We don’t like negative political ads, either
You could call me a hypocrite for allowing my own political ads on here during my mayoral campaign and being uncomfortable with ones from foreign countries. But there are underlying reasons. Some years ago, we had to turn down Dr Howard Dean’s campaign when it wanted to advertise on this website. Our reason: we […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Nutcracker a fresh, brilliant take
Maarten Holl The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Nutcracker is a new take on the Tchaikovsky classic—set in a children’s hospital ward. Both fashion editor Sopheak Seng and I called it ‘brilliant’ when we chatted about it post-show: it really is a fresh and entertaining take that’s cleverly directed and choreographed. Coupled with the […]
Above The first issue of Lucire in 1997. Below right Lucire’s first iPad cover. n hour ago, we turned 13. Normally this wouldn’t have merited much of a mention, since 13’s not the sort of number people tend to celebrate. But I happened to be up, after a long day catching up on emails post-election, […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Zealand Fashion Museum tells the El Jay story at Kirkcaldie’s
Looking Terrific: the El Jay Story is currently on at Kirkcaldie & Stains on Lambton Quay, Wellington. This is the first of many exhibitions from the New Zealand Fashion Museum, an innovative format reinterpreting of what a museum is. With no traditional bricks and mortar housing a collection, the museum is on the move, […]
Citroën releases first pics of DS4
Citroën has released images of its new DS4, part of its specialty-car range bearing the hallowed DS initials. We still haven’t been convinced by the looks of the DS3, which is meant to challenge the Mini, though the DS4 does have some funky features to it. The overall styling is more aggressive than […]
Love from London opens at Getty Images Gallery
Douglas Rimington/Detune Photography The Getty Images Gallery is a small gallery just off Oxford Street in London. Although I say small, this in no way refers to the images that it contains within. Getty’s reputation alone was most likely why, despite the dark, rainy night, it seemed most of the several hundred invited guests all […]
Pioneering Korean designer André Kim, 74, dies
André Kim, 74, one of South Korea’s greatest fashion names, died Thursday night, his son Kim Joong-Do announced earlier today. André Kim was being treated for pneumonia at Seoul National University Hospital. He was admitted to hospital last month, and was also being treated for his earlier colorectral cancer. Kim was less […]
Richard Avedon exhibition opens at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Above Richard Avedon: Veruschka, Dress by Kimberly. New York 1967. Copyright ©2009 by the Richard Avedon Foundation. Photographer Richard Avedon continues to influence what defines fashion photography today, six years after his passing. In a new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, entitled Avedon Fashion, 1944–2000, the photographer’s output is comprehensively examined, […]
