Christian Louboutin to extend its brand into beauty as JV announced
Christian Louboutin will extend its brand into beauty, it was announced today, in a joint venture with Batallure Beauty LLC. Batallure is a brand and business-development company that has a number of clients including Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy’s, and Sephora. The plan is to take the iconic shoe brand into the luxury beauty […]
‘New Zealand internet sales are expected to triple over the next eight years, with web-based sales expected to grow to $4·2 billion by 2015.’—AMP Capital Shopping Centres’ Australian Shopping Intent Report 2012 ‘In the 12 months leading up to January 2012, 93% of New Zealanders had accessed the internet and of those, 63% had made […]
Brad Pitt becomes the face of Chanel No. 5
Iconic perfume Chanel No. 5 was created by Ernest Beaux in 1921 for Coco Chanel, who then launched the fragrance in 1922. Now hunky heart-throb Brad Pitt has officially become the new face of one of the world’s popular fragrances. This handsome lad is taking a different kind of role as he begins his upcoming […]
Lady Gaga delights Japanese fans as she continues her tour
Lady Gaga has arrived at Narita Airport in Japan for her Born This Way Ball tour, delighting fans by stopping to pose with and signing autographs for them. Gaga appeared with multi-coloured hair and a long black leather dress. She has three performances at the Saitama Super Arena on May 10, 12 and […]
Jason Merritt Top Johnny Depp giving his thoughts on playing Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows.Above Bella Heathcote in a Chanel white chiffon dress from the spring–summer 2012 prêt-à-porter collection. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Bella Heathcote, Steven Tyler and Alice Cooper all attended the “black carpet” première for the big-screen remake of Dark Shadows, […]
Kiehl’s launches into Wellington with a proudly American event
Kiehl’s, a previous winner of the Medinge Group’s Brands with a Conscience award, and regularly featured in Lucire over the years, launched in to the Wellington market with an event at Kirkcaldie & Stains last week. Miranda Waple from L’Oréal and Dr Duane McWaine, the spouse of the US Ambassador to New Zealand, cut […]
Sponsored video: If the shoe fits, it’ll be at Next
A Lucire special promotion When you visit Next’s website, the list of countries is very impressive. The company ships from 57 nations, and has one of the biggest range of shoes—among other things—that we’ve seen online. Women’s, men’s, girls’ and boys’ shoes are all part of the offering, with special sections on formal shoes […]
The Body Shop’s four steps to looking after skin, with its vitamin E range
The winter chill is settling in and the Body Shop has some tips to keep our moisture levels up, as it promotes its vitamin E range, priced from NZ$12·50 to NZ$34·75. The Body Shop’s vitamin E gentle facial wash and vitamin E cream cleanser are ideal for starters, before toning with its vitamin E […]
Fashion Palette gives glimpses of Australia’s best for spring–summer ’12–’13
The Fashion Palette Grand Tour spring–summer 2012–13 collection made its début in Sydney, on April 24, 2012 at the Sheraton Four Points Darling Harbour, in the old but über-cool Sydney Carriageworks. What a venue! Oh so New York, decked to evoke Sydney’s fragrant and balmy springs and summers, on an autumn evening that had […]
Supermodel Linda Evangelista takes PPR boss to court over child support
Supermodel Linda Evangelista is grabbing the headlines, taking Pinault–Printemps–Redoute (PPR) chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault to court over support for their five-year-old son, Augustin, in New York. PPR, which controls the Gucci Group, among others, was founded by Pinault’s father. Pinault himself is said to be worth US$3,000 million, according to Evangelista’s lawyer, William […]
