Mini celebrates 50th with unique model dedicated to George Harrison
Mini celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend at Silverstone, England. It has come up with a fresh interpretation of George Harrison’s extravagant original Mini to coincide with the event, using the latest R55 model as its base. The one-off model will be presented to Harrison’s widow, Olivia, at the Mini United event. She will […]
Heidi Klum appears with Barbie’s life-size New Beetle Cabriolet
Photo: Volkswagen of America/Lisa Rose With Barbie’s 50th birthday, Volkswagen has created a life-size version of her New Beetle Cabriolet, in bright pink, pictured here with supermodel Heidi Klum. The life-size pink Malibu Barbie New Beetle convertible made its début at Barbie’s Malibu Dream House exclusive birthday celebration, celebrating Mattel’s iconic doll’s 50th anniversary. […]
‘I’m Alive’: Barbie celebrates her 50th anniversary with New York Fashion Week show
This was one of those unusual, enjoyable shows, and a once-in-a-lifetime event. Barbie celebrated her 50th anniversary with a show at New York Fashion Week that went through historical fashion, and we were surprised to hear ‘I’m Alive’ from the 1980 movie Xanadu at the end. You may also like Custo Barcelona, NYFW autumn–winter 2009–10 […]
The meaning of 9-11, seven years on
As it is September 11 here in New Zealand, I thought about what I might write in tribute to those who fell that day. Then I remembered that I wrote something last year at this time, viz. quoting my own editorial written on September 11, 2001 (which, of course, was the 12th as far as […]
