Vanessa Hudgens replaces Britney Spears as face of Candie’s
Tony Duran, courtesy Candie’s In line with earlier big names it has managed to secure such as Britney Spears, Iconix has announced that Vanessa Hudgens, the 22-year-old star of Disney’s High School Musical series, is the spokeswoman for Candie’s spring–summer 2011 line. In a release, Hudgens says, ‘Ever since I saw Fergie do the […]
Heidi Klum to release new scent; Philippines wins Ford Supermodel of the Year
Coty Coty announced Friday that Heidi Klum will launch a new scent, Heidi Klum Shine, set to launch this autumn in North and Latin America, with subsequent plans to début in Europe and other key markets. ‘Working for a long time on developing a signature scent and watching it finally come to life is […]
Ilili, New York’s contemporary dining venue
David C. Lee/Destination Luxury Ilili (236 Fifth Avenue, New York, between 27th and 28th Streets; 1 212 481-4523) is a festive, loungy venue with high ceilings, beautiful people and a stunning contemporary design. When walking down Fifth Avenue, the space is so narrow that you can easily pass it. Look for the long narrow hallway […]
Kellwood acquires Rebecca Taylor
Kellwood, the company which already owns Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Vince, and Adam has acquired Rebecca Taylor, the eponymous Manhattan-based label co-founded by an expat New Zealander and her business partner Elizabeth Bugdaycay. Taylor came to prominence through the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show in the late 1990s, and successfully developed her […]
Gossip Girl is in the Zeitgeist as Jessica Szohr promotes SoBe
Albert Ferreira Gossip Girl must be in the air: while it’s not as iconic as Blake Lively for Chanel Mademoiselle, Jessica Szohr is the subject of a promotion for Pepsico. Szohr is the face of SoBe Lifewater—and she has donned a sexy skinsuit to model the range. Pepsico says a spread featuring Szohr […]
Blogs are good for fashion, as long as we can find them
Above Journalist Simone Werle’s Style Diaries: World Fashion from Berlin to Tokyo uncovers the fashion blogosphere and the personalities behind some of the influential blogs. (Click for Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon Deutschland.) The first time I encountered a fashion blog, I thought it was pretty crap. All its ideals aside, blogging, initially, seemed to […]
US–New Zealand couple wins Michael Hill’s Ultimate Engagement Ring competition
Michael Hill Jeweller‘s international competition, ‘The Ultimate Engagement Ring: Search for the World’s Best Couple’, has found its winner: Shariyah and Cameron Morris of New Zealand. The Morrises have received their prize, a 22 ct princess-cut diamond ring, from TV celebrity Kim Kardashian and jeweller Michael Hill at Lavo Restaurant on East 58th Street […]
From the edge: vintage accessories, Indashio’s Klub Kids, and an online tailor’s shop
Above Indashio shows its spring–summer 2011 collection on Grand Cayman Island, with a little help from Selita Ebanks. An online fashion accessories’ boutique, Parker & Blake, features one-of-a-kind vintage accessories, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, handbags and belts, with prices beginning at US$18. Parker & Blake says its targets are ‘celebrity stylists, fashion bloggers, fashion […]
Lanvin for H&M’s NYC couture show and Alexandra Owen lead our fashion coverage
Dan Lecca There are two great fashion stories in the features’ part of the Lucire site today, each on top labels in their respective countries. Above are photographs, by Dan Lecca for Hennes & Mauritz, of the Lanvin Loves H&M haute couture show at the Pierre Hotel in New York on Thursday night. The […]
Candace Bushnell, Kathryn Eisman and Jeanine Pirro join Ultimate Engagement Ring judging panel
Michael Hill, the jeweller behind the Ultimate Engagement Ring—Search for the World’s Best Couple competition with a 22½ ct princess-cut diamond ring as first prize, has announced his judging panel. Alongside Hill, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, reporter and How to Tell a Man by His Shoes author Kathryn Eisman and television […]
