Longines awards first Lindbergh prize to the aviator’s grandson, Erik Lindbergh
Longines and aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh have an early connection: Lindbergh approached Longines after his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight in The Spirit of St Louis, to develop a watch that could meet his needs. The Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch was developed in response. On Monday night in New York—the 75th anniversary of the pioneering […]
TVR returns, showing new Griffith at London Motor Show
Trevor is back: computer game entrepreneur Les Edgar gained control of the British car brand, TVR, from Russian businessman Nikolai Smolenski in 2013. Under Smolenski, the famed Blackpool firm’s sports car production ground to a halt, and Edgar and his team have worked hard over the last few years to bring TVR bang up to […]
For the US and Canada, it’s going to be mainly trucks, SUVs and crossovers at Ford next decade
The F-150 earns Ford a healthy profit, and the company wants more of this happening in the US and Canada In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will cease selling passenger cars in the US and Canada by the early 2020s, excepting the Mustang and the Focus Active. The announcement was for […]
Ten weeks ago, I received an Instagram message from Lorraine Downes, whom most Kiwis will know as our only winner at Miss Universe (in 1983). I knew she had been working on a memoir, and before she could even tell me what it was about, I wrote back to say I would love a copy […]
Hubert de Givenchy, couturier, passes away aged 91
LVMH Paramount Above, from top: Hubert de Givenchy, the founder of the Givenchy label. His most famous design, Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Hubert de Givenchy, the couturier and designer, has passed away aged 91, his family announced on Monday. Givenchy, or formally Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, […]
When Blue Medi Spa opened its doors in 1999 in what once housed the historic La Reina Theatre on Ventura Boulevard, the term medi spa had not yet entered the English language vernacular. Almost 18 years later, fillers and lasers are permanently emblazoned on the æsthetic landscape. And though medi-spas have become commonplace, Blue Medi […]
Sponsored video: Unwind and just “be” in Okinawa
A Lucire special promotion When we talk about ‘going on holiday’, we often want to tune out where there’s tranquillity, away from the rat-race and anything that reminds us of the stresses of daily life. Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, sees itself as one of those places where you can get away from it […]
Alpine is back, with the A110 Première Edition—deliveries begin March 2018
Alpine is back with a car named for one of its most famed models: the A110. The first production model since 1995, the 2018 A110 débuts with a Première edition, a limited run of 1,955 examples, a tribute to the year Jean Rédélé founded Alpine. The new car is rear-wheel drive, powered by […]
Lamborghini launches Urus ‘super-SUV’ at Sant’Agata, tying it to LM002 spiritual predecessor
Jacopo Raule Lamborghini has unveiled its Urus, the production version of its ‘super-SUV’ originally previewed in 2012 as a concept. Named after the ancestor of modern cattle, rather than a Spanish fighting bull as with many Lamborghinis, the Urus was shown at a première at the company’s home of Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. Like […]
A glimpse into £140 million of Ferraris at the Design Museum’s Ferrari: under the Skin exhibition
Luke Hayes As revealed in Lucire in September, the Design Museum has opened its exhibition celebrating Ferrari’s 70th anniversary, called Ferrari: under the Skin. We can now see inside the exhibition and some of the most coveted Ferrari models in history. The cars are worth £140 million. The exhibits include original drawings, and Enzo […]
