MAC Aids Fund celebrates NZ$1 million milestone in New Zealand
Top Images from the MAC Aids Fund luncheon in Auckland on November 30. Above left The Lady Gaga MAC Viva Glam lipstick. Above right Cyndi Lauper’s MAC Viva Glam lipstick. The MAC Aids Fund has announced that NZ$1 million has been raised in New Zealand alone, representing 30,000 Viva Glam lip products sold in the […]
Kate Moss performs first fragrance signing at Boots store
Supermodel Kate Moss seems to be doing more marketing for her latest fragrance, Vintage Muse, than she had for past scents bearing her name. First it was a visit to the Coty factory; now she has popped in to Boots Sedley Place in Clapham to perform her first exclusive fragrance signing. Moss, 36, […]
TAFE Sydney’s Fashion Design Studio shows end-of-year parades
Above Alison Parker, Tina Johnson and Lauren Mitchell. TAFE Sydney’s Fashion Design Studio’s 2010 end-of-year parades were held on November 17 at the Carriageworks, featuring over 100 outfits from all three stages of the Studio’s course. The judges of the competition—designers Marnie Skillings, Gary Bigeni, Friedrich Gray’s Ben Pollitt, and the (Australian) Sunday Telegraph […]
Hélèna Christensen on climate change: politicians’ ‘groundhog day’ is costing lives
Hélèna Christensen is one of the most active supermodels: today as an Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer, she is raising awareness of climate change. Through her photography, Christensen has been documenting the plight of villages that are experiencing more extreme weather patterns. Christensen’s photographs will be exhibited in 2011–12 to continue raising awareness […]
Liam Gallagher, Fearne Cotton, Brendan Cole and others attend Drapers’ awards
Last Wednesday, Drapers held the 20th anniversary edition of its awards at Grosvenor House in London. Guests included Liam Gallagher, a bow tie-wearing Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates, Jimmy Mistry, Come Dancing‘s and Strictly Come Dancing‘s Brendan Cole, accompanied by his wife Zoë, and Flavia Cacace from the latter show. In the above video, […]
Project Born mixes lingerie with visual effects to celebrate life
Neil Danby The worlds of high-end fashion lingerie, art, dance, music and theatre came together to create a unique show, Project Born, that combined fantasy and magic, all to benefit the Neonatal Trust (New Zealand). Not your standard catwalk show, this was a unique experience for the senses that was two years in the […]
Voting opens for British Style award
Left Alexa Chung is one contender for the British Style award from the British Fashion Council (photo: Getty Images for Burberry). The British Fashion Council has announced, as part of its British Fashion Awards, the British Style award for 2010, with nominees that the public can vote on. The award, created last year, was […]
Alexandra Owen launches sub-label, Little Black Dress
Alexandra Owen will launch a sub-brand called Little Black Dress, comprising modestly priced but well tailored wardrobe basics. The collection, to launch December 2, feature ‘lasting dress styles that cater for day wear, evening and the office,’ says the company. ‘Each style will have four options: a day fabric, an evening fabric, sleeved […]
Very.co.uk is a one-stop shopping destination
There isn’t much more you could ask for when shopping at very.co.uk. Fashion, beauty, jewellery and entertainment, all your Christmas needs can be sorted at one place, as this is ‘no ordinary department store’. Shop by brand or category selection on their website: they have The X Factor looks, Ugg, plus-size, petite and […]
Rolex honours five Young Laureates who better our world
Marc Latzel All successful organizations and countries involve their young people in decision-making. Rolex, recognizing that the future lies in youth, has started its Young Laureates Programme, and its five recipients were announced recently at the École Fédérale Polytechnique de Lausanne. The Programme gives young people the financial support and recognition to tackle the […]
