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Claudia Schiffer models Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear

June 25, 2011/4.16

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has been called up by Karl Lagerfeld to model Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear collection.    The chain motif has been used in numerous ways for the eyewear designs, evoking the Chanel handbag.    The chain is woven with a strip of lambskin to form the temples, giving a distinctive look to […]

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Entertainment round-up: Justin Bieber, the fragrance; Peter Falk dies

/2.01

Musician and teen heart-throb Justin Bieber has launched his new fragrance, Someday, at Macy’s Herald Square.    The flowery, fruity fragrance is targeted at women. Bieber says he had the opportunity to choose the scent, and had input in the packaging design, which is a flower made of hearts.    The name is meant to […]

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Taking floral from the catwalk and into the real world

June 24, 2011/10.48

Today, I wore a basic Zara dress and paired it with an H&M shirt. I decided to wear the basic Zara dress because of its floral print—floral is all the rage in the latest fashion trend reports. It was featured all over the runways and was especially a hit with Dolce & Gabbana, whose spring–summer […]

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R&G names model search winners; Kagi launches Spectrum jewellery range

/10.36

Top Alistair Boyd, Krystian Heath, Kitty Riddell and Rosie Herdman, R&G’s model search winners. Above The Kagi Forever Loyal pendant and short black agate necklace, retailing for NZ$298. R&G—the younger arm of Rodd & Gunn—chose four winners for its Face of R&G model search at its concept store launch party last night.    The winners […]

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey and other stars début Transformers 3 in Moskva

/6.20

Lucian Capellaro/Getty Images Model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, already named FHM’s Sexiest Woman of the Year, got plenty of attention alongside co-stars Shia LaBœuf, John Malkovich, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Patrick Dempsey for the world première of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon at the Moscow Film Festival. They were joined by director Michael Bay, producers […]

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Out of Africa and in to Paris

/2.49

Ludwig Bonnet/Louis Vuitton Mazen Saggar/Louis Vuitton Newly appointed menswear designer for the house of Louis Vuitton, Kim Jones, did not disappoint in his first outing for the label, blending brand heritage with globetrotting chic for its men’s spring–summer 2012 collection shown in Paris.    Having replaced Paul Herbers in March of this year, Jones’s collection […]

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Aston Martin launches Colette edition of Cygnet city-car

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Unlike Ferrari or Porsche, which can combine their fuel economy averages with lesser brands, Aston Martin, being independent, cannot. If it’s to get a low enough corporate average fuel economy figure to avoid paying a fine, it has to join forces with other manufacturers and offer something at the low end of the market—which is […]

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Sir Peter Jackson among New Zealand Arts Foundation honorees

June 23, 2011/11.56

Writer Barbara Anderson, photographer Marti Friedlander, film-maker Sir Peter Jackson, sculptor Greer Twiss and concert organist Dame Gillian Weir have received Icon Awards from the New Zealand Arts Foundation.    The five were named earlier this evening at a function at Government House, hosted by Their Excellencies, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New […]

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Michelle Obama wears ASOS Africa on South African visit

/11.28

ASOS, which had featured here in Lucire some years back, has reason to be pleased: it has spotted US First Lady Michelle Obama wearing the ASOS Africa printed sleeveless oversized shirt at the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit Township, South Africa, on Tuesday.    The ASOS Africa range pledges to give £5 from the sale […]

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