Halle Berry, Katherine Heigl, Felicity Huffman, Queen Latifah and Jessica Biel were honoured for their charitable work at Variety’s Power of Women ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. Berry, wearing a little black dress by Roland Mouret, was honoured for her work at the Jenesse Center, the oldest domestic violence intervention programme […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
News round-up: Boohoo’s own designs; Inside Chanel; Revlon’s Just Bitten; the Crown’s refurbishment
Online retailer Boohoo.com has launched its own designs, under the Boohoo Boutique brand name. The limited-edition range features separates, dresses and outerwear, all with a gothic and chic rock-chick look, priced between NZ$50 and NZ$120. The range is available via Boohoo.com. Pleasure State has released the Hold My Own contour bras as part of […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet releases 2013 programme, with world premières and Swan Lake
Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet unveiled its 2013 programme, celebrating the group’s 60th anniversary, on Thursday evening. Announced at Premier House, the Prime Minister’s official residence, the line-up was introduced by the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Hon Chris Finlayson. There are three world premières in Made to Move. […]
Adele’s Skyfall theme hits top of Itunes charts as James Bond films turn 50
It had already been hinted that Adele would be singing the theme tune to the 23rd Eon Productions James Bond film, Skyfall, and a 90-second clip had been leaked earlier in the week before it was hastily deleted. The song has been officially released (at 0.07, seven minutes past midnight), shooting straight to the top […]
Brancott Estate and Jameson Irish Whiskey début new offerings for summer
Perfectly timed for summer, Brancott Estate has launched a new lighter, contemporary wine sub-brand called Flight, available as a sauvignon blanc and a pinot gris. Patrick Materman, Brancott Estate’s chief winemaker, says that consumers want a naturally lighter wine which doesn’t skimp on flavour—and Flight has been developed to fill the niche. The […]
Lacoste Live heads to Montréal for more unconventional talent this autumn
A Lucire special promotion Each season, Lacoste Live goes to one of the style capitals of the world to look for unconventional talent, and this autumn is no exception. In fact, Lacoste has gone to one of our favourite cities in the world—and one of the places where this magazine’s name is officially pronounced lu-seer—Montréal. […]
