On the pulse of our modern world: travel editor Stanley Moss releases three books
Travel editor Stanley Moss has had his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist for a long time. Over the last 15 years, he’s circulated his Global Brand Letter to colleagues, friends and subscribers. In 2004, this was a two-page crib sheet, sent to clients who had asked questions about branding, and, in Stanley’s words, […]
The Scene: from celebrating Chinese fashion to fund-raising for Alzheimer’s
Kristina Bumphrey; Gonzalo Marroquin The splendid China Institute Fashion Gala was held at the iconic New York City venue, the Plaza Hotel. Co-presented by the China Institute and Yue-Sai Kan China Beauty Charity Fund, the lavish event showcases emerging Chinese talent, while acknowledging well established personalities in beauty and fashion. The evening was hosted by […]
Sarah Jessica Parker and Chiara Ferragni model Intimissimi’s Triangle range
Sarah Jessica Parker has returned to Intimissimi for another campaign, coinciding with the brand’s Triangle underwear collection, which has a light, thin fabric, with a floral theme reflected in the print or represented in tulle. The colour palette features a subdued green, ivory white, a warm red, and a nude shade. Bras feature lace, tulle […]
Remy Steiner The world’s leading watch brands are dialling things up at SIHH, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Genève, Switzerland. At Piaget’s booth, with a beach theme to help warm up visitors’ moods during a cold Swiss winter, actors Hu Ge and Michael B. Jordan, and entrepreneur Olivia Palermo checked out the […]
Cara Delevingne launches Volkswagen T-Cross, its smallest SUV yet
Gisela Schober Cara Delevingne starred in Volkswagen’s world première of its T-Cross compact crossover SUV, a new model that slots under the T-Roc. Delevingne—whom Volkswagen notes has 41 million Instagram followers—presented the new vehicle at the Amsterdam launch, which followed an earlier event in Shanghai and preceded one in São Paulo, all within hours […]
Natasha English and Tatyanna Meharry pick up their second World of Wearable Art Supreme Award
Stephen A’Court Above, from top: Supreme winner, War Story, by Natasha English and Tatyanna Meharry, Christchurch, New Zealand. Tar’White by Ali Middleton of Wellington, coming third in the Aotearoa section. Quantum, by Annabelle Widmann, winner of the Cirque du Soleil Invited Artisan Award. Two sisters from Christchurch, New Zealand, Natasha English and Tatyanna Meharry, have […]
Zhang Ziyi is Clé de Peau Beauté’s newest ambassador
Golden Globe- and BAFTA-nominated Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is the new face of Shiseido’s Clé de Peau Beauté brand, representing its La Crème product. The new campaign will draw parallels with Zhang and La Crème, and is said to be ‘Expressive, lyrical and full of light,’ according to Shiseido. Zhang narrates the commercial. […]
Crazy Rich Asians delivers a fun romp, beating The Meg in week two
Sanja Bucko From top: Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians. Henry Golding and Constance Wu. Lisa Lu’s Ah Ma character meets Constance Wu’s Rachel Chu. What a pleasure it was to see, finally, Crazy Rich Asians, which opens here next week. It’s already been doing very well in the US, […]
Michael Kors launches third-generation smartwatches, including new Runway model
Michael Kors’s Access smartwatch collection, now in its third generation, sees the return of the Runway watch, but with new features, including heart-rate tracking, Google Assistant or Mobvoi Assistant, payment technology (Alipay or Google Pay), untethered GPS, and water resistance to 3 ATM. Wearers can show off their Instagram and Facebook photos on the watch […]
Shawn Mendes fronts Emporio Armani Connected autumn–winter 2018–19 smartwatch campaign
Canadian singer–songwriter Shawn Mendes fronts Emporio Armani Connected’s autumn–winter 2018–19 smartwatch campaign. The new watches are now available for ordering (pre-sale) online at armani.com, and hit shelves in early September, at both Armani stores and selected retailers. The latest touchscreen smartwatches have a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC processor running Google’s Wear OS, and […]
