Volvo releases details of second-generation XC90
Volvo has released official information on the second-generation XC90, replacing the original SUV that first caught the public’s attention in 2002. The new XC90 is aimed at a more affluent audience while preserving traditional Volvo values, as the Swedish brand aims to increase its international sales as a prestige marque, especially in China. […]
News round-up: Dilmah hosts high teas in New Zealand; Trish Peng searches for new face
Dilmah Tea New Zealand Dilmah Tea hosted a series of high teas around New Zealand, promoting its socially responsible message along with the rising interest in tea mixology. Its Wellington stop on Tuesday, hosted by Dilmah founder Merrill J. Fernando and his son, Dilhan C. Fernando, the company’s chief marketing officer, and in the […]
Ellen DeGeneres to launch E. D., a home ware and fashion brand, for holiday 2014
Above Ellen DeGeneres’s Twitter photo with Bradley Cooper in the foreground, which has been re-Tweeted over 3 million times. Award-winning TV host Ellen DeGeneres will lend her name to a home ware, ready-to-wear fashion, accessories and pet care items range called E. D., to début as a capsule collection for the holidays this year, with […]
A tribute to Massimo Vignelli, a design legend
RIT Massimo Vignelli, who passed away on May 27, was a hero of mine. When receiving the news shortly before it hit the media in a big way, from our mutual friend Stanley Moss, this title’s travel editor and CEO of the Medinge Group, I posted immediately on Facebook: ‘It is a sad duty to […]
Video interview: Alexander Wang on his collaboration with H&M, at the Coachella Music Festival
Above H&M’s Margareta van den Bosch and New York designer Alexander Wang. Alexander Wang (王大仁) is the next designer to collaborate with Hennes & Mauritz, with the announcement made on Saturday at the Coachella Music Festival in Palm Springs, Calif. Online above is video footage from the event, featuring interviews with Wang, Kate Bosworth and […]
A Lucire special promotion As reported last week, earlier today, Air New Zealand, a member of the Star Alliance network, revealed its safety video, with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models Chrissy Teigen, Ariel Meredith, Hannah Davis and Jessica Gomes guiding passengers through the procedures while on location in the Cook Islands. Joyana Meyer, the former Miss […]
Sponsored video: behind the scenes of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit–Air New Zealand safety video
A Lucire special promotion Air New Zealand, a member of the Star Alliance network, has already received a bit of press for its latest safety video, starring four current Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue models, and veteran Christie Brinkley, who was put on the map thanks to the annual, iconic magazine special. But what happened behind […]
Elin Kling goes “one” with Oriflame, just as Stefan Engeseth might suggest
Oriflame Our good friend Stefan Engeseth, author of Detective Marketing, Sharkonomics and One: a Consumer Revolution for Business, recently gave a presentation to Oriflame, the Luxembourgeois cosmetics’ group. Engeseth usually styles One in all capitals—he has done ever since his book came out in 2006, and frequently gives presentations based around his titles. In […]
Supermodel Kate Moss to receive British Fashion Awards honour to mark 25 years of influence
David M. Benett/Getty Images Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Top Kate Moss, photographed last month celebrating Rimmel’s 180th anniversary. Above A preview image of the supermodel, who will appear in Playboy’s 60th anniversary issue in January. Suzy Menkes isn’t the only woman getting a special award from the British Fashion Council, supermodel Kate Moss will […]
Fans of L’Wren Scott will be overjoyed to hear that her new collaboration with Banana Republic has resulted in more affordable versions of her exquisite designs. This collaboration is the first Scott has done with a mainstream fashion retailer. The L’Wren Scott label boasts high-end designs loved by celebrities such as Michelle Obama and […]
