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News: Bárbara González is new Martini face; Kathryn Wilson teams up with Davines; Gossard’s Femme Fatale

October 19, 2012/2.01

Garth Badger Top Bárbara González is the new face of Martini. Above Shoe designer Kathryn Wilson joins forces with Davines in promoting their products. Spanish Olympic gymnast Bárbara González, 27, from Pamplona, has won Martini’s Royale Casting out of 3,500 applicants and 28 semi-finalists.    González will appear in Martini’s new advertising campaign for its […]

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Sponsored video: British Red Cross helps 1·1 million at home and abroad

October 17, 2012/11.24

A Lucire special promotion We’re all familiar, perhaps too familiar, with the work of the Red Cross, especially with the Christchurch earthquakes still fresh in our minds. And when Japan had its devastating earthquakes and tsunami last year, Red Cross was there, too.    But even when there aren’t major natural disasters that hit the […]

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Chanel releases second Brad Pitt No. 5 commercial

/1.13

Chanel has released the second TVC featuring heartthrob actor Brad Pitt, promoting its iconic No. 5 fragrance.    Instead of the camera solely being on Pitt, there are more familiar images of women and the gold colour that the fragrance is known for.    Pitt’s lines are the same as in the first commercial, but […]

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Everyday luxury for all women

/11.02

When it comes to fashion, simplicity does not have to be boring, and quality goods usually need no special introduction. So, when southern California-based fashion designer Mary Jo Matsumoto’s handbag collection completely sold out, it was no surprise that it caught the eye of a diverse range of women—from the trendy fashionista to the savvy […]

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Chanel releases No. 5 campaign with Brad Pitt

October 15, 2012/0.46

Steven Klein One of the most anticipated fragrance campaigns of the year, for Chanel No. 5 and starring actor Brad Pitt, which Geneviève Hole previewed in Lucire 28, has been released.    A release from Chanel features a quotation from Pitt, reading, ‘What’s important to remember about Chanel No. 5 is how revolutionary this fragrance […]

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Monica Bellucci opens Cartier’s refitted Milano flagship

October 11, 2012/1.30

Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Cartier reopened its flagship Milano boutique at 16 via Montenapoleone on October 4, with a celebrity event headlined by Italian beauty Monica Bellucci.    Bellucci cut the ribbon at the newly renovated historical building with Bernard Fornas, president of Cartier International.    The building dates from the early 19th century, with […]

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Salma Hayek shows off her curves in Valentino at Here Comes the Boom première

October 10, 2012/9.58

Salma Hayek attended the première of her new family film, Here Comes the Boom, at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square cinema in New York City last night. Co-stars Kevin James, Henry Winkler and Bas Rutten, and producer Adam Sandler, also attended.    Hayek, 46, looked stunning, wearing a black Valentino dress with lace detailing at […]

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Chanel releases new image of Brad Pitt, and voice clips, in No. 5 teasers

October 8, 2012/11.15

To whet the appetite for Chanel’s No. 5 new campaign with Brad Pitt—its first male spokesman since its inception in 1921—the French company has released three teasers, all of which contain the actor saying brief sentences. The longest video is a paltry eight seconds.    Pitt asks, ‘Are you going somewhere? Where?’, ‘Do you feel […]

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