Zoë Saldaña models Calvin Klein’s latest underwear range
Mikael Jansson Calvin Klein has announced Zoë Saldaña (Star Trek, Avatar and the remake of Death at a Funeral) as the new face of its fall 2010 underwear collection. Shot by famed photographer Mikael Jansson, the ads feature Saldaña in a range of the new Calvin Klein Underwear Envy range. Saldana is excited […]
Bentley builds 50 limited-edition Flying Spurs for Middle East
If a regular Bentley Continental Flying Spur is not enough, then the Crewe company can offer Middle Eastern customers a special edition, called the Arabia. We imagine that customers in the Middle East might want even more appointments that are on offer: ‘subtle exterior and interior “Arabia” motifs. These include an exterior front fender […]
Kate Moss jams, Crowded House, best accessories, and Ria van Dyke’s Miss Universe update
Miss Universe New Zealand It’s rumoured that Kate Moss wants to sell a line of home-made jam, which will probably be a big hit given that her name was the most-searched model on our site last week. There’s a lot of brand equity in Kate Moss. Meanwhile, music fans will be delighted to know […]
Richard Avedon exhibition opens at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Above Richard Avedon: Veruschka, Dress by Kimberly. New York 1967. Copyright ©2009 by the Richard Avedon Foundation. Photographer Richard Avedon continues to influence what defines fashion photography today, six years after his passing. In a new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, entitled Avedon Fashion, 1944–2000, the photographer’s output is comprehensively examined, […]
Gonpachi opens—a sneak peek at one of the pre-Emmy venues
There’s a new sushi–Asian haute cuisine spot in town poised to become LA’s “it spot”, and its name is Gonpachi. However, it’s everything the average Hollywood hangout isn’t: serene, tasteful and actually serving delicious, classic and carefully prepared Asian fare as well as an extraordinary selection of cocktails and sakes. It should be no surprise […]
Robyn Mathieson opens third store, in Newmarket
Robyn Mathieson opened her third retail store, in Newmarket, Auckland, last Thursday to much fanfare. (Mathieson currently has stores in Ponsonby and Wellington and also is sold at 24 stockists nationwide.) The Newmarket store, located at 19b Osborne Street, was designed in collaboration with renowned Wellington architect Scott Gordon. Gordon’s designs for the store, […]
Taylor previews summer 2010–11
Wellington fashionistas got a taste to summer style last Thursday with the preview of the upcoming season’s Taylor collection. The summer collection is an exciting new direction for Taylor as she has introduced pops of bright colours of lime, sea-foam blue, blood red and aubergine into the collection, which is a rarity for the […]
Dispatches: Rupert Sanderson, Sylvie van der Vaart and Ria van Dyke
For those getting their updates via RSS, Australian-based writer Cassandra Murnieks has interviewed British shoe designer Rupert Sanderson. Her excellent story appears in the online edition as a feature this week here. If you missed it earlier, Sopheak Seng’s Kowtow spring–summer 2010–11 review is also in the main part of the Lucire site. (There is […]
Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria-Parker, Jessica Alba oppose Arizona immigration law
Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com/Getty Images Above Eva Longoria-Parker speaks out against Arizona’s new immigration law. Rosario Dawson has brought together fellow celebs Eva Longoria-Parker, Jessica Alba, Wilmer Valderrama and musician Common to stand against Arizona’s immigration law in a PSA for Voto Latino and Telemundo’s Mun 2. ‘I haven’t made it a secret that I’m strongly […]
Vauxhall announces London Fashion Week Ones to Watch line-up
Clockwise from above Charlotte Taylor, A.Hallucination, and two from Lilee. (Lilee photographed by Juliette Sawyer.) Below Georgia Hardinge. Vauxhall Fashion Scout has announced its spring–summer 2011 line-up for London Fashion Week’s new-talent showcase, Ones To Watch. The four labels are A.Hallucination, Charlotte Taylor, Georgia Hardinge and Lilee, who will display their designs in a collective […]
