Relaxing vibes with Witchery and Leo+Be for summer 2021–2
As we saw with London Fashion Week (in November 2021’s Lucire KSA), there’s a sense of travelling and exotic journeys on the minds of designers, and Witchery’s resort collection, arriving in stores and online now in late October, is no exception, tapping into our desires to have relaxing journeys. The Australian label focuses on staples […]
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Superstar Collectors’ Edition, the new limited-edition fragrance, is now out in New Zealand at Farmers, Life Pharmacy, Smith & Caughey’s, Ballantyne’s, and David Jones Wellington and Auckland. The 80 ml eau de parfum, developed by Louise Turner and Quentin Bisch at Puig, is packaged in a stand-out stiletto-shaped bottle covered […]
Iggy Azalea, BH Cosmetics team up on Totally Plastic, a retro beauty collection
Totally Plastic mightn’t be the ideal name for a beauty line in the 2020s, but what Iggy Azalea and BH Cosmetics are getting at are the retro-2000s glossy shades in shadow palettes, lip glosses, and more in their new collaboration. The capsule collection between the Australian pop star and BH Cosmetics—which creates cruelty-free, vegan […]
Stefania Ferrario would rather go naked than wear wool in latest PETA PSA
PETA’s latest spokesperson in its ‘I’d rather go naked’ campaign is Stefania Ferrario, the Australian model who’s urging people to ‘leave wool behind’. Ferrario’s message is that ‘Ewe can do better! Wear vegan.’ In the campaign video shown below, Ferrario says, ‘Workers are being paid for the volume of wool they’re producing, so […]
Adut Akech named Estée Lauder’s newest face, campaigns appear July
Adut Akech is Estée Lauder’s newest brand ambassador, joining the beauty company’s current roster of models, including Ana de Armas, Anok Yai, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, Carolyn Murphy, Diana Penty, Grace Elizabeth, Karlie Kloss, Kōki, and Yang Mi. Her campaigns for make-up and skin care will begin in July. Akech was named model of […]
Andalou Naturals arrives in New Zealand, with affordable, natural skin care
Andalou Naturals merited a mention in Lucire when we spotted them at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. back in 2017 and, finally, it’s made it to our shores here at our New Zealand head office, with a well thought out cruelty-free skin care range and, as in the US, decent prices for a […]
Margot Robbie is the newest face of Chanel’s J12 watch campaign
Chanel Watches Australian actress Margot Robbie is the new face of Chanel’s J12 watch campaign. Robbie, who has been associated with Chanel since March 2018, appeared earlier this week at the Oscars in a custom mermaid dress inspired by look 47 in Chanel’s autumn–winter 2019–20 haute couture collection. The dress took 205 hours of […]
Specsavers shows modern classics for autumn–winter 2021
Carla Zampatti Hugo Specsavers’ autumn–winter 2021 collection features a number of well known brands, with the emphasis on modern classics. Even though there’s an appetite for more unconventional fashion in Australasia, with COVID-19 relatively under control compared to many other parts of the world, eyewear remains on a safer path, with familiar shapes such as […]
Carla Zampatti, legendary Australian designer, dies from injuries after serious fall
Eva Rinaldi/Creative Commons 2·0 Above: Carla Zampatti photographed in 2011. Legendary Australian designer Carla Zampatti, AC died today (Saturday) from injuries resulting from a fall at the opening night of La Traviata at Mrs Macquarie’s Pt in Sydney last week that left her conscious. Her family announced her death today. She died at St […]
Witchery, Ruby show what’s coming for autumn ’21
Witchery’s April arrivals form part of its Highland Escape collection for autumn–winter 2021, with checks and tartan dropping for April. Tapping into a Scottish heritage, Witchery’s latest evokes a 1970s to 1980s mood, with designs including the pintuck check dress, with butterscotch and whisky tones (NZ$199·90); the mini button check skirt (NZ$149·90) is a […]
