British Vogue editor discusses Kate Middleton as see-through dress reaches £78,000
British Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman comments on Kate Middleton. This is one of the few intelligent commentaries on Middleton’s fashion, taking a bigger-picture view than the usual tabloid reporting on William and Kate. Shulman discusses the nature of fame and how the public looks for new people who can be in the limelight, in […]
Our updates: Irina Shayk models John John Denim’s winter ’11
Stuart Shining We’ve seen these images released last week from John John Denim, as modelled by WAG and this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl Irina Shayk, reported elsewhere as part of the company’s spring–summer 2011 range. We’ve checked with the company and, in fact, these are from its autumn–winter 2011 catalogue—but, of […]
Sarah Burton and Bruce Oldfield in the rumour mill for Royal Wedding dress
With eight weeks to go to the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton, Sarah Burton’s name is still top of the list in the British rumour mill. ITN’s clip below has an endorsement from Anna Wintour of Vogue, though the quotation was taken from London Fashion Week in an unrelated context. […]
Has Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton won the Royal Wedding dress commission?
Reports are claiming that Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, will design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress. ITN claims that Burton won the commission after numerous high-profile designs for US First Lady Michelle Obama and Sara Buys, journalist and wife of Tom Parker-Bowles, son of the Duchess of Cornwall. The McQueen company has […]
A public thank-you to the Lucire team
To my loyal and hard-working team: thank you. This is a very public thanks to you all for getting us to a landmark: 101 articles picked up by Google News in the course of a month. While these numbers are tiny alongside the big sites, it’s not bad for an independent, niche publication […]
Lucire feature updates: from Jodhpur to Santiago
Between the autumn–winter fashion weeks and the Christchurch earthquake, it’s easy to overlook the main features on our website. Since we last mentioned them to readers using our RSS service, we’ve quite a few stories that have gone up. Vicki Matias gives us a summary on London Fashion Week, with photographs by Maurice Luckett […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding may be streamed online
Mario Testino We were already impressed with the high-resolution and fast streaming of the Royal Wedding in Sweden last year on the state television website. This year’s Royal Wedding, of Kate Middleton to HRH Prince William, could go one better: it may be streamed on the couple’s own website, according to Marie Claire UK. […]
An enjoyable Kiwi street-style find
Street style is at its most popular on the internet, which features numerous blogs dedicated to this art form. It’s true that many of them are rubbish and only every now and again do you find a pearler. Street and City Photos is one of the decent finds, with photos taken in both Wellington […]
Louis Vuitton on the Oscars and internal changes
Above, from top Producer Emile Sherman. Actor Andrew Garfield. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Normally, among the European labels, it’s Giorgio Armani who’s first to tell the media who wore what at a major gala event. This year, Louis Vuitton has sent information through, claiming Emile Sherman, Andrew Garfield and Gwyneth Paltrow as its clotheshorses at the […]
John Galliano gives his side of the story
Dismissed Dior designer John Galliano has issued a statement apologizing for his behaviour via his law firm, Harbottle & Lewis. ‘Since the events of last Thursday evening I have not been able to make any public comment on what took place based upon advice from my French lawyer. However, given the continuing delays at […]
