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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 20 February 2020
In the spirit of Whitney: Houston Hologram tour set to begin

By ANDREW DALTON While on her final Euro-
AP Entertainment Writer pean tour, she had an
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — "unplugged" section of
Whitney Houston is about her show, with a stripped
to appear on the concert down band and minimal
stage again. fanfare. Houston liked that
Eight years after her death, so much that shortly before
a holographic Houston will her death at age 48 on the
embark on a European tour eve of the 2012 Grammy
that starts in England on Awards, she expressed a
Feb. 25 and runs through desire to one day do an
early April, with U.S. dates entire tour that way.
expected to follow. That concept became the
"Now is just the right time," model for the hologram
said Pat Houston, the sing- concert.
er's sister-in-law, former "This is something that she
manager and the execu- wanted to do," Pat Hous-
tor of her estate, which is ton said after the media
producing the show in col- preview of the show. "I get
laboration with BASE Holo- very emotional watching
gram. this, because it is so, so
"In the spirit of Whitney, I close to what she wanted.
know we're doing all the The only thing missing is her,
right things right now." In this Sept. 15, 2004 file photo, recording artist Whitney Houston performs at the 2004 World Music physically."
Last week, a few dozen Awards at the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Associated Press q
members of the media
were given a dress-re-
hearsal preview in Bur- Glamour, glitz at London Fashion
bank, California of most of
"An Evening With Whitney: Week despite stormy weather
The Whitney Houston Holo-
gram Tour," which features
a Houston projected onto By SYLVIA HUI her father's lap.
a nearly invisible scrim on Associated Press On the catwalk, mod-
a stage with real dancers LONDON (AP) — Gale els wore checked shirts,
and a live backing band. force winds and a deluge smart tailored coats, cu-
The concert set includes of rain may be causing lottes and velvet blazers,
most of her biggest hits — havoc to much of Britain, all paired with skin-tight,
"How Will I Know," "Saving but for the fashion crowd thigh-high leather boots in
All My Love For You," "I Will the show must go on. shades from blue to bright
Always Love You," along Storm Dennis didn't stop red. Beckham said "we're
with some unexpected models, celebrities and using the boot to throw
rarities, including a cover fashion insiders from don- things off in a little bit of a
of Steve Winwood's "High- ning their finest to attend strange way."
er Love" that Houston first London Fashion Week on Elsewhere, French design-
recorded three decades Sunday, which showcased er Roland Mouret turned
ago. new season styles from to 1980s London under
The show, which was first designers including Victo- Margaret Thatcher for in-
conceived five years ago, ria Beckham, Roland Mo- spiration. There were dou-
used a body double along uret, Roksanda and Emil- ble-breasted blazers, ex-
with hundreds of hours of ia Wickstead. American aggerated shoulders and
Houston performances streetwear designer Tom- androgynous suits; a sug-
and extensive CGI synthe- my Hilfiger also made a ary pink boxy blazer, worn
sizing. guest appearance, show- with matching culottes,
"We created the holo- ing neon yellow tracksuits stood out in a mostly aus-
gram the same way they and luxury sportswear in tere palette of greys, kha-
did Carrie Fisher in the 'Star a collaboration collection kis and monochrome.
Wars' movie 'Rogue One,'" with Formula One racing The fashion industry has
said Marty Tudor, CEO of driver Lewis Hamilton. come under increas-
BASE Hologram, which has Cameras flashed as the ing scrutiny from green
previously revived perform- Beckham family turned groups, and Mouret —
ing versions of dead singers out in style to support Spice who counts Meghan, the
including Roy Orbison and Girl-turned-designer Victo- Duchess of Sussex, among
Maria Callas. "It's lengthy, ria Beckham, who staged his celebrity fans — was
it's tedious, it's a big, com- her catwalk show at cen- keen to respond to calls A model wears a creation by designer Tommy Hilfiger at the
plicated process, but I think tral London's grand Ban- for more transparent and Autumn/Winter 2020 fashion week runway show in London,
it worked." queting Hall. Her sons Ro- environmentally-friendly Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.(Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
The ambitious perfor- meo and Cruz shared the practices. Associated Press
mance is the modest front row with father and Sustainable fashion "is at
brainchild of Whitney Hous- former soccer star David the heart of my collection carries with it a personal aimed for the brand to be
ton herself, in at least one Beckham, while 8-year-old in a time where the pro- responsibility," he said, carbon neutral within the
respect. Harper got a comfy seat in cess of creating clothes and emphasized that he year.q