News round-up: the latest from Lovable, Pleasure State, GHD, OPI, Ray-Ban and Wella
Lovable is introducing its latest collection, Besties. Its new range that mixes bright and bold prints with colours that pop, which is designed to be fun and instantly cheer you up, just like a best friend would. Lovable has designed two bra shapes, a Boost Bra and a wire free bra that can be paired […]
Men’s fashion update: Vogue Eyewear for Men, Macpherson Men and Cherrytree Road
Peter Lindbergh for Luxottica Top From Cherrytree Road Accessories, Macpherson Men’s spring–summer 2012–13 collection and Vogue Eyewear for Men. Above Jude Law is the new celebrity ambassador for Vogue Eyewear for Men. Vogue Eyewear has launched a menswear line, with actor Jude Law as its first ambassador, in a campaign shot by Peter Lindbergh. […]
Top Le Specs’ Rude Boy design. Above Male model wears Freaky Tikki; female models wear Rudeboy and Secret Society. Le Specs releases its summer 2012 range and transports us on an exotic journey to the shores of Jamaica with Kokomo. Designer Hamish Tame infuses an island vibe colour palette, pairing more muted colours of […]
L’Eau de Chloé launches Iphone app and competition
Chloé is getting into the app and Tumblr spaces with l’Eau de Chloé, the new fragrance modelled by Camille Rowe Pourcheresse that hit retailers last month, and linking them to its Facebook fan page. A l’Eau de Chloé Iphone application will be on the Apple Store from April 16. Users can enter a photo […]
Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, designer of the 911 and founder of Porsche Design, passes away
Above Butzi Porsche and the Porsche 901, later 911. Below Official photograph of Prof F. A. Porsche. One of the great names in design, Prof Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, the designer of the original Porsche 911 and the founder of Porsche Design, passed away yesterday. The honorary president of Porsche AG was 76, and […]
Top Diane Krüger is one of the VIPs at the Versace Étoile de la Mer eyewear launch. Above Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour. Versace hosted a dinner at Restaurant Lasserre in Paris on January 23 to unveil its spring–summer 2012 eyewear collection, dubbed Étoile de la Mer. The capsule collection features two sunglasses and […]
Sunglass Hut extends Rachel Bilson’s style director contract, responsibilities
Mark Abraham Actress Rachel Bilson, who is this year getting more involved with the fashion establishment (Karl Lagerfeld’s Magnum advertisements were the tip of the iceberg), has had her Sunglass Hut contract extended for 2011–12, the company has announced. Bilson will continue as Style Director, but is more greatly involved this time, selecting styles […]
News round-up: keep your eye on Undone; Napoleon’s skin primer goes for gold
Above Dunedin, New Zealand’s Undone is the latest new label to keep an eye on. Elise Barnes and Rachel Webb are the talented designers behind young New Zealand label Undone. After studying fashion together at Otago Polytechnic, the two decided on a joint venture, after each being invited to show a collection at ID Fashion […]
Celebrities get framed in Hollywood
At the Château Marmont at July’s close, a diverse assortment of celebrities including Malin Åkerman, Rosario Dawson, Maria Menounos, Jaime King, Mischa Barton, Rumer Willis, Amy Smart, Samantha Ronson, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jena Malone, Tom Arnold, Johnathon Schaech, Melissa McCarthy and Peta Wilson responded to the siren call of new sunglasses and quenching cocktails, passing an […]
Fun and style for this season’s eyewear
Specsavers Chevorne Ksubi Carina Ksubi Eyewear’s 2011–12 range of optical lenses and sunglasses is something unique to look out for if quirky and fun is what you like. With the range’s motto Ad Astra (to the stars), the theme revolves around ‘paranoid alien-obsessed fanatics and their anarchistic lab nerd style.’ The range comes in cat-eye […]
