London Fashion Week, spring–summer 2012, day five videos
Pippa Middleton was the celebrity that colleagues wrote about on day five of London Fashion Week, with her appearance at the front row of Temperley London. The Temperley spring–summer 2012 collection itself was feminine, flowing, and had a tasteful use of silks and extensive vintage detailing. Mary Katrantzou’s collection made us notice. We had […]
London Fashion Week, spring–summer 2012, day 4 videos
Burberry Prorsum, Pringle of Scotland and Christopher Kane were among the designers on day four of London Fashion Week. As expected from Burberry, celebrities including Kanye West, Sienna Miller, Gemma Arterton, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and photographer Mario Testino occupied its front row. Of the trade, Vogue’s Anna Wintour sat in the best seats. Burberry […]
London Fashion Week spring–summer 2012: celebrity-watching on day three
Day three was a day of celebrity-watching at London Fashion Week. Anna Wintour showed up at Nicole Farhi (who is interviewed below) and at Unique. Naomi Campbell, Ellie Goulding, Kelis, and Nicola Roberts also attended the latter. Goulding and Erin O’Connor appeared at Marios Schwab. Kate Moss, Eliza Doolittle, Olivia Palermo, and Kristen Stewart turned […]
London Fashion Week spring–summer 2012, day 2 videos
DAKS took its spring–summer 2012 inspiration from the 1950s, with classic lines, a simple colour palette, and flowing, wearable lightweight dresses with voluminous skirts. The cuts and volume certainly tended to be on the money as far as trends go for spring—making you want the season to be here immediately. Husband-and-wife team Suzanne Clements […]
London Fashion Week, spring–summer 2012, day 1 photos and videos
Our day one coverage from London Fashion Week sees both photography by Douglas Rimington and video of the collections. Paul Costelloe can always be relied upon at London Fashion Week to deliver a well made, well edited collection. For spring–summer 2012, Costelloe shoed baby-doll dresses, shirt dresses, and puff skirts and sleeves, while for […]
New York Fashion Week spring–summer 2012: our photographer’s quick picks
While we assemble our in-depth New York Fashion Week stories and specials, Lucire photographer Stephen Ciuccoli wanted to share with readers some of his shots from the shows at Lincoln Center. Vivenne Tam, moved by her zen garden at her apartment, showed an elegant collection, with clear inspiration from the plant life, water and […]
New Zealand Fashion Week: the best of the rest at the group shows
Some of the group shows on day four of New Zealand Fashion Week escaped our more timely coverage. But we certainly haven’t forgotten these designers, who deserve just as much acclaim and coverage. Sopheak Seng and Vicki Matias include the last few entries. For those wanting up-to-the-minute updates from New York Fashion Week, on […]
World brings it all together as New Zealand Fashion Week concludes
After a jam-packed week and with New Zealand Fashion Week 2011 nearing to a close, World put on a highly anticipated extravaganza to top it all off. As expected of World, it was not your usual run-of-the-mill catwalk show, which opened with three fabulous gold sequin-wearing drag queens lip-synching to Fergie’s ‘Glamorous’. TV3 audiences awaited […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012, day 3: a standing ovation and an on-stage party
Fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng, senior writer Vicki Matias and photographer Lisa Wilson have continued with their reviews of the New Zealand Fashion Week shows. Zambesi, Huffer and Mister will appear in post-Fashion Week features, but given the (deserved) hype around them on Thursday, we thought it best to give Lucire readers a quick […]
The New Zealand Weddings Bridal Collection: glittering, glamorous
This season’s New Zealand Weddings Bridal Collection started off with opulent and highly decorative bridal wear designed by Auckland couturier John Zimmermann. Plentiful sprays of Swarovski crystal appliqué made each piece glisten under the bright lights and come alive. The first piece, a long-sleeved scoop-necked form-fitting full-length number complete with dazzling crystals and topped with […]
