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Gunnar Optiks × Tokidoki: blue light protection with a sense of whimsy
The eyewear choice for gamers, Gunnar Optiks, teams up with the whimsical Italian lifestyle brand Tokidoki, for three stylish designs this summer

 

Oriana Capaldi Ciudad emphasizes colour for summer ’24
Finding inspiration in film, art and music, the UK-based designer showcases colourful collections for summer 2024

 

Philip B.: a shining accomplishment in premium hair care
Philip B. reintroduces his Peppermint Avocado shampoo and conditioner, along with other new entries, just in time for a record-breaking summer

 

Sheer bliss: Manucurist’s Active range collection
Manucurist Paris picks up on the transparency trend with its new Active line

 

All-woman team creates newest addition on Brick Bay Sculpture Trail
An all-woman team of architects creates a colourful addition to the 60-plus sculptures at Brick Bay near Matakana, New Zealand

 

Lüllepop: limitless with latex
Jack Yan interviews Lüllepop’s Cathleen Reinheckel, who has embarked on a mission to free latex from its fetishist context and to show just what elegant fashions the renewable and largely sustainable material can shape
From issue 49 of Lucire

 

Dagne Dover showcases Luggage Edit: sustainable, sturdy, sensible, and chic
Dagne Dover’s line is 100 per cent vegan, including designs made from recycled plastic water bottles. There’s even a partnership where they resell used goods for eco-friendlier fashion

 

Making life easier
There are surprising new solutions in wellness, luxury motoring, and even home cleaning in our round-up

 

Flagstaff, Arizona: energetic and epicentric
The locals call it ‘Flag’, and for those in the know, High Country Motor Lodge is where you’ll get authentic lodgings to explore this culturally satisfying spot, writes Stanley Moss
Photographed by the author

 

Lucire issue 49 out now, as lavish as ever
Memorable editorial shoots, talented international designers with a keen eye for concepts and visuals, and the low-down on indie beauty all come together for one of our most beautiful print issues

 

Putting the Š into SUV
Škoda’s range-topping Kodiaq has a turbocharged two-litre that’s meant to inject sportiness into the big Czech chariot. Jack Yan finds out if it puts the Š into sport utility
Photographed by the author

 

City splendour: celebrating the arts in New York City
Lola Cristall celebrates the culture of New York City at three distinct events promoting the arts

 

PETA France targets Olympic partner LVMH with projections on Paris landmarks
The animal rights’ group showed projections at the Place Vendôme, Tour Eiffel and the Louis Vuitton hotel on the Champs-Élysées

 

ITVX’s Red Eye breaks ground in more than one way
It’s been over four decades since the UK had a police series led by an actor of Chinese descent, notes Jack Yan, and Red Eye breaks barriers in more ways than one

 

H&M, Ev Bravado, Téla D’Amore collaborate on collection featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art
Ev Bravado and Téla D’Amore of Who Decides War reference the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat in their collaboration with H&M, with the blessing of the Basquiat estate

 

Lamborghini commemorates The Cannonball Run’s Countach, reuniting it with actresses
The Cannonball Run’s Lamborghini Countach is so iconic, it’s one of only 30 cars registered at the US Library of Congress

 

The spice of life: eight trends from Expo West 2024
Although the stands at the Anaheim Convention Center were as busy as ever, Elyse Glickman spots eight beauty and health trends that are taking off at the US west coast’s largest natural products’ expo
Photographed by the author

 

Swiss engineering that will make you smile
Curaprox regularly appears in Lucire—and our team members in different countries use their pioneering toothbrush. They’ve gone further with a vegan toothpaste and a top-of-the-line electric toothbrush