The grandest graduation programme yet: New Zealand School of Dance celebrates 50 years
Stephen A’Court Above: Hosanna Ball and Saul Newport. The New Zealand School of Dance has traditionally held a highly regarded graduation programme, and this year’s was the grandest we’ve seen, with the school celebrating its 50th anniversary. Held at the St James Theatre, opening night saw Governor-General HE Dame Patsy Reddy attend, along with […]
Zhao Liying named Longines’ newest ambassador at anniversary celebration in Beijing
Longines celebrated its 185th anniversary not in Switzerland, but in China’s capital city, Beijing, while announcing actress Zhao Liying (趙麗穎) as its new brand ambassador late last week, joining, inter alia, Kate Winslet, Simon Baker and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The event at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, or the Taimiao (太廟) of Beijing, also saw […]
There goes 20 years. Normally when we celebrate a birthday, we do what most magazines do: there’s a story on our founding, some of our best covers, and a nod to the past. I’ll be right up front: despite having thoughts of doing all of that, we haven’t planned anything for this particular day, October […]
Eva Herzigová models Gerry Weber autumn–winter 2017–18 capsule collection by Lucire German brand Gerry Weber has released its autumn–winter 2017–18 capsule collection, hitting stores on October 6 in selected stores in Germany and specialist retailers in its export markets. Once again, model Eva Herzigová is the face of the brand. The collection has a […]
GHD celebrates 16th anniversary with limited-edition purple straightener
Is it really 16 years since GHD (Good Hair Day, and officially styled all in lowercase) launched its first styler? From Yorkshire to the world, GHD is one of the 21st century’s great hair industry successes. To commemorate its anniversary, it is launching a limited-edition version of the original GHD styler. This time, it’s […]
Gareth Cattermole; Anthony Ghnassia; Daniele Venturelli The AmFAR Gala is traditionally the biggest do during the Festival de Cannes, and this year was no exception. The events had kicked off on Wednesday with a party for Persol, the Torino-founded eyewear brand, which celebrated its centenary. In partnership with AmFAR, the event took place on […]
Converse celebrates 100 years of the Chuck Taylor All Star with a series of films
Above, from top: The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star. The All Star ’70, evoking the decade of big lapels and platform shoes. The Chuck Taylor All Star II. In black, the lightweight Chuck Taylor All Star Modern. Converse, which began in 1908, has been making the All Star shoe, later the Chuck Taylor shoe, continuously […]
Special features to kick off Lucire’s 20th anniversary year
Paula Sweet Above: Stanley Moss heads to Punta Ala in one of his best travel pieces to date. Click here to read it. Welcome to Lucire’s 20th anniversary year. Remember that if you don’t see a news update (which will come with an RSS update), you can go to the main part of the […]
David M. Benett Kate Moss and Rimmel London have released their latest collaboration celebrating the supermodel’s 15-year relationship with the beauty brand. The Kate Moss Rimmel 15th Anniversary Collection comprises Moss’s favourite nude and red lip and nail shades. Journalists, bloggers and other guests were invited to a London house where Moss modelled […]
Emanuel Ungaro celebrates 50th anniversary, launches La Diva eau de parfum at Petit Palais
Pascal le Segretain Emanuel Ungaro celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, with a party at the Petit Palais in Paris, and launched its La Diva perfume to coincide with the occasion. Creative director Fausto Puglisi and president Asim Abdullah played host to 600 guests, who were shown a virtual history of the house in […]
