Festival de Cannes 2021: a trimmed-down AmFAR gala
Dave Benett/AmFAR; Andreas Rentz/AmFAR; Samir Hussein The AmFAR gala is always the social highlight of the Festival de Cannes, though this year’s, the 27th, was far more low-key, with guest numbers at 400 rather than the usual 900, and strict COVID-19 protocols in place. Global campaign chair Sharon Stone (in custom Dolce & Gabbana) […]
Priyanka Chopra’s wedding gown signals a special anniversary on day 5 of the Festival de Cannes
Mike Marsland As linked by Monica Bellucci/Instagram Screening out of competition was the Claude Lelouche film, Les plus belles années d’une vie, with the director present on the red carpet alongside actors Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marianne Denicourt, Souad Amidou, Antoine Sire, and Monica Bellucci, and screenwriter Valérie Perrin. Elsa Zylberstein wore Azzedine Alaïa […]
Lady Gaga, Amy Adams, Emma Stone, Emily Blunt shine on 25th SAG Awards’ red carpet
Sunday evening’s 25th Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) is one of the best celebrity- and fashion-watching evenings for Lucire, as actors make their way across the red carpet (actually silver on the night) to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Lady Gaga (nominated for her lead role the A Star Is Born second remake) was […]
AmFAR AmFAR, the Foundation for Aids Research, hosted its 25th annual gala at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc at the Cap d’Antibes, but there were fewer film celebrities and more fashion models attending, possibly a consequence of the fallout surrounding disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, heavily involved in previous years. AmFAR chairman Kenneth Cole had resigned […]
Pascal Le Segretain; Gareth Cattermole; Kevin Tachman/AmFAR The swankiest do during the Festival de Cannes is the AmFAR gala, held at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, and presented by Harry Winston and Bold Films. The event, Cinema Against Aids, raised over US$25 million supporting AmFAR, the Foundation for Aids Research, and its pursuit of a cure […]
Tim P. Whitby/AmFAR Dominique Charriau Pascal Le Segretain/AmFAR We had posted our video from the arrivals at the Cinema Against Aids gala from the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc at Antibes earlier, but this morning, hosts AmFAR, the Foundation for Aids Research has announced the total raised last night: a whopping, record-breaking US$35 million. The money, […]
Lucire TV: fashion’s significant moments and trends of 2013
While we had our newsmakers, what else summed up 2013 in the fashion business? In a nutshell: Marc Jacobs’ departure from Louis Vuitton after 16 years and his last show at Paris Fashion Week, the return of Tom Ford and a big show to London, the revival of Schiaparelli under Christian Lacroix, the return […]
Miu Miu fragrance to début in 2015, in partnership with Coty
Above Miu Miu promotes its autumn–winter 2013–14 line. Coty has extended its licensing of famous fashion brands, and has added Miu Miu, after an arrangement with the Prada Group. Coty will develop and distribute a line of fragrances under the Miu Miu name, expected on shelves in 2015. It will be the brand’s first […]
Kim Kardashian and X Factor dominate Glamour awards’ red-carpet chatter
Reality star Kim Kardashian proved to be the talked-about celebrity at the Glamour awards in London, with a figure-hugging strapless, floor-length black dress. The newly engaged Kardashian, wearing her $2 million 20·5 ct engagement ring, says she will keep her maiden name. She intends to have a long discussion with her fiancé shortly to […]
Paris: city lights, camera and passion
Ernest Hemingway called Paris ‘a movable feast’. During the holiday season ‘a feast’ is exactly what this city is! During this time of year, the sun sets in the early afternoon and the cold wind cuts the skin like a sharp dagger. While walking down the long French avenues the smell of roasting chestnuts […]
