Gisèle Bündchen increases lead in Forbes’s 2011 top-earning models’ list
Steven Meisel Above Lara Stone was the surprise in Forbes’s 2011 list of top-earning models, buoyed by her Calvin Klein campaign, among others. Forbes has released its 2011 list of the world’s top-earning models, with a substantial (30 per cent) rise for the top three: Gisèle Bündchen, Heidi Klum and Kate Moss. Bündchen leapt […]
H&M turns Romanian, with first store at AFI Palace Cotroceni
Thousands of fashion lovers gathered in front of Romania’s first H&M store at AFI Palace Cotroceni to commemorate its opening on March 25. The two-storey, 1,700 m² store is now open for Romanian customers to discover the latest trends and timeless classics. The ribbon was cut by Karl-Johan Persson, CEO, and Carlos Duarte, Country […]
İstanbul Edition hotel promises to be the ‘coolest place in town’
Edition, the new lifestyle hotel brand from Marriott and creative adviser Ian Schrager, will open a new property in İstanbul in April. It follows on from the Waikiki Edition, launched last October, which was awarded the AAA 4-Diamond. Located in the Levent district, where the Kanyon mall is situated, the 13-storey Istanbul Edition […]
Rihanna is face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary
German group Beiersdorf has announced that music icon Rihanna is the face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary campaign. The company says it will focus on its skin care competence, with Nivea’s centennial events commencing in May. The marketing campaign will target a younger group and will include digital media, says the company. […]
CK One unveils global advertising campaign for spring ’11
Steven Meisel Calvin Klein, Coty (the fragrance licensee) and Warnaco (which runs Calvin Klein Underwear and licenses the brand for jeans and swimear) have unveiled the spring advertising campaign for CK One. The campaign, created by Fabien Baron in cooperation with Calvin Klein’s internal ad team, breaks its teasers on February 23 globally, leading […]
Lady Gaga is worldwide number one, with ‘Born This Way’ topping download charts
Lady Gaga has become the first download number-one, after topping the charts in 21 countries. Her new track, ‘Born This Way’, topped the charts within hours. At the Grammy Awards yesterday, Lady Gaga arrived inside a giant egg, and “hatched” from it when on stage. The stunt was meant to tie in […]
UK student creates global style project; Katie Price previews next collection
Zina Graber, studying at university in the UK, is doing what she calls ‘a huge global style project’ for her final year. What Ya Wearing World? showcases individual style from around the world, and seeks happy, confident people to send images of themselves looking as they normally do every day. The idea is to […]
Kellwood acquires Rebecca Taylor
Kellwood, the company which already owns Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Vince, and Adam has acquired Rebecca Taylor, the eponymous Manhattan-based label co-founded by an expat New Zealander and her business partner Elizabeth Bugdaycay. Taylor came to prominence through the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show in the late 1990s, and successfully developed her […]
Miranda Kerr is the most searched-for celeb at Lucire
Above Miranda Kerr in an earlier Victoria’s Secret campaign. The most searched-for celebrity name in this section of Lucire‘s website over the last 12 months was Miranda Kerr (left), model wife of actor Orlando Bloom. It seems the bulk of queries for Miss New Zealand 2010 Ria van Dyke wound up on our site […]
Angelina Jolie and Jesús Vázquez celebrate UNHCR’s 60th anniversary
Alonso Serrano/UNHCR Angelina Jolie continued to highlight the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees—UNHCR—as a Goodwill Ambassador for the international refugee agency on Thursday. She met with fellow ambassador Jesús Vázquez, the Spanish TV presenter, to celebrate the organization’s 60th anniversary in Madrid. The UNHCR was only […]
