Insight about the Honda Insight
Above: The 2000 Honda Insight for the US market. [Cross-posted] I get a bit bored of the media—this includes The New York Times today quoting ‘analysts’—saying that the Honda Insight (which got way better mileage than the Toyota Prius, and which was on sale in the US before the Prius) did not succeed because […]
Lucire TV: Mini John Cooper Works tested
Yes, we know the title card needs a bit of tweaking, but Steve, our video editor–producer, is stuck in jury duty. But do enjoy our Mini John Cooper Works road test—you can catch the same in the next print edition and online here later today. Our photographs for the article, by Tanya Sooksombatisatian, were wonderful—we’ve […]
Pre-ID: a chat to Aliana McDaniel
Bronwyn Williams talks to Aliana McDaniel at the Ali McD agency as we lead up to the Emerging Designers’ Awards tonight and ID Dunedin tomorrow night. On the make-up Our trainee make-up team is doing the faces for both the Emerging Designers and the ID show. The Emerging Designers show has one look: it is […]
I’m off to watch a designer emerge
My bags are packed and I’m on my last sleep before I board a plane tomorrow bound for Dunedin, to cover the ID Emerging Designers’ Awards. Pictures and stories will ensue … See you in the deep south!—Bronwyn Williams You may also like Pre-ID: a chat to Aliana McDaniel Miranda Kerr is the most searched-for […]
We wish the world revolved around Italy
Lucire has a distinct Italian flavour at the moment, thanks in part to photographer Thomaz and his Milano shots from two fashion week shows so far: Byblos and Frankie Morello. Of the two, Morello is more newsworthy in its three-dimensional, origami quality; Byblos is more subtle, using silks and cashmere in showing off a structured, […]
Andy & Debb, NYFW fall–winter 2009
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This could have been our main cover image for the Lucire website—it’s fun and vibrant, and taken a few weeks ago at Bread & Butter Barcelona by our long-time photojournalist, Joma García i Gisbert. But given that our cover changed to Tiago Espirito Santo’s Moda Lisboa report only recently, we made the call not to. […]
Taking photos of cops? You’re aiding terrorists, says UK
[Cross-posted] As if Britain wasn’t already sufficiently heading down the V for Vendetta path (remember how last year, Mr Brown seized Icelandic funds on the grounds of terrorism—anyone know an Icelandic terrorist?), along comes amendments to the big catch-all Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 where people could be arrested and imprisoned if they take a photograph of […]
I have to confess to being a Twitter sceptic, hence it has taken so long (as it did with a Lucire blog!) for this title to have a page there. But for those wishing to get headlines and the occasional update from Lucire, head over to twitter.com/lucire. We’ve a history of engaging with readers properly, […]
Britney Spears turns her image around, as predicted
Above: Britney Spears in a Hidden Fantasy print advertisement for Elizabeth Arden. Who would have guessed, when we published our piece, ‘Rescuing the Britney Spears Image’ in March last year, that the singer’s negative image could be overturned so substantially by January 2009? Since March 2008, Spears has made a proper comeback—despite continuing bad […]
