Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! exhibition opens today at Somerset House
The exhibition, Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!, opens today at Somerset House, London. This marks the second time Lucire has covered an exhibition connected to the late editor and fashion patron. The earlier occasion, in 2008, saw curator Donna Loveday of the Design Museum look at Philip Treacy’s hats, and focused on the then Isabella […]
Kustom Kulture returns at the Huntington Beach Art Center
Stanley Moss Lucire had the pleasure of attending tonight’s VIP opening of Kustom Kulture II, presented by the Huntington Beach Art Center, a 20-year anniversary tribute to an original exhibition presented at the Laguna Art Museum in 1993. Curated by C. R. Stecyk, Paul Frank and Greg Escalante, the exhibition directs a contemporary […]
Video: Madame Tussauds unveils four Whitney Houston figures, celebrating her life
Almost a year after the passing of Whitney Houston, Madame Tussauds has unveiled four wax figures of the late singer, in the presence of her family, in New York. Her sister-in-law and former manager Pat Houston did the unveiling. The four figures represent different points of Houston’s life, spanning three decades, from her […]
Jean Paul Gaultier unveils his specially designed train, as part of Kunsthal exhibition in Rotterdam
In addition to haute couture and costumes, Jean Paul Gaultier has already designed a Coca-Cola bottle and recycling bags. And now he turns his attention to trains. Thalys, the ticketing organization run jointly by the French, Belgian, Dutch and German railways, teamed up with Gaultier for this latest venture. As an official partner […]
Marine Lorphelin, Miss France 2013, gets a Peugeot RCZ as part of her prize package
Motoring news seems to be outnumbering fashion news: it’s been reported that among Miss France 2013 Marine Lorphelin’s prizes is a Peugeot RCZ, a very stylish Austrian-made sports’ car. Given that 40 per cent of the viewing audience watches the Miss France telecast on TF1 each year, it’s not surprising that the pageant attracts […]
Queensland plays host to Prado masterpieces, and Hamburg Ballet, Philharmonic and State Opera
© Holger Badekow Dirk Messner Top The Hamburg Ballet performs A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Above The Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Brisbane has grown from strength to strength, ever since one of its mayors gave the city a fresh energy, involving the arts and youth in its progress. That energy has continued to fuel the city, and […]
Gimme Some Lovin’ and a July 4 concert on Catalina Island
Above Spencer Davis performing at the Marlin in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California. At the youthful age of 73, legendary British rocker Spencer Davis is still on his game. Back in 1967, his hit single ‘Keep on Running’ knocked the Beatles out of the top slot on the British Hit Parade, paving the way […]
Te Papa Above At Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand today: Jennifer Lambly (Miss Auckland), Alex Beaumont (Miss Nature Coast, formerly Miss Kapiti–Horowhenua), Monique Cooley (Miss Otago), Avianca Böhm (Miss Howick), Lauren Mann (Miss Wellington), Courtney Ramsdale (Miss Celsius), and Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour, sponsored by Tuscany Road). Te Papa’s Bridget MacDonald, Lucire […]
Designing 007 opens at the Barbican in July, covering 50 years of James Bond design
Copyright ©1964 by Danjaq LLC and United Artists Corp. Above Sean Connery as James Bond at the Furka Pass, Switzerland, and the iconic Aston Martin DB5, during the making of Goldfinger (1964). With the 50th anniversary of the cinematic James Bond, exhibitions are being shown around the world to mark the occasion, but the Barbican […]
The enfant terrible comes of age: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier shows in San Francisco
Elyse Glickman It may seem at first blush like somewhat of a surprise that an ambitious fashion-as-art exhibition starring Jean-Paul Gaultier, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: from the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, is creating a major buzz in San Francisco instead of New York or even Los Angeles. However, given San Francisco is […]
