Miss France 2010 Malika Ménard presents Miss France 2012 Delphine Wespiser, on Paris tout compris
Beauty pageant followers get a treat this Saturday in France, as Miss France 2010 Malika Ménard hosts Paris tout compris on France 3, with Miss France 2012, Delphine Wespiser, as its guest. Wespiser, representing Alsace, was crowned last December, at the parc des expositions de Penfeld in Brest. Keeping with the show’s theme, […]
Live at Six is a play for our media-obsessed times
Downstage’s brand is one of participation: look back through the theatre’s history and it’s been about innovation and democratization. The clue’s even in the name. Live at Six, the new production currently on at Downstage, embodies its ethos beautifully. Theatregoers are expected to bring their smartphones to film an incident that takes place in […]
Cheryl Cole Tweets that she and Louis Walsh have settled their differences
Have Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh made up over their recent spat—where Britain’s sweetheart, always good for a headline, accused Walsh of being an inactive manager, and where Walsh subsequently hit back? According to the Twitter school of journalism—the skill of reading Tweets and not getting a statement—they have. Walsh does not have […]
Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy, breaks her silence, as Sparkle trailer released
Top Cissy Houston talks to a New Jersey TV station on Monday. Above Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the remake of Sparkle. The mother of the late Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, has broken her silence and commented on her daughter’s untimely passing. She gave an interview with New Jersey-based My9’s The 10 O’Clock […]
J Model Management shows spring fashion spectacular at Petronas Towers’ Skybridge
John Oakley Top Jessica Minh Anh wearing the phenomenon cake dress. Above Shiatzy Chen poster dress. Below right Gideon Oberson Swimwear by Gottex. Model and agency director Jessica Minh Anh found a fabulous way of putting her company, and her city, on the map: by hosting what she called ‘the world’s highest fashion show’. […]
Behind the scenes with Louise Gray at her London Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13 show
Our colleagues at Independent Media News caught up with fashion designer Louise Gray during London Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13. In the video, Gray talks about her key influences and how she was inspired by the memories of when she first moved to London and its history. It is the fourth season where Cotton […]
Lucire update: from smoky eyes to exclusive shoes to kabuki theatre
For those following Lucire via their RSS readers, there are a few articles on the main part of the site that may be of interest. New York beauty editor Reiva Cruze gives her low-down on three of the collections at New York Fashion Week, with her special insight working behind the scenes. Additionally, […]
Queenstown: the adventure capital of the world is like a seductive magnet
Above Unwinding in the hot tub at the St Moritz Hotel in Queenstown. It’s like a dream come true. My dawn charter flight makes its final approach into Queenstown Airport, which has just been voted among the best approaches in the world. This spectacular New Zealand resort is the adventure capital of the world […]
London Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13: day 3 catwalk
If you haven’t been catching Lucire’s London Fashion Week coverage on our streaming live player, here’s a run-down of day three, with videos from Mulberry, Craig Lawrence, Nicole Farhi, Twenty8Twelve, Marios Schwab, Vivienne Westwood Red Label, Topshop Unique, Paul Smith, Louise Gray, Matthew Williamson, Jonathan Saunders, J. W. Anderson and Acne. Mulberry was, as […]
Ryanair Above The two images that were reused for Ryanair advertisements, which the Advertising Standards’ Authority has found to be sexist and objectifying. Ryanair has found itself in trouble with its cabin crew calendar again, this time for running a series of newspaper advertisements that have been deemed to be sexist and offensive. Two […]
