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London Fashion Week, Day 3: Matthew Williamson

September 22, 2009/4.22

Grazia reports from the third day of London Fashion Week spring–summer 2010, with style director Paula Reed. Here, she interviews Matthew Williamson, one of London’s best, in our opinion. You may also like London Fashion Week, Day 5: Jonathan Saunders and Burberry Behind the scenes with Louise Gray at her London Fashion Week autumn–winter 2012–13 […]

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New Zealand Fashion Week’s grand opening

September 21, 2009/21.51

The opening celebration was held at the New Zealand Fashion Week sheds at the Viaduct in Auckland. Moët and Ned wines were the sponsors of drink, though only Moët seemed to be drunk—it flowed like a river, poured over-excitedly by untrained waiters. Needless to say there were a few Moët-drenched Jimmy Choos about.    Speaking […]

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More from IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show

September 19, 2009/12.25

The Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) saw numerous débutantes from the car companies, trying to look positive in one of the toughest years ever. Below are videos from BMW, where Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management, is joined by German chancellor Dr Angela Merkel; and from Renault, where boss Carlos Ghosn gives insights, […]

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Saben prepares a second summer series

/5.59

Saben, first profiled in Lucire in 2001, will launch a second series of limited-edition bags for the summer, hitting stores in November 2009. The themes are glo mesh and leopard print, and for some reason, despite our feeling that black can be a bit dull this season, they work with this shade. We love the […]

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Opel Astra to Bentley Mulsanne: new metal at the IAA

September 18, 2009/23.38

Ferrari wasn’t the only one making a big splash at IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show. BMW officially premièred its X1 (which had already appeared in German TV show Alarm für Cobra 11 two weeks before) and its 5er Gran Turismo—a hatchback version of the 5, if we had to be crude—with chairman of the board […]

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Ferrari unveils 458 Italia at Frankfurt

September 16, 2009/13.39

We mentioned the Ferrari 458 Italia would receive its worldwide début at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Here it is, on the day of the launch on September 15, with chairman Luca di Montezemolo and Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher commenting. You may also like More from IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show Two ends of […]

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Bex earns her stripes

September 11, 2009/6.02

New in stores this autumn, Rebecca Manners has created a collection called Safari Stripes for Made. These have been created by Fair Trade artisans in Kenya, with prices beginning at £50 for the brass rings’ cuff. You may also like Miksani introduces Carbon Neutral fashion range HRH the Duchess of Sussex a surprise presenter at […]

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An improved Alfa Romeo MiTo, Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in

September 9, 2009/11.15

Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2009, the Alfa Romeo MiTo, now has a MultiAir version, which means more power (105, 135 and 170 hp) and torque but, more crucially for our readers, reduced (by 10 per cent) carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas oxide emissions. It’s even more of a reason for us to […]

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Tomorrow, blogs might even drive print magazines

September 5, 2009/12.04

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 […]

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Revising the ‘Insider’ section

/8.06

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 […]

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