H&M creates 2011 collection for Fashion Against Aids
Cecilia Carlstedt Hennes & Mauritz has created a sporty Unisex collection as part of its contribution to Fashion Against Aids (FAA). The collection is available from H&M’s Divided department from April 26, with 25 per cent of sales donated to youth HIV–Aids projects around the world. The emphasis on the collection is for […]
Blake Lively quashes rumours of starring in Sex and the City prequel
The Sex and the City prequel will not star Blake Lively, the 23-year-old actress stated at the Elle Style Awards. ‘I’m a huge fan of the show and of Sarah Jessica Parker,’ she told our colleagues at ITN, but she will star in another movie. She stayed mum on the next season of […]
Reinventing the smoky eye with Lancôme’s Noirs Perles
Lancôme’s German Moyano, who seems to be the brand’s main make-up artist for its videos now, introduces its latest collection, Noirs Perles (pearly blacks, rather than black pearls as some have translated). In the first video, he works on Céline, using the Ombre Absolue Mono eye-shadow. This is a purple–black, which ties in with […]
Emerging swimwear label aims for second-to-none fit with limited-edition prints
New Zealand isn’t exactly the place you expect to find beautiful swimwear. Edgy streetwear, yes; merino woollies, yes; but swimwear—not so much. Then again, back in 1996 we didn’t think New Zealand was where you found award-winning vodka either. Sometimes you get pleasantly surprised. Surface Too Deep is an emerging swimwear label and […]
Footage from Panos Emporio’s 25th anniversary party
Here’s footage from last Thursday’s Panos Emporio 25th anniversary party in Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Finest.se interviews some of the guests to get their thoughts on Panos Emporio, its designer, Panos Papadopoulos, and the most notable models the label used in the last quarter-century (with Elena Paparizou and Rickard Engfors getting nods). Footage of the […]
Cybèle opens boutique in Ponsonby, Auckland
Cybèle Wiren’s Cybèle label will open its first stand-alone store at 62 Ponsonby Road, Auckland, on March 1, with her autumn–winter 2011 range, Nieriya, kicking off sales. ‘The store is about creating a uniquely “us” space where the emphasis is on the brand and our æsthetic,’ says Wiren. The designer has said she […]
Cheryl Cole, Emma Watson, Blake Lively and other celebs sparkle at Elle Style Awards
Cheryl Cole, Emma Watson, Blake Lively, Alexa Chung, Eliza Doolittle, Alice Dellal, Courtney Love, Vivenne Westwood, Thandie Newton, supermodel Hélèna Christensen and Boy George were among those attending the Elle Style Awards at the Grand Connaught rooms in London. Numerous celebrity prizes were handed out at the London event: Watson won the Style Icon […]
On the red carpet at the Brit Awards; while Justin Bieber crashes Johnny Depp’s press conference
Take That has won the Best British Group at the Brit Awards this year, 21 years after its début. The group has, over its history, scored 17 number-one hits, and reunited in the 2000s. That That’s newest album, Progress, scored first-day sales of over 235,000, eclipsing Oasis’s Be Here Now of 1997. […]
Parties on both coasts, as Grammys and NYFW celebrated
Our friend Pamela Miller and her STADJ model DJs have been active during the Grammys, in this video shot by yet another of our friends, David C. Lee, of Destination Luxury. The below video is taken from OK magazine’s Women of Music party, sponsored by Ciroc & Godiva, celebrating the Grammy Awards at the […]
Lady Gaga is worldwide number one, with ‘Born This Way’ topping download charts
Lady Gaga has become the first download number-one, after topping the charts in 21 countries. Her new track, ‘Born This Way’, topped the charts within hours. At the Grammy Awards yesterday, Lady Gaga arrived inside a giant egg, and “hatched” from it when on stage. The stunt was meant to tie in […]
