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The making of Jay Leno’s Jaguar XJ

August 30, 2010/12.57

Jaguar has released a series of videos showing the making of Jay Leno’s XJ. Leno, an avowed car enthusiast, thinks very highly of Jaguar’s latest model, ordered his XJ and had it delivered to Los Angeles, California. In the first video, the car is made at the Castle Bromwich factory in the Midlands; in the […]

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Citroën releases first pics of DS4

/11.46

Citroën has released images of its new DS4, part of its specialty-car range bearing the hallowed DS initials.    We still haven’t been convinced by the looks of the DS3, which is meant to challenge the Mini, though the DS4 does have some funky features to it.    The overall styling is more aggressive than […]

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Who is H&M’s next designer?

/6.53

Hennes & Mauritz has released a 23-second video featuring the next top designer with whom it will collaborate. It’s strictly a teaser and does not show the designer’s face. Any guesses out there?    The collection is released September 9. You may also like Johanna Ortiz × H&M: full collection to drop on March 12 […]

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Urban jungle

/6.48

The new collection from iconic New Zealand label Icebreaker features a stunning spectrum of nature-inspired garments that transforms world-class technical fabrics and designs into style on the street.    Summer bright hues dominating this season in viola, ember and turquoise are balanced with neutral tones of flax and snow to create wearable city clothes. Many […]

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Giorgio Armani dresses 2010 Emmy nominees and presenters

August 29, 2010/23.36

Giorgio Armani has been quick to point out its involvement in the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcasting now from the Nokia Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles.    According to its release, Claire Danes (Temple Grandin) will wear a Giorgio Armani Privé muted bronze evening gown fully encrusted with Swarovski drop crystals and […]

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Westpac Young Designer semi-finalist Hermione Flynn is one to watch

August 27, 2010/11.39

Sarah Burton Hermione Flynn is in the pursuit of creating intellectual fashion—garments which have the same artistic and intellectual integrity as a piece of art may.    Her début womenswear collection, The Gentle Woman (shot here by Sarah Burton), was initially inspired by the concept of gay marriage—more specifically a men’s æsthetic placed on an […]

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Love from London opens at Getty Images Gallery

/11.26

Douglas Rimington/Detune Photography The Getty Images Gallery is a small gallery just off Oxford Street in London. Although I say small, this in no way refers to the images that it contains within. Getty’s reputation alone was most likely why, despite the dark, rainy night, it seemed most of the several hundred invited guests all […]

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Peugeot announces 3008 diesel hybrid, with 74 mpg

August 26, 2010/11.05

Peugeot has announced what it calls the first diesel ‘full hybrid’ car, the 3008 Hybrid4 crossover.    To date, production hybrid vehicles have used a petrol engine. By using an already fuel-efficient diesel with 120 kW (163 bhp), the 3008 Hybrid4 manages a combined drive cycle fuel consumption of 3·8 l/100 km (74·4 mpg [Imperial]) […]

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Mercedes-Benz unveils SLS AMG to Lucire

August 25, 2010/9.57

Jack Yan Fashion editor Sopheak Seng wasn’t the only Lucire staffer enjoying himself last Friday. Yours truly, along with editorial associate Victoria Jones, headed to Wellington Star Mercedes-Benz for the city unveiling of the SLS AMG gullwing sports car.    Wellington Star General Manager James Ridley took the covers off for Lucire especially, an hour […]

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DeNada stays true with spring–summer ’10–’11

/9.40

DeNada had its launch of its spring–summer 2010–11 collection with an informal in-house styling session last Friday at its flagship Wellington store. This was a lovely way of introducing the spring–summer 2010–11 collection as it gave customers a way of connecting with the clothes on a more personal level, as designer Nada Piątek explained each […]

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