Lucire issue 29 is out, starring Laura Vandervoort
It was uncharacteristically quiet in the news pages in Lucire on Monday, for a very good reason: the release of issue 29 in print and PDF. The latest issue features Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, V, Ted) on the cover, photographed by Courtney Dailey, styled by Lei Phillips, with make-up by Jamie Dorman and hair by […]
Chanel releases No. 5 campaign with Brad Pitt
Steven Klein One of the most anticipated fragrance campaigns of the year, for Chanel No. 5 and starring actor Brad Pitt, which Geneviève Hole previewed in Lucire 28, has been released. A release from Chanel features a quotation from Pitt, reading, ‘What’s important to remember about Chanel No. 5 is how revolutionary this fragrance […]
The seven autumn–winter ’11 trends at Melbourne Fashion Festival
For the duration of L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, we have kept a close eye on common threads running through the collections. You may have noticed them, too. So take stock, assess your wardrobe needs and get in-store to fill the gaps if you want to be on-trend this season. Geneviève Hole Trench coat: as […]
Melbourne Fashion Festival coolly closes among the icebergs
The final L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival showing, hosted by Yen magazine, was held off-site at Shed 4, a short walk around the dock from where the main shows went down. In the grungier setting, spectators sat on plastic stools that resembled upturned trash cans arranged in a large swooping S. White cardboard “icebergs” jutted out […]
Karen Walker and Kate Sylvester glitter and pop at L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival
Tonight’s L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival runway, sponsored by Frankie, featured Kiwi darlings Karen Walker and Kate Sylvester and stirred up a little home sickness before I had even arrived at the event. Luckily, as is always the case, the ‘rah rah’ quickly distracted me from it. My accomplice and I had arranged a PR […]
Emerging swimwear label aims for second-to-none fit with limited-edition prints
New Zealand isn’t exactly the place you expect to find beautiful swimwear. Edgy streetwear, yes; merino woollies, yes; but swimwear—not so much. Then again, back in 1996 we didn’t think New Zealand was where you found award-winning vodka either. Sometimes you get pleasantly surprised. Surface Too Deep is an emerging swimwear label and […]
