Lily James fronts new campaign from Natural Diamond Council
Lily James is the new ambassador for the Natural Diamond Council, débuting in its global advertising campaign, with the tagline ‘To treasure, now and forever.’ The campaign has been filmed in London, where James resides. ‘Women self-purchasing natural diamond jewellery continues to be a dominant growth driver for the sector,’ said David Kellie, CEO […]
In another entry for our 25th anniversary, Jack Yan recalls some of the people who helped get us to this milestone […]
Publisher’s picks: a selection of our favourite Lucire print covers
With our 25th anniversary, I’ve been wanting to look back through some of our shoots. Originally I had the idea of looking back at our favourite photographers, but that proved impossible, as there are so many styles and approaches that we can’t fairly rank one above another. In the overwhelming majority of cases, we’ve loved […]
Noting the changes behind the scenes
It’s so nice to see Kayane Mahrejian, the subject of our latest fashion feature on the Lucire website, enjoy her copy of Lucire KSA, where her story first appeared. Thank you for sharing this tastefully arranged photo with your Instagram followers. As some of you have noticed, this site is working more smoothly […]
Prince William visits Expo 2020 Dubai for UK National Day
HRH Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has visited Expo 2020 Dubai as part of its UK National Day. It marks his first official visit to the UAE. The celebrations featured the Queen’s Baton Relay, which is passing through the national pavilions of British Commonwealth countries. Prince William also highlighted two Royal Foundation programmes, […]
Time Oak Hotel & Suites in Dubai offers Ramadan specials, including authentic Iftar
Accommodation and food specials, including an authentic Iftar family meal, available for those who want to get away during the holy month […]
Van Cleef & Arpels releases six new Perlée designs in Middle East ahead of global launch
Van Cleef & Arpels has released six Perlée creations, exclusively for the Middle East first, coinciding with the holy season of Ramadan. They are available now in the region, two months ahead of their official global release. The new Perlée additions comprise three bracelets and three rings in gold hues. These feature the sweet […]
Happy 2021 to our readers and supporters! Twenty twenty was tough, and along with the rest of you, we felt it. But believe it or not, commercially it wasn’t our toughest year—you can look back at 2005–6 for that, and long-time readers will recall that by January 2006 there were preciously few articles being […]
Cover design notes on our 23rd birthday
We’ve happily been able to add a few more covers to the montage we published last year on the occasion of our 22nd anniversary. Now 23, we thought an update was in order, and we’ve included our latest issue, which you can order now. The story of Lucire’s founding has been covered elsewhere, during […]
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 […]
