Behind Luc Bouchard’s Perception, a collection of art painted by a make-up icon
Stephen Ciuccoli/Lucire Above Canadian artist Luc Bouchard; in the lower photograph, Lucire beauty editor Reiva Cruze talks to him. A unique collection of paintings was presented for the public to enjoy at Space on White in lower Manhattan during the fall 2011 Fashion Week. Using mainly acrylic paints with a few hints of actual make-up, […]
Beauty backstage: Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12
Chris Pearce Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Stylist Peter Gray and key make-up artist Tom Pecheux combined their talented forces yet again backstage for the Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12 show. I spoke to both designers and they explained that this collection is heavily inspired by the great party scenes of classic Hollywood films in […]
Alexander McQueen honoured with Met exhibition
The late Lee Alexander McQueen will be recognized with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, designer Stella McCartney, and UK First Lady and British Fashion Council ambassador Samantha Cameron were present to promote the Met’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, opening on May 4. The exhibition will feature […]
CK One unveils global advertising campaign for spring ’11
Steven Meisel Calvin Klein, Coty (the fragrance licensee) and Warnaco (which runs Calvin Klein Underwear and licenses the brand for jeans and swimear) have unveiled the spring advertising campaign for CK One. The campaign, created by Fabien Baron in cooperation with Calvin Klein’s internal ad team, breaks its teasers on February 23 globally, leading […]
Gwen Stefani shows LAMB fall 2011–12 at New York Fashion Week
Gwen Stefani showed her autumn–winter 2011–12 LAMB collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. As mentioned below by our colleagues at ITN, Stefani is one of the few singers to mix a career in music with one in fashion. LAMB stands for Love, Angel, Music, Baby, the name of an earlier Stefani solo […]
For those surfing in through our home page, you’ll have noticed a distinct Germanic flavour. A selection of Maurice Luckett and his team’s photographs from Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week are online, with Vicki Matias—who has herself trained in fashion design—giving the expert’s view of the collections we’ve covered. Meanwhile, publisher Jack Yan has tested three […]
A glimpse at our New York Fashion Week fall 2011 coverage
Here are some of Stephen Ciuccoli’s early shots from New York Fashion Week’s fall 2011 shows, pending our more in-depth article. First up is Gary Graham’s collection: From Victor de Souza’s fall 2011 catwalk show, the following day: And from one of our favourites, Vivienne Tam: You may also like New York Fashion […]
E! gets viewers on the red carpet; Jane Oh has style; and Urbis launches next Designday
Our friends at E! Entertainment Television—with whom we’ve had a long connection through some of its hosts—are running a promotion called E! Live from the Red Carpet. E! is promoting its Life from the Red Carpet brand, and has created Iphone, Ipod and Ipad apps for getting news from the Emmys, Grammys and Oscars […]
Blake Lively quashes rumours of starring in Sex and the City prequel
The Sex and the City prequel will not star Blake Lively, the 23-year-old actress stated at the Elle Style Awards. ‘I’m a huge fan of the show and of Sarah Jessica Parker,’ she told our colleagues at ITN, but she will star in another movie. She stayed mum on the next season of […]
Parties on both coasts, as Grammys and NYFW celebrated
Our friend Pamela Miller and her STADJ model DJs have been active during the Grammys, in this video shot by yet another of our friends, David C. Lee, of Destination Luxury. The below video is taken from OK magazine’s Women of Music party, sponsored by Ciroc & Godiva, celebrating the Grammy Awards at the […]
