Meadowlark takes bondage theme in to autumn–winter ’10 jewellery
Meadowlark’s autumn–winter 2010 collection, Fit to Be Tied, is now in stores in New Zealand. Based around bondage and equestrian themes, the designs have a smart and modern æsthetic. Rings and bangles with metallic belts in sterling silver, and yellow and rose gold, they appeal to 2010’s fashion-conscious wearer. Stockists are listed at meadowlark.co.nz/stockists.html. You […]
Lancôme’s make-up tips: harmonizing colours
Here’s the latest from make-up artist German Moyano, on complementing colours, in the latest beauty tips’ video from Lancôme. In French with English subtitles. You may also like Touching up your mascara on the go Lancôme on eye make-up Intensifying your eyes Lancôme’s latest beauty tips: ‘perfectly natural skin’ Choosing your foundation Reinventing the smoky […]
It might still be unseasonally snowy in Trollhättan, but that did not stop Saab from starting up again under Spyker ownership. After seven weeks of the plant being idle, the workforce is back, and Saabs are rolling off the production line again. The Swedish company, which had been spun off from an aircraft manufacturer […]
The Peninsula Hotel Shanghai’s gala opening
As covered in the main part of our site today, the Peninsula Hotel Shanghai opened its doors with a gala event on March 18. Below is a six-minute video featuring some of the entertainment at the opening, including speeches from Sir Michael Kadoorie and David Wang, whose companies own the new property. You may also […]
Charity: Water launches Unshaken: Haïti
From editor-at-large Summer Rayne Oakes’s blog: Charity: Water’s Unshaken: Haïti programme, launching today (World Water Day) at 10 a.m. GMT. ‘The video they shot is mesmerizing. Scott [Harrison]’s ability to give a face to human destruction, despair and hope is palpable.’ Charity: Water aims to help 11 regions in Haïti build long-term clean water […]
Is Keeley Hawes’s Ashes to Ashes hairstyle as ’83 as her wardrobe?
BBC Above DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) and DI Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) in the final series of Ashes to Ashes. Below right Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman in 1983’s Valley Girl. Power suits, check. Shoulder pads, check. Big earrings that could scrape those shoulder pads, check. Chunky necklaces, check. Blacks and whites and primary […]
M&S breaks new campaign with Ana Beatriz Barros
Marks & Spencer’s new marketing campaign will feature the likes of international model Ana Beatriz Barros, reports Marketing Week. Led by actress Caroline Quentin, and football commentator Jamie Redknapp for its menswear ranges, the campaign breaks today in the UK. It is not a farewell to Myleene Klass, says the retailer, who will […]
Antipodes claims first with Vinanza Grape in night cream
Antipodes has released a new Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream, and says there is clinical proof that it enhances the production of collagen. Specifically, the new night cream ‘stimulates synthesis of collagen production in human fibroblast skin cells.’ Contents include marigold, and Vinanza Grape (an antioxidant extract from Marlborough sauvignon blanc grape seeds), which has […]
Photographer James Price releases autism awareness calendar
James Price’s Sexy Backs for Autism Awareness fund-raiser has international fans. When I was in Paris during couture week, one of the first things my good friend David Patin asked was about James’s idea. And now, it seems, a calendar will be released to raise further funds. James explains, ‘The concept for “Sexy Backs” […]
While waiting for the San Francisco subway-esque train (BART) at UN Plaza, a young woman bumped into my side and apologized. Looking up, I accepted her apology and suddenly did a double take to ask her, ‘Where did you get your dress-scarf-top thingy?’ She smiled and delightfully said, ‘Online. It’s called Misha Market.’ What […]
