Wataru Tominaga, Vendula Knopova win top prizes at 31st Hyères fashion and photography festival
Villa Noailles Above: Winners of the two grand jury prizes at Hyères: Vendula Knopova for photography and Wataru Tominaga for fashion. The 31e Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères was held from April 21 to 25 at the Villa Noailles, with exhibitions running from April 28 through to May 22. The […]
Morgan Freeman honoured at 43rd Annual Chaplin Award Gala by Film Society of Lincoln Center
Getty Images Jim Spellman Morgan Freeman was honoured on Monday night by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, at its 43rd Annual Chaplin Award Gala, sponsored by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Academy Award-winning actor follows other luminaries including Charlie Chaplin, for whom the award is named, and who was the first recipient in 1972, Alfred Hitchcock, […]
The big reveal for HTC’s 10 smartphone in New York
New York rolled out the red carpet for the big reveal of HTC’s newly and much awaited 2016 flagship smartphone earlier in April. Weeks before, the industry were enthusiastically anticipating the state-of-the-art HTC 10. Its sleek look, elegant structure and slightly oblique curves radiate with sophistication. The aluminium unibody Android stores up to 27 […]
Panos Emporio revolutionizes men’s swimwear with Meander, launched in Stockholm today
The swimwear designer Panos Papadopoulos, whose Panos Emporio label celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is breaking new ground once again, this time in relation to men’s swimwear. Panos Emporio, which is known in many countries for giving women the perfect fit, addresses the needs of the modern man, with a new design, Meander. […]
Prince cremated in private ceremony
Above: The artwork for Prince’s 1987 album, Sign ‘O’ the Times. The late music idol Prince has been cremated in accordance with his Jehovah’s Witness faith. The private ceremony took place on Friday afternoon, said his publicist, Anna Meacham. She said, ‘A few hours ago, Prince was celebrated by a small group of his […]
Renault releases first details of Koleos II, its most upscale SUV yet
We had anticipated this announcement since Salvatore Marti, operations’ manager of Renault New Zealand, told us to wait till April 21 to see photographs of the Koleos II, the company’s latest SUV. He never said Renault Maxthon, which was the name bandied about by the media for part of 2016. There’s a logic to […]
Beyoncé partners with three charities as part of the Formation World Tour
As part of her Formation World Tour, Beyoncé has announced three charitable organizations that will partner with her own initiative, BeyGood. The singer wants to encourage fans to give to the three organizations, and demonstrates how easy it is to “pay it forward”. She proposes using one of three ways: online through CrowdRise, […]
Get in NOW for Footnote: four entertaining dances, representing our times
Courtesy Footnote Footnote New Zealand Dance’s NOW 2016 (New Original Work) programme, which hit Wellington tonight after performances in Auckland, presents four original works by New Zealand choreographers Julia Harvie, Sarah Knox, Lucy Marinkovich and Jessie McCall. It’s a particularly enjoyable programme, mixing meanings, humour and, in the case of Elephant Skin, a lot of […]
New Zealand gets first Renault Zoé glimpse at Leading the Charge event in Wellington
New Zealanders got their first look at the Renault Zoé last Friday at the Leading the Charge event in Wellington. The electric car, which has been a standard-bearer for the French company’s zero-emissions ambitions alongside its Twizy single-passenger commuter, arrived in the country only that week in right-hand drive form and made its way […]
Recycle, rejuvenate and rejoice with the Secret Room
Leyla Messian The MTV Movie Awards should be thought of as the “Real People’s Choice Awards”, as it reflects the pop cultural phenomena people are actually paying money to see. By the same token, the Secret Room’s annual event for this event should be considered a solid barometer for new things people are going to […]
