Many of you will know Paula Sweet’s photography in the travel section, ‘Volante’, of Lucire, but her talents go well beyond photography. She created the Muslin Mink, iconic enough that the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC has a three-quarter-length one in its permanent collection. In an ongoing weekly series, we present Paula’s humorous observations […]
European Human Rights’ Commissioner urges UK Home Secretary not to extradite Julian Assange
Above: Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, has written a letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel not to extradite Julian Assange. The Assange case appears to have met with a blackout from many quarters of the mainstream media. In her […]
Sweden’s king of swimwear, Panos Papadopoulos, reveals all in his new autobiography
Toward the end of next week, Panos Papadopoulos’s autobiography, Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, comes out in London, with an event in Stockholm following. This is an intimate memoir about Panos’s rise, from childhood poverty in Greece to the ‘king of swimwear’ in Scandinavia. Not only do I have an advance copy, I collaborated […]
Stefan Engeseth gives away his book, One, in the interests of peace
I always thought One: a Consumer Revolution for Business was one of Stefan Engeseth’s best books, if not the best. He recently posted on Linkedin: ‘readers have told me that the book can lead to a better understanding of people and society (which can end wars).’ In the interests of peace, he thought he’d […]
Margot Robbie on books, as part of Chanel’s Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon
The series Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon was previewed in 2020 when Charlotte Casiraghi was made a Chanel ambassador. The project brings together female writers and actresses to share their perspectives on literature, and the latest instalment features Margot Robbie. ‘I was a voracious reader when I was little,’ recounts Robbie, ‘and I think I […]
Hit beauty brand Skin Proud arrives on Farmers shelves in New Zealand
British brand Skin Proud has already found success in the US retailing at Wal-mart, and hits New Zealand shelves as of now, appearing exclusively at Farmers. Skin Proud’s ingredients are 100 per cent vegan, PETA-approved cruelty-free, and affordable. The company is also refreshingly inclusive, understanding that beauty products have to work with all complexions, […]
New Puma × Liberty collection celebrates female empowerment, with authentic voices
Earlier this year, we brought you news of Liberty’s collaboration with Specsavers; now the famed design house and department store has teamed up with Puma for a second capsule collection. The campaign uses real, strong, empowered women: Deba, a model and activist of Kurdish heritage; Ami Evelyn Hughes, founder of cult art magazine Gut; […]
NGV hosts The Picasso Century, with over 170 works by Picasso and contemporaries
Header image: Tim Carrafa; above image: Getty Picasso artworks appearing in The Picasso Century. Above: Portrait de femme, 1938 (Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée national d’art moderne–Centre de création industrielle; gift of the artist, copyright ©1947 Succession Picasso/Copyright Agency; photo © 2022 Centre Pompidou, MNAMCCI/Georges Meguerditchian/Dist. RMN-GP). Mère et enfant, 1907 (Musée national Picasso–Paris; donated in […]
Eternal Nineties exhibition pays homage to the era of the supermodel
Above, from top: Sylvie Castioni: Dans les draps de Léa Seydoux, 2010. Jacques Burga: Valentina Hites, 2021. Pierre-Alban Hüe de Fontenay: Margot, rue de la Croix Nivert, 2019. Jacques Burga: Charlotte Lawrence, 2021. Running from February 26 to March 9, 2022, Galerie Duret in Paris (7bis rue des Saints-Pères, 75006) is paying tribute to […]
Skinn’s Lab Insider début eye kit brings spa insight into daily skin care
In 2022, you know a small company is making a big splash when its citrusy-floral, hyaluronic acid-enriched hand sanitizer can be seen all over town everywhere, from beauty salons and day spas, to trendy restaurants and public school classrooms. However, Los Angeles-based spa skin care and cosmetics brand Skinn, its manufacturer, is setting its sights […]
