Keira Knightley need not feel inadequate: she is a good model to follow
Keira Knightley says that she feels inadequate alongside better qualified actors because she didn’t go to university, according to next month’s Tatler. This is despite Miss Knightley, as Forbes revealed, being the second most highly paid actress in Hollywood. But that feeling of needing a little more is a refreshing one among the highest-profile members […]
The timeless aspects of Patrick Lichfield’s work
One image that wasn’t mentioned in Monica Waldron’s report from the May–June exhibition of Patrick Lichfield’s work was the above shot of Mick and Bianca Jagger on their wedding day in St Tropez. This was taken right after the Jaggers’ wedding on May 12, 1971, and was indeed part of the exhibition, and is […]
Femi Emiola interviewed on Ladybrille
I am catching up on emails today after yet another cold—it has been a bad winter for ’?us here. For those expecting regular updates during the latter half of July, I’m sorry that it has been a tad quiet here—quite a few of us have had to take time out. Even in California, where it’s summer. Last […]
I didn’t spend years at the University of Denver to be called Ms
While the New Zealand media did not say much about the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the time—too much time spent on the Barack Obama world tour, perhaps—the fashion industry can at least be happy with TV One’s prime-time report that she indulged in shopping for Kiwi clothing while here, with […]
New Zealand builds up to the Olympics
Who really is this human Kiwi that can climb the world’s highest rock, run the world’s fastest mile, win the Victoria Cross twice, create the second top-grossing Academy Award-winning ?lm, and split the atom in an act that would forever transform our world? New Zealanders are a people that have proven themselves as warriors in […]
Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, wins Miss Universe 2008
Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, has won Miss Universe 2008, with Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas, runner-up. Dominican Republic, Russia and México rounded off the top ?ve. Miss Mendoza, 20, hails from Caracas, and is already a model represented by Élite Model Management. The 57th Miss Universe contest was held in the coastal town of Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam, […]
Despite foreign-owned press, Miss New Zealand Samantha Powell’s well on her way
Samantha Powell’s “controversial” pose at Miss Universe I knew it was too good to be true: a Miss New Zealand competition that can pass without a foreign-owned newspaper getting on her case. This time, it’s our Irish friends at The New Zealand Herald who have decided to put a bit of stress Sam’s way, […]
July 7 marks the anniversary of the passing of our friend Colin Morley, who was killed in the 7-7 terrorist bombings in London three years ago. Since then we’ve tried to keep Colin’s memory alive by giving an award named for him at the Medinge Group, for the best branded non-profit organization. My wishes go […]
Kylie Minogue receives her OBE at Buckingham Palace
As reported earlier, Kylie Minogue has been to Buckingham Palace to collect her OBE, which was presented by HRH Prince Charles. Minogue arrived in a chauffeured limousine and had chatted and joked with the Prince during the investiture. She wore a cream dress with gold high heels. Attending in support of the Australian-born singer […]
Why it still can be the American century
[Cross-posted] In the spirit of July 4, I thought it would be interesting to explore the idea of the United States retaining its in?uence in the 21st century. What many see is dire. Beyond the anti-war types’ opposition to the War on Terror, there are corrupt institutions, political and corporate, impeding progress on so […]
