Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to be honoured at the Fashion Awards 2022
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award on December 5 at the British Fashion Council’s annual gala event at the Royal Albert Hall […]
Le monde de la mode parle encore de phénomènes virtuels, mais les méthodes traditionnelles vont tenir la distance, écrit Jack Yan […]
The fashion world is still talking about virtual phenomena but traditional methods are going to last the distance, writes Jack Yan […]
Lancia’s Design Day marks a renaissance for the storied Italian brand
A brand that had been expected to die under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Lancia is enjoying a revival under Stellantis, with its history inspiring three new models to début through the 2020s […]
Stefan Engeseth proposes a swimsuit idea for Gymshark
The creative futurist and author says Gymshark could have a swimwear range with a shark print—and goes further on how the company could promote it, while helping the planet’s ecosystem at the same time […]
New book steers readers through the world of haute and luxury brands
Already named one of the top branding books of 2021 by The Branding Journal, Philippe Mihailovich and Caroline Taylor’s Haute ‘Luxury’ Branding: the High Luxury Pyramid has appeared in a US English edition, fresh for 2022. Lucire publisher Jack Yan authored the foreword. Mihailovich had been a long-time member of Medinge Group, which Yan […]
Brands need special spaces in the metaverse, rather than mixing it with everyone
There were three stories in Lucire during March on virtual worlds. First, Riveka Thevendran took us into gaming fashion with a brief journey into its history, for a feature originally published in print. Secondly, DeepBrain announced that Chinese state TV channel CCTV will have an AI anchor. And thirdly, Kate Moss now has an avatar […]
Jack Yan Above: Wellington, New Zealand’s Lambton Quay, normally a main thoroughfare, during that country’s lockdown. Over the last two issues of Lucire KSA, we ran a story each on COVID-19. The first examined how companies fared after previous economic crises, looking at the past for answers. Last month, we examined what companies were doing […]
Instagram won’t replace the fashion magazine
Lindsay Adler Above: The cover from Lucire KSA, January 2020, modelled by Camille Hyde with fur by House of Fluff. Photographed by Lindsay Adler Photography, styled by Cannon/the Only Agency, hair by Linh Nguyen, and make-up by Joanne Gair using Danessa Myricks Beauty. A few weeks ago, I got out of the habit of Instagramming. […]
Kelly Rowland and Fabletics release third activewear collaboration for winter ’20
Fabletics, the lifestyle brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, has teamed up for winter 2020 with musician Kelly Rowland, marking their third collaboration. Launched January 1, the affordable collection features warm tones of espresso, maroon and tan, using soft performance fabrics. There are new wide-leg pants, leggings, ribbed seamless bras (with new halter and […]
