The best, questionable, and weird from the 2014 Met Gala
Above Arizona Muse in Ralph & Russo haute couture, spring–summer 2014, at the Met Gala. With the announcement of the Anna Wintour Costume Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art and the housing of the work by Charles James, dubbed America’s first couturier, the expectations were set high for the attendees of this year’s […]
As Paris continues to show its haute couture collections with Lucire’s Lola Saab in attendance, we have more videos from the event. Milla Jovovich, Rose Byrne, Clémence Poésy, Vanessa Paradis, Kristen Stewart, Michael Pitt, Olivier Assayas, Rihanna and Bobby Cannavale were among the celebrities invited to the autumn–winter 2013–14 presentations (yes, in the plural) […]
Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Paris editor Lola Saab will have a full report from the ready-to-wear shows during Paris Fashion Week later, but, for now, it’s Collette Dinnigan who has provided us with a comprehensive look at her autumn–winter 2013–14 range. Called The Incredible Darkness of Being, Dinnigan tells a story of a woman who […]
Video: 2012 Emmy gowns, with Heidi Klum, Nicole Kidman, Claire Danes, and Sofía Vergara most glam
Jeff Kravitz Above Morena Baccarin in Basil Soda. Who had the best dresses at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards? Ones rated most highly by ITN were Nicole Kidman in her Antonio Berardi spring–summer 2013, fresh off the catwalks; Tina Fey in Vivienne Westwood; Claire Danes in Jeanne Lanvin, showing that one can accommodate a […]
Oscar night gowns: Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow make it black and white
The 84th Academy Awards were, as always, a great venue for A-list gown-watching. Looking every inch the movie star, Angelina Jolie wowed in a black Versace gown with a thigh-high split. Michelle Williams donned a bright red strapless Louis Vuitton gown, while Emma Stone also went with red, in Gimabattista Valli. Natalie Portman […]
Selfridges creates exclusive looks for Women Designer Galleries in London
A Lucire special promotion When Alannah Weston was appointed creative director at Selfridges, there were cries of nepotism—her father owns the group. However, she’s more than redeemed herself since her appointment, and can rightly be credited as the brains behind numerous Selfridges promotions and exhibits. The latest one continues Weston’s vision and takes the […]
V&A’s Unveiled wedding gown exhibition débuts at Te Papa
Top Gwen Stefani’s wedding dress, by John Galliano. Above Dita von Teese’s wedding dress, by Vivienne Westwood. Experience the world of wedding fashion with 200 years of extraordinary wedding fashion on display at Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, on loan from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. The exhibition, Unveiled, displays everything […]
Gong Li discusses career, beauty, and L’Oréal
With Gong Li the most searched-for celebrity yesterday on this website, here’s an interview with the famed Chinese actress from Cinémoi, recorded at the Festival de Cannes on day one. Through an interpreter, Li, wearing Lanvin, discusses her career, her aim to have control over her roles (‘I choose the film I love the […]
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 […]
Lanvin for H&M’s NYC couture show and Alexandra Owen lead our fashion coverage
Dan Lecca There are two great fashion stories in the features’ part of the Lucire site today, each on top labels in their respective countries. Above are photographs, by Dan Lecca for Hennes & Mauritz, of the Lanvin Loves H&M haute couture show at the Pierre Hotel in New York on Thursday night. The […]
