Nostalgic Boutique: for the retro–contemporary
Jamie Peachey Photography Five years ago, Rebecca Turley was working a typical nine-to-five job pushing papers, developing product under the umbrella of Bay Area corporations and eager to spread her wings within the fashion industry. But, finding happiness and her niche within the industry was going to take more than a mere title at a […]
Mondrian opens in New York’s Soho district
In New York, Morgans Hotel Group has opened its 270-room Mondrian Soho property at 9 Crosby Street. This is the group’s third Mondrian hotel. The penthouse, on the 25th floor, covers 1,170 ft² with a 200 ft² north terrace facing the Empire State Building. Says Marc Gordon of Morgans: ‘We are looking forward […]
Lindsay Lohan expects to earn back her respect
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan gave an interview to Extra which aired on Tuesday night in the US, her first since she was accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace. The actress seems realistic about her recovery and her need to earn back the respect of the Hollywood community before she can expect others to work with […]
Icebreaker to donate March 3 takings
Icebreaker has said it will donate its takings from its March 3, 2011 sales to the Red Cross appeal for the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake. The donation will include sales from all its online stores globally. ‘March 3’ will presumably finish as the last time zone reaches midnight on Icebreaker’s ecommerce store: from 9 […]
Patricia Field praises John Galliano
Patricia Field, who created the costumes for Sex and the City and the US remake of Yo soy Betty, la fea, Ugly Betty, has posted a message on her Facebook page, seemingly in defence of John Galliano. Field titled her post, ‘In praise of John Galliano’, and wrote, ‘Beauty, intelligence and energy would describe […]
Natalie Portman issues statement severing ties with John Galliano
Above Actress Natalie Portman, photographed in her Miss Dior Chérie advertisement. Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman, the face of Miss Dior Chérie, has issued a statement condemning the anti-Semitic words of John Galliano, creative director of Christian Dior. Portman issued her statement after a video surfaced on a Murdoch Press website, showing a drunk […]
‘Be your own biggest fan and protect yourself’—Lady Gaga for MAC
Nick Knight Terry Richardson Studio Above, from top The MAC promotional image of Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga on Good Morning America. MAC Viva Glam Spokesperson, Lady Gaga; MAC Aids Fund Executive Director, Nancy Mahon; Group President, the Estée Lauder Companies, John Demsey; Global Brand President, MAC Cosmetics, Karen Buglisi. ‘Live passionately, but do it safely’ […]
Oscar coverage: from the red carpet, to Colin Firth, to Melissa Leo’s swearing
Our coverage of the Oscars begins here, with highlights from Colin Firth’s, Natalie Portman’s and Melissa Leo’s acceptance speeches. The King’s Speech won best film while its star Colin Firth took the best actor prize at the Academy Awards. The movie took four honours in total, including best original screenplay for David Seidler and […]
Hairstylist to Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock gives his Oscar tips
We had wondered who would be the first to send us an Oscar-related bulletin this year. That honour goes to hairstylist David Babaii, for his work on Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. Babaii had previously worked on Kidman at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, and gave these tips through publicist Janice R. McCafferty: […]
Beauty backstage: Vera Wang fall–winter 2011–12
Chris Pearce Key make-up artist, Lucia Pieroni for Clé de Peau Beauté and key hairstylist, Orlando Pita for Moroccanoil, were in charge of designing the look for Vera Wang’s fall 2011 collection. To even further accentuate the contrast in Vera’s clothing, they combined the two extremes of hard and soft with both the make-up and […]
