Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, day six: parading at Johnsonville; more judges arrive
Charlotte Webb Top Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour) and Isabelle Pearson (Miss Great South Vets) with the children at Johnsonville Mall. Above Danelle Kaukau (Miss Horowhenua). Below Isabelle Pearson with a young fan. Charlotte Webb Time has flown this week for the Miss Universe New Zealand 2011 contestants. In their last weekday outing, they went […]
Primal Earth, Fudge launch affordable hair and skin products for May
Primal Earth has announced two new organic grooming products for men. One of New Zealand’s top selling organic grooming ranges now has Primal Earth Face Scrub and Primal Earth Balm SPF 15. The brand new products are made with cutting-edge green chemistry. The Face Scrub has natural silica beads that buff away the excess […]
Chanel’s Mademoiselle campaign breaks, starring Blake Lively
Karl Lagerfeld/Chanel As announced at Lucire in January, Blake Lively is the new spokesmodel for Chanel Mademoiselle’s spring 2011 advertising campaign. The images of the Gossip Girl actress, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, have now surfaced, along with behind-the-scenes pics from the shoot at the Chanel studio at 31 rue Cambon. The range of […]
Armani Exchange previews spring 2011 campaign
Armani Exchange‘s spring–summer 2011 advertising campaign, Style Festival, has been shot at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., styled by Kate Lanphear of Elle US. Lanphear’s aim was to connect the Armani Exchange brand close to music, which she says is ‘such a big part of the brand’s DNA’. Matthew Scrivens photographed the […]
Vanessa Hudgens replaces Britney Spears as face of Candie’s
Tony Duran, courtesy Candie’s In line with earlier big names it has managed to secure such as Britney Spears, Iconix has announced that Vanessa Hudgens, the 22-year-old star of Disney’s High School Musical series, is the spokeswoman for Candie’s spring–summer 2011 line. In a release, Hudgens says, ‘Ever since I saw Fergie do the […]
Westpac Young Designer semi-finalist Hermione Flynn is one to watch
Sarah Burton Hermione Flynn is in the pursuit of creating intellectual fashion—garments which have the same artistic and intellectual integrity as a piece of art may. Her début womenswear collection, The Gentle Woman (shot here by Sarah Burton), was initially inspired by the concept of gay marriage—more specifically a men’s æsthetic placed on an […]
Jacinta Fitzgerald presents her Heavenly Spaces
Jacinta Fitzgerald is an emerging design talent that has won many a fan nationwide. Having completed a design and textile degree and working in some of the top fashion houses in New Zealand, Fitzgerald decided to take a leap of faith and start her label in 2008. Since then, her collections have grown from strength […]
Vauxhall announces London Fashion Week Ones to Watch line-up
Clockwise from above Charlotte Taylor, A.Hallucination, and two from Lilee. (Lilee photographed by Juliette Sawyer.) Below Georgia Hardinge. Vauxhall Fashion Scout has announced its spring–summer 2011 line-up for London Fashion Week’s new-talent showcase, Ones To Watch. The four labels are A.Hallucination, Charlotte Taylor, Georgia Hardinge and Lilee, who will display their designs in a collective […]
TAFE NSW shows graduate collections at RAFW
TAFE NSW’s Fashion Design Studio graduate show took place on May 6 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney. Its four selected designers, Elliot Ward-Fear, Christopher Dobosz, Nicholas Christensen and Caroline Fuss showed their collections to international media and professionals. Fuss opened the show with a collection made of mostly pastel printed natural silks […]
Pixie Lott launches collection for Lipsy
Teen pop sensation Pixie Lott has launched a clothing line for Lipsy, priced between £25 and £75. Lott, 19, launched the Pixie Collection for Lipsy in Kent yesterday. The collection features denim pieces, dresses and printed vest tops. A maxi dress and floral-print sun dress complete the spring–summer 2010 range. Lipsy, meanwhile, […]
