Another day, another rumour: now Kate Middleton’s designing her own dress
We didn’t think this was worth writing an article about yesterday, when it broke in the Daily Mail tabloid. As far as we can tell, this information is based on one unnamed source: that Kate Middleton has designed her own wedding gown thanks to her own interest in fashion (she was once an accessories’ buyer […]
The fascination with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding
Mario Testino Above Prince William and Kate Middleton’s choice of Mario Testino for the official engagement portraits led to the media dissecting everything from tradition to fashion. There have been many stories this month not just on the Royal Wedding, but on how unimportant the Royal Wedding is. It’s almost a backlash, as surveys go […]
Hollywood’s William and Kate: the Movie trailer released
We had read of Hollywood’s version of the love story of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton, with not a little ridicule from the British tabloid that had the original exclusive on behind-the-scenes happenings. Revolver Entertainment has released the trailer, starring New Zealander Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William and Brit Camilla Luddington as Kate Middleton. […]
Cheryl Cole X Factor contract being written; announcement expected
The latest story on Cheryl Cole and whether she will be a US X Factor judge might be a good test to see what is on the Zeitgeist more: the US adaptation of the talent show, or the Royal Wedding, since we have just run an item on the impending nuptials here at Lucire. […]
A quick Q&A with make-up artist Lucy Garguilo
Above Ashleigh Berry models, with photography by Hamish McLaren and make-up by Lucy Garguilo. The three of them will collaborate on our fashion week coverage from Sydney, New South Wales. Lucy Garguilo is a freelance make-up artist. Trained in beauty and special effects’ make-up, she works in the film and fashion industry. She grew up […]
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 […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger as cartoon hero; UK media speculate over X Factor judging
There’s a constant buzz in the UK media not about the Royal Wedding, but The X Factor, with the latest surrounding whether Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh would return to judge the show. The report below is all very carefully worded to avoid certainty, and includes Tweets from a Murdoch Press tabloid reporter, and […]
Lily Allen unhappy at wedding leak; Lindsay Lohan avoids extra charges
Lily Allen is not happy that plans for her wedding to Sam Cooper on June 11 in Gloucestershire have been leaked to the UK newspapers, slamming the source of the leak on her Twitter account. Their save-the-date card apparently shows the couple illustrated on a tractor. Earlier, Allen had told the public that […]
A Lucire update: from Vivienne Westwood to our favourite coats
For our RSS readers, there are a few features on the main part of our site that you will want to pop by and see. Jobs.co.nz’s winner, Kate Goodbehere, who won a prize to be Lucire’s fashion editor for a day, has penned her article—a top 10 on coats, supervised by fashion editor Sopheak […]
Dame Elizabeth Taylor: a style icon remembered
We’ve thought about it and other than praising her charity work raising money for Aids, there isn’t a better tribute we can make to the late, great Dame Elizabeth Taylor, DBE, than showing her at her peak. Below is a video of her in Las Vegas with then-husband Eddie Fisher, in 1959. This video […]
