Naomi Campbell: modelling more racist than ever
Supermodel Naomi Campbell says the fashion industry is more racist than ever. Campbell hit out at the lack of black faces on magazine covers and catwalks. She told The London Paper: ‘Women of colour are not a trend. That’s the bottom line. It’s a pity that people don’t always appreciate black beauty. In […]
Ashes to Ashes won’t suddenly kick off ’80s revival
With tonight’s première of Ashes to Ashes, the spin-off to Life on Mars, people have been talking about 1981 for a week or more, especially the UK press. There is talk of 1980s fashions making their way around and an increase in interest in the Audi Quattro, the car driven by Philip Glenister in […]
The StarNow Model Search press release
Creating a successful career in the glamorous world of modelling is the dream of many Australian models, but seemingly far out of reach for most. Getting started can not only be expensive, but like the rest of the showbiz industry it is often more about who you know rather than what you know that launches […]
Brooke Shields, Lipstick Jungle stars open New York Fashion Week
John Jones, Stephen Ciuccoli, Kristina Foreman, Amanda Dorcil and Ashleigh Berry are at New York Fashion Week for Lucire, and we’ll be bringing you coverage in the print edition later in 2008. Meanwhile, we’ve managed to get our hands on the videos of the opening, featuring Lipstick Jungle’s Brooke Shields, her co-stars Kim Raver and […]
President Nicolas Sarkozy marries Carla Bruni
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni arrive in Egypt for their Christmas holiday in 2007. Although some media reported this as a fait accompli weeks ago, it only happened Saturday 11 a.m. in Paris’s 8e arrondissement: President Nicolas Sarkozy and model–singer Carla Bruni have wed, on the ?rst ?oor of the Élysée. The source is […]
Jenna Fischer, wearing Roberto Coin jewellery, wins SAG award
The Golden Globes are still going to wind up in the print edition of Lucire but meanwhile, here are two shots we received from the Screen Actors’ Guild awards from jeweller Roberto Coin. ‘SAG winner for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Jenna Fischer wore two bracelets from Roberto Coin’s Diamond Collection. […]
New James Bond title confirmed: Quantum of Solace
There’s always some speculation every few years on what the next James Bond movie will be called and now, it’s official: Quantum of Solace. It’s one of the few Ian Fleming title names left, this time from one of the late author’s short stories in the For Your Eyes Only anthology. Some fans […]
I still think of Katherine Heigl as the girl I should have tried harder to secure a cover with, because she’s now huge in 2008. Prior to that, Katy came into conversation as she was a classmate of a Lucire team member, and I had probably seen Under Siege 2 more times than I should […]
Join in the Project Runway–Levi’s 501 Design Challenge through Lucire
Readers will notice the Levi’s 501 Design Challenge graphic on our home page today, which is tied to the Project Runway competition on TV. The challenge: to create iconic looks based on pairs of Levi’s 501 jeans and the trucker jacket. But now, you can join in the fun. On the Design Challenge page at the Levi’s […]
Australian actor Heath Ledger, 28, found dead
Australian-born, Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger, 28, has been found dead in a Soho, New York apartment. The New York Police Department has confirmed his death. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger was found by a housekeeper at 3.26 p.m., who went to tell him that a masseuse had arrived for an appointment. ‘We don’t know the cause of the […]
