Nelson Mandela: the last portrait photo shoot
Photographer Adrian Steirn’s film, 21 Icons South Africa, was released in the summer, and featured footage with Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday night South African time, aged 95. Mandela was a symbol of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, and was incarcerated by the country’s government for his active opposition to the racist, anti-democratic […]
Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Paris editor Lola Saab will have a full report from the ready-to-wear shows during Paris Fashion Week later, but, for now, it’s Collette Dinnigan who has provided us with a comprehensive look at her autumn–winter 2013–14 range. Called The Incredible Darkness of Being, Dinnigan tells a story of a woman who […]
Candice Swanepoel makes the cover of Victoria’s Secret’s first 2013 Swim catalogue
Victoria’s Secret has launched its 2013 swimwear collection alongside its new swimwear catalogue, which hit mailboxes at the end of last week. South African native Candice Swanepoel appears in the Very Sexy Bandeau Bikini, a push-up design, on the first cover, photographed by Russell James. There will be four Victoria’s Secret Swim catalogues through […]
Miss Howick, Avianca Böhm, is Miss Universe New Zealand 2012
David Duffy/emotif.co.nz In front of a live audience, which included His Excellency the Thai Ambassador, at the Amora Hotel Wellington, Avianca Böhm, Miss Howick, has been crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 by her predecessor, Priyani Puketapu. First runner-up was Tuscany Road-sponsored Miss North Harbour, Talia Bennett, with Lauren Mann, Miss Wellington, as second […]
Paris Fashion Week, autumn–winter 2012–13: Collette Dinnigan, Akris, Anthony Vaccarello, Elie Saab
Piero Biasion/BIA As Paris Fashion Week begins drawing to a close, we show off photographs from Collette Dinnigan, and videos from Akris, Anthony Vaccarello, and Elie Saab. Collette Dinnigan showed a romantic collection in the ballroom of Le Meurice Hotel, but it was tinged with a darker feel. The collection, entitled Highlander, took inspiration […]
What to expect this weekend at Monaco’s royal wedding
HSH Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock are finally tying the knot after being together since 2006. Today, a civil ceremony will be held in the Throne Room of the Prince’s Palace. On Saturday, the religious wedding will take place in the Main Courtyard. The gates of the Palace will be left open in […]
Michelle Obama wears ASOS Africa on South African visit
ASOS, which had featured here in Lucire some years back, has reason to be pleased: it has spotted US First Lady Michelle Obama wearing the ASOS Africa printed sleeveless oversized shirt at the Emthonjeni Community Centre in Zandspruit Township, South Africa, on Tuesday. The ASOS Africa range pledges to give £5 from the sale […]
Lucire updates: emerging talent, a new social network, and Lady Gaga on the Bruxelles subway
Now that the Festival de Cannes is finished for another year, there is a small backlog of features that we’d like to share. Today, on the main part of the Lucire website, Lola Saab interviews Christine Rhee and Linh Thi Do, who have created their new accessories’ label, Eleven Objects. Eleven Objects makes very fashionable […]
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 […]
David Beckham highlights progress made on HIV issue in Cape Town
During a visit to South Africa last week, footballer David Beckham went to a UNICEF-supported clinic in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town, where he met and spoke to pregnant young women and new mothers who are living with HIV. As an ambassador for UNICEF, Beckham wanted to highlight the progress that has been made around the […]
