Official photos and video: Jaguar launches F-type coupé at Los Angeles Auto Show
Although images of the F-type coupé have already been leaked, Jaguar has now officially released details of one of its most anticipated sports cars. The convertible F-type is already on the market and is Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2013 (see Lucire issue 30), but enthusiasts have waited for the hardtop coupé […]
Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! exhibition opens today at Somerset House
The exhibition, Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!, opens today at Somerset House, London. This marks the second time Lucire has covered an exhibition connected to the late editor and fashion patron. The earlier occasion, in 2008, saw curator Donna Loveday of the Design Museum look at Philip Treacy’s hats, and focused on the then Isabella […]
Mini launches with Poppy Delevingne, Henry Holland, Peaches Geldof, Ellie Goulding, Kimberley Garner
Dominic O’Neill Mini knows it’s on to a good thing, especially when it has 2½ million customers worldwide for the fashion-led 21st-century models released under BMW. With the launch of the fourth-generation Mini, BMW has stuck with the fashion image, with Poppy Delevingne, fashion designers Henry Holland and Amy Molyneaux, Peaches Geldof, Ellie Goulding, […]
Superscrimpers to launch website, kicking off with festive special on Channel 4
Endemol UK will launch a website, Superscrimpers.com, to tie in with the Channel 4 show launched in 2011. The show, with economizing tips, lends itself well to a web resource. The site promises fashion tips alongside those for food, gifts, gardening, lifestyle and travel. Endemol and Channel 4 say a pool of experts […]
BMW unveils sportier fourth-generation Mini in Oxford
BMW has released details of the new Mini, the third generation made under its watch and arguably the first to be developed entirely under its auspices. The new F56-series Mini looks more purposeful, with a shallower glasshouse, but that is only the start. As with most new cars, it is bigger than the […]
Nespresso launches Wellington boutique with the help of the PM, Taika Waititi, and Team New Zealand
Mark Tantrum Nespresso and Wellington seem to be natural bedfellows: Wellingtonians pride themselves on a decent cup, while Nespresso aims to bring the café experience into the home with its high-pressure machines as well as its gourmet coffees. And while Wellingtonians love supporting their local brands, Nespresso’s new upscale boutique on Lambton Quay, which opened […]
Rock the Boat: a see-worthy effort by Annah Stretton
While some designers strive to create an ideal vision of the perfect female customer, others choose to let their customer use fashion to define their own definition of perfection. Annah Stretton, now easing her way into to the US and other countries’ markets via her jaunty online boutiques, fits the second category and does it […]
BBC releases trailer for An Adventure in Space and Time, as Doctor Who celebrations continue
Building on the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebrations is a fact-based drama on BBC2, An Adventure in Space and Time, written by Mark Gatiss. The trailer was released today by the BBC. The film looks at the creation of Doctor Who, and the involvement of producer Verity Lambert, director Waris Hussein, actor William Hartnell, […]
Getting the Body Shop’s party look for summer, featuring the return of the Sparkler
The Body Shop provides all you need to achieve the ultimate sun-kissed party look this holiday season. The perfect base coat to this look is its all-in-one BB Cream, a colour-adapting tinted cream which provides 24-hour hydration. Step two of this stunning party look consists of creating the perfect smoky eye. This immaculate smoky eye […]
Paul McGann appears in ‘The Night of the Doctor’ as Doctor Who’s cultural impact felt
As the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who nears—its première is on November 23, along with an international simulcast—the BBC has released a short mini-episode, ‘The Night of the Doctor’, starring Paul McGann. The episode is an unexpected gift to fans, after McGann told the press that he was not involved in the […]
