Global brands will emerge from the financial crisis
Now that the debate between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden is over, the news is swinging back on to the discussions of the $700 billion proposed bailout by the US Government for its troubled finance firms. On Reuter today, experts are discussing whether this bailout signals the end of the US’s soft power. […]
Viktor & Rolf show online on October 2
We’d never remember if this was announced too far ahead of time. From a press announcement we received: ‘We are very pleased to announce you that the next 2008 Viktor & Rolf Fashion Show will be a virtual happening! … ‘The show will take place on www.viktor-rolf.com on October 2nd 8pm (NZ time)’. […]
Window Cleaning: lessons in social media
[Cross-posted] Not directly about fashion, but possibly still of interest to those in to blogging and social media, particularly their relevance to modern business. My friend Tim Kitchin (left) has an excellent video series, Window Cleaning, on his company’s website. Tim leads the ?rst video on social communication (a very ?tting introduction), while Johnnie Moore […]
Another sign of our connected, global planet: New Zealand director Shona McCullagh of the Human Garden Agency directs Parisian artist Ayo in her latest video on location in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Images courtesy Human Garden.) You may also like Tania Dawson crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2016 in front of sold-out audience An interview […]
Lucire heading on to your mobiles with special edition
We alluded to Lucire being on cellphones, Blackberrys, Ipods and similar devices last week when this blog disappeared brie?y due to a technical glitch. Lucire has been on portable mobile devices for some time, if you count the many cellphones out there that are capable of sur?ng the web. These take the existing website’s […]
Peace Love Life Uganda T-shirts, as seen in Iraq
We’ve heard from our friend Brad Green at Peace Love Life, which we featured a few months ago. To refresh your memory, Peace Love Life sells T-shirts where proceeds go to a charity in the place they are inspired by. They have also sold 2,000 shirts since they began the venture and there’s a redesigned […]
GM interns create cars for 2020
From as close as Detroit to as far away as China, 21 students around the world were chosen to design and engineer a hydrogen-powered car for the year 2020 as a part of the Annual Design Internship Program, by General Motors. Each team of interns had a designer, an engineer, a sculptor, and a […]
I know there is still poverty and hardship in Mumbai, but there is also a richer, modern side that Stanley Moss got to see when he had an extended stay in India. The Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, already open, but going fully online in September, shows that the Indians can do luxury city hotels as […]
And now, presenting the twenty-first century
[Cross-posted] Remember Xanadu? It’s become somewhat of a cult hit even though in 1980 it was considered Olivia Newton-John’s mega-turkey. Stylistically, it sits uncomfortably between the 1970s and 1980s, as though there was a vacuum in between the decades. In one scene, Michael Beck insists to Gene Kelly that ‘It’s the ’80s’, but you know […]
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 […]
