Miss France jury confirmed; Hot Scots in Edinburgh; congrats to Jennifer Cohen
Peugeot SA Above Miss France 2011 Laury Thilleman’s successor will be decided by a panel led by French actor Alain Delon, the pageant confirmed yesterday. Below left Karen Gillan, photographed by Suki Dhanda: one of the photographs exhibited by the National Galleries of Scotland next month. Bottom Jennifer Cohen and Noah Flom tie the knot. […]
Miss Nationale 2012 to proceed without Geneviève de Fontenay
Georges Seguin/Creative Commons Miss Nationale 2012 will proceed on December 4, Le Figaro reports this morning, but without the direct participation of its founder, Geneviève de Fontenay (left), who was found by an arbitrator on November 7 to have breached a non-compete cause with Miss France when she set up her new pageant. A […]
France’s ‘battle of the pageants’ continues, as TM dispute may halt Miss Nationale
Above Barbara Morel, Miss Nationale 2011, in her Miss Provence publicity photograph. Legal issues mean that she is unlikely to crown a successor this year. In a further twist, an ongoing trade mark dispute may prevent Geneviève de Fontenay, former director of Miss France, from holding her rival Miss Nationale pageant this year, originally scheduled […]
Kim Kardashian files for divorce, parties issue conflicting statements
Reality star Kim Kardashian and basketballer Kris Humphries will divorce after 72 days of marriage. Neither side has stated the reasons, though the usual celebrity “sources” have speculated they were either Humphries’ unwillingness to participate in the Kardashian brand, or an argument over where to set up home. Kardashian filed for divorce citing […]
Geneviève de Fontenay fires first publicity shot for Miss Nationale
Above Barbara Morel, with her publicity photograph from Miss Provence, as she entered Miss Nationale last year. With France building up to the Miss France telecast, rival pageant Miss Nationale, headed by former Miss France director Geneviève de Fontenay, is spearheading coverage of her 2012 finalists, beginning with coverage in today’s Télé-Loisirs magazine. The […]
Let’s not forget Boston, Madrid, Berlin and Miami—with Cambodia and Vancouver on the way
Cirestudios Top !Nu.I, one of the notable labels at Boston Fashion Week’s Emerging Trends Show. Above Linda Rowe Thomas. It wasn’t all about the major cities. Among them was Boston Fashion Week’s Emerging Trends Show, from which Lucire, as an official media partner, has coverage today. New and emerging talent from around the world showed […]
Sir Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell, with the bride reportedly wearing Stella McCartney
As predicted, Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell have tied the knot in a registry office at the Marylebone Town Hall, where the former Beatle wed his first wife, Linda Eastman. Reports indicate that there were between a dozen and thirty guests, and it is believed that Shevell’s wedding dress had been designed by […]
Sir Paul McCartney to wed Nancy Shevell this weekend, say UK media
UK media, in particular the tabloids, are reporting that Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, 69, is due to wed his fiancée Nancy Shevell, 51, this weekend. The ceremony is expected to have only 30 guests, according to the Daily Mirror, and will take place at a registry office in Marylebone. A reception may take place […]
New York’s fashion-filled evening: Stella McCartney at the ballet, to Oscar de la Renta singing
Copyright ©Paul Kolnik, courtesy New York City Ballet On September 22, New York City was filled with celebration. Ocean’s Kingdom, a new ballet composed by Sir Paul McCartney, who worked alongside choreographer Peter Martins and the New York City Ballet, débuted at Lincoln Center. Another one of the show’s “wow” factors included the costumes […]
Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker was one of the celebrities highlighting New York’s Fashion’s Night Out on Thursday evening—fittingly at the Manolo Blahnik store on West 54th Street. Parker launched a collection that she helped create alongside the designer. She wasn’t alone in the proceedings: Vanessa Hudgens (left) was at […]
