]
Miksani introduces Carbon Neutral fashion range
We’ve heard of many labels using the eco-fashion tag—after all, Lucire was the first fashion magazine to bring sustainable style into the mainstream, from 2003. Miksani, meanwhile, has gone one further with a Carbon Neutral clothing range for spring–summer 2010, launching at the Pure London Fashion Show. Miksani says its products have a minimal […]
We have spotted the home page bug
Dear readers, we realize that the home page is not displaying properly. Please know we are working on this. The error seems to lie with Google’s Feedburner service, which is displaying the actual code, rather than the text and images that the code represents. A complaint has been filed with Google, which has recently moved […]
Shu Uemura, We Are Plus release Art of Beauty 2009 promo
We Are Plus has worked with Shu Uemura Cosmetics on its new brand commercial, Art of Beauty 2009. The final film is three minutes long, but the company has provided this one-minute clip. You may also like Video released of Lady Gaga’s September Vogue cover shoot Entertainment round-up: Justin Bieber, the fragrance; Peter Falk dies […]
Mini shows Coupé Concept for 50th anniversary
On August 26, 1959, the British Motor Corp. released the Mini—or, more accurately, the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor. The British icon celebrates its 50th anniversary today, and BMW, the current owner of the Mini brand, shows a coupé concept. It’ll be shown in the metal at the IAA—the Frankfurt Motor Show—and there’s a chance […]
Katie Taylor in her Miss Universe 2009 national costume
We know we showed you what Miss New Zealand 2009 Katie Taylor wore at Miss Universe a few days ago, but we finally have the official image from the event. Presenting Katie Taylor herself in In-Tui-Tion by Tracey Koole, the Montana World of Wearable Art 2007 garment, as seen in the Bahamas on Monday night: […]
Eliza Dushku knows how to accessorize
We haven’t seen actress Eliza Dushku for a while, and were pleasantly surprised to spot the actress at InStyle’s Summer Soirée at the London Hotel on August 20 in West Hollywood. She wears a Hervé Léger dress, accessorized with Marcia Moran earrings and a Giulio NYC clutch. You may also like AnnaLynne McCord, 2009’s “it […]
Eastenders’ Charlie Brooks speaks out against domestic violence
Actress Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher in Eastenders) is lending her support to the National Centre for Domestic Violence in the UK. Although not a victim of domestic violence herself, Charlie feels strongly about the subject. She wants to help lift the lid on a taboo issue and raising awareness of the services offered by the […]
Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor WOWs Miss Universe with national costume
Photo credit: World of Wearable Art Ltd. For those in the Bahamas wowed by Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor’s national costume, we can now reveal more, since it has been shown there. The eagle-eyed fashionistas among you will have recognized it was having come from the Montana World of Wearable Arts’ show. Specifically, it’s In-Tui-Tion, […]
