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Christie Brinkley to début jewellery line on QVC

July 31, 2010/2.27

QVC has announced that model Christie Brinkley has a line of jewellery which she will sell through the network.    She will début the Christie Brinkley Jewelry Collection on Sunday, August 1 at 9 p.m. (EDT). The line becomes available on the 1st, through qvc.com or at 1 800 345-1515 within the US.    Each […]

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An inspirational evening at the New Zealand Art Show

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Matt Payne Ann Skelly Libby McColl—who told Lucire that she sign-writes as well, which might explain how she accurately interpreted the lettering on the train carriage Donna O’Donoghue—we defy anyone not to smile when they see her work Philina den Dulk Lisa Taylor-King, whose raw emotion worked itself into Trinity Daniel Campion, taking apple cores […]

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Kiwi entrepreneurs launch Snapr to share mobile photos

July 30, 2010/3.19

[Cross-posted] My friend Edward Talbot (son of fashion designer Helen Talbot), and his friend and business partner Rowan Wernham, launched their Snapr (sna.pr) service today. It’s the ideal way to share geotagged photographs in the 2010s, and I expect these guys to do some great things as Snapr takes off.    Snapr was the only […]

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Miss Universe New Zealand 2010, Ria van Dyke, in more Angela Scott photos

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Angela Scott With nine days till she flies off to Miss Universe in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ria van Dyke, Miss New Zealand, has been shot by more photographers than any of her recent predecessors prior to the international pageant.    Her latest shoot is with Angela Scott, who also photographed van Dyke immediately after her […]

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Basquesse to move to Australia

July 29, 2010/0.51

After losing Andrea Moore to Auckland, fashion label Basquesse has announced that it, too, will depart Wellington—for the larger market of Sydney.    Basquesse founder and designer Viviana Pannell has said that the Wellington boutique will close at the end of October 2010. Basquesse reopens in Sydney in the first quarter of 2011.    Pannell […]

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Mission Control adds to shapewear market

July 28, 2010/0.34

Mission Control aims to be an empowering brand in shapewear, with space-inspired graphics in their marketing to suit the image of an independent, decisive woman. The company says the apparel has hidden ‘control panels with sleek microfibre, power mesh, and lace, acting as body armour.’    Shapewear helps wearers sculpt and get definition to different […]

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Lisa Matson appointed make-up director at L’Oréal Paris

July 27, 2010/0.14

Lisa Matson, who has been associated with L’Oréal Paris since it began sponsoring the inaugural New Zealand Fashion Week in the early 2000s, has been appointed make-up director of the company’s New Zealand outpost.    Matson will work on new product launches, product, fashion and beauty shoots and shows, trade education and events and work […]

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Revealed: 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana

July 22, 2010/4.47

CNN Thanks to CNN, we’re able to bring readers this month’s Revealed, on 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana.    The show is an intimate portrayal of the pair, showing them backstage at Moda di Milano and talking about their relationship. It features interviews with them in their holiday home, and on their yacht in […]

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Playboy does a non-nude website

July 21, 2010/5.18

Perhaps realizing that smut doesn’t always translate into sales, Playboy Enterprises has launched The Smoking Jacket, a safe-for-work men’s website—which we take to mean something positioned between a typical lads’ magazine and GQ.    ‘TheSmokingJacket.com is the ultimate safe-for-work internet experience for men, and a one-stop shop for all that is cool online,’ said Jimmy […]

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Luxottica reveals new OPSM concept store in Melbourne

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Luxottica Group SpA launched a global retail concept store in Melbourne on Tuesday. The first OPSM eye hub store marks the debut of a retail outlet where every customer dictates and personalizes their own shopping experience.    Designed by E2, who were behind the Millennium Dome, the revolutionary store concept has been designed to place […]

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