After a school located in the largest urban slum in Africa was forced to move because it was not up to code, eco-fashion label Ministry of Tomorrow raised money to help it relocate. Now, however, the school lacks funds to pay its teachers and cover operational expenses, including a daily meal for its students. […]
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition opens at Grand Palais in Paris
Top Andreja Pejić in a design from the Confession of a Child of the Century haute couture collection, autumn–winter 2012–13. Photograph copyright Alix Malka. Centre Barbarella body-corset from the Les actrices haute couture collection, autumn–winter 2009–10. Photograph copyright Patrice Stable for Jean Paul Gaultier. Above Kylie Minogue in the Immaculata gown, a net lace dress […]
Retrospectives: great moments in Parisian fashion history, with YSL, McQueen, Galliano, Gaultier
What are some of the great fashion moments in recent history? You’ll have seen these videos run on Lucire TV, and we’ve singled them out for an additional focus. In French and English. 1. The departure of Yves Saint Laurent In January 2001, Yves Saint Laurent retired from the house that bears his name, with […]
Video: highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2013 costume gala, including our favourites
BFAnyc.com for the Metropolitan Museum of Art The talk today at Lucire was the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual costume gala, and who was the best and worst dressed. Our friends at ITN had a slightly different view to us, as we felt that Kim Kardashian let the side down with an unflattering floral-print […]
Christian Louboutin in an in-depth interview with CNN: a preview
Our colleagues at CNN have provided us with two videos featuring the legendary Christian Louboutin, who recently spoke with Sara Sidner for Talk Asia. Louboutin discusses how he had no formal training, his trade-mark battle with Yves Saint Laurent, and the most ‘outrageous’ shoe he has ever made, a ruby-encrusted sandal. On his […]
Madonna’s Truth or Dare fragrance commercial film revealed
Last November, we revealed that Madonna would release a Truth or Dare fragrance, and now the promotional video has come out on the eve of its April launch. The advertisement shows the 53-year-old singer before a soft-focus lens, wearing lingerie, reminiscent of some of her earlier videos. As with her coffee-table book Sex, […]
Madonna’s ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’’ hits snag at Piccadilly; Back to the Future to go on stage?
The première of Madonna’s new single ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’’ in Piccadilly Circus did not go particularly well: not only was the video late, but it ran without sound. The music video, which features Nicki Minaj and MIA in cheerleaders’ outfits, was directed by Megaforce. It makes references to a lot of Madonna’s […]
Madonna learned of W. E.’s Golden Globe nominations when checking her Blackberry in the morning
Singer-turned-director Madonna has revealed that she learned of the two Golden Globe nominations for her film, W. E., when she woke up in the morning and checked her Blackberry ‘for exciting breaking news’. ‘I’m really proud that my movie was recognized in any category,’ she told ITN. Abel Korzeniowski scored the film, earning […]
Madonna to release her first fragrance, Truth or Dare, in April 2012
Coty Prestige will produce a Madonna fragrance, dubbed Truth or Dare by Madonna, for launch in April 2012. Macy’s will be the first to début the fragrance in the US, with global distribution following in May. This is Madonna’s first fragrance. The pop icon told Women’s Wear Daily, ‘I have always been obsessed […]
Daniel Craig, Steven Spielberg talk Tintin; Madonna talks W. E.; Kelly Brook talks underwear
In celebrity news, Daniel Craig is in good humour at the The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn première at the Odeon in the West End, demonstrating just what annoys him about journalists. Meanwhile, director Steven Spielberg talks highly of working with producer Peter Jackson and how their roles would switch if there […]
