Lucire
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Michael Caine is London’s favourite Londoner

November 29, 2008/1.02

In an effort to get tourist numbers up, Britain’s Visit London campaign, in association with Virgin Atlantic, has presented an award to actor Michael Caine—Sir Maurice Micklewhite—for being London’s Favourite Londoner. The award was voted on by fellow Londoners and is one of fourteen Visit London awards that are presented. The awards are now in […]

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Mini reveals new cabriolet

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Mini has revealed its new convertible, based on the latest platform. Earlier this year, Lucire tested the Clubman estate, which we dubbed a fashion item for the RAV4 crowd turning away from SUVs because of their negative image in 2008. The cabriolet should equally be a winner for BMW and Mini, especially with new engines, […]

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New London footwear label is a trip

November 27, 2008/15.12

We like this idea: Above + Below London, a new footwear label, uses fabrics that have been reclaimed from London buses and Underground carriages from the 1950s through to the 1990s—with the permission of Transport for London. Some are rare and will likely take wearers back to an earlier era.    Central St Martin’s graduate […]

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Matthew Williamson is H&M’s next guest designer

November 25, 2008/12.30

Above: Model Veronika Fasinova and Matthew Williamson, previewing one of the designs in next spring’s collection for H&M. (Photographed by Magnus Magnusson for H&M.) Continuing the idea of accessible luxury, Hennes & Mauritz has announced that its next guest designer will be Matthew Williamson. Williamson follows in the footsteps of Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Viktor […]

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New Porsche Panamera 4S: official first videos

November 24, 2008/12.16

Porsche has released footage of its new Panamera sports sedan—we have the latest video of the car, both stationary and in motion. If it’s anything like the 911s we have driven, this car could do well. And we were right about the Cayenne being a sales’ hit for Porsche. While there are still people smarting […]

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GAS store celebrates its first anniversary

November 23, 2008/9.21

It was nice to join GAS in Wellington, New Zealand on its store’s ?rst anniversary last Friday, at which deputy mayor Ian McKinnon was a guest. The store, meanwhile, slashed 40 per cent off its retail prices for the VIP function. The Italian label, whose New Zealand venture has the support of All Black Dan […]

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More of Anne Hathaway on Lancôme Magnifique

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We’ve put up some extra images from behind the scenes of the Lancôme Magni?que TV commercial, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Peter Lindbergh, this week. A video showing the making of the commercial was shown on the Lucire TV site last month. You may also like Anne Hathaway, behind the scenes on Lancôme Magnifique […]

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E! says Karolína Kurková is world’s sexiest woman

November 22, 2008/10.25

Above: Karolína Kurková in La Perla, as featured in Lucire in 2001. E! Entertainment Television has named Karolína Kurková as the world’s sexiest woman for 2008.    Model Bar Rafaeli and actress Angelina Jolie took second and third places.    Rounding off the top 10 were Gisèle Bündchen, Scarlett Johansson, Adriana Lima, Heidi Klum, Penélope […]

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Fashionoffice.org goes mobile

November 21, 2008/5.37

We’re glad to note that our Austrian friends at Fashionof?ce.org have joined us in offering a mobile service. For those who want extra news from Europe, as well as shopping tips, point your cells and mobile devices to www.fashion.at/mobile. Ours, of course, can be found at lucire.info—you can get a feel of the text-driven service […]

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Rhonda Grant at Miss International

November 20, 2008/15.51

Top: Rhonda Grant, representing New Zealand at Miss International (centre) is flanked by Miss Norway and Miss Russia. Above: With Japanese students prior to a national costume parade. It was nice to hear from nutritionist Rhonda Grant, one of our Miss Universe New Zealand runners-up, who represented her country at Miss International in Macau.   […]

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