Spanish flight attendants create nude calendar to make up lost wages
Augusto Robert Taking a leaf from Ryanair’s charity calendar, which saw nudity in its 2010 edition, a Spanish airline has followed suit—to raise funds after the airline’s bankruptcy. Flight attendants from Air Comet have posed nude in a calendar designed to highlight the bankruptcy, which left nine unpaid payroll workers. Posing with different […]
Emporio Armani shows World Cup-themed collection
For the football fans out there, Emporio Armani has unveiled a collection to tie in with the FIFA World Cup. The boxer briefs, strap bag, gym bag, sneaker and belt has a detachable country flag so customers can put on their favourite one. Available in selected Emporio Armani and department stores from mid-May. You may […]
Miss Ultimo drops Peaches Geldof amid controversy
Allegations that 21-year-old Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, had taken heroin before topless photographs of her were taken, have led to MJM International cancelling her £100,000-per-year contract for Miss Ultimo. The photographs were leaked on to the internet last week and posted at Reddit by one Ben […]
Surprising trends from Lucire’s stats
After 1,000 posts at Lucire’s ‘Insider’ section—a relative latecomer in terms of fashion magazine blogs—we thought it might be fun to go into statistician mode and reveal which were the top articles and figures over the last two and a half years. There were reasons we avoided blogging. First, Lucire had an active forum […]
Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller, Claudia Schiffer pose for breast cancer campaign
Mario Testino/FTBC The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign for 2010 sees Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller and Claudia Schiffer—celebrities who hail from three continents—model for the cause, photographed by Mario Testino. The target for the charity this year, with its campaign running from March 29 to mid-May, is £1 million. Items for sale supporting […]
USA takes 42 Below Cocktail World Cup for 2010—and other must-reads
From top The 42 Below logo on the Carillon at the National War Memorial. American graffiti: the US entrants spray-painted ‘USA’ and ‘42’ on stage. ‘Team America’ collect their trophy. A full report from the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup will be coming, but above are some quick shots we took earlier tonight where the […]
Summer Rayne Oakes promotes Portico in new TVCs
Here’s our editor-at-large, sustainability strategist and author of Style, Naturally, Summer Rayne Oakes, in two advertisements (one English, one French) for Portico. Portico’s products, which include cotton towels, rugs and bedding, are organic and environmentally friendly—the primary reason behind Summer Rayne’s endorsements. It is Summer Rayne’s voice in the English commercial; an actor does […]
Sarah Murdoch returns in ’10 Bonds campaign, with Elyse Taylor, Pania Rose
Bonds has released a new series of hipsters, with a tribute to its 1999 campaign featuring Sarah Murdoch. Murdoch returns in the 2010 campaign, alongside Elyse Taylor and Pania Rose. The Boy Fit hipster, its latest style, is meant to appeal ‘to girls who want a more relaxed look and feel, and some […]
Ellen von Unwerth, Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel collaborate on new Absolut campaign
Absolut Vodka has been pushing its lifestyle image for some years—that not only is it a mere vodka, but it’s tied to the hippest and most creative places on the planet. Its Drinks campaign, launched on to the New Zealand market this week, is a collaboration with photographer Ellen von Unwerth and actresses Kate […]
End of the line for Ford’s Falcon Wagon
Ford has announced that the Falcon Wagon, part of a model line that has been made in Australia since the early 1960s, will cease production. The Falcon sedan will continue in to the middle of the decade. Its replacement is still unclear, but a final decision will be made by Ford management next year. […]
