The World of Wearable Art changes hands after 35 years, as founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff and her sister Heather Palmer sell the business […]
World of Wearable Art changes hands, with new Auckland company taking over
November 29, 2022/4.06
Category: New Zealand
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising a true celebration of the art
November 24, 2022/13.05
Subtitled ‘Three celestial ballets’, Venus Rising had been delayed four times due to COVID-19, but it was well worth the wait, writes Jack Yan […]
Travel in brief: dining with VistaJet; Indonesian celebrations; Holland America’s 150th
November 20, 2022/20.09
Memorable experiences await, from ushering in the New Year in Surabaya to cruising on Holland America’s 150th anniversary sailing […]
Our Mastodon account was suspended, then reinstated—here’s what we learned
November 17, 2022/22.15
That was a learning experience that was positive overall, as our five-year-old home at Mastodon.art was temporarily suspended—revealing the pros and cons with having an account on a Mastodon instance, or server, writes Jack Yan […]
Your turn to test-drive the new Opels
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From this weekend, it’s over to the public to sample the new Opels, as the Corsa and Mokka reach Armstrong’s in Lower Hutt […]
November 8, 2022/3.45
Founder and publisher Jack Yan on why Lucire will use its Mastodon account more for social media going forward […]
Stolen Girlfriends’ Club celebrates Elvis and Americana with suburban catwalk show
October 31, 2022/1.48
Stolen Girlfriends’ creative director Marc Moore calls the æsthetic for spring–summer 2022–3 ‘Palm Springs punk’ […]
Today’s choice of story is so unlike Lucire’s first full day 25 years ago
October 21, 2022/11.21
Jack Yan explains why we’ve put our print story about Olivia Macklin on to the web today, 25 years after we first went online […]
New from New Zealand: releases from Marzena, Nevé, and Nick Von K
October 12, 2022/23.01
Marzena releases a post-wax body oil, Nevé has an impressive range of candles, sprays and wood wicks, while Nick Von K explores diamond and pounamu […]
Publisher’s diary: Feedspot’s top 50, computers in cars, and a new mayor
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Founder and publisher Jack Yan with a summary of recent events, beginning with Lucire’s surprise appearance on a top-50 fashion magazines’ list […]
