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Lucire
''Lucire'' is a fashion magazine that originally began on the web in 1997, before adding a monthly print edition in its home country of New Zealand in 2004, and is now published seasonally, with a monthly for licensees. It is the first fashion partner with the UNEP, an arrangement that began in 2003. In 1999, ''Harper's Bazaar Australia'' listed ''Lucire'' in its "A-list of Style" supplement. In 2018, ''Lucire'' was listed by '' StyleCaster'' as one of the "21 International Fashion Magazines That Should Be on Your Radar." In 2022, ''LUXlife'' named ''Lucire'' its "Most Pioneering Online Fashion Magazine." History At its launch, it was the second online fashion title in New Zealand (after Wellington Polytechnic's ''Fashionbrat''), and the first commercial fashion magazine on the web there. With ''Fashionbrat'' lasting only one issue, ''Lucire'' is the longest running online fashion magazine in New Zealand. It claims to be the first fashion title to extend its brand from the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Rayne Oakes
Summer Rayne Oakes (born June 1984) is an American fashion model, environmental activist, author, and entrepreneur, known as the world's first " eco-model". Oakes grew up in rural Pennsylvania, where her concern for the environment began early. She studied ecology in college, where she noticed that scientific papers on the environment received much less attention than popular media. She became a model in New York City, and insisted on only modeling clothing made from organic or recycled materials. These principles cost her work, but gained her notice and the title of world's first "eco-model". Besides modeling, Oakes has worked as a writer and editor for fashion magazine ''Lucire'', as a television reporter for environmental network Planet Green, and has written three books: ''Style, Naturally'', a shopping guide to eco-friendly fashion and beauty products; ''SugarDetoxMe'', a book of recipes to remove free sugars; and ''How to Make a Plant Love You'' on raising plants in an urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Yan
Jack Yan (; born 1972) is a New Zealand publisher, designer and businessman. He is best known as the founder and publisher of ''Lucire''. He ran for mayor of Wellington in 2010, and again in 2013, but was unsuccessful in both elections. Background Yan was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand, with his parents in 1976. He attended St Mark's Church School (where he was Dux) and Scots College, and graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with three degrees – two in business and one in law. Aside from English, Yan speaks Cantonese, French, and Taishanese. Career Business ventures Beginning in the 1980s, Yan created over 100 typeface designs himself for his firm, Jack Yan & Associates and was New Zealand's first digital typeface designer. He encouraged other local typeface designers such as Kris Sowersby to pursue careers in that industry. His typefaces include Ætna, a revival of Bembo. He also helms a consulting firm, and is co-cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittny Gastineau
Brittny Gastineau (born November 11, 1982) is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality. Early life and family Gastineau was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Lisa Gastineau and former New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau. During the divorce proceedings between her parents she lived with her grandmother and attended public school at Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York. After graduating from high school she attended the University of Alabama before returning to New York City to model. Careers Modeling After moving back to Manhattan, Gastineau signed with the Elite Model Management, and became a model as part of their celebrity division. Within weeks of signing with the agency, she appeared in a spread for ''Stuff'' magazine. She walked runways for Anne Bowen and Anna Sui during NYC fashion week in 2005, and signed an endorsement deal with L'Oréal Paris, which led to a European advertising campaign. During that time, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javicia Leslie
Javicia Leslie ( ; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film ''Swim at Your Own Risk'' (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama '' The Family Business'' (2018–present) and the CBS comedy-drama ''God Friended Me'' (2018–2020). She also starred as the lead of the film '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (2019). In 2021, Leslie began portraying the title role of The CW superhero series '' Batwoman'' for the second and third season. Early life and education Leslie was born into a military family on May 30, 1987, in Augsburg, Germany. Her family moved to Maryland where she grew up in Upper Marlboro. She attended Hampton University where she appeared in productions of ''Seven Guitars'', ''for colored girls'', and ''Chicago''. Career Following her graduation, Leslie moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She appeared in the BET series '' The Family Business'' and was in the 2019 film '' Always a Brides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Girl
A cover girl is a woman whose photograph features on the front cover of a magazine. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a casual, once-off appearance by a person on the cover of a magazine. The term first appeared in English about 1899. A less-commonly used term for the other gender is cover boy. Types of cover girl Women are on the cover of the majority of general-interest magazines in the west for both men and women, with exceptions as discussed below. Celebrities feature on the cover of magazines such as '' Redbook'' for women, or ''Gentlemen's Quarterly'', ''Maxim'' or '' Esquire'' for men. The use of royalty or aristocracy is linked to the primary objective of recognition. Some magazines for women feature an unknown model that represents the style of the magazine, such as '' Seventeen''. A parallel to this trend is reflected in men's magazines like ''Men's Fitness'' or ''Sports Illustrated''. An intermediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Posen
Zachary E. Posen (; born October 24, 1980) is an American fashion designer. Early life Posen was born and raised in a Jewish family in New York City, residing in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. He is the son of Susan (née Orzack), a corporate lawyer, and Stephen Arnold Posen, an artist. He has family roots in Shklow, Belarus, and Żychlin, Poland. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls. He attended Saint Ann's School, a private school in Brooklyn and in his sophomore year interned with fashion designer Nicole Miller. As a teen, he also won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award. At age 16 he enrolled in the pre-college program at Parsons The New School for Design. He graduated from Saint Ann's in 1999. For three years, Posen was mentored by curator Richard Martin at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At age 18, he was accepted into the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot-Varsano ( he, גל גדות ; born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served in the Israel Defense Forces for two years as a combat fitness instructor, whereafter she began studying at IDC Herzliya while building her modeling and acting careers. Her first international film performance was as Gisele Yashar in ''Fast & Furious'' (2009), a part she reprised in subsequent installments of ''The Fast Saga''. Gadot went on to achieve global stardom for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, including in '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) and ''Wonder Woman'' (2017). She has since starred in the Netflix action-comedy film ''Red Notice'' (2021) and the mystery film ''Death on the Nile'' (2022). Dubbed the "biggest Israeli superstar" by local media outlets, Gadot was included on the list of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' in 2018, and has placed twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Website
A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google Search, Google, Facebook, Amazon (website), Amazon, and Wikipedia. All publicly accessible websites collectively constitute the World Wide Web. There are also private websites that can only be accessed on a intranet, private network, such as a company's internal website for its employees. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment or social networking. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a home page. User (computing), Users can access websites on a range of devices, including desktop computer, desktops, laptops, tablet computer, tablets, and smartphones. The application software, app used on these devices is called a Web browser. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Hyde
''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' and its second season ''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'', is an American children's television series that airs on Nickelodeon. It is the 2015 and 2016 entry in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise. The show follows the Power Rangers Tyler Navarro (Brennan Mejia), Shelby Watkins (Camille Hyde), Koda the caveman (Yoshi Sudarso), Riley Griffin (Michael Taber), and Chase Randall (James Davies) who protect the Earth from the evil alien bounty hunter, Sledge, who seeks the Energems to become invincible. The Power Rangers are later joined by the medieval knight Sir Ivan of Zandar (Davi Santos), his modern liege Prince Phillip III (Jarred Blakiston), their own tech expert Kendall Morgan (Claire Blackwelder), Tyler's long lost father James (Reuben Turner, Dan Musgrove), and Keeper's apprentice Zenowing who also become Power Rangers to stop Sledge, only to find his former prisoner Heckyl (Ryan Carter) has transformed into the more powerful evil alien Snide and he n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Richards
Denise Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, television personality, and former fashion model. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in '' Starship Troopers'' (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in '' Wild Things'' (1998) and Bond girl Christmas Jones in ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999). She has also appeared in films '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999), '' Valentine'' (2001), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Scary Movie 3'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), and ''Madea's Witness Protection'' (2012). Her television roles include Paramount Network's sitcom '' Blue Mountain State'' (2010–2011), ABC Family's mystery- thriller series '' Twisted'' (2013–2014) and CBS' soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2019–present). Richards starred on the E! reality show '' Denise Richards: It's Complicated'' (2008–2009) and Bravo's reality television series ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (2019–2020). In 2011, Richards published a memoir, ''The Real Girl Next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violett Beane
Violett Beane (born May 18, 1996) is an American actress. She played Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick in The CW's ''The Flash'', as well as Markie Cameron in the 2018 horror film ''Truth or Dare''. From 2018 to 2020, she starred as Cara Bloom in the CBS television series ''God Friended Me''. Early life Beane was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. At ten years old, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she grew up and which she considers her hometown. After moving to Austin, Beane fell in love with performing and studied drama throughout middle and high school. Though Beane always felt like she was meant to perform, it was not until her senior year of high school that she focused on acting professionally, and found an agent in Austin. Beane was raised by her parents as a Quaker as she mentioned in an interview on ONTVtoday: "I was raised Quaker, and I went to meetings every Sunday for most of my childhood". Career In 2015, Beane landed a recurring role in season 2 of HBO series ''The Leftov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Vandervoort
Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series ''Instant Star'', Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama series '' Haven'', Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in The CW serial drama series ''Smallville'', and as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series '' V'' (2009). In 2014, she starred in the Space channel drama series '' Bitten'', a television adaptation of Kelley Armstrong's book series ''Women of the Otherworld'' as Elena Michaels. Early life and career Vandervoort was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She is the daughter of a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. In the first weeks of her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a severe sickness that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially told she was not going to survive. Growing up, Vandervoort was involved in several sports such as football, karate (where she is a second-degree black belt) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
