Top Diane Krüger is one of the VIPs at the Versace Étoile de la Mer eyewear launch. Above Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour. Versace hosted a dinner at Restaurant Lasserre in Paris on January 23 to unveil its spring–summer 2012 eyewear collection, dubbed Étoile de la Mer. The capsule collection features two sunglasses and […]
Jaguar supports Italian rowing with scholarship programme
Paolo Bruno/Getty Images A few years ago, you might not have seen this: Jaguar as the official car of the Federazione Italiana Canottaggio (Italian Rowing Federation). That was when Jaguar was so stuck with its idea of Britishness, almost to the point of parody. Since Ian Callum headed Jaguar design, the company has been […]
Burberry focuses online for autumn–winter 2012–13 menswear, retailing immediately after show
Burberry Prorsum has put the outerwear and bags from its autumn–winter 2012–13 menswear range on sale at its website, right after showing it at Milano on January 14. The offer is limited: it will only be on sale for one week—till the 21st—for delivery in eight weeks. It is part of an internet-based […]
Japanese designers continue to make splashes globally
Lucire’s coverage of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo is online today in the main part of the website. Not content with bringing back the event after a cancellation earlier in 2011 due to the earthquake and tsunami, peripheral events, including an international edition of Fashion’s Night Out with all 17 Vogue editors, made sure that the […]
Chanel has opened a temporary boutique at Courchevel in the French Alps for the winter. The 180 m² store features a minimalist décor with the odd flash of colour. It also has stunning views over the entire Courchevel valley. Chanel retails its fragrances, fine jewellery, watches, and the cruise 2011–12 and spring–summer 2012 collections […]
Marni the next designer to collaborate with H&M
Magnus Magnusson Hennes & Mauritz’s next guest designer after Versace is another Italian label: Marni. The fruits of the collaboration will be released in the spring, from March 8, 2012, online and in 260 stores worldwide, and promise to bear Marni’s playful, elegant hallmarks. Founder Consuelo Castiglioni has created both a men’s and […]
Italian charm brand Dodo opens flagship store in London
With charms very much part of the jewellery Zeitgeist over the past few years, Dodo has found an opportunity to extend its wings, opening its flagship store in Sloane Square, London. Andrea Morante, CEO of the Pomellato Group, the company behind Dodo, says, ‘Dodo is a very successful Italian story. We wanted to turn […]
San Pellegrino launches second, limited-edition Bulgari bottle
Above The San Pellegrino–Bulgari bottle celebrating the Grand Palais exhibition, and the new San Pellegrino Sparkles with Bulgari bottle. San Pellegrino has now brought its limited-edition Bulgari-designed bottle, San Pellegrino Sparkles with Bulgari, to the antipodes. It’s a celebration of the 125th anniversary of Bulgari, which Lucire covered in December when the company showed […]
Kérastase’s Elixir Ultime hair treatment is the perfect product to tame wild holiday hair. Elixir Ultime is conveniently versatile to fix any hair issues while travelling into different environments. This all-encompassing product can be used as a pre-cleanser, a leave-in conditioner or a finishing product. Elixir Ultime nourishes the hair while still holding control. […]
Reflecting on Miss International winner and runner-up, María Fernanda Cornejo and Jessica Barboza
Thomas Salme Above María Fernanda Cornejo, Miss International 2011. The winner of the 2011 Miss International is María Fernanda Cornejo, from Quito, Ecuador. She is 22 years old and a professional model. Her height is 1·78 m (5 ft 10 in) and she measures 88-60-92 (35-24-36). She is blonde with hazel-coloured eyes. I remember shooting […]
