Ugly Betty gives the wrong idea
I know there were a lot of Ugly Betty advertisements on the Lucire site today, as the show premières for its new season on ABC in the US. Call it good targeting: those into fashion might be in to Ugly Betty, as many of our interns are. And I have heard of some admit that they expected to be […]
Many years ago, I received an email from a group titled something along the lines of the African–American Fashion Designers, inviting us to the group’s shows in New York. I said to an editor of ours, ‘But we don’t support a White Fashion Designers of America.’ He replied, ‘Yes we do. It’s called New York Fashion […]
Lucire does a special Zinio edition
To complement the next printed Lucire, there will be a special edition in Zinio, which I am quite excited about. As many of you know, you can purchase and download a digital replica of the print edition of Lucire via Zinio. Instead of the 164 pp. edition that we print, the Zinio edition of issue 24—which is […]
Amber Peebles, Amanda Tomasoa on the Lucire brand
[Cross-posted] Another “refugee” story from 2006, already posted to my personal blog. But I think it’s worth a re-run, now that a Lucire blog exists. Amber Peebles, Miss World New Zealand 2003–4 and now an MTV New Zealand host, is a bit of a fashion designer in her own right. She made the lace top […]
How to spot a fake pull letter
It came to my attention today that someone is going around New York with a stylist’s pull letter apparently signed by me. Thanks to a showroom rep who had excellent instincts, I was alerted. His words: ‘He was suspicious from the get go. I’m glad I check[ed] this out. I work with a few of […]
It was wonderful to see candid shots from New York Fashion Week, rather than the pro stuff (which I must take my hat off to Mr Stephen Ciuccoli for shooting for us). This is a wee pic of one of the Bryant Park tents, taken by Lucire associate publisher Ann Fryer. More in issue 25 […]
Lucire editorial, September 11, 2001
Let the healing begin Lucire, September 11, 2001 Today we suspend our New York activities in light of the attacks on the United States. And we know many of you are turning to us for our thoughts. I have my thoughts on what this all means. First, we send our deepest, most heartfelt sympathies […]
New York should be a humdinger
I’m getting great reports about the coverage our team’s doing at the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week spring 2008 collections. Respect to Carolyn, John, Kristina, Stephen and Ann for keeping the Lucire end up! The results will be in the 25th number, celebrating our 10th anniversary. I am glad it is an improvement on the coverage […]
