Lucire updates: emerging talent, a new social network, and Lady Gaga on the Bruxelles subway
Now that the Festival de Cannes is finished for another year, there is a small backlog of features that we’d like to share. Today, on the main part of the Lucire website, Lola Saab interviews Christine Rhee and Linh Thi Do, who have created their new accessories’ label, Eleven Objects. Eleven Objects makes very fashionable […]
Victoria’s Secret Angels reveal latest What Is Sexy? list
Victoria’s Secret’s Angels—Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Erin Heatherton and Candace Swanepoel—unveiled their What Is Sexy? list in Los Angeles Thursday. The quintet wore mini-dresses at the Grove shopping centre as they kicked off their Bombshell summer tour, which will see them in various cities across the US and Canada. They voted […]
Robert Pattinson’s on-screen kisses; Pippa Middleton’s rear gets internet presences
Here’s one for the ladies today: heartthrob du jour Robert Pattinson discusses on-screen kisses at the UK première of Water for Elephants. It turns out that Pattinson was happy to do the film as soon as he read the script, but he doesn’t have a favourite on-screen kissing partner. And, slightly creepily, Royal Wedding […]
Lucire update: Alber Elbaz interviewed, South Africa, and top 10 menswear
Above Lucire Paris editor Lola Saab with Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz. If you’ve surfed through to our home page, you’ll have noticed that Lola Saab has interviewed Alber Elbaz, getting him to reveal his thinking behind Lanvin’s menswear collection for autumn–winter 2011–12. It’s not the only new article that we want to alert […]
From avant-garde to co-creation
We frequently come across labels at Lucire that we love, but haven’t had time to quiz the designers to give us more background. But, in the interests of giving readers sneak peeks as soon as possible, here are some which we feel deserve a mention. Conchita Pérez: avant-garde Conchita Pérez, based in London, has worked […]
A public thank-you to the Lucire team
To my loyal and hard-working team: thank you. This is a very public thanks to you all for getting us to a landmark: 101 articles picked up by Google News in the course of a month. While these numbers are tiny alongside the big sites, it’s not bad for an independent, niche publication […]
Lucire feature updates: from Jodhpur to Santiago
Between the autumn–winter fashion weeks and the Christchurch earthquake, it’s easy to overlook the main features on our website. Since we last mentioned them to readers using our RSS service, we’ve quite a few stories that have gone up. Vicki Matias gives us a summary on London Fashion Week, with photographs by Maurice Luckett […]
Rihanna is face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary
German group Beiersdorf has announced that music icon Rihanna is the face and voice of Nivea’s 100th anniversary campaign. The company says it will focus on its skin care competence, with Nivea’s centennial events commencing in May. The marketing campaign will target a younger group and will include digital media, says the company. […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding may be streamed online
Mario Testino We were already impressed with the high-resolution and fast streaming of the Royal Wedding in Sweden last year on the state television website. This year’s Royal Wedding, of Kate Middleton to HRH Prince William, could go one better: it may be streamed on the couple’s own website, according to Marie Claire UK. […]
An enjoyable Kiwi street-style find
Street style is at its most popular on the internet, which features numerous blogs dedicated to this art form. It’s true that many of them are rubbish and only every now and again do you find a pearler. Street and City Photos is one of the decent finds, with photos taken in both Wellington […]
