LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seeking to preserve the site where humans first set foot on the moon, a California state panel on Friday registered a collection of 106 objects left by the Apollo 11 mission as an historical resource.
It’s the place where the fish is as fresh as the airMy boyfriend Alex and I are sweating our way through an after-dinner sauna on one of Sweden’s most westerly, deserted islands; part of a group known collectively as the Weather Islands (Väderöarna). We’ve been here a few hours, and we’ve already met the only permanent resident, [...]
Searching for the perfect vessel for a cuppa, plus our baby’s yogurt has marked our sisal carpetI’m looking for a fine china teacup that’s big enough for a decent cuppa. Something like those small antique ones that are so fine they are translucent, just in a larger size. It’s the bone ash that gives fine [...]
A sterling collection from Karl Lagerfeld will keep Chanel’s couture arm profitable, reports Jess Cartner-MorleyAs the applause finally died down after today’s Chanel haute couture show in Paris, an army of chic young waiters appeared as if by magic, bearing trays crammed with flutes of very good champagne, with which the audience toasted another delicious [...]
Aim-listed Character Group to release figurines for Christmas marketA new range of Michael Jackson dolls aimed at fans and collectors is set to hit the UK market in time for Christmas as toy makers become the latest industry to cash in on the King of Pop’s posthumous appeal.The Character Group, listed on London’s junior market [...]
We’re loving Reiss’s new collection almost as much as that advert with Jamie and Louise Redknapp. But it’s thumbs down to credit crunch chic, clutches and Paddy McGuinnessGoing upReiss Totally worth braving the overly intense sales assistants because this season their stuff is amazing. Fight you for the draped leopardprint skirtJon Kortajarena When you see A Single [...]
Diane Von Furstenberg, the famous fashion designer is all set to launch a wide range of home goods. The collection will be carried by international department stores as well as her website.
Diane von Furstenberg, the designer best known for introducing the knitted jersey wrap dress, has signed a deal with Spring Global to launch a collection for home decorative accessories.
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – McDonald’s apologized to Singapore Friday and brought a pig back to its toy menu, after a decision to leave the animal out of its Chinese zodiac collection upset many in the predominantly ethnic Chinese nation.
Male models dress to unimpress, tennis players impersonate peacocks, and yellow is all the rage. What is the world of fashion coming to?FASHION DILEMMAThings are all upside down in fashion land this week: male models wearing holey socks slummed it down the catwalk at the Vivienne Westwood show in Milan, while Maria Sharapova wore what [...]