Kate Moss enters the metaverse with avatar on mobile fashion game Drest
Kate Moss now has an official metaverse avatar, appearing in Drest, the mobile fashion game created by Lucy Yeomans, the former editor-in-chief of Net-à-Porter and Harper’s Bazaar UK. The virtual Kate Moss will appear for the next two weeks, and players are invited to dress her using clothing and accessories from the game. There are […]
Dyson Corrale hair straightener to be released in New Zealand July 7
Dyson now has a New Zealand launch date for its Corrale hair straightener, which had been announced in March. July 7 is tipped to be its Kiwi release date, with the straightener available from dyson.co.nz. Registrations of interest can be made at discoverdyson.co.nz/beauty-launch. Customers have a choice of black nickel–fuchsia or purple–black. The […]
Adwoa Aboah, David Gandy, Richard Madden, Niomi Smart at Range Rover Evoque launch
David M. Benett Land Rover has launched its second-generation Range Rover Evoque, combining design cues from the original and the highly acclaimed Range Rover Velar. Activist and model Adwoa Aboah was the celebrity hosting the launch, wearing a specially commissioned Ashley Williams dress made from responsibly sourced materials—namely 40 recycled plastic bottles turned into a […]
Video: remembering Buoy’s Derek Elvy
Angela Henderson, retouching by Andrew Edwards As a tribute to Buoy founder Derek Elvy, whose memorial took place at the Pines in Wellington today, Lucire has been granted permission to show these two videos of ‘the king of avant-garde’. Filmed by SIK Productions late in 2017, and presented with their and Buoy’s blessing, they feature […]
Pascal le Segretain; Kristy Sparow L’Oréal Paris has the budget for spectacle, and it literally stopped traffic with its latest newsmaker on Sunday: a fashion and beauty runway show right in the middle of the Champs-Élysées, where its ambassadors Alexina Graham, Barbara Palvin, Bianca Balti, Cheryl Cole, Doutzen Krœs, Jane Fonda, Dame Helen Mirren, Irina […]
Dove Real Beauty campaign releases second film challenging feminine beauty norms
Dove Real Beauty: meet Kylee by Lucire Dove Real Beauty Productions and creative director Shonda Rhimes have released a new film, Meet Kylee, challenging traditional ideas of feminine beauty. The new film tells the story of Kylee Howell, a barber who grew up in a Utah family where her mother operated a beauty salon […]
Pikdat Productions One of our favourite shows so far at New Zealand Fashion Week (check out our Instagram for regular updates from fashion editor Sopheak Seng) has been that of Stolen Girlfriends’ Club, with its Township Rebellion collection. International hairstylist Richard Kavanagh and Redken worked behind the scenes to give the collection—inspired by the supermodels […]
Michael Beel wins New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year with Oriental Bloom collection
Wellington-based hairdresser Michael Beel has won New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year at Sydney’s Hair Expo, thought of as the “Oscars of hairdressing” in some circles, last night. The winning collection, named Oriental Bloom, was inspired by orchids, the work of Georgia O’Keeffe and the glamour of 1930s Shanghai. Beel also wanted the collection […]
Getting Jaime Pressly’s hairstyle from the Critics’ Choice Awards
Jonathan Hanousek created Jaime Pressly’s look at the Critics’ Choice Awards on May 31, and shared his tips using Farouk, Chi and BioSilk products. Hanousek said, ‘For Jaime’s look we wanted something glamourous but with a twist. She loves her hair sleek but I wanted to see some texture, so I created her braided […]
Getting Miss Universe 2014 Pauline Vega’s hair: stylist Julián Macías shares his secrets
Miss Universe Colombia, Paulina Vega, was crowned Miss Universe 2014 in Doral, Fla. on Sunday. Julián Macías, the CHI hairstylist who worked on Vega’s hair at the final, used a new range called the Miss Universe Style Illuminate Hair Care Line, which Farouk Systems launched during the competition. ‘Begin by spritzing the hair with […]
