Fiat shows Gucci edition of 500; Jaguar commemorates E-type anniversary with official book
To commemorate Gucci’s 90th birthday, Fiat has unveiled the 500 by Gucci on the first day of Moda di Milano. The car will also be shown at the Salon de Genève from March 3 to 13, in a dedicated Gucci pop-up store. In other motoring- and anniversary-related news, Jaguar has commissioned a book […]
Connect the World: Burberry’s Christopher Bailey
In the latest video provided to us by CNN, Christopher Bailey of Burberry is profiled. Burberry’s chequered pattern is instantly identifiable around the world: it’s a fact that the fashion house is very proud of. The British label was founded in the mid-19th century by 21-year-old Thomas Burberry as a store that sold […]
Alexander McQueen honoured with Met exhibition
The late Lee Alexander McQueen will be recognized with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, designer Stella McCartney, and UK First Lady and British Fashion Council ambassador Samantha Cameron were present to promote the Met’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, opening on May 4. The exhibition will feature […]
Sam Cam, Burberry Prorsum and Pringle of Scotland lift moods at London Fashion Week’s busiest day
The busiest day at London Fashion Week saw David Koma, Holly Fulton, Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane, Pringle of Scotland, Michael van der Ham, Todd Lynn, Paul Smith and Burberry Prorsum. The wife of the PM, Samantha Cameron, as ambassador for the British Fashion Council, was in the audience at David Koma and Holly Fulton. […]
Jaguar to celebrate 50 years of the E-type at Salon de Genève
Jaguar will commemorate 50 years of its E-type sports car at the 2011 Salon de Genève, the company has announced. The E-type stunned audiences when it was first shown at the Restaurant du Parc des Eaux Vives in Genève on March 15, 1961. It was targeted at export markets, though sales on the home […]
Footage from Panos Emporio’s 25th anniversary party
Here’s footage from last Thursday’s Panos Emporio 25th anniversary party in Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Finest.se interviews some of the guests to get their thoughts on Panos Emporio, its designer, Panos Papadopoulos, and the most notable models the label used in the last quarter-century (with Elena Paparizou and Rickard Engfors getting nods). Footage of the […]
Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete is L’Oréal Paris’s new face
L’Oréal Paris has announced that Jimena ‘Ximena’ Navarrete, 22, the reigning Miss Universe, is its new face. Of Mexican origin, Navarrete follows in the footsteps of Cheryl Cole, Jennifer López, Beyoncé Knowles, Gwen Stefani, Scarlett Johansson and Aishwarya Rai. While not the first L’Oréal Paris spokesmodel of Latin American extraction, Navarrete helps boost […]
Panos Emporio celebrates 25th anniversary in Stockholm tonight
Top From Panos Emporio’s latest beachwear collection. Above Models rehearse for tonight’s 25th anniversary catwalk show. Tonight, Panos Emporio, Sweden’s leading beachwear label, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a grand party in Stockholm. Panos Papadopoulos, whose odyssey has been told before in the pages of Lucire, will celebrate a quarter-century since his company’s founding […]
Renault gets sexy with Dita von Teese and Rihanna joining Thierry Henry in Clio TVC
It’s not exactly Nicole and Papa as Renault went arty with its new Clio commercial on Sunday during ITV1’s Dancing on Ice. Rihanna, Dita von Teese and Thierry Henry star in its latest campaign, which also features Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando in footage, and a reference to David Bowie. The commercial aims […]
Kate Moss by Mario Testino now in paperback; US, New Zealand release in April
Although news of Mario Testino’s book featuring his favourite muse, supermodel Kate Moss, has been around since 2010, publication of the paperback version of the lavish Taschen volume won’t be till this month in the UK. It’s heading to New Zealand through New Holland Publishers in April, at the price of NZ$150. It’s astounding […]
