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Queensland Art Gallery to present Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones

February 16, 2010/4.18

Peter Ashworth/www.ashworth-photos.com Above Milliner Stephen Jones in 2008 (image from the Victoria & Albert Museum). The Queensland Art Gallery will present an exclusive-to-Australia exhibition, Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones, a collaboration between the Victoria & Albert Museum and milliner Stephen Jones, from March 27 to June 27, 2010.    The exhibition features over 250 […]

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Porsche to show hybrid at Salon de Genève

February 11, 2010/11.56

A Porsche hybrid? That’s exactly what the Stuttgart manufacturer is planning to launch on March 4 at the Salon de Genève: a hybrid version of its 911 GT3.    Dubbed the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the car was developed for racing. The electrical front axle drive has two electric motors developing 60 kW each, supplementing […]

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue models head to Las Vegas

/10.29

Considering the media attention surrounding Brooklyn Decker and her 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover, Las Vegas’s move to arrange for 11 of its models to appear seems very prudent.    The 11 women are there for a three-day programme, which includes photo ops, events and signing copies of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Below […]

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Audi releases first official video of A1

February 10, 2010/10.26

Audi has released its first official video, along with accompanying photographs, of its A1 model, to début at next month’s Salon de Genève car show.    The emphasis of the new model is on quality, which Audi says its young buyers want in a compact package. The A1 model is aimed squarely at the BMW […]

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Jagtag allows readers to get video from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

/10.09

Sports Illustrated has tried to tie in digital content more closely with its latest Swimsuit Issue than before, with a cooperation with Jagtag.    By sending a photo of the image at left, users will be able to get swimsuit videos via MMS to their phones.    Videos feature Brooklyn Decker from the cover shoot, […]

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Gok’s Fashion Fix returns this summer

February 9, 2010/12.47

Gok’s Fashion Fix will return for its third series this summer as the stylish survival guide to looking great on a budget, production company Remarkable Television has announced.    The new series will again feature celebrity stylist Gok Wan and fashion buyer Brix Smith-Start of Start Boutique. The pair will continue going head to head, […]

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Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking

/10.46

We have already tried the Volvo XC60 with collision avoidance—and in good Swedish tradition, the new Volvo S60 takes the safety idea a step further.    Newly announced today, with its world première at the Salon de Genève on March 2, the S60’s pedestrian detection, using a camera and radar, has a full automatic brake. […]

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Brooklyn Decker is the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl

/10.15

Brooklyn Decker, who appeared in a Lucire swimwear shoot by Jon Moe some years ago, has scored herself an even higher-profile accolade: the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.    The Ohio-born model appears on the cover in a shoot in the Maldives, photographed by Walter Iooss Jr.    The issue also features […]

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Renault releases new Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet

February 5, 2010/10.44

After the hatchback, coupé and estate, Renault will release a Coupé–Cabriolet version of its third-generation Mégane model. It is to be built alongside the Scénic and Grand Scénic models in Douai, France.    The Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet has a folding hardtop, but with a difference: this time, the roof is all glass, with a transparent glazed […]

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Bentley shows painstaking body assembly process

February 4, 2010/10.51

Bentley has released video of the building of a body-in-white of its new Mulsanne saloon at its factory in Crewe, Cheshire. The flagship model is made from high-strength steel and aluminium, and assembled using a combination of traditional British craftsmanship and robotic tools.    The body alone takes 125 man-hours to create, according to Bentley, […]

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