From Cheryl Cole to the fitness “boot camp”
Sean Gallup for de Grisogono/Getty Images For those of you catching up with Lucire on your RSS feeds, a little note to say that we were among the first media to get you pics from Cheryl Cole’s performance at the de Grisogono dinner party, where she entertained some of the stars at the Festival de […]
You can tell a lot about a luxury property simply by looking at the amenities laid out in the bathroom. Recently I applied the amenity-test to three properties in Paris: the first, a higher end boutique inn near Trocadero, had l’Occitane products, a solid mid-level retail brand- the interesting and sportif Verveine scent, and good […]
Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller, Claudia Schiffer pose for breast cancer campaign
Mario Testino/FTBC The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign for 2010 sees Kylie Minogue, Sienna Miller and Claudia Schiffer—celebrities who hail from three continents—model for the cause, photographed by Mario Testino. The target for the charity this year, with its campaign running from March 29 to mid-May, is £1 million. Items for sale supporting […]
Charity: Water launches Unshaken: Haïti
From editor-at-large Summer Rayne Oakes’s blog: Charity: Water’s Unshaken: Haïti programme, launching today (World Water Day) at 10 a.m. GMT. ‘The video they shot is mesmerizing. Scott [Harrison]’s ability to give a face to human destruction, despair and hope is palpable.’ Charity: Water aims to help 11 regions in Haïti build long-term clean water […]
MAC unveils latest Viva Glam campaign, with Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper
MAC has unveiled its latest Viva Glam campaign, featuring Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper. Proceeds from the sale of its Viva Glam VII lipsticks will benefit the MAC Aids Fund. The spring 2010 edition sees two new lipstick shades, with a light coral red lustre bearing Lauper’s name and a light blue–pink lustre with […]
Mia Farrow makes an appeal on behalf of Haïti’s children
If you haven’t helped already, or would like to again, please do what you can for the victims of the Haïti earthquake. Mia Farrow appears in this latest PSA for UNICEF with some sober reminders of the situation. You may also like Claudia Schiffer and others commemorate children’s rights’ convention Elisabeth Glaser Foundation holds event […]
Jennifer Hawkins breaks silence over nude cover shoot
Jennifer Hawkins has broken her silence over her nude cover photo for Marie Claire Australia, which has caused a great deal of controversy this week. The former Miss Universe says the shoot was only done to raise money for an eating disorder charity, and to promote a healthy lifestyle. The furore has surrounded […]
Study reveals 38 per cent of men cannot see their manhoods
A Jenny Craig study has revealed that 38 per cent of Australian men cannot see their manhood when looking down, while Kiwis, too, need to watch themselves over the Christmas period. Angela Berrill (left), Jenny Craig’s weight management expert, says, ‘New Zealand is one of the fattest nations in the world, which is frightening. […]
David Beckham highlights progress made on HIV issue in Cape Town
During a visit to South Africa last week, footballer David Beckham went to a UNICEF-supported clinic in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town, where he met and spoke to pregnant young women and new mothers who are living with HIV. As an ambassador for UNICEF, Beckham wanted to highlight the progress that has been made around the […]
Filmmaker spearheads Ralph Lauren boycott in wake of Photoshop controversy
Documentary filmmaker Darryl Roberts (director of America the Beautiful, pictured at left) is spearheading a boycott against Polo Ralph Lauren, hitting Chicago, New York and San Francisco. On December 15, Roberts, along with 100 supporters, will boycott Lauren’s Downtown Chicago store (750 N. Michigan Avenue) at 4 p.m. Roberts says that the YWCA of […]
