Maurizio d’Este: remembering a great hotelier
Baglioni Hotels mourns the sudden passing on Christmas Day of a dear friend and colleague, group vice-president and general manager Maurizio d’Este. Mr d’Este, a legendary travel professional was the epitome of Venetian elegance and graciousness, and served in many roles over a long career. He was GM at the Baglioni Luna in Venezia and […]
The revived Engelmüller brand has launched a range of gloves inspired by motor racing, including this pair named for female racing driver Eliška Junková. The E. J. 28 gloves, designed by Jana Rollová, takes the shade of Junková’s Bugatti Type 35B, which she piloted to a win at the Targa Florentino in 1928. The gloves […]
News in brief: from the Duke’s wellingtons to MAC’s Shiny Pretty Things
Duke’s wellingtons When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex headed Down Under on their royal tour in late October—and coincidentally wound up about a kilometre from Lucire HQ—in their wardrobe were Muck boots from Australia. The Muck range, for women, men and children, feature premium boots that combine comfort with performance. The Duchess wore the […]
This year’s Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia, held at La Scala at Milano on Sunday, saw Suzy Menkes, Elle Macpherson and Donatella Versace pick up awards, along with four Australian farmers, who were awarded the Eco Stewardship Award. The event was opened by Carlo Capasa, president of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, who […]
Barbara Palvin, Naomi Watts, Claire Foy, Sara Sampaio at Biennale di Venezia First Man première
SGP Daniele Venturelli Vittorio Zunino Celotto With the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia—the 75th Venice International Film Festival—at the Lido di Venezia under way, we have some images of the celebrities from day one. First Man, a movie about Neil Armstrong’s journey to the moon on Apollo 11, kicked off proceedings. […]
Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg bring bright art to appliances
Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg have teamed up to create a range of colourful kitchen appliances, inspired by Sicilian art. The collection has been dubbed Sicily Is My Love. The designs are not unlike those on pottery and artworks from the island, and adorn the toaster, citrus press, blender and kettle. The kettle’s […]
Shawn Mendes fronts Emporio Armani Connected autumn–winter 2018–19 smartwatch campaign
Canadian singer–songwriter Shawn Mendes fronts Emporio Armani Connected’s autumn–winter 2018–19 smartwatch campaign. The new watches are now available for ordering (pre-sale) online at armani.com, and hit shelves in early September, at both Armani stores and selected retailers. The latest touchscreen smartwatches have a Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC processor running Google’s Wear OS, and […]
News in brief: Alfa Romeo wins 25th Compasso d’Oro; Bagazine launches; cannabis perfume hits market
The Alfa Romeo Giulia has won Italy’s prestigious Compasso d’Oro (Golden Compass) award, hosted by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI). The sports’ saloon, developed in a record two-and-a-half years by a “skunk works” group independent of parent company FCA’s usual units, has already notched up considerable acclaim from the motoring press since […]
Torino hosts Prix Pictet space
From left to right: Camera president Emanuele Chieli, Camera director Walter Guadagnini, Prix Pictet president Michael Benson, Pictet’s Stephen Barber. The Prix Pictet arrived in Torino this week, with a private preview attended by the city’s best and brightest at the recently opened Camera—Centro Italiano per la Fotografia. Camera president Emanuele Chieli welcomed Prix Pictet’s […]
Met Gala 2018 gets more extravagant, with Katy Perry, Gigi Hadid, Rihanna, Alek Wek, Olivia Munn
H&M Versace The Met Gala gets more extravagant by the year, certainly since our first coverage of it in 2001. The benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is now known for over-the-top outfits as well as its expensive tickets and must-see social status, and this year the trend continued. The theme, […]
