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Lucire issue 50 out now: the iconic issue
Marked by a simple cover line ‘Icons’ with a bright, red, and some would say auspicious, image from the team of Lindsay Adler, Cannon, Linh Nguyễn and Joanne Gair, the 50th international number of Lucire is now out

We’ll all soon know luxury Chinese car brands
Chinese car companies are doing luxury brands, usually in the EV space. There’s also a distinct lack of need for a foreign JV partner—a sign of things to come, says Jack Yan

A golden K-beauty day
Leading up to the Golden Globes, an LA pop-up boutique highlighted the best and newest K-beauty entries

The best of Antwerp and Ghent
Elyse Glickman explores Flanders’ two impressive cities, going beyond the Antwerp Six and uncovering food, fashion and hotel must-sees
Photographed by the author

Tailored for travellers on the go
With Amsterdam a handy stopover location for so many places, Elyse Glickman checks out two places for the traveller who wants a taste of the Dutch city
Some photographs by the author

Aston Martin announces 2025 Vantage Roadster
Following on from the powerful new coupé, deliveries of the drop-top begin in the second quarter

Continuing a 21-year tradition, Stanley Moss’s 2025 Global Brand Letter released
For your enjoyment and contemplation, Stanley Moss delves into the world of branding for another welcome edition, while Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms returns in the form the author intended

Biting right into the New Year
What better way to ring in 2025 than with a seven-course meal created by acclaimed chef Gabriel Kreuther? Lola Cristall reports

Rosa Clará shows 2025 couture collection, bringing back lace
Rosa Clará breaks from linear and geometric motifs in favour of French lace, and proposes other designs for brides in 2025

Panos Papadopoulos plans a fashion comeback, with swimwear and clothing on the cards
You can’t keep a great designer from designing, as Panos Papadopoulos aims to return to fashion, and bring back the passion and great fits to swimwear

Renault’s Korean renaissance; and what was the worst car we tested in 2024?
Jack Yan thinks the Renault Grand Koleos hides its origins well, but has a laugh at Renault Korea’s tagline; and what was the worst car he drove in 2024?

Nicole Kidman, Ariana Grande, Angelina Jolie, Adrien Brody among honorees at Palm Springs film awards
Star-studded evening also saw Zoë Saldaña, Sharon Stone, Isabella Rossellini, Jamie Lee Curtis, Timothée Chalamet, Amy Adams, Denis Villeneuve, Christy Turlington, and Georgina Chapman, among many others, as the awards’ season kicks off
Photographed by Matt Winkelmeyer, Frazer Harrison, Emma McIntyre, and Presley Ann/Getty Images

WhiteHello blends Damas jewellery designs into prints for winter collection
Four exclusive WhiteHello prints incorporate Damas jewellery designs, spawning a 70-strong collection for autumn–winter 2024–5

The professional ambassador
Jack Yan finds himself intrigued by the story of photographer Mabrouk Othman, whom he speaks to in Dubai
From issue 50 of Lucire

Thuwal Private Retreat: an exclusive private island in the Red Sea opens
Reservations are now open for one of the Gulf’s most exclusive getaways, with the true meaning of hafawah realized

Lucire’s news-makers of 2024
These are the people who shaped our news and society during 2024, giving a voice where it is needed
Photograph of Gisèle Pelicot by FMT/Creative Commons Attribution 4·0 International

X2 NYC brings back ’60s glamour to ski wear
X2 NYC brings back jet-set glamour to the ski slopes and après-ski parties—welcome back, we’ve missed it so

Beauty renaissance
Jody Miller is on the pulse of what’s in for beauty for winter 2024–5
From issue 50 of Lucire