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Hoshinoya smartphone app monitors onsen crowd size
Stanley Moss looks at one resort group’s way of ensuring physical distancing at its onsen hot springs

 

Maldives plans to open up July 15; Las Vegas says flights continue to increase
In the pursuit of the tourist dollar, the Maldives plans to open up, despite the ongoing pandemic, while Las Vegas says its flights continue to increase

 

Greed a topical comedy about fast fashion and the practices that support it
The Steve Coogan–Isla Fisher comedy tells a tale about a fast fashion mogul who the industry will find familiar—and even those who don’t know will take away the same message from director Michael Winterbottom’s Greed. Jack Yan reviews it

 

Beauty round-up: a timeless lipstick, a rich lavender toner, and ’70s-inspired eyeshadows
A new natural lipstick from Living Nature, a rich new toner from 001 Skincare London, and new eyeshadows and highlighters inspired by Studio 54 from Nomad—as reported by Meg Hamilton and Lucire staff

 

Kathy Ireland Swim by Trunkettes makes its début
Kathy Ireland has finally found a swimwear company worthy of licensing her brand, continuing its influence in fashion and furnishings

 

The nonconformists
Meg Hamilton examines some of Paris’s best ready-to-wear for autumn–winter 2020–1, discovering that designers were ready to question and break apart convention, letting their creative forces take hold
Photographed by Olivier Saillant, Marie Rouge, and courtesy labels
First published in the May 2020 issue of Lucire KSA

 

Katherine Langford named brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris
The Australian actress joins L’Oréal Paris’s international roster of spokeswomen, with her first campaign breaking later in 2020

 

Fashion round-up: different hemispheres, different seasons
New releases from Icebreaker of New Zealand, Malo of Italy, and Paradigm Eyewear of the US

 

Coat tales
With winter fast approaching there is no better time to invest in the perfect coat. There is a plethora of options when it comes to outwear this season, from classic camel to textured plaids, and coloured and quilted. There is something to suit any mood, writes Sopheak Seng

 

Oyster’s your world—to dating
Lawyer and entrepreneur Anishka Prasad has created an ingenious hybrid dating–dining app, Oyster Dates, serving, for starters, the city of London. Jack Yan speaks with her

 

British Fashion Council, Bags of Ethics team up to offer designer face coverings for charity
Halpern, Julien Macdonald, Liam Hodges, Mulberry, Raeburn, and Rixo have created non-medical masks, retailing at £15 for three, raising funds for the NHS, the BFC Foundation, and Wings of Hope

 

 

The Hacker
For those facing an extended lockdown during the pandemic, have we a tale for you, serialized over the upcoming weeks. In the novel The Hacker, by travel editor Stanley Moss, all hell breaks loose at a struggling young Gurgaon-based software firm when Shaitan Vikram, one of its ex-employees and a psychopath hacker, swears to revenge his legitimate but ill-timed dismissal from the company rolls
Prologue | Chapters 1–4 | 5–8 | 9–12 | 13–16 | 17–20 | 21–2

 

Hublot launches Big Bang E smartwatch, with enhanced features
Hublot’s Big Bang E continues on the path set by the connected version from 2018, and builds on the technology, design and features, including art by Marc Ferrero changing through the day

 

Dyson Corrale hair straightener to be released in New Zealand July 7
The Dyson Corrale hair straightener, launched in March, now has a New Zealand release date. Dyson is taking expressions of interest at its website

 

Facebook’s demise wouldn’t affect us much
As there is no longer any correlation between the reach of a Facebook post and the readership of the article it links, publisher Jack Yan wonders if there’s much point to updating social media presences

 

Mannequins wearing the latest fashion help “social distancing” in Vilnius cafés and restaurants
In the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, bars, cafés and restaurants have teamed up with fashion designers, to showcase the latest styles on mannequins seated at tables which help maintain physical distancing rules

 

Order the latest issue of Lucire, starring Javicia Leslie, Camille Hyde, and the furs of Rocketman
Our 41st international issue is jam-packed with features and stunning shoots, with the team working overtime to bring you a world journey, from Venezia to Guyana, from Hollywood to a mill in Kent, from Paris to Queenstown

 

 

 

 

 

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