Manolo Blahnik to receive Outstanding Achievement Award at 2012 British Fashion Awards
Manolo Blahnik The British Fashion Council has announced that Manolo Blahnik, CBE, whose name is intimately associated with high-end footwear design, will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards. ‘This special award celebrates and recognizes one designer, who throughout their career, has made an impact on the global fashion industry,’ […]
Lady Gaga gives Welsh fashion grad a boost in Brazil
Courtesy of fans at GagaDaily.com/Kingston University This is what we like to see: a top celebrity giving a lesser known name some deserved press. It reminds us of us over the last 15 years and how we’ve acted as a lightning rod for some designers—though Lady Gaga is far more able to garner attention for […]
Video: Sarah Jessica Parker launches Barney’s New York window display with Minnie Mouse
Sarah Jessica Parker was guest of honour—with Minnie Mouse—at the unveiling of Barney’s New York window display on Wednesday. The Electric Holiday display, with a Minnie theme, features a cartoon of the same name that sees the Disney character venture to meet various fashion icons, including Parker, Lady Gaga, supermodels Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, […]
Montblanc announces Worldsecond project, taking snapshots of the world at 60 given seconds
A Lucire special promotion Montblanc, whom we feature regularly in these pages with its events, jewellery and other luxury products, has announced its Worldsecond project, specifically aimed at those using app-enabled smartphones. The Worldsecond project encourages people to take photos fromg their part of the world on their cellphones using the app, for both […]
Lucire issue 29 is out, starring Laura Vandervoort
It was uncharacteristically quiet in the news pages in Lucire on Monday, for a very good reason: the release of issue 29 in print and PDF. The latest issue features Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, V, Ted) on the cover, photographed by Courtney Dailey, styled by Lei Phillips, with make-up by Jamie Dorman and hair by […]
Ashley Fogel closes its doors after 40 years
Above The last image posted on Ashley Fogel’s Facebook page, on October 30, before the bad news was released. Hair and make-up by Lea Hoare of Hil Cook; photography by Louise Hatton; modelled by Elizabeth of Kirsty Bunny Management. Citing health and the poor economic climate, Ashley Fogel has announced the closure of his label […]
Behind the fashion agency: a Q&A with Phoebes Garland
Photo courtesy Chic Traveller Phoebes Garland co-owns Garland & Garland Fashion, a leading fashion agency in Sydney, Australia. She is also the Features Writer for Fashion Exposed Online, and was called a ‘Power Agent’ by Ragtrader, while being described by Sacha Strebe, editor of Fashion Exposed Online as ‘immutable’ and a ‘figurehead’. Garland has had […]
Video: Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars perform at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Above Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio shows off this year’s Floral Fantasy Bra Gift Set and Bombshell Fantasy Fragrance, designed exclusively for Victoria’s Secret by London Jewelers, at the Victoria’s Secret Herald Square store. Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars were among the performers in this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, one of the US’s […]
Giselle another outstanding production for the Royal New Zealand Ballet
Ross Brown There was one face missing at the opening night of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s TelstraClear Season of Giselle: that of the late David Carson-Parker. Mr Carson-Parker, a big supporter of the arts, was a familiar face to many Wellingtonians over the years, and I found myself looking for him before realizing that […]
Lighthouse opens boutique cinema in Wellington’s Cuba district
Lucire was invited to a media preview of the Lighthouse on Cuba, which extends greater Wellington’s already established Lighthouse brand to a new “mini-plex” cinema on Wigan Street, across from Havana Bar. The third Lighthouse, joining those in Petone and Pauatahanui, has three cinemas ranging from 34 to 74 seats. As with the existing […]
