Friday round-up: Rodarte at Harvey Nichols; Paris Hilton sued; Fergie for X Factor?
Rodarte currently has its States of Matter exhibition at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), but Harvey Nichols says that UK shop-goers need not feel as though they’ve missed out. It has an installation on the first floor, created by set designer Fiona Leahy, with an abundance of northern Californian redwood and a […]
Amanda Holden parodies ’50s icons in TrimSole campaign
We had covered numerous celebrity endorsements of late, but had not expected news of Amanda Holden fronting a campaign—but the Britain’s Got Talent judge is now, in fact, the face of TrimSole, a ‘fitness footwear brand’. TrimSole has what it calls a Trim-Tech sole that shifts the wearer’s centre of balance, making one’s legs […]
A musical escapade at Carnegie Hall, presented by Nicola Bulgari
Craig Chesek Above, from top Pianist Alexander Romanovsky with, from left, Nicola and Ilaria Bulgari, Cody Franchetti, and Clive Gillinson. Alexander Romanovsky performing. The audience watches Romanovsky at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City. On the evening of Wednesday, March 30, 2011, a group of people attended a sold-out concert that […]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell opens Fashion for Relief pop-up; has plans for Japan ’quake benefit
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has returned to London to promote her Fashion for Relief pop-up shop at Westfield. Fashion for Relief is selling celebrity cast-offs, including those from Victoria Beckham, who Campbell says has been a supporter since the beginning. The charity organization has raised funds for numerous good causes over the years, including […]
Britney Spears releases music video for ‘Till the World Ends’
Britney Spears is back with a new music video, for ‘Till the World Ends’. The video was shot in Los Angeles in March, and is set in a December 21, 2012 apocalypse. Ray Kay, who has worked on videos for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, directs, and Brian Friedman, who has worked with Spears […]
Dairy Queen rewards acts of kindness with Mini Countryman competition
We’re sure many of us have, at some time or another, hoped that people doing good deeds would be recorded with more than karma. If you’re the type who commits acts of kindness, Dairy Queen is running a competition for American readers which rewards people for those good deeds. The prize: one of six […]
Cambardi relaunches with jewellery and custom line of handbags
Italian leather goods’ label Cambardi has relaunched, with a line of ready-to-wear handbags to complement its main business of luggage. A jewellery collection has also been launched, which, like the bags, is available online at its website. The company says that all of its pieces can be custom-made to ‘any dimension’ and from ‘over […]
New Zealand’s Zumwohl Schnaps scores double win at World Spirits Competition
Zumwohl, the Wellington, New Zealand-based Schnaps brand, has won a Gold Medal for its Natural Schnapps and a Silver Medal for its Plum Schnapps at the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. With 1,106 entries from 61 countries, the New Zealand brand stood tall at what is considered the world’s most reputable spirits competition. […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger as cartoon hero; UK media speculate over X Factor judging
There’s a constant buzz in the UK media not about the Royal Wedding, but The X Factor, with the latest surrounding whether Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh would return to judge the show. The report below is all very carefully worded to avoid certainty, and includes Tweets from a Murdoch Press tabloid reporter, and […]
Miss New Zealand Ria van Dyke is the new face of Innoxa
Angela Scott Ria van Dyke, the reigning Miss Universe New Zealand, is the new face of Innoxa. Van Dyke signed a contract yesterday to be the face of the brand for the next three years, she told Lucire. The campaign will break next month in the Packer Press’s The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Royal […]
