Countdown to Miss France 2015’s grand final begins
Click here for the latest: Camille Cerf, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais, crowned Miss France 2015 Miss France Above Miss France 2014, Flora Coquerel, with her 1953 predecessor, Denise Perrier, who also took out the Miss World title. Miss France 2015 will be announced tonight from the Zenith in Orléans with a live broadcast on TF1, starting at […]
Sam Mendes reveals Spectre, next James Bond film, and Aston Martin DB10
As we suspected, the DB10 moniker will not go to the DB9 successor at Aston Martin, but to a limited-edition model released for the 24th EON James Bond movie, Spectre. Aston Martin says it will build 10 of the bespoke cars next year, hence the name, and claims that the vehicle was developed specifically […]
Alarm für Cobra 11 films at the Nürburgring with Mercedes-Benz
Long-running German TV series, Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei, which will return this autumn (most likely in early October), filmed at the Nürburgring over the weekend during the DTM races. Both star Erdoğan Atalay, who has played Semir Gerkhan since the show’s third episode in 1996, and new co-star Vinzenz Kiefer, in the […]
Aston Martin announces 2015 Vanquish and Rapide S, with eight-speed Touchtronic gearbox
One concern observers have for Aston Martin, one of the few specialist car makers without a major parent (though Daimler now owns 5 per cent), is the ageing model range. There have been some newer models lately at the top end—the Vanquish and Rapide S—both on advanced adaptations of the VH platform, and the announcement […]
Eva Green previews her Campari 2015 calendar appearance: video and photos
Francesco Pizzo French actress Eva Green is the face of the 2015 Campari calendar, entitled Mythology Mixology. Campari is teasing the calendar with behind-the-scenes images and a video, featuring Green, announcing the project. This 16th edition has been photographed by Julia Fullerton-Batten, an acclaimed fine art photographer, and the first female who has shot […]
Caroline de Maigret the new Lancôme muse: brand wants to connect with Parisian attitude
Model and music producer Caroline de Maigret is the new muse of Lancôme, the company calling her choice ‘an obvious conclusion’. Lancôme says that de Maigret was chosen for her nonchalance and sophistication, as well as for her musical work (she created, with partner Yarol Poupaud, Bonus Track Records and Yarock Productions), her runway […]
Miu Miu fragrance to début in 2015, in partnership with Coty
Above Miu Miu promotes its autumn–winter 2013–14 line. Coty has extended its licensing of famous fashion brands, and has added Miu Miu, after an arrangement with the Prada Group. Coty will develop and distribute a line of fragrances under the Miu Miu name, expected on shelves in 2015. It will be the brand’s first […]
Sam Mendes to return to direct next James Bond film, with John Logan writing
Danjaq LLC/United Artists Corp. Eon Productions has confirmed that Sam Mendes will return to direct the official James Bond series’ 24th film, which will reunite the Oscar-winning director with star Daniel Craig. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson had fitted the film around Mendes’s theatre schedule, according to a release. ‘I very […]
