Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Banchan expecting first child
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images Above Aishwarya Rai as photographed at the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Banchan are expecting their first child, it was revealed Tuesday on Twitter, by Banchan’s father, Amitabh. Rai is reported to be four months’ pregnant. The actress has committed to Madhur Bhandarkar’s film Heroine, which she previewed […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 trailer released with Pottermore website
We hadn’t covered trailers for the Harry Potter films prior, but with Emma Watson a modern style icon, it seems right to showcase the final instalment’s promo below. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 has one of the eeriest trailers of any Harry Potter film to date. The trailer gives a tiny […]
Very.co.uk announces £50,000 competition to find top stylist
Very.co.uk has launched a competition to find the UK’s best fashion adviser to join its V-Team panel. The winner will receive a £50,000 package and the chance to work alongside stylist, Kirsty Drury, interior stylist Sally Cullen, make-up artist Gini Bogado and tech expert Cate Sevilla, whom users of the now-defunct Vox platform may […]
IMG, Mercedes-Benz announce programme to help emerging Canadian talent
Michael Buckner/Getty Images Above Mercedes-Benz has a long history of supporting fashion, such as New York Fashion Week. IMG and Mercedes-Benz Canada have launched Mercedes-Benz Start-up, an initiative to promote emerging designers, in association with LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris. Canadian designers who have been in business for less than five years […]
O’Neill extends contract with Aussie model Elyse Taylor
O’Neill O’Neill has announced that it will extend its contract with model Elyse Taylor through 2012, and have the model work on designing a new collection, O’Neill by Elyse Taylor. Taylor will make her first international appearance for the surf brand at O’Neill’s One Way Runway event on June 9 in Ibiza, as a […]
Robert Pattinson’s on-screen kisses; Pippa Middleton’s rear gets internet presences
Here’s one for the ladies today: heartthrob du jour Robert Pattinson discusses on-screen kisses at the UK première of Water for Elephants. It turns out that Pattinson was happy to do the film as soon as he read the script, but he doesn’t have a favourite on-screen kissing partner. And, slightly creepily, Royal Wedding […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding may be streamed online
Mario Testino We were already impressed with the high-resolution and fast streaming of the Royal Wedding in Sweden last year on the state television website. This year’s Royal Wedding, of Kate Middleton to HRH Prince William, could go one better: it may be streamed on the couple’s own website, according to Marie Claire UK. […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants arrive in Wellington
These are a few quick cellphone snapshots from the fun today at Miss Universe New Zealand 2010, made during the shooting of the official photographs at the Museum Hotel. Jin Cowan photographed the official images, and the contestants were posing for them in these shots. Contestants began arriving Saturday, with the bulk of them […]
Stephen Fry and brumplum: it’s a good-news story
Despite Stephen Fry and fellow Tweeter, brumplum, settling their differences four hours ago, many media outlets are content to spread the bad news that the actor–writer is poised to quit Twitter this morning. Yesterday, brumplum called Fry ‘boring’, which the actor took to heart while he felt down. Brumplum later apologized for the remark. […]
Getting Lucire back in your Facebook feeds
Facebook recently changed its News Feed, with some strange consequences. The first is that Facebook selects 250 of your friends for you to follow on your feeds—which means you must manually tell it to select all your friends by raising the limit (there is information here on how to fix that). But more important for […]
