Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin unveil collaboration with Barneys New York, Madison Avenue

November 15, 2014/0.35

Neil Rasmus and Billy Farrell, of BFAnyc.com Barneys New York unveiled its collaboration with film director Baz Luhrmann and four-time Academy Award-winning production designer Catherine Martin, christened Baz Dazzled, at its Madison Avenue store. Luhrmann, Martin and Barneys creative director Dennis Freedman, have taken holiday themes and, according to Barneys, in true Luhrmann style, […]

Fadwa Baruni celebrates UAE National Day with new collection

November 13, 2014/21.23

Designer Fadwa Baruni has launched a UAE National Day-themed collection in association with Professionelle Boutique in Dubai Mall, available from November to the day itself on December 2. The dress design features the colours of the country’s flag, using silk and other high-quality fabrics. It features red, black and white, with a deep shade […]

Georgia Alice wins 2014 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship

November 12, 2014/9.27

Sam Lee Top Megan Wildermoth (DHL), Georgia Currie (Georgia Alice), and Dan Gosling (Stolen Girlfriends’ Club). Centre Garments from Georgia Alice during the judging session. Above Georgia Currie explains her collection to the judges. Georgia Alice has won the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship for 2014, taking home the NZ$10,000 prize in international freight, along […]

Kipling’s Always On, as are our spring–summer 2015 picks from Paris and New York

November 11, 2014/22.34

When we think about the agile monkey symbol, Kipling automatically comes to mind. For fashionistas, it is a brand, but for the literary critics, the name is associated with the world-renowned British author Rudyard Kipling. Neither fashionista nor literary critic is wrong, considering more than two decades ago three designers in Belgium found their inspiration […]

Nanette Lepore for Origins launches limited-edition holiday collection in NYC

November 10, 2014/13.08

This past Wednesday I attended the Nanette Lepore for Origins launch of their limited holiday collection at Lepore’s showroom in New York City. This collection was inspired by Lepore’s travels, from Morocco to India to Venezia, and coincides perfectly with Origins’ earth-sourced approach to beauty. Nanette’s showroom was the perfect place for the event, […]

Top international hairstylist Richard Kavanagh presents Rodney Wayne’s summer ’15 looks

November 7, 2014/14.43

Top and centre The ‘Sunrise and Shine’ look from Rodney Wayne: cut and colour from NZ$250. Prep hair with Redken Rootful 06, blow-dry with a large flat paddle brush, flat iron for definition, and finish with Redken Fashion Works 12 hairspray. Above The ‘Dusk-oh’ look: cut and colour from NZ$280. For naturally curly hair, apply […]

Christina Applegate speaks out for Stand up to Cancer and Cancer Treatment Centers’ new campaign

November 6, 2014/18.01

Actress Christina Applegate is the spokeswoman for the new Stand up to Cancer and Cancer Treatment Centers of America public awareness campaign. Applegate herself is a cancer survivor, who stresses the importance of having a strong support system. ‘It was a sense of community that helped me, as well as many others, get through […]

Heading eastward: glamorous events from Los Angeles to Paris

November 5, 2014/21.27

Top Poolside at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. Centre Inside the Eileen Fischer cabana at the Organic Spa Magazine event. Above TV host Nancy O’Dell. The Peninsula Beverly Hills is known for its sophistication, adding a European flair in a Californian setting. It was a perfect location for Organic Spa Magazine to host the launch of […]

Brazilian model Lea T. becomes Redken’s newest ambassador

November 4, 2014/16.38

Matt Irwin Lea T., known best as the muse for Givenchy, has become Redken’s latest face, joining musician Sky Ferreira, blogger Chiara Ferragni, hairstylist Guido and celebrity colourist Tracey Cunningham. Redken says Lea T. was chosen for her individuality. Said Leslie Marino, Redken US’s general manager, in a release, ‘She shares Redken’s vision of […]

News round-up: letter from Marrakech teased; Jessica Alba favours Jane Iredale; our road tests

November 3, 2014/22.02

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Stanley Moss Top Olivia Wilde, Jordan Hewson and Jessica Alba at the 2014 Global Citizen Festival to end extreme poverty by 2030, in Central Park on September 27. Above Paula Sweet photographs exclusively in Morocco for Lucire: the secrets of Berber Saffron Tea. From left to right, Amanjena GM Gabriel Louzada, Paula […]