Bollinger and James Bond mark 40th anniversary with Paris event
Bollinger has celebrated its 40-year association with Eon Productions’ James Bond films with an event at Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon, with Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson as its guest of honour. The brand was first mentioned by Roger Moore as James Bond in the 1979 film Moonraker, in a scene set in Venezia with […]
Re-examining our mission as Lucire turns 22
Some of you may have seen the above montage (reproduced below for those who may be browsing on different devices) in our social media. These are our covers over the last 15 years—we branched out into print seven years after we started. Back then, it was unusual for a website to spawn print editions, and […]
Sekrè to launch limited-edition luxury handbag commemorating Grace Kelly’s 90th
We had already showcased Sekrè handbags in our print editions: luxury bags containing a small handwriting sample, in a secret compartment, from historical figures, including HM Queen Victoria and Charles Dickens. With the 90th anniversary of the birth of the late HSH Princess Grace of Monaco on November 12, Sekrè will launch its Cool Blonde […]
On the pulse of our modern world: travel editor Stanley Moss releases three books
Travel editor Stanley Moss has had his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist for a long time. Over the last 15 years, he’s circulated his Global Brand Letter to colleagues, friends and subscribers. In 2004, this was a two-page crib sheet, sent to clients who had asked questions about branding, and, in Stanley’s words, […]
Bentley releases limited-edition Continental GT convertible inspired by No. 1 Blower Bentley
Bentley, celebrating its centenary year, has revealed its third limited-edition model, a six-litre W12 Continental GT convertible paying homage to its No. 1 Bentley Blower racing car of 1929. The original 4½-litre Blower, with a supercharger by Amherst Villiers, set a lap record of 137 mph at Brooklands in 1932 in the hands of […]
Previously unreleased Freddie Mercury track, ‘Time Waits for No One’, appears with video
A. Sawa/© Mercury Songs Ltd. Dave Clark International Universal Music Group Top: Freddie Mercury’s ‘Mr Bad Guy’ head shot. Centre: Freddie Mercury, Dave Clark, and John Christie. Above: Cover art for the new single. With Bohemian Rhapsody earning four Oscars earlier this year, interest in Queen and Freddie Mercury has been higher than it’s been […]
TAG Heuer launches second limited-edition Monaco timepiece at Le Mans, tying with Steve McQueen film
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images In the second of its events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Monaco watch, TAG Heuer launched its 1979–1989 Limited Edition to coincide with the Le Mans 24-hour race. The choice of Le Mans was to tie in with the 1971 Steve McQueen film named for the race. It was […]
David M. Benett TAG Heuer has held a three-day celebration over the Grand Prix de Monaco weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Monaco watch, the first water-resistant square watch and the first with an automatic-winding chronograph movement. On Friday, the company unveiled the first of five new Monaco collector watches at […]
Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85, according to French media
Top: The most recent photo we have on file of Karl Lagerfeld, with model Adut Akech Bior (photo courtesy Chanel). Above: Karl Lagerfeld in 2015. Left: Karl Lagerfeld and the closing bridal gown at the Chanel autumn–winter 2012–13 haute couture presentation at the Grand Palais. Reports are emerging from France that Chanel and Fendi creative […]
Fashion with feeling: Panos Emporio’s Panos Papadopoulos keeps it real
Panos Papadopoulos There’s a newfound energy at Panos Emporio as we begin 2019, and those following founder Panos Papadopoulos’s Instagram account will have noticed a series of photos taken in the desert in Dubai with a young Colombian woman named Daniela, a fan of the label modelling both Panos Emporio’s swimwear and its perfume range. […]
