Our good friend Pamela Miller is behind the Summer 2009 Bikini DJ Series by STADJ. This venture launched June 7 at the Soho Grand, and is a way of bringing the beach to New Yorkers. The series runs at summer brunch every Sunday from brunch to sunset (1–10 p.m.) this summer, and features sexy DJ–models, […]
Volvo and Vattenfall plan plug-in hybrid, using sustainable electricity
Plug-in hybrids are getting a lot of news lately, and Volvo is the latest to make an announcement. Teaming up with Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the car maker plans a 2012 plug-in hybrid. Vattenfall itself plans to generate the electricity sustainably. The companies say that the plug-in hybrids would cost €3 per 100 km […]
Saab’s Jan Åke Jonsson speaks out
With all the worry about GM going into Chapter 11, Saab boss Jan Åke Jonsson responded, to say all was on track for his company finding a financially strong buyer. One of the individuals named to date has been Christian von Koenigsegg. While some of the media are saying that he would be an […]
I know Lucire is not a car magazine, but I thought I should clarify my statements about the A-pillar area on the Peugeot 308 SW being messy. At left is a photograph I took on my old cell illustrating what I meant. Some people might like all these lines that go nowhere and everywhere—I don’t. […]
Forbes releases 2009 list of world’s top-earning models and supermodels
Above: Doutzen Kroes remains in fifth place in 2009, with US$6 million earned between June 2008 and June 2009, says Forbes. Forbes this week released its list of the world’s top earning models, estimating their income earned between June 2008 and June 2009. The magazine notes that the recession has hit earnings. While Gisèle […]
Second store for Lefranc–Ferrant opens
Béatrice Ferrant and Mario Lefranc have opened a second store for their Lefranc–Ferrant label under the Palais Royal’s archways in Paris. The 60 m² store is located at 149 Galerie de Valois. Lefranc–Ferrant is also available in the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Italy, the UK, Belgium and Singapore. You may also like Chic runs […]
Mini United celebrates 50 years of an icon
Last weekend, 25,000 enthusiasts from over 40 countries attended the Mini United Festival at Silverstone to celebrate the 50th anniversary of an automotive icon. It’s hard to believe that the Mini celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, having cemented itself as one of the 20th century’s most significant cars and a style icon in its […]
Dundee grad scores first sale to Erin O’Connor
University of Dundee graduate Hayley Scanlan, 25, made the perfect start to her career as a textile designer by making her first sale to model Erin O’Connor. O’Connor, who also chairs the British Fashion Council, was in Dundee to open the Dundee Degree Show 2009 at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design […]
Diane Kruger shines in Jason Wu
German actress Diane Kruger wore Jason Wu to the opening of the Jaeger–LeCoultre Cannes boutique opening on Tuesday. She was in Cannes to attend the première of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (sic). Kruger is the brand ambassador for Jaeger–LeCoultre. Also attending was CEO Jérôme Lambert. This year seems like Wu’s year: not only […]
Azra Duliman is Miss Sweden 2009
Azra Duliman is the new Miss Sweden 2009, crowned on May 15 at the Scandinavian Congress of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Duliman is a 23-year‐old law student from Stockholm, with experience from working with young immigrants and engaged in human rights. She has a multicultural background, and said she would take the opportunity to spread […]
