Lucire gives away two tickets to Miss Universe New Zealand ’10
While I await my fellow judge Evana Patterson to arrive in Wellington this afternoon—and lead the panel into a quick briefing—Lucire is going to give away two tickets to Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 at the Duxton Hotel, Wellington, for Saturday night, 7.30 p.m. It’s the show only, with no dinner. The two best […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants stop Parliament
From top The contestants at the steps of Parliament. The Hon Maurice Williamson MP receives glamorous guests—calling it a highlight of his political career. Before heading to Parliament, at Bowen Street. It’s not every day that you can stop a session of Parliament. But that’s exactly what happened today as the Miss Universe New […]
Day 3: a packed itinerary for Miss Universe New Zealand contestants
From top Kirsty Pritchard (Miss Museum Hotel) meets a Kilmarnock Heights resident. The contestants at Wagamama earlier tonight. Zeisha Frémaux (Miss Moontide) and Danijela Unkovich (Miss East Auckland) at Wagamama. The Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants had lunch with Wellington mayor, Kerry Prendergast, today. Which is why, as someone eyeing the mayoral post, […]
A positive feeling for this year’s Miss Universe New Zealand contest
Miss Universe Above Katie Taylor, Miss Universe New Zealand 2009. The author says he looks forward to a strong competition in 2010 as he and his fellow judges find Taylor’s successor on June 5 in Wellington. Last year, the Miss Universe New Zealand pageant was one of the best natured ones I’ve judged here. What […]
Amandari to show heritage films on Bali
From July 1 to 3, 2010, Amandari, a tranquil resort overlooking the verdant Ayung River gorge on the fringes of Ubud, will host a viewing of heritage films of Bali in conjunction with the French Cinémathèque of Dance and the Swedish Dance Museum. The fims focus on the theme of dance, with rarely seen screenings […]
BMW Kamm re-creation a star at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, held in the Italian town on April 23–5, is one of the great events on the collectible car circuit. This year, the BMW 328 Kamm Coupé was arguably the star, though given its provenance one could not expect it to win the coveted Coppa d’Oro at the event. Concours […]
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 […]
Giorgio Armani sets opening date for hotel in Burj Khalifa
A definite date has been given for the opening of the Armani Hotel Dubai in the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa: April 21. This is over a month later than the originally projected date of March 18, as detailed in this publication in January. The hotel has been designed by Giorgio Armani […]
Elsewhere on the Lucire site: Gisèle Bündchen to Devi Garh
Supermodel Gisèle Bündchen (left) appears on the cover of our web edition today, for modelling Brazilian brand Colcci. We’ve a few more photographs on the site. If you are reading Lucire via RSS feed, you may be interested in Rola Saab’s exclusive story on Lanvin designer Lucas Ossendrijver. Our Q&A appears here. Meanwhile, […]
Contemporary take for Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Carmen
Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Meridian Season of Carmen begins in Wellington in June, performed to the Georges Bizet score but with a modern-day Rio de Janeiro setting. Christchurch, New Zealand-born Pieter Simmons dances in the title role. Simmons is currently based in London, where she dances with the Rambert Dance Company. […]
