Previewing Delikatessen’s menswear; Karolína Kurková and Eva Padberg at Berlin Fashion Week
Our correspondent Joanna Mroczkowska has sent us some images from Netherlands-based Polish designer André Lisowski, one of the men behind the Delikatessen label. The latest look book for spring–summer 2012 features Polish model Greg Nawrat, the face of the Gucci spring–summer 2012 campaign. Delikatessen, co-founded by Stephen Hartog, aims to combine old-world craft and […]
Jaguar supports Italian rowing with scholarship programme
Paolo Bruno/Getty Images A few years ago, you might not have seen this: Jaguar as the official car of the Federazione Italiana Canottaggio (Italian Rowing Federation). That was when Jaguar was so stuck with its idea of Britishness, almost to the point of parody. Since Ian Callum headed Jaguar design, the company has been […]
Eva Herzigova presents Montblanc’s Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco timepieces and fine jewellery
Pascal le Segretain/Getty Images Launched late last year, Montblanc’s Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco celebrates one of the great 20th century icons. On January 18, at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Genève, Montblanc has shown the new timepieces from the collection, along with fine jewellery for women. The timepieces include […]
Behind the scenes with Karl Lagerfeld on the Chanel spring ’12 campaign at the Cap d’Antibes
Karl Lagerfeld can be seen photographing and directing the spring–summer 2012 campaign advertisements for Chanel in the video below, on location at the iconic Hotel du Cap Eden Roc at the Cap d’Antibes. The models adopted perfect gymnastic poses while wearing some of the more ornate items from the spring–summer collection, including high heels. […]
Von Follies by Dita von Teese lingerie range arrives February 8 in Australia
The Von Follies by Dita von Teese lingerie range, previewed earlier in Lucire, will hit Target stores across Australia on February 8, in time for Valentine’s Day. The range will also reach the Target Australia online store at shop.target.com.au on the same day. The launch range consists of 26 pieces in five collections, beginning […]
The US will vote on internet censorship: why this will matter to many of you
How appropriate that the 2,000th entry in the ‘Insider’ section of the Lucire website would be devoted to something very important to the internet. On January 24, the US will vote on internet censorship, despite the opposition of the majority of American citizens, with the Protect-IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop […]
Burberry focuses online for autumn–winter 2012–13 menswear, retailing immediately after show
Burberry Prorsum has put the outerwear and bags from its autumn–winter 2012–13 menswear range on sale at its website, right after showing it at Milano on January 14. The offer is limited: it will only be on sale for one week—till the 21st—for delivery in eight weeks. It is part of an internet-based […]
Kristen Stewart is the face of next Balenciaga fragrance
Getty Images Twilight star Kristen Stewart is the new face of the upcoming Balenciaga fragrance, designer and creative director Nicolas Ghesquière announced today. The new fragrance will launch in the autumn of 2012. Stewart joins actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, who is currently the face of Balenciaga Paris. In a release, Stewart says, ‘I […]
Simon Cowell dons $65 Together bag; Bentley launches V8 Conti GT at £123,850
Nothing like a celebrity endorsement to get the press noticing. And this time, it’s Simon Cowell, who has been spotted on a Slipstream superyacht docked at St Bart’s with a Together bag, from designers Thursday Friday. A Twitter user alerted Thursday Friday, a label that launched in December 2010, founded by Olena Sholomytska and […]
Manfred Baumann’s candid shots of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Olivia Wilde
Manfred Baumann Sometimes, you can’t beat the candid shots that guests themselves at celebrity events take. In this case, Austrian photographer Manfred Baumann, and his wife Nelly, walked the red carpet at the Palm Springs Film Festival—along with Charlize Theron, Olivia Wilde, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks and Al Pacino—and came prepared. […]
