Designer snippets: Pierre Garroudi, Panos Emporio, Nicholas Jermyn, Jennyfer
On the main part of the Lucire site, two stories about European designers. First, Pierre Garroudi might hail from Teheran, but he has a workroom in London, which our photographer Doug Rimington visited. It’s a beautifully shot story, as you can imagine from Doug. Secondly, Panos Papadopoulos, a good friend of this magazine, celebrates […]
Levi’s, H&M announce ban on sand-blasting
Two of the best known fashion brands in the world have announced they will implement a ban on sand-blasting on all their future product lines. Hennes & Mauritz AB and Levi Strauss & Co. say they want to eliminate sand-blasting as an industry practice. Sand-blasting creates a worn look for denim and other […]
Hennes & Mauritz collaborates with Lanvin
Paolo Roversi The mystery designer in the Hennes & Mauritz video shown a few days ago at Lucire has been revealed as Lanvin menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver. Ossendrijver and Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz are the two who will play a part in H&M’s designer collaboration this autumn. Elbaz, presumably, designed the womenswear […]
Hennes & Mauritz has released a 23-second video featuring the next top designer with whom it will collaborate. It’s strictly a teaser and does not show the designer’s face. Any guesses out there? The collection is released September 9. You may also like Johanna Ortiz × H&M: full collection to drop on March 12 […]
Lancôme’s tips: getting a bronzing effect
According to make-up artist Petr Blecha, it’s not right to put bronzer on where the sun kisses your face, as he tells Swedish beauty blogger Bjooti how to get a healthy glow on paler skin. Here’s the latest Lancôme beauty tip. You may also like Lancôme tips: applying make-up when you already have make-up on […]
Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock are engaged
HSH Prince Albert of Monaco II, 52, is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Charlene Wittstock, the Prince’s Palace announced today. Miss Wittstock, 32, a South African, is a former Olympic swimmer. No date has been set for the wedding, although by protocol it would have to be at least six months from the […]
Lancôme tips: applying make-up when you already have make-up on
Here’s more from Lancôme make-up artist Petr Blecha and Swedish beauty blogger Bjooti. This week: applying make-up on the face when you already have make-up on. You may also like Lancôme’s tips: getting a bronzing effect Touching up your mascara on the go Putting on morning make-up—in three minutes Lancôme’s latest beauty tips: ‘perfectly natural […]
Absolut releases limited-edition street-art pitchers
During my trip to Kristianstad, the home town of Absolut Vodka, local business people told me that the acquisition of their beloved brand by Pernod Ricard has helped. The company now does tours, and is prouder of its culture. I initially had some concerns over the acquisition—readers can find my rants about globalization and […]
Lancôme make-up tips: retouching
Make-up artist Petr Blecha and Swedish beauty blogger Bjooti deal with the issue of retouching make-up, beginning with eye-shadow and blush, and finishing with lips. You may also like Lancôme tips: applying make-up when you already have make-up on Make-up for the bespectacled Defining your eyebrows Putting on morning make-up—in three minutes Touching up your […]
Elin Kling on autumn–winter ’10 trends
Swedish fashion editor and TV4 commentator Elin Kling, whose Style by Kling blog has been linked from Lucire for quite some time, gives her comments for a Hennes & Mauritz video on the autumn–winter 2010 season. You may also like Stine Riis wins H&M Design Award 2012, showing at Stockholm Fashion Week Céline’s Phoebe Philo […]
