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Elizabeth Banks is L’Oréal Paris’s latest spokeswoman

March 2, 2009/11.32

Above: Elizabeth Banks with Paul Rudd in a popular scene from Role Models. Our words last year: Elizabeth Banks is the it girl of 2008–9. It seems L’Oréal Paris agrees, with footage of Banks’s first TVC for the French cosmetics giant hitting the press today. Last October, Lucire promoted Zack and Miri Make a Porno, […]

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Bar Rafaeli and other celebs judge Hurley’s youth design competition

February 27, 2009/12.29

Youth brand Hurley held a fashion design competition for high schoolers last night, and Bar Rafaeli—this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model—Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, Robert Buckley of Lipstick Jungle and Frankie Delgado of MTV’s Bromance and The Hills were called on to judge at […]

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Supermodel Elle Macpherson donates $50k Aspen watch to non-profits

/12.09

Swiss-based watch company, Aspen, introduced its Aspen One luxury timepiece, earlier this month. The launch took place at the Aspen Mountain Club, where supermodel Elle Macpherson was presented with the diamond version of the One, retailing at US$49,900 (the standard, limited-edition version is a “mere” US$38,900). Macpherson chose to donate her watch to two non-profit […]

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Hats on for Mischa

February 26, 2009/11.15

See what we mean? We didn’t request extra photographs of Mischa Barton—she just seems to be in the Zeitgeist again. Here is the actress in a hat by D&Y—its hats and scarves are apparently favoured by Miley Cyrus, Taylor Momsen and Audrina Patridge, according to the company’s PR firm, P3R. You may also like Lucire’s […]

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Jewellery is Mischa Barton’s staple

February 25, 2009/1.04

Of all the news we are getting about celebrities, one seemed to appear more often over the last week in conversation and news: Mischa Barton.    Barton has had a whirlwind few months with filming in India, stopping off in the UK, New York Fashion Week, and now Los Angeles.    At New York Fashion […]

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Views from the Medinge Group’s Brands with a Conscience 2009 ceremony

February 22, 2009/0.34

With all that was going on during New York Fashion Week, we decided to delay these videos in case they got lost. They’re from the Brands with a Conscience ceremony at MIP in Paris earlier this month (we detailed the winners here at Lucire in January), which the Medinge Group has been running for six […]

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Calvin Klein men’s, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10

February 15, 2009/21.51

Calvin Klein’s menswear show for fall 2009 could boast Kanye West, Jared Leto, Chace Crawford and Patrick Wilson among the celebrities present. You may also like Anna Sui, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 New York Fashion Week spring–summer 2013, day two: leisurely femininity Chocheng, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Max Azria, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Mackage, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Lady […]

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The Heart Truth’s Red Dress collection, fall–winter 2009–10

February 13, 2009/15.54

This is one of our favourite shows at New York Fashion Week, not only for the red colour shared with our logo, but for its raising of awareness of heart disease being the number-one killer of women. Amanda Bynes, Susan Lucci, Hilary Duff, Katie Couric, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Lynda Carter, Kristi Yamaguchi, Daisy […]

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MAC’s Hello Kitty clothing auction goes live tonight

February 9, 2009/12.37

MAC Cosmetics has launched its Hello Kitty line, but as with many of its initiatives, charities will benefit. There’s a Hello Kitty cosmetics’ range for those who love the brand, while clothing inspired by it will be auctioned off on Ebay from Monday, February 9 at 9 p.m. EST (Tuesday, February 10, 2 a.m. GMT) […]

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