While the extended frenzy of award season now a distant memory, spring and summer beauty trends are having their moment in the sun. In looks-obsessed Los Angeles, that means a host of media events that showcased the hottest beauty trends under the sun. Colour me Keratin Nothing sparkles in the sunlight more than a head […]
Month: May 2018
Emma McIntyre; Gisela Schober; Andreas Rentz It’s not often that feel-good comedies make it into the Cannes official selection, but Gilles Lellouche’s Le grand bain (Sink or Swim) premièred on day six of the film festival. The film stars Mathieu Amalric and Guillaume Canet, as two of a group of men who found a synchronized […]
Antony Jones; Dominique Charriau; Venturelli At the première of Les filles du soleil (Girls of the Sun) on day five of the Cannes Film Festival, 82 women, including Cate Blanchett and Kristen Stewart, who serve on this year’s jury, staged a silent protest to highlight the under-representation of female filmmakers. The women walked slowly […]
Araya A. Hargate, Deepika Padukone, Praya Lundberg, Kangana Ranaut attend Festival de Cannes’ day 4
Vittorio Zunino Celotto; Emma McIntyre; Mike Marsland Plenty of celebrities attended the 71st Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) première of the Chinese film 江湖儿女 (Ash Is the Purest White), directed by Jia Zhangke (賈樟柯), including Thai actress Araya A. Hargate (a.k.a. Chompoo), in a feathered jumpsuit by Ashi Studio’s spring 2018 couture collection, and […]
Deepika Padukone, Lupita Nyong’o, Iris Mittenaere, Irina Shayk wow at Festival de Cannes’ day 3
Gisela Schober On day three of the 71st Festival de Cannes, the L’Oréal Paris ambassadors were out in force: Deepika Padukone, Amber Heard, Aja Naomi King, Thylane Blondeau, and Grażyna Torbicka attended the première of Plaire, aimer et courier vite (Sorry Angel). Padukone walked the red carpet in a stunning white Zuhair Murad number, […]
Spotted at the Festival de Cannes première of Yomeddine, a comedy from first-time Egyptian director Abu Bakr Shawky, were Irina Shayk (in Twinset), Julianne Moore (in Yves Saint Laurent, with jewellery by Chopard), Li Yuchun (李宇春) (in an unusual striped wraparound number), and Louise Bourgoin (in Giambattista Valli Couture), the latter trio representing L’Oréal Paris […]
Festival de Cannes day 1: Romee Strijd, Isabelle Adjani and Li Yuchun hit the red carpet
Gisela Schober; Stephane Cardinale/Corbis; Flavien Prioreau The 71st Cannes Film Festival has kicked off, with the opening ceremony and the première of Asghar Farhadi’s Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows), starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz. Spotted on the red carpet on day one was Dutch model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Romee Strijd, resplendent in […]
Met Gala 2018 gets more extravagant, with Katy Perry, Gigi Hadid, Rihanna, Alek Wek, Olivia Munn
H&M Versace The Met Gala gets more extravagant by the year, certainly since our first coverage of it in 2001. The benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is now known for over-the-top outfits as well as its expensive tickets and must-see social status, and this year the trend continued. The theme, […]
Twenty-six miles from Hollywood
You really don’t need another reason to visit Catalina, the jewel of an island an hour off the coast of Long Beach, California. The tiny port of Avalon has been discovered as the jumping-off point for trekkers, mountain bikers, campers and zipline thrill-seekers. But once you’ve ventured back from the wilds where bison and other […]
Organic Spa Magazine gives the latest insights in health and wellness, at day-long NYC event
Donald Bowers Photography Beverley Moloney-Fishback, CEO and founder, and Rona Berg, editor-in-chief, of Organic Spa Magazine gathered members of the press to an intimate day-long event to discover must-have products and hot-spot spa-focused destinations in the health and wellness sectors. The Pierre Hotel, situated across the street from Central Park in New York City, hosted […]