Lucire
The global fashion magazine April 19, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Getting Lucire back in your Facebook feeds

October 25, 2009/3.01

Facebook recently changed its News Feed, with some strange consequences. The first is that Facebook selects 250 of your friends for you to follow on your feeds—which means you must manually tell it to select all your friends by raising the limit (there is information here on how to fix that). But more important for […]

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Heidi Klum, Nicole Richie to start fashion lines—industry papers

October 23, 2009/4.21

Above left Nicole Richie has already dabbled in design, namely with maternity wear. Above right Heidi Klum is set to add footwear to her already diverse portfolio. Two celebrities are reportedly starting fashion lines this week. First, Nicole Richie, who has recently done a jewellery collection and, for A Pea in a Pod, a maternity-wear […]

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Pick of the week: Stolen Girlfriends’ Club

October 22, 2009/23.00

For me this was easily one of the best shows of Air New Zealand Fashion Week. Stolen Girlfriends’ Club’s autumn–winter 2010 collection is clever and original. How to make the Pocahontas look cool!    There was so much to fall in love with. Some of my hits: the heavy cable knits, cropped vests layered over […]

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Eva Longoria, Tony Parker in London Fog holiday campaign

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US brand London Fog, best known for its raincoats and bags, showed its new holiday 2009 campaign starring Eva Longoria-Parker and husband Tony Parker yesterday. It is the first time the couple has appeared in a marketing campaign together.    The campaign will appear from December in Elle US, Marie Claire US and Gotham, and […]

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Barbie by David Dixon thinks pink for spring 2010

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Whatever your feelings may be towards Barbie, the iconic doll’s influence as a vehicle of style is most undeniable. Fifty years after her début, Canada’s David Dixon keeps her on the minds of Toronto Fashion Week-goers with his spring 2010 Barbie by David Dixon collection.    This latest installation in Dixon’s Barbie collections (his label […]

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Trollbeads shows latest collection

October 21, 2009/11.54

Trollbeads says it is the original brand of charm bracelet, and the København-based company, now retailing in Australia, has revealed its latest collection.    The collection has over 500 interchangeable charms, created by Danish craftsmen using materials including 18 ct gold, sterling silver, Murano glass, natural pearls, precious stones and Swarovski crystals. You may also […]

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Intensifying your eyes

October 20, 2009/23.20

Make-up artist German Moyano has a new tip from Lancôme: how to intensify the eyes’ appearance by “elongating”, using two liners. You may also like Choosing your foundation Touching up your mascara on the go Lancôme on eye make-up Lancôme’s make-up tips: harmonizing colours Reinventing the smoky eye with Lancôme’s Noirs Perles Video snapshots from […]

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Twelve things you might not have known about Lucire

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This post has gone online exactly 12 years since Lucire went live on the internet (October 20, 1997, 6 a.m. EST), to commemorate our anniversary.    Since those humble beginnings, Lucire has branched out from the web and into international print editions. And rather than go on about our history as we did in editions […]

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A Lucire miscellany for October ’09

October 19, 2009/11.28

For one reason or another, these folks didn’t get covered in Lucire earlier, despite being very worthy. Sometimes it’s what’s in our editorial calendar, sometimes it’s due to a heavy news day with other things being covered.    We spotted Teza at one of our regular haunts—regular, at least, till they stopped accepting American Express. […]

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Angela Lewis offers bespoke suiting at Newmarket boutique

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Angela Lewis, profiled in issue 27 of Lucire, has been very busy. She has continued her Style Workshops (above and left) as well as presented her autumn–winter 2010 looks at a New Zealand Fashion Week-related event for Westpac, where she showcased her new suiting shapes and key themes. On the new designs, ‘My 20 years […]

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