Scarlett Johansson stars in Moët & Chandon’s 2011 campaign
Tim Walker Moët & Chandon never really strays too far from a fashion audience—our 2002 article on the pronunciation of Moët is one of this publication’s most-Tweeted. And when we went to Champagne, we made it a point to visit the house. Now, Moët raises its currency in the fashion market even more with […]
Players, Italian Job remake, begins filming in Wellington, New Zealand
When I first wrote on my personal blog about Players, the Abbas–Mustan brothers’ remake of The Italian Job, I did so with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek. It wasn’t so much that the film was being remade again—and by such stylish and expert directors—but that it would take quite a twist in the […]
Nominate us for the ‘Luxplosion’, the Katie Holmes pic, and other goodies around the web
We had a nice message on our Facebook page from a site called The Luxury Hub. Apparently, we’ve been nominated for the ‘Luxplosion 2010’ awards under the Lifestyle–Haute Living category, and to get into their top five, we need readers to re-nominate us. So, if you have time, head over to theluxuryhub.com/luxplosion-2010/, select Lifestyle as […]
Hetty Rose ready-to-wear on the market, from £180
Hetty Rose has put its ready-to-wear collection on sale this month, with designer Henrietta Rose Samuels choosing her Mika, Yuki, Kiki, Haruka and Mami styles for release. The styles, which have typically been hand-made with a six- to eight-week wait, now come in a ready-to-wear form from £180 retail. Announced last year, these […]
Katie Holmes is the new face of Ann Taylor
Katie Holmes (left) is the new face of Ann Taylor, The Hollywood Reporter revealed today. The actress will appear in the label’s spring 2011 advertising campaign, débuting in March. It has been shot by Tom Munro. The Hollywood Reporter has the first image of Holmes in the campaign, wearing a nautical-themed blue jacket […]
Above Keeley Hawes may have style in Upstairs, Downstairs, but publisher Jack Yan argues that Rufus Sewell, in Zen, paints a far more desirable fashion world (ignoring the tobacco smoke). Fashion editor Sopheak Seng and I had a great meeting today, discussing trends. A couple of weeks ago, he told me that he had seen […]
COS to open store in Stockholm this summer
Above COS executive Pernilla Wohlfahrt. COS (Collection of Style), which launched in London in 2007, will open this summer at Biblioteksgatan, Stockholm. Part of the Swedish Hennes & Mauritz group, COS was created to offer understated high fashion at an affordable price. ‘COS offers reinvented classics, wardrobe essentials and timeless design that is made […]
Fashion blogger, Elin Kling, gets her own collection at H&M
Peter Gehrke Elin Kling, the Swedish style consultant and blogger, is collaborating with Hennes & Mauritz over an exclusive collection, to be sold in Sweden only. Ms Kling’s collection will be launched on February 3 and will be sold in 10 stores in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, and Uppsala. Ten per cent of each sale […]
Tabloid mag tries to shock France with party photos of beauty queens
In a move which will help boost Geneviève de Fontenay’s Miss Nationale pageant’s standing, French gossip magazine Closer has published photographs of Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman, kissing another woman at a party organized by the business school where she studies. Thilleman had earlier stated that she had nothing to be ashamed of, but […]
Ilili, New York’s contemporary dining venue
David C. Lee/Destination Luxury Ilili (236 Fifth Avenue, New York, between 27th and 28th Streets; 1 212 481-4523) is a festive, loungy venue with high ceilings, beautiful people and a stunning contemporary design. When walking down Fifth Avenue, the space is so narrow that you can easily pass it. Look for the long narrow hallway […]
