Playboy launches Play It scents for women into Australian market
Playboy has successfully managed brand extensions for decades, be they into other editions or into clothing. Two years ago, the company signed a deal with Coty to produce a men’s fragrance. It’s now releasing a women’s fragrance—but how do you link a very masculine brand to a female market? Cleverly, the marketers have seized […]
Candace Bushnell, Kathryn Eisman and Jeanine Pirro join Ultimate Engagement Ring judging panel
Michael Hill, the jeweller behind the Ultimate Engagement Ring—Search for the World’s Best Couple competition with a 22½ ct princess-cut diamond ring as first prize, has announced his judging panel. Alongside Hill, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, reporter and How to Tell a Man by His Shoes author Kathryn Eisman and television […]
Rolex honours five Young Laureates who better our world
Marc Latzel All successful organizations and countries involve their young people in decision-making. Rolex, recognizing that the future lies in youth, has started its Young Laureates Programme, and its five recipients were announced recently at the École Fédérale Polytechnique de Lausanne. The Programme gives young people the financial support and recognition to tackle the […]
An interview with ousted Apprentice contestant, Paloma Vivanco
To those following Lucire via RSS, our web cover story is an interview with Paloma Vivanco, who was “fired” from the UK version of The Apprentice by Lord Sugar last week. The fifth contestant this season to go, Paloma talks to us about how she got on the show, how the media portrayed her (as […]
Designer snippets: Pierre Garroudi, Panos Emporio, Nicholas Jermyn, Jennyfer
On the main part of the Lucire site, two stories about European designers. First, Pierre Garroudi might hail from Teheran, but he has a workroom in London, which our photographer Doug Rimington visited. It’s a beautifully shot story, as you can imagine from Doug. Secondly, Panos Papadopoulos, a good friend of this magazine, celebrates […]
Ralph Lauren, Luxe Boutique open online stores in UK
This was the sort of news item that would come in via the press release wires and be easily missed: ‘Polo Ralph Lauren will further extend its e-commerce reach with the launch of Ralphlauren.com in the United Kingdom this October.’ It’s taken 10 years for the ecommerce site to cross the Pond, with the […]
La Martina opens at Emirates Mall
Argentinian label La Martina has opened a second flagship shop at the Emirates Mall, following an earlier one at the Dubai Mall. La Martina’s owner, Lando Simonetti, says the opening was prompted by ‘double-digit growth in most prominent markets … including the UAE. ‘Our UAE sales are higher than many other major global […]
Miromoda gets stronger for autumn–winter ’11
Miromoda’s catwalk show is in its second year at New Zealand Fashion Week. From the comments of those waiting in line to get into the tents, it was worth waiting a week to see and is always awe-inspiring and innovative. The selection of winners chosen to showcase at this year’s presentation was the best to […]
An explanation for the political ads on Lucire
New Zealand readers will be seeing a few advertisements around this site relating to the local body election in Wellington. And perhaps, thanks to programming not always being precise, a few more readers outside New Zealand will notice them, too, although we have targeted them for this country alone. I think it’s time to explain […]
Levi’s, H&M announce ban on sand-blasting
Two of the best known fashion brands in the world have announced they will implement a ban on sand-blasting on all their future product lines. Hennes & Mauritz AB and Levi Strauss & Co. say they want to eliminate sand-blasting as an industry practice. Sand-blasting creates a worn look for denim and other […]
