Nicholas Hunt; Fernanda Calfat; Astrid Stawiarz; Jamie McCarthy While Lucire’s Paris editor Lola Cristall is covering New York Fashion Week and will give her best-of report after the event, there’s one show that always brightens up the runways, and for a good cause: the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection. Back in the early […]
Iris Apfel, Julien Macdonald will be on board Queen Mary 2 for Transatlantic Fashion Week
Fashion icon Iris Apfel, 95, is one of the VIPs sailing on the Queen Mary 2 for Cunard’s second annual Transatlantic Fashion Week, running from August 31 to September 7, 2017. Apfel, known for her flamboyant personal style and her work in the fashion industry (including campaigns for and collaborations with Swarovski, MAC, Kate […]
Natalia Vodianova fronts H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign in a gown made from recycled polyester
Natalia Vodianova stars in H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign, highlighting the brand’s use of Bionic, a recycled polyester made from recovered shoreline waste. H&M Conscious is the Swedish retailer’s sustainable, socially responsible collection, with the Exclusives going a step further with limited-edition designs and, usually, a high-profile spokesmodel. The key design this season is […]
Beautifully free spirits: 2017’s Indie Beauty Expo
On any given day, the California Market Center in Downtown Los Angeles is buzzing with the goings-on of the city’s fashion industry. Racks of clothing are pushed and pulled from here to there, buyers bounce from one showroom to the next. Hopeful designers showcase the next season’s must-have dress or handbag. That all changed when […]
Allbirds releases limited-edition Wool Runner, teaming up with independent Wellington businesses
Allbirds has launched an eight-day celebration in Wellington starting today to promote artisans and creators who share its brand’s philosophy of quality and independence. Allbirds, a sustainable footwear brand co-founded by former All Whites skipper Tim Brown, has teamed up with craft brewery Garage Project, coffee roaster Coffee Supreme, and chocolatier Wellington Chocolate Factory. […]
H&M to release Fashion Icons Selected by The Weeknd on March 3
Federico Pestilli August Eriksson Hennes & Mauritz has teamed up with the Canadian Grammy Award-winning artist and producer, The Weeknd, on a collection of staples, dubbed Fashion Icons Selected by The Weeknd. The Weeknd has chosen the items, which go on sale at any H&M store that carries menswear from March 2. H&M […]
Milla Jovovich launches Toyota C-HR in London
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images At the Printworks in London on February 2, Toyota staged a drive-through immersive theatre experience with actress Milla Jovovich to promote its C-HR sport crossover. The event, The Night That Flows, saw 100 guests experience scenes from Berlin, Milano, Paris, Barcelona and London, interacting with actors and […]
Riccardo Tisci leaves Givenchy; autumn–winter 2017–18 prêt-à-porter format unknown
Max von Gumppenberg and Patrick Biener Above: From Givenchy’s spring–summer 2017 haute couture collection, which, along with its menswear shown in January, was Riccardo Tisci’s last for the brand. Women’s Wear Daily has broken the news that Riccardo Tisci has left Givenchy. Tisci’s last collections for the brand were his menswear and haute couture […]
Documentary series coinciding with Christian Dior’s 70th anniversary starting February 9 on More4
Top: Maria Grazia Chiuri takes a bow after her first collection. Above: From the archives, Christian Dior himself measuring a model. With Christian Dior celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, with a feature appearing in an upcoming Lucire and an exhibition at the NGV, it’s the perfect time to take a look back at one […]
