Alfa Romeo Giulietta débuts today
Alfa Romeo’s new Giulietta, which was shown at the Salon de Genève in March, débuts today (April 13). The car will steadily be launched throughout Europe in May. In some ways, the new Giulietta, which replaces the 147, takes the design language begun with the 8C Competizione and MiTo (Lucire’s Car to Be Seen […]
Samantha Hannah launches stylish bag range, using recycled materials
Lucire editor Samantha Hannah’s In the Pond collection of handbags, satchels and wallets for Konev launches this week, using fully recycled and some sustainable material. Samantha’s expertise and continued practice as a stylist and style consultant has resulted in a line that works with all body shapes. The bags are made from soft, high-quality […]
Elin Kling on autumn–winter ’10 trends
Swedish fashion editor and TV4 commentator Elin Kling, whose Style by Kling blog has been linked from Lucire for quite some time, gives her comments for a Hennes & Mauritz video on the autumn–winter 2010 season. You may also like Stine Riis wins H&M Design Award 2012, showing at Stockholm Fashion Week H&M creates unique […]
Renault introduces swivel seat for Clio 3
Renault has shown, at least in digital form, its new front passenger swivel seat, to be installed in the revised Clio 3. We really like the Clio. Travel editor Stanley Moss test-drove one in France for Lucire many years ago, and publisher Jack Yan followed suit later in the year in New Zealand. […]
While waiting for the San Francisco subway-esque train (BART) at UN Plaza, a young woman bumped into my side and apologized. Looking up, I accepted her apology and suddenly did a double take to ask her, ‘Where did you get your dress-scarf-top thingy?’ She smiled and delightfully said, ‘Online. It’s called Misha Market.’ What […]
Linde Werdelin shows its Oktopus Tattoo model
Watchmaker Linde Werdelin has shown its Oktopus Tattoo model. The name is not a fancy marketing moniker, but something more literal: the new model, unveiled this week at BaselWorld 2010, features an octopus design by Danish tattoo artist Henning Jensen. The steel case features the engraving. The 18 facets had to be treated separately, […]
First videos: BMW unveils new 5-series Touring
This very attractive estate is the new BMW 5-series Touring, unveiled officially today. It’s more elegant than its predecessor, and has many of the features of the saloon announced last year. There is an optional eight-speed automatic transmission to aid fuel economy, and, depending on the model, brake energy regeneration and an automatic start–stop […]
Massey has another vintage year
On the site today are the Massey University graduate collections from late last year. Shown here are some of the designs from Uma Lele, who’s working with us at Lucire now. As her garments weren’t among those in the official selection we received (beautifully shot by Lisa Wilson), we decided to give our Uma a […]
Porsche reveals 918 Spyder concept as environmental response
Normally, we don’t profile concept cars in Lucire: cars that appear at shows but are not available to the public. They usually demonstrate the company’s advanced thinking, but they tend not to be things we can buy for some years. However, we’ll make an exception for the Porsche 918 Spyder concept shown at the […]
Claudia Jaffe: refined with a touch of edgy
Photos by Nix We’ve been fans of Claudia Jaffe for over a year. Venezuela-born, California- and Italy-trained, and dividing her time between Wellington and Auckland, Claudia’s jewellery and lights are wonderful items of art. You might be able to press her on some of the stories she can tell from her time at Cartier in […]
