Poppy Delevingne, Atlanta de Cadenet, Harley Viera-Newton, Úrsula Corberó party with Stradivarius
Stradivarius, the fashion label rather than the violin brand, threw a party in Barcelona to launch its customer magazine, with Poppy Delevingne, Atlanta de Cadenet, Harley Viera-Newton and Úrsula Corberó playing host. The party, dubbed The Event Paper, was held in a modernist building near Gaudi’s Pavellons Güell (Güell Pavilions), with over 200 guests […]
Rankin and Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve begin search for next rising star at Biennale
Vittorio Zunino Celotto Venturelli Vittorio Zunino Celotto Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve—the multi-layered blended Scotch with honey tones and a woody, fruity flavour—hosted a party with Vanity Fair at the 71st Biennale di Venezia, the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The function kicked off Rankin’s search for the next rising star, with guests including […]
Audi releases A3 Sportback E-tron, its first plug-in hybrid
Audi, Volkswagen’s premium brand, has launched a plug-in hybrid for the European market, based on the A3 Sportback. The Audi A3 Sportback E-tron will be sold through 410 dealers in Europe, including 105 in Germany. The German retail price is €37,900. A leasing plan sees the A3 at €319 for a 36-month term. First […]
Beyoncé and Jay Z don custom-made Givenchy outfits for On the Run tour
Beyoncé wears costumes by Givenchy haute couture by Riccardo Tisci while her husband Jay Z wears Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci in their On the Run tour. The tour kicked off on June 25 at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Beyoncé wears three costumes especially designed for her by Givenchy’s creative director Riccardo Tisci. […]
Open season on European tourists
Hugh Llewelyn/Creative Commons, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic licence The season for extra vigilance is upon us, as tourists gear up for coming vacation travel. Already a friend was robbed in Marseille a few weeks ago, her US passport stolen from a room safe (!) in a five-star resort. Criminal gangs target older tourists, and they’re aware […]
Penélope Cruz models Lindex’s spring–summer 2013 range
It’s the battle of the Scandinavian chains: as H&M gets high-profile names to market its range, Finnish-owned Lindex, part of Stockmann, has signed Penélope Cruz as its model for spring. There will be three campaigns featuring Cruz, says the company, showing Cruz in casual and red-carpet settings. In all three, she models offerings that […]
Online poll puts Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse as 2012’s most beautiful car
The online poll for the Most Beautiful Car of 2012, run by Eurosport, Festival Automobile International, J. C. Decaux, Bell & Ross, Le Point and Automobiles Classiques, has been won by the new, W176-series Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse. In second place was the third-generation Mazda Atenza, followed by the Renault Clio IV and the BMW 3er-Reihe […]
& Other Stories to launch in ten European countries; seven with physical stores
H&M brand & Other Stories—the ampersand is part of the official name—will launch its first collections this spring in ten European countries. There will be seven bricks-and-mortar boutiques in Barcelona, Berlin, København, London, Milano, Paris and Stockholm, while Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK will see online […]
Montblanc announces Worldsecond project, taking snapshots of the world at 60 given seconds
A Lucire special promotion Montblanc, whom we feature regularly in these pages with its events, jewellery and other luxury products, has announced its Worldsecond project, specifically aimed at those using app-enabled smartphones. The Worldsecond project encourages people to take photos fromg their part of the world on their cellphones using the app, for both […]
Monica Bellucci opens Cartier’s refitted Milano flagship
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Cartier reopened its flagship Milano boutique at 16 via Montenapoleone on October 4, with a celebrity event headlined by Italian beauty Monica Bellucci. Bellucci cut the ribbon at the newly renovated historical building with Bernard Fornas, president of Cartier International. The building dates from the early 19th century, with […]
