Iranian hostage drama Argo has won Best Film, and Ben Affleck Best Director, at the BAFTAs at the Royal Opera House last night. The film also picked up a third BAFTA for editing. It had already won at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards, and is now odds-on favourite to win at the […]
Month: February 2013
Courtesy designers Above left Mara Hoffman. Above right Hervé Léger. Our Facebook members will have seen what confronted our photographer, Stephen Ciuccoli, as he started his day: Nemo, the winter 2013 storm, burying his Land Rover Discovery in snow. Nevertheless, the show goes on. Lacoste’s autumn–winter 2013–14 collection had a sportswear feel. As with […]
Noon by Noor, via Instagram Earlier today, New York editor Joseph Ungoco was at Carmen Marc Valvo, from where he tweeted: ‘Black on black is the new black’. The designer took inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and a bit of rock and roll. And it showed: Valvo was taken by black for winter, but contrasted […]
New York Fashion Week fall 2013, day 1: Nicholas K, Richard Chai, BCBG Max Azria, Tadashi Shoji
BCBG Max Azria Above The beanie is back, caught backstage at BCBG Max Azria. Beyond the unofficial start of New York Fashion Week at a Russian consulate event (see our Facebook page, where Stephen Ciuccoli has previewed some images), Nicholas K kicked off the fall–winter 2013–14 ready-to-wear collections at Lincoln Center. Nicholas K took […]
Video: Madame Tussauds unveils four Whitney Houston figures, celebrating her life
Almost a year after the passing of Whitney Houston, Madame Tussauds has unveiled four wax figures of the late singer, in the presence of her family, in New York. Her sister-in-law and former manager Pat Houston did the unveiling. The four figures represent different points of Houston’s life, spanning three decades, from her […]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, Karolína Kurková, Coco Rocha and Nigel Barker launch The Face
Oxygen Supermodel Naomi Campbell is one of the mentors on modelling reality show The Face, alongside Karolína Kurková and Coco Rocha. The new show is hosted by America’s Next Top Model photographer Nigel Barker (see Lucire issue 14), a former model himself. The casting special has already aired on the Oxygen channel, ahead of […]
Jean Paul Gaultier unveils his specially designed train, as part of Kunsthal exhibition in Rotterdam
In addition to haute couture and costumes, Jean Paul Gaultier has already designed a Coca-Cola bottle and recycling bags. And now he turns his attention to trains. Thalys, the ticketing organization run jointly by the French, Belgian, Dutch and German railways, teamed up with Gaultier for this latest venture. As an official partner […]
Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine to début men’s and women’s fragrances at Macy’s
Adrenalina Inc., which trades as ID Perfumes, has teamed up with another recording artist to create a new celebrity fragrance. After creating Purr by Katy Perry, IDP has developed new fragrances for men and women with Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine, under his name. The two fragrances will launch this month at Macy’s […]
Apps drive extra content for 3.1 Phillip Lim and Moët & Chandon
3.1 Phillip Lim has launched its spring 2013 advertising campaign, photographed in New York by Alessio Bolzini, styled by Nancy Rohde, and modelled by Katryn Kruger, Franzi Müller and Jacob Coupe. James Lin creative-directed the campaign. The campaign will break in Another, Love, Interview, The Gentlewoman and Vogue. It will also be seen online […]