Bollinger and James Bond mark 40th anniversary with Paris event
Bollinger has celebrated its 40-year association with Eon Productions’ James Bond films with an event at Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon, with Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson as its guest of honour. The brand was first mentioned by Roger Moore as James Bond in the 1979 film Moonraker, in a scene set in Venezia with […]
Paris Opéra Ballet wows with two works at the Palais Garnier
Kirstin O’Brien Above, from top: Interior staircase at the Palais Garnier. The Palais Garnier’s façade. The author admiring the beauty of the Golden Room. Below right: The author on the balcony at the Palais Garnier. When one of the world’s most respected ballet companies collaborates with artistic geniuses from the arts, fashion and music creatives, […]
Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Montblanc is the latest to show off a new Product Red collection, helping the HIV–Aids charity programme. As if it wasn’t enough to write Red in its official style with parentheses and all caps, Montblanc insists that its latest collection be styled (MONTBLANC M)RED. The Paris launch event […]
Facial treatments go head to head
Korea continues to lead the pack in innovative beauty services, and that includes the new signature Head Spa service from Nioxin. More popularly known as a brand for thinning hair, the 45 minute “facial” for the scalp is tailored to the hair type, condition, and need of the client, from fine and thin to textured […]
Marcia Grandini/Film Awards TV Les Misérables is the first French film in competition at Cannes 2019, but it’s not the classic by Victor Hugo (there have been enough adaptations of late). Director Ladj Ly’s first fictional film is set in Montfermeil, Paris, which inspired Hugo, but is set in the modern day and centres around […]
L’Oréal Professionnel kicks off 110th anniversary celebrations at Carrousel du Louvre
Stéphane Feugère Celebrities and VIPs including Catherine Deneuve, Virginie Ledoyen, Elsa Zylberstein, Bianca Li, Ellen von Unwerth, Alexis Mabille, Stefi Celma, Alexandra Golovanoff, Camille Charrière, Franck Provost, Betony Vernon, Ruben Alves, Caroline Nielsen, Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers, and Hedieh Roubier were among those who celebrated L’Oréal Professionnel’s 110th anniversary opening-night bash at the Carrousel du Louvre on […]
Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85, according to French media
Top: The most recent photo we have on file of Karl Lagerfeld, with model Adut Akech Bior (photo courtesy Chanel). Above: Karl Lagerfeld in 2015. Left: Karl Lagerfeld and the closing bridal gown at the Chanel autumn–winter 2012–13 haute couture presentation at the Grand Palais. Reports are emerging from France that Chanel and Fendi creative […]
Jacob Whitesides is the face of Viktor & Rolf’s next men’s fragrance
Txema Yeste/Viktor & Rolf Singer–songwriter Jacob Whitesides, already earning acclaim for his music with a six million-strong social media following, is the new face of Viktor & Rolf’s latest men’s fragrance, launching tomorrow (January 26). The duo remarked in a release, ‘With our new fragrance for men, we want to showcase the power of […]
BRM Chronographes shows French blue Disque de frein watch
BRM has announced a new addition to its Disque de frein watch range, its design based on exactly what its name suggests in French: a brake disc. BRM has shown a blue version, joining the ones on offer on its website in black, yellow, orange and red. There are traditionally two versions available […]
Chanel is travelling the world showing its cruise 2018–19 collection, with its second appearance in Bangkok (after Paris). Guests were invited to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel before embarking on traditional Thai boats to travel down the Chao Phraya River. Celebrities included Chanel ambassadors Lily-Rose Depp, Tilda Swinton, Caroline de Maigret, Soo Joo Park, […]
