Lainey Keogh is an Irish fashion designer specialising in knitwear.
Early life
Born in Old Town in Ireland in 1957, Keogh grew up on a farm. She studied microbiology, and started out as a lab technician before deciding to pursue fashion design as a career. At this time, Marianne Gunn O'Connor, who had a clothes shop in Dublin called Otokio specialising in avant-garde fashion, noticed Keogh knitting in the Bewley's coffee house in Dublin, and is credited with discovering her and her work. Following Otokio's closure in 1991, Gunn O'Connor would go on to take charge of international PR for Keogh's company, before finding success as a literary agent.
Career
In 1984 Keogh opened her first shop in Dublin, where she gradually built up her business and reputation, before presenting her first major catwalk show in Autumn 1997 at London Fashion Week. Despite breaking all the traditional rules, including having personal friends (including Marianne Faithfull and Sophie Dahl, making her catwalk debut) modelling alongside famous supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Helena Christensen, the show, held in a working man's club, was very well received. The soundtrack to the show included unreleased tracks by U2, while John Hurt recited poetry by Seamus Heaney.Anna Harvey of UK Vogue declared Keogh's show the "jewel in the crown" of that Fashion Week. That same year, Isabella Blow chose a Keogh knitted evening dress and coat ensemble as part of the 1997 Dress of the Year alongside designs by Hussein Chalayan, Julien MacDonald, Deborah Milner, and Philip Treacy. The following year, Keogh's textiles were used by John Galliano in his 1998 Autumn haute couture collection at Christian Dior S.A..
Elaine "Lainey" Lui (Chinese:雷若芬, born September 26, 1973) is a Canadian television personality, reporter, and infotainer. She considers herself a self-proclaimed gossip maven. She pens a website, laineygossip.com, is a reporter for CTV's etalk, and is also a co-host on CTV's daily talk series The Social.
Early life and education
Lui was born and raised in Toronto. Her parents, Judy and Bernard, immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1970. They worked odd jobs, including washing dishes and cleaning hotel rooms. Eventually, her father found stable work as an accountant. When Lui was 6, her parents divorced and her mother returned to Hong Kong. Lui spent many summers in Hong Kong to visit her mother. Her parents reunited when she was 16.
The Sociology of Gossip: Elaine Lui at TEDxVancouver
Lainey isn't looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. The ETALK Reporter and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, does what she does for one reason -- to provide a gossip education to the Canadian public. The Toronto-born, self-proclaimed gossip maven got into the gossip game in a very roundabout way. What started as an email to two friends grew to a website with active followers from around the world. More than one million people now read LaineyGossip.com every month, making it a leading international celebrity news source. Elaine's years of experience in the media, celebrity entertainment and blogging space have helped her shape a fascinating TED talk about gossip and it's critical place within modern pop culture.
In the spirit of ideas wort...
published: 05 Feb 2013
Lainey apologizes for past racist and homophobic posts on her blog | The Social
The Social's Lainey Lui apologizes for her resurfaced transphobic, homophobic, and racist posts from 2006, which have been offensive to many. “Accountability is not temporary. It’s ongoing. So, I’m here today to be accountable.”
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Co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and correspondent Jess Allen, THE SOCIAL brings a fresh, daily perspective on the up-to-the-minute news, pop culture, and lifestyle topics that matter most to Canadians.
For the latest from The Social, visit: https://www.thesocial.ca/
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published: 24 Jun 2020
Spiritually A Cop - Yukari Oshima vs. Elaine Lui
This is the end fight of the pretty cool movie Spiritually A Cop. Here is Yukari Oshima vs. Elain Lui. Enjoy!
Lainey isn't looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. The ETALK Reporter and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, ...
Lainey isn't looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. The ETALK Reporter and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, does what she does for one reason -- to provide a gossip education to the Canadian public. The Toronto-born, self-proclaimed gossip maven got into the gossip game in a very roundabout way. What started as an email to two friends grew to a website with active followers from around the world. More than one million people now read LaineyGossip.com every month, making it a leading international celebrity news source. Elaine's years of experience in the media, celebrity entertainment and blogging space have helped her shape a fascinating TED talk about gossip and it's critical place within modern pop culture.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Lainey isn't looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. The ETALK Reporter and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, does what she does for one reason -- to provide a gossip education to the Canadian public. The Toronto-born, self-proclaimed gossip maven got into the gossip game in a very roundabout way. What started as an email to two friends grew to a website with active followers from around the world. More than one million people now read LaineyGossip.com every month, making it a leading international celebrity news source. Elaine's years of experience in the media, celebrity entertainment and blogging space have helped her shape a fascinating TED talk about gossip and it's critical place within modern pop culture.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
The Social's Lainey Lui apologizes for her resurfaced transphobic, homophobic, and racist posts from 2006, which have been offensive to many. “Accountability is...
The Social's Lainey Lui apologizes for her resurfaced transphobic, homophobic, and racist posts from 2006, which have been offensive to many. “Accountability is not temporary. It’s ongoing. So, I’m here today to be accountable.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
WATCH MORE debates from The Social here: https://bit.ly/2m8jyqN
Co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and correspondent Jess Allen, THE SOCIAL brings a fresh, daily perspective on the up-to-the-minute news, pop culture, and lifestyle topics that matter most to Canadians.
For the latest from The Social, visit: https://www.thesocial.ca/
Subscribe to The Social on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2Gjh0Nm
Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialctv/
Subscribe to The Social Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-social-podcast/id1477110940
The Social's Lainey Lui apologizes for her resurfaced transphobic, homophobic, and racist posts from 2006, which have been offensive to many. “Accountability is not temporary. It’s ongoing. So, I’m here today to be accountable.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
WATCH MORE debates from The Social here: https://bit.ly/2m8jyqN
Co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and correspondent Jess Allen, THE SOCIAL brings a fresh, daily perspective on the up-to-the-minute news, pop culture, and lifestyle topics that matter most to Canadians.
For the latest from The Social, visit: https://www.thesocial.ca/
Subscribe to The Social on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2Gjh0Nm
Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialctv/
Subscribe to The Social Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-social-podcast/id1477110940
Lainey isn't looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. The ETALK Reporter and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, does what she does for one reason -- to provide a gossip education to the Canadian public. The Toronto-born, self-proclaimed gossip maven got into the gossip game in a very roundabout way. What started as an email to two friends grew to a website with active followers from around the world. More than one million people now read LaineyGossip.com every month, making it a leading international celebrity news source. Elaine's years of experience in the media, celebrity entertainment and blogging space have helped her shape a fascinating TED talk about gossip and it's critical place within modern pop culture.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
The Social's Lainey Lui apologizes for her resurfaced transphobic, homophobic, and racist posts from 2006, which have been offensive to many. “Accountability is not temporary. It’s ongoing. So, I’m here today to be accountable.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
WATCH MORE debates from The Social here: https://bit.ly/2m8jyqN
Co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and correspondent Jess Allen, THE SOCIAL brings a fresh, daily perspective on the up-to-the-minute news, pop culture, and lifestyle topics that matter most to Canadians.
For the latest from The Social, visit: https://www.thesocial.ca/
Subscribe to The Social on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2Gjh0Nm
Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesocialctv
Follow The Social on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialctv/
Subscribe to The Social Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-social-podcast/id1477110940
Lainey Keogh is an Irish fashion designer specialising in knitwear.
Early life
Born in Old Town in Ireland in 1957, Keogh grew up on a farm. She studied microbiology, and started out as a lab technician before deciding to pursue fashion design as a career. At this time, Marianne Gunn O'Connor, who had a clothes shop in Dublin called Otokio specialising in avant-garde fashion, noticed Keogh knitting in the Bewley's coffee house in Dublin, and is credited with discovering her and her work. Following Otokio's closure in 1991, Gunn O'Connor would go on to take charge of international PR for Keogh's company, before finding success as a literary agent.
Career
In 1984 Keogh opened her first shop in Dublin, where she gradually built up her business and reputation, before presenting her first major catwalk show in Autumn 1997 at London Fashion Week. Despite breaking all the traditional rules, including having personal friends (including Marianne Faithfull and Sophie Dahl, making her catwalk debut) modelling alongside famous supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Helena Christensen, the show, held in a working man's club, was very well received. The soundtrack to the show included unreleased tracks by U2, while John Hurt recited poetry by Seamus Heaney.Anna Harvey of UK Vogue declared Keogh's show the "jewel in the crown" of that Fashion Week. That same year, Isabella Blow chose a Keogh knitted evening dress and coat ensemble as part of the 1997 Dress of the Year alongside designs by Hussein Chalayan, Julien MacDonald, Deborah Milner, and Philip Treacy. The following year, Keogh's textiles were used by John Galliano in his 1998 Autumn haute couture collection at Christian Dior S.A..
We’re sitting on a couch by the fittings area ... The moment she arrived in the French capital, she knew she was a little out of step with the Vogue crowd.“I was this big-haired, 1980s, Lainey Keogh wearing... “It was tough.
“So, I thought, I’m going to read into this a bit more ...Quinn agrees ... “We dressed [singer] Maria Doyle Kennedy as Queen Maeve and, having worked with Lainey Keogh so much, I just thought ‘bingo’.