Queensland Art Gallery to present Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones
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 […]
Giorgio Armani dresses di Caprio, Scorsese for Shutter Island premières
Giorgio Armani has dressed Martin Scorsese and Leonardo di Caprio for the première of Shutter Island at the Berlinale, the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, the company has announced. The company is a key sponsor of the New York première of the movie, with Armani’s niece, Roberta Armani, attending. The cocktail party for […]
Alexander McQueen commits suicide on eve of mother’s funeral
Designer Lee McQueen, better known by his label’s name of Alexander McQueen, has been found dead at his home, a victim of suicide. McQueen, 40, had found it difficult to come to terms with his mother’s passing on February 2. Her funeral was scheduled to take place tomorrow. His Twitter postings reflected his […]
Gok’s Fashion Fix returns this summer
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, […]
Kate Moss is hardly down to a million a year
We know it was a quiet news weekend for the fashion scene, but that’s no need for headlines hinting that supermodel Kate Moss’s earning power has dipped to a “mere” £1 million per annum, as some media are reporting. Both the Daily Mail and NineMSN report that Moss’s Skate LLP business earned £1,091,304 last […]
Renault releases new Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet
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 […]
Bentley shows painstaking body assembly process
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, […]
Giorgio Armani shows winter 2010 eyewear collection
Giorgio Armani has released its winter 2010 eyewear collection, all with a slight ’50s–’60s retro style, paying tribute to designs in its archives. The first collection comprises thirteen men’s and one women’s models. (Below are the men’s styles first, with the women’s style at bottom.) You may also like Shawn Mendes fronts Emporio Armani Connected […]
Jane Iredale offers Starter Kit for mineral make-up
Jane Iredale has introduced its Sample Starter Kit, a good way to get introduced to mineral make-up. The kits are available in Light, Medium and Dark, and feature Amazing base, the best selling PurePressed base, Lip Drink, lip colour, a PurePressed blush, eye shadow, under-eye concealer, lip plumper and three application brushes. The kits […]
Mini announces SUV model, the Countryman
Mini has tried to extend its range while it was under British ownership, but it seems, as with so many things automotive, the Germans have been more successful. BMW has announced that the regular Mini hatch, the Mini convertible and the Mini Clubman will be joined by the five-door Mini Countryman, a taller SUV-style model […]
