No Time to Die a fine send-off for Daniel Craig as James Bond
Eon Productions LLC/MGM Header image: Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) and James Bond (Daniel Craig) have their holiday plans upset. Above, from top: Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time to Die. The Aston Martin V8 from The Living Daylights makes a return. James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Cuban agent Paloma (Ana de Armas) prepare […]
In brief: Living Nature, Akin receive more accolades; Van Cleef & Arpels releases a woody scent
More praise Living Nature has scored another accolade for its Glamorous Natural Lipstick no. 16: an Editor’s Choice award in the Beauty Shortlist Awards 2021 in the UK. The lipstick had already been highly commended in the UK’s Pure Beauty London Awards 2020. Glamorous Lipstick no. 16 has a rich red shade, along with […]
Above, from top: Gizem Emre for L’Oréal Paris. Tania Dawson in a bikini by Shek. Hilde Osland models Lounge Intimates. We don’t often hear of regional spokeswomen for some of the global brands, but we happened upon German actress Gizem Emre’s announcement that she is a L’Oréal Paris ambassador, a brand that she says has […]
A new take on geta from Andrea Gramaccia; Ruby’s latest for summer; Zegna shows winter ’21
Italian interior and product designer Andrea Gramaccia has created a wonderful, occidental take on the Japanese geta, the traditional footwear which has the form of a flip-flop but a wooden base. Gramaccia was contacted by the Japanese company Mizutori to create geta. Cleverly, he based the concept around a circle and cutting it in […]
Happy 2021 to our readers and supporters! Twenty twenty was tough, and along with the rest of you, we felt it. But believe it or not, commercially it wasn’t our toughest year—you can look back at 2005–6 for that, and long-time readers will recall that by January 2006 there were preciously few articles being […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
IMM’s sustainable shoes: designed by immigrants, made by immigrants
It is an empirical fact in most countries that immigrants contribute positively to the economies of their host countries and to job creation, and IMM, a footwear brand produced by immigrants using sustainable methods, seeks to build on that. Using surplus materials, including high-quality leathers, from luxury brands, IMM’s ‘home shoes’ are made by […]
A trio of fragrance débuts from Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Carolina Herrera
Versace Eros eau de parfum hits counters in New Zealand on January 7, priced at NZ$165 for 100 ml. A woody, oriental scent, it has head notes of Italian lemon and mandarin, mint oil and candied apple, a heart featuring geranium, sage and Ambermax, and end notes of cedarwood, vetiver, patchouli, sandalwood and vanilla. […]
Charlotte Casiraghi named Chanel’s latest ambassador
Charlotte Casiraghi, the granddaughter of the late HSH Princess Grace of Monaco, and the daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, has been named Chanel’s newest ambassador. Casiraghi is no stranger to modelling, having worn Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent professionally. Additionally, she is no stranger to the press, having worked in journalism and publishing. […]
Adi Constantin/Unsplash Above, from top: The real 2015 and one photo that summarizes the decade: Kendall and Kylie Jenner go shopping for Ugg shoes in New York, and take a selfie. The 2015 of fiction: Michael J. Fox outside a cinema in Back to the Future Part II (1989). Still from Ridley Scott’s 1982 film […]
