Letter from Venezia: a survival guide for summer ’16
Paula Sweet Above, from top: Venezia has legendary picture-perfect palaces all along the Grand Canal. Cruise ship departs, photographed from San Marco Square. Luna Hotel Bagioni’s Canova Restaurant. Greetings from La Serenissima, where the sultry days of summer have descended as the lanes grow thick with eager visitors. It’s late June, and temperatures already read […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 27 years since Julia Roberts’ career and her character in the film Pretty Woman were transformed in the confines of the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. It also speaks volumes that Julia Roberts and this storied Beverly Hills property (now under the Four Seasons umbrella) still turn heads after […]
Keira Knightley to front Chanel Coco Crush campaign for autumn 2016, directed by Mario Testino
Mario Testino Keira Knightley is the new face of Chanel’s Coco Crush haute joaillerie campaign, directed by Mario Testino and scheduled to break in the northern autumn. In 2011, Knightley became the face of the Coco Mademoiselle perfume, and she also fronts the company’s Rouge Coco collection. Chanel describes its Coco Crush collection […]
Jameson Caskmates has launched in New Zealand, after its successful run in Ireland last year. Jameson loaned some of its Midleton Distillery casks to the Franciscan Well brewery in Cork to see what would happen to the brewery’s Irish stout, after a plan was hatched by Jameson Master Distiller, Brian Nation, Master of Whiskey Science, […]
Aston Martin reveals Vanquish Zagato, with production limited to 99
As expected, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato concept that was shown at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como has become a production reality, with the company saying that it will produce 99 examples at Gaydon, Warwickshire, with deliveries commencing during the first quarter of 2017. Aston Martin says the car is an […]
David M. Benett Kate Moss and Rimmel London have released their latest collaboration celebrating the supermodel’s 15-year relationship with the beauty brand. The Kate Moss Rimmel 15th Anniversary Collection comprises Moss’s favourite nude and red lip and nail shades. Journalists, bloggers and other guests were invited to a London house where Moss modelled […]
While summer may be just around the corner in the northern hemisphere and folks Down Under are heading toward cooler temperatures, French dermatologist-based skin care brand La Roche–Posay is spreading the word about the importance of year-round sun protection with their SOS, Save Our Skin, campaign. Atop a high-rise overlooking bustling downtown Los Angeles, media […]
Amanda Seyfried guest of honour at Clé de Peau Beauté’s Shanghai launches for autumn ’16
Lintao Zhang Actress Amanda Seyfried was guest of honour at Shiseido’s Clé de Peau Beauté event in Shanghai on Thursday, held at the Fairmont Peace Hotel, and at its skin care launch on Friday at the Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai. Seyfried, who is Clé de Peau’s ambassador, appeared at the event for autumn–winter 2016, […]
Sponsored video: Chris Fonseca breaks barriers, with Smirnoff Ice Electric
Via Chris Fonseca, on Instagram We love ideas that challenge convention (otherwise this title wouldn’t exist), and Chris Fonseca’s work does just that. He’s a dancer, choreographer and dance instructor who happens to be profoundly deaf after suffering meningitis as a child. But that didn’t stop Fonseca from developing a love of dance, and […]
From supermodels to film: celebrating the work of Peter Lindbergh at Kunsthal Rotterdam
Top: An image that kicked off the 1990s, with supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford in New York, appearing on the cover of British Vogue in January 1990. Copyright ©1990 by Peter Lindbergh (courtesy of Peter Lindbergh, Paris/Gagosian Gallery). Centre: Wild at Heart, with Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Helena […]
