Three best friends: the latest chapter from Thomas Salme’s Miami shoots
Thomas Salme Above Marion Vijar, Gretchen Ellis and Sarah Rivera. Gretchen from Nicaragua, Marion from Estonia and Sarah from Dominican Republic, all work as professional models—who happen to be best friends. Normally, when I meet models that are professional, there is always a kind of competition between them. I have never seen three girls in […]
Germany meets Italy (and Scotland and Sweden)
Thomas Salme Shooting in Milano with beautiful Italian model Fiorella Dominici, wearing a Basler Fashion dress from Germany designed by Scot Brian Rennie, by me, Thomas Salme from Sweden. A big international mix. Dominici is 22, a graduate in economics, Russian and English at Cattolica University. She is still studying in order to graduate […]
Sweeta Desai at Chicago’s Clarke House Museum—Thomas Salme’s latest photographs
Thomas Salme Our Milano-based photographer (and author) Thomas Salme has been photographing on the other side of the Pond again, this time in Chicago, Ill. His latest subject: ‘23-year-old Chicago native Miss Sweeta Desai is modelling a very vintage piece from the early 1930s in this photo. This particular piece is from a chic […]
Lucire’s on Ipad and Android; plus a round-up of some of our latest features
As officially announced in time for our 15th anniversary, Lucire is now available on the Ipad (and Iphone and Ipod Touch) as well as Android. You can check out the Ipad app here, available via Magzter at the Apple App Store, while Google Play has our Android app. There is a charge of US$6·99 per […]
Thomas Salme, best known to Lucire readers as our Milano photographer and occasional correspondent, has released his new book on an infamous period in his life. In the spirit of Frank Abagnale, Jr, Thomas posed as a pilot—but for 13 years, actually flew the aircraft. Thomas did once hold a pilot’s licence for private […]
Fashion and plastic surgery: Dr Luciano Lanfranchi’s guidelines
Thomas Salme Photographer Thomas Salme has been in touch with Dr Luciano Lanfranchi, and shot behind-the-scenes photographs for the Italian-based certified plastic surgeon for an upcoming documentary film. Dr Lanfranchi has written a few words of advice when it comes to fashion and plastic surgery, which we feature exclusively in Lucire. Thomas Salme In […]
Lucire update: from smoky eyes to exclusive shoes to kabuki theatre
For those following Lucire via their RSS readers, there are a few articles on the main part of the site that may be of interest. New York beauty editor Reiva Cruze gives her low-down on three of the collections at New York Fashion Week, with her special insight working behind the scenes. Additionally, […]
Italian dreams: Francesca Donetto
Thomas Salme Top Italian model Francesca Donetto, wearing Enrico Coveri, photographed by Thomas Salme. Above Francesca Donetto wears Federico Sangalli. Francesca Donetto is one of many thousands of Italian young women who want to make it as a model in the hard fashion world of Italy—and especially that of Milano. I shot her latest […]
Reflecting on Miss International winner and runner-up, María Fernanda Cornejo and Jessica Barboza
Thomas Salme Above María Fernanda Cornejo, Miss International 2011. The winner of the 2011 Miss International is María Fernanda Cornejo, from Quito, Ecuador. She is 22 years old and a professional model. Her height is 1·78 m (5 ft 10 in) and she measures 88-60-92 (35-24-36). She is blonde with hazel-coloured eyes. I remember shooting […]
