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More of Anne Hathaway on Lancôme Magnifique

November 23, 2008/2.24

We’ve put up some extra images from behind the scenes of the Lancôme Magni?que TV commercial, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Peter Lindbergh, this week. A video showing the making of the commercial was shown on the Lucire TV site last month. You may also like Anne Hathaway, behind the scenes on Lancôme Magnifique […]

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Sloggi’s best buns announced

November 13, 2008/11.35

The winners of Sloggi’s Most Beautiful Bottom in the World contest, co-sponsored by Lycra, have been chosen by a jury in Paris.    Brazilian Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak, 20, and Frenchman Saiba Bombote, 27, were the winners, taking away €15,000 in prize money, modelling contracts for the next Sloggi campaign, and insurance.    Fronckowiak is no […]

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Opel shows new Insignia Sport Tourer

October 5, 2008/5.17

Lucire has always preferred estate cars—station wagons in North America and the antipodes—to SUVs, such as our first choice of the Audi A4 Avant as our Car to Be Seen in back in 2001. So we like this trend toward sporting, lifestyle wagons. Opel’s new Insignia Sport Tourer is a recognition of that trend, replacing […]

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Renault launches new Mégane Coupé and berline at Paris Salon

October 4, 2008/3.47

The Paris Salon is now on for the car trade, and one of the most stunning débutantes is the Renault Mégane Coupé. We’ve been big fans of the Mégane all along, and this new coupé is a cracker. The sleek window line gives a sporting, dynamic feel, and the accents on the bumper and spoiler […]

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Anne Hathaway, behind the scenes on Lancôme Magnifique

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There’ll be more of this on the Lucire site and possibly in print: Anne Hathaway as the face of Lancôme Magnifique, the new fragrance from the French luxury brand. Below, courtesy of Lancôme, is a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the new commercial, directed by Peter Lindbergh. You may also like More of Anne […]

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Ralph Lauren Notorious commercial—the full version

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We know we posted a clip from behind the scenes of the Ralph Lauren Notorious commercial, directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Lætitia Casta, on September 12. Here’s a longer version, featuring the commercial as well as the making. You may also like Behind the scenes on Ralph Lauren’s Notorious commercial Entertainment news: Zhang Zi […]

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Viktor & Rolf show online on October 2

October 1, 2008/8.08

We’d never remember if this was announced too far ahead of time.    From a press announcement we received: ‘We are very pleased to announce you that the next 2008 Viktor & Rolf Fashion Show will be a virtual happening! …    ‘The show will take place on www.viktor-rolf.com on October 2nd 8pm (NZ time)’. […]

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Behind the scenes on Ralph Lauren’s Notorious commercial

September 12, 2008/8.37

Here’s a behind-the-scenes snippet on the making of Ralph Lauren’s Notorious fragrance commercial, directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Laetitia Casta and ?lmed in Paris. It seems to have the hallmarks of Wong’s artistic, visual style; Casta, meanwhile, is looking more con?dent and mature. You may also like Official: Laetitia Casta is the new face of […]

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Official: Laetitia Casta is the new face of Ralph Lauren Notorious

September 11, 2008/13.03

It’s not really a surprise, since news of this leaked out months ago, but yesterday did mark the official announcement of French (super?) model and actress Laetitia Casta as the new face of Ralph Lauren Notorious, the new fragrance. Read our story here—including our claim that Casta, till recently, had a higher profile as a […]

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Sloggi searches for New Zealand’s best buns

September 8, 2008/23.07

Sloggi, the international underwear brand, is on the lookout for New Zealand’s best male and female posteriors for the second annual Show Me Your Sloggi competition. The national winners get a trip to Paris to attend the international competition, and be in a chance to win a modelling competition, €15,000 prize money and bum insurance.    […]

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