Footage of Whitney Houston’s last performance has appeared on YouTube, performing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ with Kelly Price. The singer sounded raspier than usual but fans were still delighted at the impromptu performance. Meanwhile, further tributes have poured in for the late singer, who died yesterday aged 48 in her hotel room in the Beverly […]
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Whitney Houston dead at 48, police confirm; stars pay tribute
Updated February 12, at 6.15 a.m. and 12.21 p.m. GMT; videos added 12 p.m. GMT; Sir Elton John tribute video added February 13, 10.08 a.m. Phil McCarten/PictureGroup A. Turner/J Records/PR Newswire/Newscom Top Whitney Houston (left) pictured with Kim Burrell, performing on the 11th Annual Celebration of Gospel in 2011. Above Whitney Houston with music mogel […]
A quick video glimpse from Nicole Miller and Rebecca Minkoff, New York Fashion Week fall 2012
While Stephen Ciuccoli has been shooting plenty of stills for Lucire, he’s also shot a few videos from his vantage-point at Rebecca Minkoff’s and Nicole Miller’s fall 2012 presentations at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. Below are the videos to give you a quick glimpse as the models did their final walk on the runway. […]
7 for All Mankind to début sexy spring ’12 campaign, directed by James Franco
Californian denim brand 7 for All Mankind will launch its spring 2012 campaign, created by James Franco (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and the company’s agency Lipman. The multimedia campaign features a teaser, shot from Franco’s point of view, followed by numerous print and online visuals, and a full-length feature film to […]
Kelly Rowland a possibility for US X Factor as speculation mounts that Nicole Scherzinger is out
As reported elsewhere, Steve Jones has already confirmed on Twitter that he will not return for the second season of the US version of The X Factor as creator Simon Cowell tinkers with the show. The UK media, meanwhile, are speculating that Nicole Scherzinger will also get the boot, and there’s even a hint […]
The Help wins big at SAG awards; Mary Tyler Moore receives lifetime achievement honour
Michael Buckner/WireImage John Shearer/WireImage Top Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis—Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role—at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Above Mary Tyler Moore receives a lifetime achievement award from former co-star Dick van Dyke. The Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards are often looked to, in […]
America’s Next Top Model launches Dream Come True fragrance into stores; Lisa d’Amato models
TV show America’s Next Top Model has a new fragrance, called Dream Come True, as a result of a tie-up between Hatchbeauty, its creative director Ben Bennett, and CBS Consumer Products. The licensing arrangement sees not only this initial fragrance, but future ones linked to the show. The plan is to collaborate with future […]
Greek luxury shoe label, Sorelle, targets the US market
Sorelle, the luxury label of a third-generation shoe-making family, has launched in the US. The hand-made range of jewelled shoes—which includes gladiator sandals, flats and high heels—is made in Greece, using Italian leather, silk, Swarovski crystals and metal. The two sisters behind Sorelle, Aritsa and Valia Anastopoulos, follow in their grandfather’s footsteps in creating […]
Previewing Delikatessen’s menswear; Karolína Kurková and Eva Padberg at Berlin Fashion Week
Our correspondent Joanna Mroczkowska has sent us some images from Netherlands-based Polish designer André Lisowski, one of the men behind the Delikatessen label. The latest look book for spring–summer 2012 features Polish model Greg Nawrat, the face of the Gucci spring–summer 2012 campaign. Delikatessen, co-founded by Stephen Hartog, aims to combine old-world craft and […]
Manfred Baumann’s candid shots of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Olivia Wilde
Manfred Baumann Sometimes, you can’t beat the candid shots that guests themselves at celebrity events take. In this case, Austrian photographer Manfred Baumann, and his wife Nelly, walked the red carpet at the Palm Springs Film Festival—along with Charlize Theron, Olivia Wilde, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks and Al Pacino—and came prepared. […]