New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2013, day three: from clean-cut to sublime prints

September 6, 2012/14.37

Matthew Beveridge/Matthew Beveridge Photography Above Stolen Girlfriends’ Club’s apocalyptic-themed show took place in an underground car park, with fashion editor Sopheak Seng calling the label’s Dead End collection ‘to date, one of the label’s best’. Day three of New Zealand Fashion Week brought clean, Quaker-style clothing, a boar’s head reappearance and sublime prints. Salasai Opening […]

Sassybella turns 10 with a Sydney celebrity bash

August 6, 2012/11.24

Nicole Cooper Borne of an idea back in 2002, Sassybella, the online fashion and beauty blog brainchild of Helen Lee, has just turned 10, and what a party was thrown to celebrate it! Hosted on August 1 at the Loft at King Street Wharf, an über-cool bar with a style and atmosphere that reminded […]

Paris Fashion Week, autumn–winter 2012–13: Isabel Marant, Sonia Rykiel; and Christian Louboutin’s cabaret

March 3, 2012/13.13

We have two more videos from Paris Fashion Week—Isabel Marant and Sonia Rykiel—and one from Christian Louboutin’s show at the Crazy Horse cabaret. Isabel Marant’s cowboy shirts and bright jeans made the American frontier very feminine, complemented by suede trousers, satin shirts, lace blouses and cowboy boots. Pink, red, navy and gold kept the […]

Thoughts on 9-11, ten years on

September 11, 2011/12.40

Every September 11, I feel compelled to write an editorial about that September 11. New York Fashion Week was on, just as it is now, and I was back at HQ in New Zealand, mere weeks after being in NYC myself. Seventeen hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time, our September 11, 2001 passed uneventfully. […]

Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates 80th anniversary of Reverso in Paris

July 2, 2011/11.57

Held within the grand setting of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Jaeger-LeCoultre hosted the 80th anniversary of its iconic Reverso timepiece. The theme for the evening: capturing your magic moment. The CEO of this world-renowned brand, Jérôme Lambert, welcomed 800 guests to the event, which was accompanied by a musical programme from […]

Omega commemorates the 40th anniversary of Apollo 15 with new Speedmaster

June 30, 2011/8.51

In celebration and commemoration of the 40th anniversary of NASA’s fourth mission to the moon, the highly successful Apollo 15, Omega watchmakers have brought out the limited-edition Speedmaster Moonwatch. Apollo 15 was the fourth of six NASA missions to land on the moon in July 1971, and the adventure lasted for twelve days. This […]

Weleda celebrates 90th anniversary with Discovery Pack

May 16, 2011/9.48

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Weleda has compiled a limited edition Discovery Pack, containing seven all-time favourites from its best-selling biodynamic produced skin care range. The pack includes a Sea Buckthorn Hand Cream (10 ml), Pomegranate Firming Serum (7 ml), Skin Food (10 ml), Citrus Body Wash (20 ml), Salt Toothpaste (1 0ml), Wild […]

Rihanna is face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary

March 3, 2011/10.59

German group Beiersdorf has announced that music icon Rihanna is the face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary campaign. The company says it will focus on its skin care competence, with Nivea’s centennial events commencing in May. The marketing campaign will target a younger group and will include digital media, says the company. […]

Fiat shows Gucci edition of 500; Jaguar commemorates E-type anniversary with ofﬁcial book

February 26, 2011/1.26

To commemorate Gucci’s 90th birthday, Fiat has unveiled the 500 by Gucci on the ﬁrst day of Moda di Milano. The car will also be shown at the Salon de Genève from March 3 to 13, in a dedicated Gucci pop-up store. In other motoring- and anniversary-related news, Jaguar has commissioned a book […]

Jaguar to celebrate 50 years of the E-type at Salon de Genève

February 18, 2011/14.06

Jaguar will commemorate 50 years of its E-type sports car at the 2011 Salon de Genève, the company has announced. The E-type stunned audiences when it was ﬁrst shown at the Restaurant du Parc des Eaux Vives in Genève on March 15, 1961. It was targeted at export markets, though sales on the home […]