Updates: Levi’s curves, Mister’s cuts and Kate Somerville’s counsel
Levi’s has announced a new line of custom jeans made to fit the curve of a woman’s body. The Curve ID is based on a system that uses a woman’s shape, not size, to determine the right pair of jeans. Women are divided into Slight Curve, Demi Curve and bold Curve, and the Curve ID […]
Zoë Saldaña models Calvin Klein’s latest underwear range
Mikael Jansson Calvin Klein has announced Zoë Saldaña (Star Trek, Avatar and the remake of Death at a Funeral) as the new face of its fall 2010 underwear collection. Shot by famed photographer Mikael Jansson, the ads feature Saldaña in a range of the new Calvin Klein Underwear Envy range. Saldana is excited […]
Kate Moss jams, Crowded House, best accessories, and Ria van Dyke’s Miss Universe update
Miss Universe New Zealand It’s rumoured that Kate Moss wants to sell a line of home-made jam, which will probably be a big hit given that her name was the most-searched model on our site last week. There’s a lot of brand equity in Kate Moss. Meanwhile, music fans will be delighted to know […]
Richard Avedon exhibition opens at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Above Richard Avedon: Veruschka, Dress by Kimberly. New York 1967. Copyright ©2009 by the Richard Avedon Foundation. Photographer Richard Avedon continues to influence what defines fashion photography today, six years after his passing. In a new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, entitled Avedon Fashion, 1944–2000, the photographer’s output is comprehensively examined, […]
Gonpachi opens—a sneak peek at one of the pre-Emmy venues
There’s a new sushi–Asian haute cuisine spot in town poised to become LA’s “it spot”, and its name is Gonpachi. However, it’s everything the average Hollywood hangout isn’t: serene, tasteful and actually serving delicious, classic and carefully prepared Asian fare as well as an extraordinary selection of cocktails and sakes. It should be no surprise […]
Dispatches: Rupert Sanderson, Sylvie van der Vaart and Ria van Dyke
For those getting their updates via RSS, Australian-based writer Cassandra Murnieks has interviewed British shoe designer Rupert Sanderson. Her excellent story appears in the online edition as a feature this week here. If you missed it earlier, Sopheak Seng’s Kowtow spring–summer 2010–11 review is also in the main part of the Lucire site. (There is […]
Rosario Dawson, Eva Longoria-Parker, Jessica Alba oppose Arizona immigration law
Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com/Getty Images Above Eva Longoria-Parker speaks out against Arizona’s new immigration law. Rosario Dawson has brought together fellow celebs Eva Longoria-Parker, Jessica Alba, Wilmer Valderrama and musician Common to stand against Arizona’s immigration law in a PSA for Voto Latino and Telemundo’s Mun 2. ‘I haven’t made it a secret that I’m strongly […]
It’s Greater Bay goods, making a difference
If a fashion café with a delicious menu of custom garments to order that are ready to be shipped in 10 days doesn’t give you a one-of-a-kind shopping experience then, maybe you should get out more. Erica Varize of Berkeley, Calif. designs urban women’s sportswear, allowing her clients to choose the fabric, style, and colour […]
Christie Brinkley to début jewellery line on QVC
QVC has announced that model Christie Brinkley has a line of jewellery which she will sell through the network. She will début the Christie Brinkley Jewelry Collection on Sunday, August 1 at 9 p.m. (EDT). The line becomes available on the 1st, through qvc.com or at 1 800 345-1515 within the US. Each […]
Kiwi entrepreneurs launch Snapr to share mobile photos
[Cross-posted] My friend Edward Talbot (son of fashion designer Helen Talbot), and his friend and business partner Rowan Wernham, launched their Snapr (sna.pr) service today. It’s the ideal way to share geotagged photographs in the 2010s, and I expect these guys to do some great things as Snapr takes off. Snapr was the only […]
