BBC joins interest in fashion with new drama, Material Girl
There is a growing interest in the fashion trade again—we’ve had to put up with The September Issue; the US is about to air The Beautiful Life with Elle Macpherson and Mischa Barton; and the BBC has now shown a clip of its new drama, Material Girl. The broadcaster says the series is ‘a […]
Our good friend Thomaz has been in Ecuador to photograph fashion week there, and we have some shots from the event last month. Meanwhile, we’d like to give Sharyn Steel’s Struggling to Fly a bit of a plug. Sharyn started off as the only woman journalist at a newspaper in 1969, and rose through […]
Tomorrow, blogs might even drive print magazines
The ‘Insider’ section has now been facelifted for the first time, bringing it in line with the new pages on the Lucire website. It has also dawned on us that this blog celebrates its second anniversary. Lucire was a late convert to blogging, even though I had been blogging away—on a very irregular basis—since […]
Revising the ‘Insider’ section
Between 8 and 9 a.m. GMT, we will be revising the template to the ‘Insider’ pages. We won’t take this section offline, but in case things don’t go smoothly, you might find a few strange layouts. (Don’t blame your computer or ISP during this hour: it’s us.) You may also like The Lucire website, à […]
If you came via the home page today, then you’ll know Lucire has a new look on the web. We haven’t put this design on all the pages yet—obviously this page, at the time of writing, still has the old look. But we are continuing to roll it out across the site and all subsequent […]
Getty Images Here’s Rec 2 star Manuela Velasco—known to some readers as Ana Valverde in the hit Antena 3 series La chica de ayer (the Spanish Life on Mars remake)—wearing her Jæger-LeCoultre watch at the photo call for her film at the Venice Film Festival. She’s one of many stars at the Mostra Internazionale, which […]
Thieves make off with NZ$12k of Zum Wohl on the eve of launches
We are disappointed to learn that thieves have made off with NZ$12,000 worth of Zum Wohl Schnaps, days before the brand was due to launch in more cities in New Zealand. Zum Wohl says that the theft will not affect production, but urges anyone with information to come forward either to the company, Aotearoa […]
Young designers showcase their work at Museum of London
Fashion Diversity, to be held at Museum of London during London Fashion Week, is a three-day event, running from September 17 to 19, featuring free workshops and catwalk shows featuring new and established designers. London students have created a fashion range influenced by eighteenth-century pleasure gardens, and will show their work on the 19th. One […]
Elle Macpherson, filmed from her bedroom
To promote the new Elle Macpherson Intimates collection Bedtime Stories, the supermodel herself reads Tennessee Williams’s ‘Life Story’ in this promotional film for Bendon. You may also like Elle Macpherson Intimates enters continental European market It’s Heidi Klum Intimates as the German model takes over from Elle Macpherson at Bendon Entertainment news: Zhang Zi Lin […]
Porsche shows limited-edition 911 Sport Classic
With the IAA (Frankfurt Motor Show) around the corner, the automakers are sending us a lot of news. It’s greatly needed for the industry, which has experienced a major sales’ slump this year. We can always rely on Porsche to give us a bit of glamour, however. The 911 Sport Classic will go to […]
