British Fashion Council In a room of 4,000 outstanding individuals, designers, supermodels and stars, the 2016 British Fashion Awards took place in London tonight. With many renowned and iconic designers such as Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford and Donatella Versace present, as well as the new and upcoming, the show sure was a varietal and multifarious […]
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a woman whose presence we await with anticipation at Cannes: you know whatever she wears is going to set a high standard for eveningwear at the annual film festival. This year was no exception as the Bollywood actress attended the 69th Festival de Cannes—her 15th—at the première of Ma loute […]
Lucire’s Instagram round-up, June 28
With so much going on in the fashion world 24–7 we at Lucire thought you might need a quick Instagram update on what’s been happening in the lives of models and designers in the last week as we chronicle this world. With the spring–summer men’s runway shows in the last couple of weeks, most […]
Ian Gavan Dominique Charriau Venturelli Cannes’ AmFAR Gala is the big bash during the film festival, with celebrities this year flocking to the Cinema Against Aids event at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc at the Cap d’Antibes. Over the years, the event has raised US$140 million for AmFAR’s research programmes designed to consign Aids to history. […]
Virgin Atlantic begins trialling Vivienne Westwood-designed uniforms
Virgin Atlantic has begun showing its new uniforms, designed by Vivienne Westwood. Wearer trials began earlier today at airports, Clubhouses and on board Virgin Atlantic aircraft. The company says 180 staff, including crew, pilots, ground staff, Clubhouse employees and Virgin Holidays staff will trial the uniform over the next few months, ahead of the […]
Video: highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2013 costume gala, including our favourites
BFAnyc.com for the Metropolitan Museum of Art The talk today at Lucire was the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual costume gala, and who was the best and worst dressed. Our friends at ITN had a slightly different view to us, as we felt that Kim Kardashian let the side down with an unflattering floral-print […]
Video: 2012 Emmy gowns, with Heidi Klum, Nicole Kidman, Claire Danes, and Sofía Vergara most glam
Jeff Kravitz Above Morena Baccarin in Basil Soda. Who had the best dresses at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards? Ones rated most highly by ITN were Nicole Kidman in her Antonio Berardi spring–summer 2013, fresh off the catwalks; Tina Fey in Vivienne Westwood; Claire Danes in Jeanne Lanvin, showing that one can accommodate a […]
London Fashion Week spring–summer 2013, day three: the celebrity favourites
Lucire has videos from Christopher Raeburn, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Margaret Howell, Sophia Webster, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Nicole Farhi, Lucas Nascimento, J. J. S. Lee, Vivienne Westwood, Marios Schwab, Matthew Williamson, Temperley London, Unique, Paul Smith, Mary Katrantzou, Acne, Jonathan Saunders and Philip Treacy, as well as a day three highlight reel, as part […]
Royal Mail celebrates the best of British fashion, from Hardy Amies to Vivienne Westwood
Photographer Sølve Sundsbø has shot the latest first-class stamps for Royal Mail, celebrating British fashion. The stamps go on sale today (May 15), both at post office branches and online. Focusing on postwar designs, the stamps feature the work of Hardy Amies, Norman Hartnell, Granny Takes a Trip, Ossie Clark with Celia Birtwell, Tommy […]
The Body Shop launches Beauty with Heart—Lily Cole is first spokeswoman
Gareth Cattermole The Body Shop’s major announcement last night in London was for a new campaign, Beauty with Heart, with Lily Cole named as its first ambassador. VIPs such as Vivienne Westwood and Jo Wood attended the announcement. Beauty with Heart aims to ‘inspire individuals everywhere and transform the boundaries of beauty,’ says the […]
