Video released of Lady Gaga’s September Vogue cover shoot
After Lady Gaga “leaked” (reportedly with the consent of editor-in-chief Anna Wintour) the September 2012 cover last week, Vogue has released a video of the shoot featuring the musical superstar, as well as a promotional story on its website to sell the iconic issue. September is traditionally Vogue’s biggest issue, and this one is […]
Beyoncé performs at UN for World Humanitarian Day
Beyoncé has performed at the United Nations’ General Assembly Hall in New York, in advance of World Humanitarian Day on August 19. The concert was designed to promote the day, and to get people to pledge that they will do something for another person with mass social network messages through its website, which aims to […]
Sassybella turns 10 with a Sydney celebrity bash
Nicole Cooper Borne of an idea back in 2002, Sassybella, the online fashion and beauty blog brainchild of Helen Lee, has just turned 10, and what a party was thrown to celebrate it! Hosted on August 1 at the Loft at King Street Wharf, an über-cool bar with a style and atmosphere that reminded […]
Curious Wellingtonians snapped as Portlander renovations reach their last stage
Portlander looks set to become one of Wellington’s premier dining locations, a grill house where Kit Foe serves as head chef after cooking by appointment to HM the Queen. For all those who have ever wondered what prime Kiwi cuisine is, Portlander addresses that, using free-range meats, and a menu that includes ‘perfectly done, […]
The Westpac Young Fashion Designer Competition is on again for 2012
Westpac will run its Young Fashion Designer Competition again this year, for its third outing, at New Zealand Fashion Week. Now established on the fashion calendar, it claims to be the country’s most prestigious award for emerging designers. Top prize includes NZ$5,000, mentoring from a New Zealand designer, and dedicated banking advice. Three […]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West at Paris couture week; Naomi Watts on set as Princess Diana
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West—or Kimye, as the media are beginning to refer to them—hit Paris’s couture week, attending the Stéphane Rolland show—or the remaining part of it, since the couple was an hour late. Rolland had waited nearly an hour for the pair to arrive, and decided to commence the show without them. […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 4: beauty at Farmers, and fashion in Upper Hutt
Above The Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 contestants: Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour, sponsored by Tuscany Road), Alex Beaumont (Miss Nature Coast), Avianca Böhm (Miss Howick), Rachel Millns (Miss Hutt Valley), Lauren Mann (Miss Wellington), Courtney Ramsdale (Miss Celsius), Miriam Schröter (Miss Manawatu), Rénée Cummings (Miss Wairarapa), Monique Cooley (Miss Otago) and Jennifer Lambly (Miss […]
Te Papa Above At Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand today: Jennifer Lambly (Miss Auckland), Alex Beaumont (Miss Nature Coast, formerly Miss Kapiti–Horowhenua), Monique Cooley (Miss Otago), Avianca Böhm (Miss Howick), Lauren Mann (Miss Wellington), Courtney Ramsdale (Miss Celsius), and Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour, sponsored by Tuscany Road). Te Papa’s Bridget MacDonald, Lucire […]
Brad Pitt becomes the face of Chanel No. 5
Iconic perfume Chanel No. 5 was created by Ernest Beaux in 1921 for Coco Chanel, who then launched the fragrance in 1922. Now hunky heart-throb Brad Pitt has officially become the new face of one of the world’s popular fragrances. This handsome lad is taking a different kind of role as he begins his upcoming […]
Two thousand pp. ebook for Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary heads online for crowdsourcing campaign
The Ebook People GmbH of Germany is planning a 2,000 pp. ebook at the end of June on the Rolling Stones, commemorating its 50th anniversary. The undertaking is expensive, and the company has moved to crowdsource its funding at Indiegogo. The ebook will be released in two parts, each covering a quarter-century. It will […]
