Jacinda Ardern at Chatham House: providing greater depth on the Christchurch Call
The Q&A following New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s address at Chatham House on Sunday was arguably more insightful, touching on topics ranging from climate change to the geopolitical order, but it is her thoughts on social media that touch our prior concerns here at Lucire […]
In another entry for our 25th anniversary, Jack Yan recalls some of the people who helped get us to this milestone […]
The return of Nicole and Papa: Renault tells real-life stories to promote Mégane E-Tech
We’ve already heard the ‘Johnny and Mary’ song return to Renault commercials, and now it’s the turn of Nicole and Papa, Renault UK’s iconic daughter-and-father duo who helped get the original Clio into the country’s top-ten sellers in the early 1990s. This time, it’s the all-electric Mégane E-Tech that’s the star of the commercials, […]
Behind the scenes: Lucire wins award from Luxlife; Komoneed interview on sustainable fashion
It’s nice to know that 25 years after Lucire’s founding, we can still win an award for being a pioneer. Luxlife (officially styled LUXlife) recently announced its Health, Beauty and Wellness Awards, and we were named its Most Pioneering Online Fashion Magazine. We did provide some background info to them, including how we started […]
Dr Martens × Heaven by Marc Jacobs shows spring ’22 collaboration
What were we just saying about the 1990s? It’s very much in vogue right now (as you can read in Lucire issue 45) and it’s something Dr Martens has tapped into with its second collaboration with Heaven by Marc Jacobs, this time for spring–summer 2022. Working with Heaven creative director Ava Nirui, Dr Martens […]
European Human Rights’ Commissioner urges UK Home Secretary not to extradite Julian Assange
Above: Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, has written a letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel not to extradite Julian Assange. The Assange case appears to have met with a blackout from many quarters of the mainstream media. In her […]
Sweden’s king of swimwear, Panos Papadopoulos, reveals all in his new autobiography
Toward the end of next week, Panos Papadopoulos’s autobiography, Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, comes out in London, with an event in Stockholm following. This is an intimate memoir about Panos’s rise, from childhood poverty in Greece to the ‘king of swimwear’ in Scandinavia. Not only do I have an advance copy, I collaborated […]
Laura Ashley, partnering with IMG, could make comeback through licensing
Mabalu/Creative Commons 4·0 Above: Laura Ashley dresses from the 1970s. Laura Ashley could be making a bigger comeback, if its owner’s partnership with IMG bears fruit. Laura Ashley dates from the early 1950s and started in a flat in Pimlico. The brand’s dresses were particularly popular in the 1970s, when the floral, lengthy look […]
Electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz a lavish wedding gift for Brooklyn Beckham
As wedding gifts go, this is very special: an electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz. It’s what Brooklyn Beckham can expect from his father, David Beckham, who invested in Lunaz last year. Lunaz remanufactures and electrifies vehicles, and this particular light blue example represents thousands of hours’ work by its 120-strong team. The electrified classic […]
Darren McKoy named Dr Martens’ global creative director
Darren McKoy has been named Dr Martens’ new global creative director. McKoy has had a long-time connection with the brand, from wearing his first pair as a schoolboy. He understands that Dr Martens wearers have a close and personal association with the brand. McKoy, who hails from Sheffield, first joined Dr Martens in 2015 […]
