Manolo Blahnik to receive Outstanding Achievement Award at 2012 British Fashion Awards
Manolo Blahnik The British Fashion Council has announced that Manolo Blahnik, CBE, whose name is intimately associated with high-end footwear design, will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards. ‘This special award celebrates and recognizes one designer, who throughout their career, has made an impact on the global fashion industry,’ […]
Roxy emphasizes performance and fashion in its latest campaign
A Lucire special promotion Roxy, which had spun off from Quiksilver in 1990, took a chance on the female surf market, initially beginning in swimwear and expanding into sportswear and snow wear. By the middle of the decade, the brand was well and truly established, thanks to its involvement in sport, with Lisa Andersen, then […]
Lucire turns 15: bring on the future
I’ve written so many editorials about Lucire’s history for our various anniversaries that now we’ve turned 15, I feel like I’d just be going over old ground. Again. I’d do it maybe for the 20th or 21st, but the story has been told online and in print many times. But 15 is a bit […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
News round-up: Boohoo’s own designs; Inside Chanel; Revlon’s Just Bitten; the Crown’s refurbishment
Online retailer Boohoo.com has launched its own designs, under the Boohoo Boutique brand name. The limited-edition range features separates, dresses and outerwear, all with a gothic and chic rock-chick look, priced between NZ$50 and NZ$120. The range is available via Boohoo.com. Pleasure State has released the Hold My Own contour bras as part of […]
Christian Louboutin in an in-depth interview with CNN: a preview
Our colleagues at CNN have provided us with two videos featuring the legendary Christian Louboutin, who recently spoke with Sara Sidner for Talk Asia. Louboutin discusses how he had no formal training, his trade-mark battle with Yves Saint Laurent, and the most ‘outrageous’ shoe he has ever made, a ruby-encrusted sandal. On his […]
Jaguar releases new video showing F-type prototypes as Paris launch nears
Jaguar’s new F-type sports car will make its global début at the Salon de Paris on September 27. The company’s latest video gives further glimpses into the historical new model, with Jaguar showing F-type bodyshells as well as a camouflaged verification prototype. The video has been narrated by Ian Hoban, Vehicle Line Director at […]
Fashion legend Anna Piaggi passes away, aged 81
Captain Catan, under Creative Commons Attribution 3·0 Anna Piaggi, the famed Italian fashion writer and editor, has passed away, aged 81. Piaggi had written for Vogue Italia and created the Italian magazine Vanity, with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld and Manolo Blahnik among her many fans. Piaggi was born in Milano […]
Angelina Jolie has débuted her engagement ring from Brad Pitt at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Saturday. While she didn’t make any comments about it, Jolie spoke of the Bosnian capital and the festival itself. Jolie was made an honorary citizen of Sarajevo in recognition of her film, In the Land of Blood and […]
BMW Art Cars on show in London for the first time
The BMW Art Cars will be on show in the UK for the first time from July 21 to August 4 at the NCP Car Park on Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch. The exhibition, Art Drive! The BMW Art Car Collection, has been brought to the UK by the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), BMW, […]
