The first day of shows (Thursday, July 16) at Miami Swim saw the Tibi, Caffé and Marysia labels present their 2010 collections. We present the videos, plus a summary of the day’s shows in a fourth clip. Tibi Caffé Marysia Day 1 summary You may also like Miami Swim 2010, day 4 Bohème Boutiques kicks […]
Bohème Boutiques kicks off Miami Swim 2010
The IMG Miami Swim shows kicked off with Bohème Boutiques’ show for 2010 taking place poolside, before the official launch party for the collections on Wednesday evening. You may also like Miami Swim 2010, day 2 Miami Swim 2010, day 4 Miami Swim 2010, day 3 L*Space closes Friday’s Miami Swim shows Miami Swim 2010, […]
Panos Emporio prepares for summer ’09
As mentioned in this weekend’s feature, we’ve had photographs from Panos Emporio’s summer 2009 for quite some time, but March is a far better time to release them than September. The ranges are hitting boutiques now, and we liked Panos’s inspirations this season from tropical gardens and deserts for his main collection. There’s more on […]
The search for the next Miss Sweden has begun
The search for the next Miss Sweden has begun. My own affiliation with this pageant—Fröken Sverige to use its name in its native language—began six years ago, and I am happy to say this year I will be far more involved. I will let the publicity machine talk about my role in due course. […]
Ryanair criticized again for calendar
Is Ryanair’s 2009 calendar, featuring 13 of its flight attendants in swimwear photographed by Mike Rosenthal in Spain, appropriate? The airline has come under fire for its 2009 calendar, as it did for its 2008 one last year, with its critics accusing it of sexism. Criticisms centre around Ryanair’s objectification of the flight […]
Despite foreign-owned press, Miss New Zealand Samantha Powell’s well on her way
Samantha Powell’s “controversial” pose at Miss Universe I knew it was too good to be true: a Miss New Zealand competition that can pass without a foreign-owned newspaper getting on her case. This time, it’s our Irish friends at The New Zealand Herald who have decided to put a bit of stress Sam’s way, […]
Easy targets from the anti-Rhonda Grant release
I ?nally came across the full text of the press release attacking Massey University over its story on its alum Rhonda Grant, Miss Universe New Zealand’s second runner-up. You can read the statement from the Association of University Staff’s president, Assoc Prof Maureen Montgomery, via Scoop. I think she was pretty persistent, sending it […]
Miss Universe New Zealand judge hits back at criticisms of contestant
Pageant judge and Lucire publisher Jack Yan has defended Miss Universe New Zealand second runner-up Rhonda Grant after criticisms about a Massey University story from the Association of University Staff. ‘It’s the usual story of pulling down someone because of her looks or her success,’ he says. ‘I believe she’s been singled out. […]
