Dame Elizabeth Taylor: a style icon remembered
We’ve thought about it and other than praising her charity work raising money for Aids, there isn’t a better tribute we can make to the late, great Dame Elizabeth Taylor, DBE, than showing her at her peak. Below is a video of her in Las Vegas with then-husband Eddie Fisher, in 1959. This video […]
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open: having themselves a ball
Joe Scarnici While film buffs look to Hollywood as the physical embodiment of America’s “good life”, Indian Wells (two hours from LA without traffic, and just east of Palm Springs) takes on a similar glow when the BNP Paribas Open comes to town in March. Instead of rolling out the red carpet, of course, the […]
Getting Uma Thurman’s Ceremony hair
It’s nice to see Uma Thurman continue to make the news—this time through celebrity hairstylist David Babaii, who gave the actress her look at the Los Angeles première of Ceremony. To achieve the look, according to his PR: ‘Babaii prepared Uma’s freshly washed and conditioned hair by massaging a dime-size amount of Couture Colour […]
Kate Winslet dons Stella McCartney; Cheryl Cole remains on Simon Cowell’s list for US X Factor
Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet wears Stella McCartney to the première at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York of Mildred Pierce, her new HBO series, in which she stars opposite Guy Pearce. She accessorized her look with a bag from Calvin Klein. Winslet compared her experience making the TV mini-series to a five-hour […]
From avant-garde to co-creation
We frequently come across labels at Lucire that we love, but haven’t had time to quiz the designers to give us more background. But, in the interests of giving readers sneak peeks as soon as possible, here are some which we feel deserve a mention. Conchita Pérez: avant-garde Conchita Pérez, based in London, has worked […]
Celebrities donate to Japan to varying degrees
This is all well and good: ITN’s report about celebrities donating to organizations working with the Japan earthquake and tsunami. The Sandra Bullock report, we can understand, deserves applause, and Demi Lovato has done a good thing so early in her career: both are donating amounts from their own pockets. But is this the same […]
Make Up For Ever launches beauty campaign with no retouching
Make Up For Ever has done what so many beauty companies have declined to do—and in one move catapulted its brand into mainstream recognition. The company has released what it claims to be ‘the first unretouched makeup ad’, in a print and online campaign—appealing to consumers who demand a more no-nonsense message. The […]
As you go down the woods today, you are in for a surprise
His name is Shiloh Fernandez and he is the next big thing in Hollywood. As the leading man in Red Riding Hood, Fernandez plays the role of the very charming, yet seemingly dark at the same time, poverty-stricken wood-cutter Peter. I know what you all must be thinking, ‘Is this another Twilight?’ I […]
CNN’s Revealed talks to Sir Philip Green
The American network CNN interviews Topshop’s Sir Philip Green on his expansion plans for North America […]
Our updates: Irina Shayk models John John Denim’s winter ’11
Stuart Shining We’ve seen these images released last week from John John Denim, as modelled by WAG and this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl Irina Shayk, reported elsewhere as part of the company’s spring–summer 2011 range. We’ve checked with the company and, in fact, these are from its autumn–winter 2011 catalogue—but, of […]
