Grace Loves Lace’s bridal face mask contributes to brand’s phenomenal growth this year
Bridal fashion is still a strong sector, based on what’s come across our news desk, but there’s one accessory that’s particularly 2020: the wedding day face mask. Grace Loves Lace’s Megan Ziems has created a bespoke lace bridal face mask to match a wedding dress, and has had great interest, especially from the US, […]
Gemma Chan announced as L’Oréal Paris’s newest international ambassador
English actress Gemma Chan (陳靜) has been announced as L’Oréal Paris’s newest spokeswoman. Already a familiar face to many readers, from an extensive résumé dating back to the mid-2000s—Doctor Who, Sherlock, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Humans among her TV work—Chan was probably noticed more by US audiences when she appeared in Crazy […]
Giving a gift with heart at Zegna, to help a nature reserve
Lucire is the first fashion partner of UN Environment. Ermenegildo Zegna is offering a wooden heart sculpture with the words ‘From the heart of Oasi Zegna’ engraved upon it. Oasi Zegna refers to the company’s 100 km² nature reserve in Trivero, where founder Ermenegildo Zegna began planting over 500,000 trees since the 1930s. With […]
Two ends of the spectrum: Citroën’s facelifted C3; GMSV releases Chevrolet Silverado in RHD
Two motoring releases are taking place in New Zealand this week: the first was the facelifted Citroën C3, a B-segment car that we really rate. The C3, which was first released in 2016, gets a slightly more aggressive nose, tying it in with larger models in the Citroën range. We suspect it’ll drive largely the […]
Huang Xiaoming launches Tissot’s T-Touch Connect Solar in China
The watchmakers are really pushing their wares in China, one of the few countries who could claim to have a post-COVID economy. It’s now Tissot‘s turn, releasing its latest T-Touch Connect Solar touchscreen watches at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), with spokesman and actor Huang Xiaoming (黃曉明). At the Tissot booth, Huang […]
Jessica Clarke models Ruby’s resort 2020–1 collection, Tides
There are bursts of colours with Ruby’s resort 2020 collection, featuring ’70s-inspired prints, knitwear, and fruity shades, as worn by international model Jessica Clarke. The collection, dubbed Tides, is, says creative director Deanna Didovich, ‘a reflection of my emotions, the ebb and flow of waves … I have felt confined and overwhelmed with change in […]
Movado holds Shanghai event with singer Li Ronghao and actor Jerry Chengjie Yuan
Movado’s Shanghai event saw actor Jerry Chengjie Yuan, singer Li Ronghao, and Movado China general manager Danni Hammer. Movado held its Music Time Journey event in Shanghai on October 29, with an interview format featuring its spokesman, singer–songwriter Li Ronghao (李榮浩) and host, actor Jerry Chengjie Yuan (袁成傑). Movado China general manager Danni Hammer, […]
Second Makeup Revolution × Friends beauty collection released
There’s often a two-decade rule when it comes to revivals, and Revolution Beauty’s collaboration with Friends still manages to come within that for the US series that ran from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom about six white singles in New York had already been transformed once into a range of make-up palettes, lipsticks and […]
Personal thoughts on the passing of Sir Sean Connery, 1930–2020
Danjaq SA/United Artists The iconic image of Sean Connery and the Aston Martin DB5 in a publicity still from Goldfinger. Many movie fans were greeted with sad news with the passing of Sir Sean Connery at 90 in the Bahamas. Sir Sean had been unwell for some time, according to his son Jason, and […]
Marion Cotillard stars in Chanel’s No. 5 campaign for 2020, to the tune of Lorde’s ‘Team’
Chanel has launched a new communications’ campaign for its iconic No. 5 fragrance, with actress Marion Cotillard as its new face. ‘Marion was the obvious choice. Returning to a French actress meant returning to a subconscious image of French femininity dear to the spirit of the House,’ said Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur, […]
