New York Fashion Week fall 2013, day 1: Nicholas K, Richard Chai, BCBG Max Azria, Tadashi Shoji
BCBG Max Azria Above The beanie is back, caught backstage at BCBG Max Azria. Beyond the unofficial start of New York Fashion Week at a Russian consulate event (see our Facebook page, where Stephen Ciuccoli has previewed some images), Nicholas K kicked off the fall–winter 2013–14 ready-to-wear collections at Lincoln Center. Nicholas K took […]
Olivia Palermo celebrates Carrera y Carrera’s new jewellery range, Música, in Moskva
Olivia Palermo, in her first trip to Russia, was fêted by Carrera y Carrera as it released its Música collection in Moskva on Saturday. The Spanish jewellery house threw at cocktail party to commemorate the launch held at the banks of the Moskva River, and near the sculpture of Peter the Great in the […]
Smith Optics and Skinnies Sunscreen join Sián-Pearl Going on her seven summits’ quest
Above Sián-Pearl Going in Smith Optics Chemist, while climbing in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand. Two more companies have come on board 26-year-old mountaineer Sián-Pearl Going’s quest to climb the seven summits in record time. Smith Optics, one of largest sport optics brands in the world, joins a sponsor family that already includes Adidas Outdoor, […]
Pirelli showcases its latest fashion alongside winter tyres at sub-zero event
Pirelli held its Snow on Board event at the Igora Park skidrome north of St Petersburg earlier today, showing off not just its tyres, but its latest snowboard developed with Burton, and its new-season Pzero fashion items. On board were F1 driver Vitalij Petrov, and Russian models Eugenia Volodina (who featured in the 2005 Pirelli […]
Clive Owen and Megan Fox attend Russian launch of Vertu Constellation
Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images Actors Clive Owen and Megan Fox were at the launch for the Vertu Constellation luxury cellphone in Moskva last night, along with Russian A-listers. Held at the Volkhonka Arts Centre near the Kremlin, the event was hosted by Vertu president Perry Oosting. Singer Anastasia livened up proceedings. Vertu has not […]
Fabergé announces first ad campaign, modelled by Bee Gee, shot by Mario Testino
Fabergé has announced its first advertising campaign, photographed by Mario Testino, and creative-directed by Fabergé’s Katharina Flohr. Carine Roitfeld and producer Camilla Johnson-Hill collaborated on the shoot. Russian–Lithuanian model Bee Gee is the first face of the revived brand. The advertisement shows items from Fabergé’s high jewellery collections, Les Fabuleuses de Fabergé and Les […]
Abbas–Mustan’s Players’ first trailer shown
The trailer for Abbas–Mustan’s Players, the remake of the remake of The Italian Job, has been released. The authorized remake, licensed by Paramount, has been filmed in India, New Zealand and Russia, with the trade-mark Mini chase scene shot in Wellington. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, […]
Miss Runet 2011 Evgeniya Shcherbakova, photographed by Thomaz
Thomas Salme Our Milano-based photographer, Thomaz—a.k.a. Thomas Salme—has introduced us to model Evgeniya Shcherbakova, with whom he has done some work. She has a fascinating history. While we’ve seen beauty contestants going for their master’s and Ph.D. degrees, Evgeniya Shcherbakova, 26, is an architect. Originally from Vladivostok, Shcherbakova won a 2011 pageant called […]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey and other stars début Transformers 3 in Moskva
Lucian Capellaro/Getty Images Model-turned-actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, already named FHM’s Sexiest Woman of the Year, got plenty of attention alongside co-stars Shia LaBœuf, John Malkovich, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Patrick Dempsey for the world première of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon at the Moscow Film Festival. They were joined by director Michael Bay, producers […]
Worldwide round-up: a styling app for your Iphone, macaroons, and a cherry toothpaste
A New Zealand company has released an Iphone app called Colour with Style, which helps users find clothes that enhance their features and provides more confident shopping. Using the app, you can choose colours that will suit you. According to Colour with Style, one of New Zealand’s premier colour and wardrobe consultants, people belong […]
