Colour returns to 2018 Oscars’ red-carpet fashion; The Shape of Water takes top honours
Rick Rowell/Getty Images Kevork Djansezian Above, from top: Jennifer Lawrence in Dior, with jewellery (Kuon earrings and bracelets, Umeutage bracelet and Suiren ring) by Niwaka. Lupita Nyong’o in Versace with Karahana earrings and rings, and Yaegasumi ring by Niwaka. Guillermo del Toro in Giorgio Armani with his Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture. Colour […]
It’s not every day that a celebrity admits to having had facial fillers or other medically assisted beauty procedures. So when a legendary model not only admits to getting a little help now and then, but launches a public partnership with one of the world’s leading purveyors of æsthetic pharmaceuticals and devices, there had to […]
This Oscar season, W stands for WOW!
Many elegant and well attended Oscar suites have rolled out the red carpet at the W Hollywood Hotel since its inception. Pretty much all of the suites we’ve attended for Lucire here and at the sister hotel in Westwood had all the pomp, circumstance, bells, whistles, and taste-makers one would expect. However, the intrepid twins […]
Silversea Expeditions increases its luxury offerings, including bespoke Antarctic experience
Silversea We returned on board the Silver Whisper as she visited Wellington last month, to find that Silversea had made things even more tempting for travellers joining them for the next cruise seasons. For starters, we were told about Silversea’s Venetian Society loyalty programme, with some excellent offers. As Silversea travellers often return for […]
Connoisseurs’ corner: Secret Room Events’ 2018 Oscar suite
Elyse Glickman At first glance, the Glass Lounge & Garden of the Inter-continental Century City housing the 2018 Oscar edition of the Secret Room Events lounge appeared to be the entry into the ultimate game room for the children of nominees. Every inch of the check-in table was covered with a splashy array of games […]
H&M Studio shows spring–summer 2018 at Paris Fashion Week; on sale the next day
H&M Mathias Nordgren/H&M Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) presented its H&M Studio collection for spring–summer 2018 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs during Paris Fashion Week, with the catwalk items going on sale the following day (March 1). Guests included Alek Wek, Winne Harlow, Bianca Brandolini, Joan Smalls, Naomie Harris, Alexa Chung, Charlie Heaton, Ryan […]
Oscars 2018: Saturday afternoon live
From top: Presenting sponsor Curtis & Co. with Oscar winner Viola Davis. Jon Mack (Pandora’s Box) with sponsor Precious Vodka. Title sponsor Buywine.com with multiple Grammy Award-Winning artist, Anita Pointer. Twenty seventeen was an epic roller-coaster year for Hollywood, between the watershed #MeToo movement, all-encompassing political turmoil, and changes in the public’s moviegoing habits and […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet successfully brings The Piano to life on stage
Stephen A’Court Changing performance mediums is never an easy task: it’s why some fans of books bemoan film adaptations, and why the thought of certain films as Broadway musicals is so hard to entertain—but what about an Academy Award- and Palme d’Or-winning film as a ballet? The Piano is an inspired source material, and […]
One of our favourite brands, Make Up For Ever, has announced its team of ‘unfiltered artists’ and make-up artists to promote its Ultra HD line. The artists are an international ensemble: from Korea are Jinjoo, guitarist for Dnce, and Taeyun Park, professional make-up artist and complexion expert; Bayli and Kaya Nico of the Skins […]
Spring 2019 should see the completion of the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans and the Residences at the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans, an 18-storey building on what the company describes as a ‘landmark’ corner in the French quarter. It will be blocks away from the sixth largest convention centre in the US, and it’s […]
