Lucire
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Kim Kardashian files for divorce, parties issue conflicting statements

October 31, 2011/22.36

Reality star Kim Kardashian and basketballer Kris Humphries will divorce after 72 days of marriage.    Neither side has stated the reasons, though the usual celebrity “sources” have speculated they were either Humphries’ unwillingness to participate in the Kardashian brand, or an argument over where to set up home.    Kardashian filed for divorce citing […]

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Absolut unveils Mode Edition limited-edition gift pack

/12.00

You know the festive season is approaching when Absolut unveils another stunning gift pack. This time, the famous Swedish vodka has launched Absolut Mode Edition, a limited-edition 700 ml gift pack, paying tribute to the world of fashion.    The stylized crystallic glass and a midnight blue textured silk cloth feature is inspired by fashion […]

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Mini Roadster unveiled: company calls it ‘spontaneous, open, irresistible’

October 30, 2011/10.55

Mini has announced its sixth model, the Roadster, essentially a convertible version of its recently released Coupé.    The Roadster is the first time Mini has released an open-top two-seater. Like the Coupé, it’s a three-box shape, with stowage area behind the seats, and sizeable boot (240 l compared with the Coupé’s 280).    As […]

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Miss Runet 2011 Evgeniya Shcherbakova, photographed by Thomaz

/9.12

Thomas Salme Our Milano-based photographer, Thomaz—a.k.a. Thomas Salme—has introduced us to model Evgeniya Shcherbakova, with whom he has done some work.    She has a fascinating history. While we’ve seen beauty contestants going for their master’s and Ph.D. degrees, Evgeniya Shcherbakova, 26, is an architect.    Originally from Vladivostok, Shcherbakova won a 2011 pageant called […]

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British Style Award 2011 now open for public voting

/5.08

Above Alexa Chung, in Chanel, after winning the 2010 British Style Award. The British Style Award is now open to public voting, raising funds for Save the Children.    The award goes to the person ‘who most embodies the spirit of London and is an international ambassador for London as a leading creative fashion capital,’ […]

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Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty distinguishes itself visually

October 29, 2011/23.31

Ross Brown The Sleeping Beauty has to be the most lavishly designed ballet that I’ve seen the Royal New Zealand Ballet perform in recent years. Unlike last year’s The Nutcracker, this version of The Sleeping Beauty hasn’t been cleverly transplanted into a 20th century setting, and it’s child-friendly with Catalabutte portrayed as a cat. However, […]

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Campari releases ’12 calendar images, starring Milla Jovovich, photographed by Dimitri Daniloff

October 27, 2011/14.22

Dimitri Daniloff Above Milla Jovovich wears dress by Yann Weber, glitter shoes by Walter Steiger, and Panache necklace and pony cuff bracelet by Swarovski. Dimitri Daniloff Above Milla Jovovich wears feather dress by Izmaylova and white gold and diamond ring by Vhernier. Campari has released its 2012 calendar images, starring actress Milla Jovovich, and photographed […]

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OPI launches enhanced Iphone app, Muppets range

/4.45

OPI has announced an update for its Iphone and Ipod Touch app for IOS 5, which allows users to browse through over 200 nail lacquer shades at greater speed. The company also says its graphics are better, now at higher resolutions, and the app can multitask more effectively with other programs, including Facebook.    The […]

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Ralph Lauren talks to Oprah Winfrey in A-list fund-raiser at Lincoln Center

October 25, 2011/20.00

A Monday night event for the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention at Lincoln Center featured, as its principal attraction, a heart-to-heart on-stage chat between Oprah Winfrey and Ralph Lauren himself.    Attended by celebrities including Naomi Watts, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, Uma Thurman, Jessica Alba, Kerry Washington, Martha Stewart and […]

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