Jean Paul Gaultier reveals criteria for his ideal Miss France 2016
Franziska Krug/Getty Images Above Jean Paul Gaultier earlier this year at Installations by Designer Jean Paul Gaultier at the Swarovski Kristallwelten Store in Wien. Miss France 2016, which will be decided Saturday night in Lille with a televised final on TF1, has a very different judging line-up, with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier chairing the […]
Ab Aeterno’s wooden watches are the next thing in eco-fashion
Ab Aeterno has shown its Sky collection, a range of wooden watches that contain a Swiss movement, with the remainder made in Italy. The firm, just over three years old, uses only sustainable materials such as wood. They guarantee that their products contain 100 per cent natural materials, including recycled materials, and are toxic-free. […]
Anja Rubik is the new face of Kérastase l’Incroyable Blowdry, out in stores February 2016
Kérastase has announced that Anja Rubik, model and creator of 25 magazine, is the face of its Visions of Style II campaign, a photo series promoting its l’Incroyable Blowdry line. Rubik appears in 10 final images depicting 10 new styles that can be adopted thanks to Kérastase l’Incroyable Blowdry, a reshapeable heat lotion that […]
Ermenegildo Zegna and Maserati release capsule collection in México
Ermenegildo Zegna and Maserati have released a capsule collection to commemorate the launch of the Ermenegildo Zegna trim package on the Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte saloons in the Mexican market. The new collection includes shirts, sweatshirts, trousers, shoes, silk scarves, leather accessories and glasses, and is available at selected Ermenegildo Zegna stores worldwide. Our […]
Nespresso opens New Zealand flagship boutique in Auckland CBD
Aucklanders in the centre of the city can now enjoy Nespresso from its new boutique on the corner of Customs and Queen Streets, which opened at the end of last week. It wasn’t just the great coffee and coffee machines that made Nespresso’s new venue sparkle, but the 1·5 m square artwork from Anna […]
Top The Body Shop’s Glazed Apple range. Above The Glazed Apple tin, with four treats within. There’s a pleasant apple smell at Lucire, checking out the Body Shop’s Glazed Apple range, but it’s what the socially responsible brand is doing for Christmas that’s the real news. The Body Shop is partnering with WaterAid, which […]
Soap & Glory, the British beauty brand, hosted Florrie in the window of Boots in Westfield, London, ahead of live performances across the UK. Pop singer, songwriter and drummer Florrie, also known as Florence Arnold, performed four of her hits in the live window installation, including ‘Little White Lies’. Florrie will go on […]
Kerry Washington named OPI’s creative ambassador
Above Kerry Washington in an earlier season of Scandal. OPI has named Kerry Washington (Django Unchained, Scandal) as its first creative ambassador, which will see the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress co-curate its nail lacquer shades and developing shade names alongside co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Weiss-Fischmann first approached Washington about the collaboration in spring 2015, […]
News in brief: Hannah Jinkins wins H&M Design Award; Olivia Culpo endorses Osmosis Skincare
Top Hannah Jinkins, H&M Design Award 2016 winner. Above Jinkins with the jury. Royal College of Art graduate Hannah Jinkins, 24, was named the winner of the H&M Design Award 2016 earlier this week, selected by a jury of eight made up of Nick Knight, Olivier Rousteing, Kate Bosworth, Margareta van den Bosch, Ann-Sofie Johansson, […]
Backes & Strauss names three dancers from English National Ballet as new brand ambassadors
Above Shiori Kase, Jinhao Zhang, and Laurretta Summerscales. Luxury watch and jewellery brand Backes & Strauss has continued to work with the English National Ballet, and has named Shiori Kase, Laurretta Summerscales, and Jinhao Zhang as its new ambassadors, succeeding Tamara Rojo, the ballet company’s artistic director. First soloist Kase began dancing in her […]
