Duchess of Cambridge wears Reiss to Epsom Derby Day
The British Royal Family attended Derby Day at the Epsom Derby on Saturday, with HRH the Duchess of Cambridge wearing an off-white Reiss Peacock chiffon dress and a Joseph tweed jacket. Completing her ensemble were a Whiteley hat, nude L. K. Bennett pumps and a diamante-encrusted clutch bag. The appearance of the Duke and […]
Royal Wedding recap: the Beckhams and Carole Middleton arrive
Now that the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is over, we thought we’d recap some of the arrivals from earlier in the day. From our fashion point-of-view, the hope we had that Kate Middleton’s wedding dress was from Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton was fulfilled. Also from the fashion perspective, […]
Dispatches: from eclectic jewellery to Miss Universe New Zealand’s national costume
Snippets today of items we’ve heard but haven’t stopped to do a big story on: Eclectic Eccentricity’s autumn–winter 2010–11 range of hair combs, necklaces and hairbands continues to live up to the company’s “kooky” image, with inspirations from Victoriana and gothic romance. Prices range from c. £12 to £35. Meanwhile, in Australia, Avstev has […]
Museum of London explains the making of its pleasure garden
The Museum of London is hosting a session where a curator will explain the making of its recently opened re-creation Georgian pleasure garden on August 24, from 1 to 1.45 p.m. The pleasure garden is complete with tress, park benches, a pavilion, drama and costumed mannequins, with Philip Treacy hats and Yasemen Hussein wigs. […]
Miss New Zealand ’09, Katie Taylor, models Natalie Chan
Nix Katie Taylor, who remains Miss Universe New Zealand till she hands her crown over at the Duxton Hotel in Wellington on Saturday night, is the latest model for fashion designer, milliner and head-wear designer Natalie Chan. Chan, whose works out of her premises on Parnell Road, Auckland, spent a day shooting Taylor modelling […]
Jasmin Zorlu: girl wonder of millinery
The name Jasmin Zorlu rings more than a bell within the élite hat community. This lady of avant-garde headwear is the essential finishing touch to ready-to-wear apparel. When you see a Zorlu original, you are immediately swept away by the intricate and whimsical æsthetic. She takes the idea of complex period-inspired hats and streamlines them […]
Queensland Art Gallery to present Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones
Peter Ashworth/www.ashworth-photos.com Above Milliner Stephen Jones in 2008 (image from the Victoria & Albert Museum). The Queensland Art Gallery will present an exclusive-to-Australia exhibition, Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones, a collaboration between the Victoria & Albert Museum and milliner Stephen Jones, from March 27 to June 27, 2010. The exhibition features over 250 […]
Cup Day, lay-by holidays and Den’s return—24 hours at Lucire
We had a nice call from Bree Nicholls at SDA today, following up on an earlier press release she had sent about lay-by holidays last week. Of the many we get here, it was easy to miss, but it’s a pretty good idea: ‘With LayAway Holidays you can book and pay off your holiday before […]
For Lucire readers, the Royal Ascot is perhaps better known for the fashion than the racing. This year, we have some footage from the event, including interviews with Amanda Holden, Ronnie Corbett and Eddie Jordan. Amanda Holden describes what she’s wearing. Hello’s Judy Wade, who covers the Royal beat, discusses the Ascot tradition. Ronnie Corbett […]
‘Milliner to the stars’ opens showroom
Her handiwork has dazzled on the dance floor, won awards and is set to feature in Peter Jackson’s upcoming film The Lovely Bones. Such is the demand for her fancy hats and quirky fascinators that milliner Amy Jansen-Leen has opened her first atelier—Amy Jansen-Leen Millinery—in Te Aro, Wellington. With the race day season kicking […]
