Lucire
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Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Royal New Zealand Ballet gets reality TV series

August 24, 2010/9.33

Stephen A’Court The Royal New Zealand Ballet seems more in the Zeitgeist this year than any other we can remember—so much so that it’s getting its own reality TV series.    The Secret Lives of Dancers, produced by Eyeworks, débuts on TV3 in New Zealand on August 31 at 8 p.m.    The new series […]

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Dispatches: from beads to big and beautiful

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Danish brand Trollbeads—famed for its interchangeable charms—has released its Empowerment bracelet, part of a global venture to support individual charities. The bracelet comprises 10 unique pink Murano glass beads on a sterling silver cord and retails at A$190, with some proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia.    Candice Wren’s pashminas (70 per […]

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Alexandra Owen shows high fashion with high tea at Museum Hotel

August 23, 2010/23.15

The worlds of high fashion and high tea came together on Saturday, August 21 at Hippopotamus Restaurant at the Museum Hotel in Wellington, to create an afternoon of refined elegance as part of the Wellington on a Plate festival.    High Tea High Fashion featured elegant bites prepared by the very talented chef de pâtisserie […]

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Jacinta Fitzgerald presents her Heavenly Spaces

August 22, 2010/11.01

Jacinta Fitzgerald is an emerging design talent that has won many a fan nationwide. Having completed a design and textile degree and working in some of the top fashion houses in New Zealand, Fitzgerald decided to take a leap of faith and start her label in 2008. Since then, her collections have grown from strength […]

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Veen launches into Germany with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz

August 19, 2010/13.41

We’ve followed our friends at Veen, the water sourced from Finnish Lapland, since they launched. Lately, they’ve been getting into celebrity circles more regularly. The latest has been the première of Knight and Day, the Tom Cruise–Cameron Diaz starrer, in München, Germany. It was also Veen’s début into the country. Diaz wore a Bottega Veneta […]

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New releases for Narciso Rodriguez eaux de parfum

August 18, 2010/8.27

The Narciso Rodriguez limited edition fragrance, Essence Eau de Parfum Intense, goes on sale in New Zealand in September, not long after its US launch.    The Musc collection for fall 2010 in the northern hemisphere, and summer 2011 in the southern, sees the return of the For Her eau de parfum Intense, now in […]

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A Namibian expedition with a difference: Land Rover announces competition

August 17, 2010/13.00

Land Rover, in association with Biosphere Expeditions, is offering seven people across Europe the chance to go on an expedition to Namibia as part of a research team.    The lucky seven will help conduct research on big cats, such as leopards and cheetahs, for two weeks beginning in November.    ‘The team will learn […]

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Dispatches: from eclectic jewellery to Miss Universe New Zealand’s national costume

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Snippets today of items we’ve heard but haven’t stopped to do a big story on: Eclectic Eccentricity’s autumn–winter 2010–11 range of hair combs, necklaces and hairbands continues to live up to the company’s “kooky” image, with inspirations from Victoriana and gothic romance. Prices range from c. £12 to £35.    Meanwhile, in Australia, Avstev has […]

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UK firm creates Naomi Campbell blood diamond game

August 16, 2010/9.31

For most of the trial of the dictator Charles Taylor, who is facing war crimes’ charges in Den Haag, we decided not to cover supermodel Naomi Campbell’s bit-part in the case.    The main reason was that it trivialized the Taylor case. The man is accused of serious crimes against humanity, including murder, the use […]

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Le Faire brings more stylish fashion to online buyers in New Zealand

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Above Luela and Evil Twin are two of the labels stocked at new online shopping destination, Le Faire, the brainchild of Pauline So. We’ve known Pauline So for some time and were delighted to hear that she’s behind a new venture, the Le Faire online store.    ‘I love shopping online, and found it a […]

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