Celebrating Michelle Obama’s first 100 days
While the political media were either praising or criticizing US President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, IMG Publishing has published a collectible called Michelle Obama: 100 Days of Style. The new 116 pp. volume details every outfit worn by the First Lady from the Inaugural Ball to her high-profile trip to Europe. The […]
Official Miss Sweden barred from Miss Universe, says pageant
The official winner of the Miss Sweden pageant will not be permitted to enter Miss Universe. Panos Papadopoulos, director of the official Miss Sweden pageant, has tried over the last several years to modernize the event, and says that the effort required to do that put Sweden’s entry at odds with the outmoded ideas […]
GM’s next step should be brand rationality
[Cross-posted] Rick Wagoner has become the casualty of the American car industry’s finger-pointing with his resignation today, his hand forced by the Obama administration. The press has centred on this rather than explore the union’s role in the industry’s difficulties. For those of us old enough to remember it, it all smacks a bit […]
Fergie celebrates birthday with JUZD fashion show
Canadian label JUZD Bamboo Streetwear will showcase its designs at a birthday party for Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas in Miami Beach, Fla. this Friday. The event will take place as part of Mash Appeal at Dolce Ultralounge and JUZD says its show is the featured one of the evening. DJ Craze, […]
Insight about the Honda Insight
Above: The 2000 Honda Insight for the US market. [Cross-posted] I get a bit bored of the media—this includes The New York Times today quoting ‘analysts’—saying that the Honda Insight (which got way better mileage than the Toyota Prius, and which was on sale in the US before the Prius) did not succeed because […]
Fergie’s shoe lines hit US stores
Above: Pop superstar Fergie poses for photographer Tom Munro during the Fergie and Fergalicious brand photo shoot in New York. Among those helping Fergie look her best for the photos, which consumers can see in stores and at FergieShoes.com, were fashion stylist Joe Zee, hairstylist Serge Normant and make-up artist Gucci Westman. Pop sensation Fergie’s […]
Heidi Klum appears with Barbie’s life-size New Beetle Cabriolet
Photo: Volkswagen of America/Lisa Rose With Barbie’s 50th birthday, Volkswagen has created a life-size version of her New Beetle Cabriolet, in bright pink, pictured here with supermodel Heidi Klum. The life-size pink Malibu Barbie New Beetle convertible made its début at Barbie’s Malibu Dream House exclusive birthday celebration, celebrating Mattel’s iconic doll’s 50th anniversary. […]
Reese Witherspoon promotes Avon Global Center for Women and Justice
From left to right: Barbara Holden-Smith, Vice-Dean of Cornell Law School; Andrea Jung, Avon Chairman and CEO; Reese Witherspoon, Avon Global Ambassador; and Joan Winship, Executive Director, International Association of Women Judges, at Avon Foundation for Women’s press conference in Washington, DC announcing new funding for projects that will eliminate violence against women and improve […]
Elizabeth Banks, Eva Longoria Parker and Beyoncé Knowles on their latest L’Oréal Paris ad
Here’s footage from L’Oréal Paris on its latest TVC, starring Elizabeth Banks, and long-time spokeswomen Eva Longoria Parker and Beyoncé Knowles. We have sound bites from the celebrities, clips from the B-roll and the True Match TVC itself. Elizabeth Banks Eva Longoria Parker Beyoncé Knowles The B-roll L’Oréal Paris TrueMatch clip You may also like […]
Elizabeth Banks is L’Oréal Paris’s latest spokeswoman
Above: Elizabeth Banks with Paul Rudd in a popular scene from Role Models. Our words last year: Elizabeth Banks is the it girl of 2008–9. It seems L’Oréal Paris agrees, with footage of Banks’s first TVC for the French cosmetics giant hitting the press today. Last October, Lucire promoted Zack and Miri Make a Porno, […]
