In brief: Gerry Weber jeans, Lily Arkwright donates to UNICEF, celebs promote gambling games
Brief news items as we head toward Christmas: Gerry Weber shows the breadth of its denim range, Lily Arkwright keeps up its donation programme, and Playtika entices people to play gambling games on the Iphone and Android […]
Priyanka Chopra-Jonas is Max Factor’s new global ambassador
Priyanka Chopra-Jonas is the new global ambassador and creative collaborator for Max Factor, with the brand changing direction to focus more on personal empowerment and co-creation rather than employing its traditional Hollywood angle. Chopra-Jonas, as an actress, producer, philanthropist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, fits the brand’s new direction, as Stefano Curti, chief brands’ officer […]
Gemma Chan announced as L’Oréal Paris’s newest international ambassador
English actress Gemma Chan (陳靜) has been announced as L’Oréal Paris’s newest spokeswoman. Already a familiar face to many readers, from an extensive résumé dating back to the mid-2000s—Doctor Who, Sherlock, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Humans among her TV work—Chan was probably noticed more by US audiences when she appeared in Crazy […]
Hubert de Givenchy, couturier, passes away aged 91
LVMH Paramount Above, from top: Hubert de Givenchy, the founder of the Givenchy label. His most famous design, Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Hubert de Givenchy, the couturier and designer, has passed away aged 91, his family announced on Monday. Givenchy, or formally Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, […]
Sir Roger Moore, UNICEF ambassador and longest-serving James Bond actor, passes away
UNICEF © Danjaq LLC/United Artists Top: Sir Roger Moore was a UNICEF goodwill ambassador from 1991 to 2017. Above: Moore on the set of Live and Let Die, his first James Bond film, in 1972. Actor and UNICEF ambassador Sir Roger Moore has passed away in Switzerland, aged 89. His children by his third […]
Bruno Magli returns for autumn 2016, with Lucy Liu as brand ambassador
US Fund for Unicef Above Actress Lucy Liu in Cusco, Peru, in the Unicef-supported community of Huancarani. Bruno Magli’s women’s shoes will return for the autumn–winter 2016–17 season, with actress Lucy Liu as its spokeswoman. The relaunch is taking place under Marquee Brands, which acquired Bruno Magli in January 2015. Although the brand […]
Nepal earthquake advice and list of aid agencies
The horrors of the earthquake in Nepal will be known to most readers by now, with the latest death toll at 3,700 at the time of writing. The news has hit home more as one of the juniors on our team, Kayla Newhouse, was in Kathmandu on Saturday. She remains there with water and […]
UNICEF France’s Frimousses de Créateurs artwork goes on auction today
Thomas Deron The grand opening of Frimousses de Créateurs of UNICEF France was held on November 25 at the Petit Palais in Paris. The event was a great success and managed to attract more than 1,300 guests to the première of the 11th edition of Frimousses de Créateurs that displayed a unique array of dolls […]
Christie’s 50 Years of James Bond auction sees prized memorabilia sell for charity
An auction at Christie’s in South Kensington marking the James Bond films’ 50th anniversary has raised £752,052 (including buyers’ premiums) for charity. Celebrities included seven-time James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, the current M, Dame Judi Dench, and David Walliams. The 2008 Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace sold for £241,250. Daniel […]
H&M sells key-rings to benefit UNICEF
Starting April 19, H&M will sell two specially designed key-rings for Kr 39 each in 138 stores through Sweden, with proceeds being donated directly to UNICEF. It is H&M’s fifth year benefiting UNICEF’s For Every Kid campaign. The key-rings, in boy and girl versions, are joined by three pillowcases created by Lovisa Burfitt, […]
