Kristen Stewart speaks about her role in Crimes of the Future and as a Chanel ambassador
Although we’ve opted to do a post-event recap for this year’s 75th Festival de Cannes and not have individual news items during the event, we’ve made one exception for Kristen Stewart, as she appears for Chanel discussing her role in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Stewart stars alongside Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux. […]
Lily-Rose Depp stars in Chanel cruise 2020–1 Balade en Méditerranée promotion
Chanel’s promotions pass on to another generation, with Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Vanessa Paradis, helming the promotion for its cruise 2020–1 collection, Balade en Méditerranée, on sale from November 23. The campaign, shot in June near Paris, was photographed by Karim Sadi. Depp said, ‘As well as for a vacation, this collection is […]
Marion Cotillard stars in Chanel’s No. 5 campaign for 2020, to the tune of Lorde’s ‘Team’
Chanel has launched a new communications’ campaign for its iconic No. 5 fragrance, with actress Marion Cotillard as its new face. ‘Marion was the obvious choice. Returning to a French actress meant returning to a subconscious image of French femininity dear to the spirit of the House,’ said Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur, […]
Isabelle Adjani, Angèle, Margaret Qualley, Sébastien Tellier, Pharrell Williams model Chanel eyewear
Karim Sadli/Chanel Isabelle Adjani, Angèle, Margaret Qualley, Sébastien Tellier and Pharrell Williams model Chanel’s spring–summer 2020 eyewear campaign, photographed by Karim Sadli. The eyewear is conceived and manufactured by Luxottica (q.v. Bhavana Bhim’s ‘Escaping the black holes’, newly online this week), but cleverly boasts Chanel’s hallmarks as always. The double-C device can be seen […]
Baz Luhrmann explains Gisèle Bündchen’s Chanel No. 5 casting as more images released
Hugh Stewart Chanel has teased with more imagery for its upcoming No. 5 campaign with Gisèle Bündchen, written and directed by The Great Gatsby (2013) director Baz Luhrmann, with production design by Academy Award winner Catherine Martin. The new images show the supermodel in two more outfits in addition to her surfing one shown […]
Nelson Mandela: the last portrait photo shoot
Photographer Adrian Steirn’s film, 21 Icons South Africa, was released in the summer, and featured footage with Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday night South African time, aged 95. Mandela was a symbol of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, and was incarcerated by the country’s government for his active opposition to the racist, anti-democratic […]
The making of the pearl and diamond ring in the Tory & KO–Logan Brown competition
Logan Brown’s Steve Logan is flanked by Tory & KO’s Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O’Brien. Tory & KO, the Wellington jeweller, recently had a competition with Logan Brown Restaurant & Bar, where diners over a six-week period from June 1 to July 15 could win a 18 ct gold pearl and diamond ring, valued at […]
Victoria’s Secret launches Dream Angels Adds 2 Cups push-up and Love Is Heavenly fragrance
Victoria’s Secret has launched a new fragrance, Love Is Heavenly, as well as its new Dream Angels Adds 2 Cups push-up bra. Lindsay Ellingson, Erin Heatherton and model Toni Garrn were on hand at Victoria’s Secret’s Soho store in New York to celebrate the launches. The new scent has been inspired by Victoria’s […]
The making of Jay Leno’s Jaguar XJ
Jaguar has released a series of videos showing the making of Jay Leno’s XJ. Leno, an avowed car enthusiast, thinks very highly of Jaguar’s latest model, ordered his XJ and had it delivered to Los Angeles, California. In the first video, the car is made at the Castle Bromwich factory in the Midlands; in the […]
Behind the scenes with Sylvie van der Vaart on the BMW hair test
At the end of last month, we covered a publicity stunt from BMW, where former Miss Bundesliga Sylvie van der Vaart put two BMW 3er convertibles, separated by 20 years, the hair test. Sitting in a wind tunnel, van der Vaart, arguably Germany’s and the Netherlands’ most famous WAG, had her hair blown about severely […]
