Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns, Day 1
We’ve seen the Mercedes-Benz cars driving about Stockholm with the ninth Fashion Week by Berns logo on the side. The event finally kicked off on February 1, with Cheap Monday and Dagmar showing. We have some of the first day’s footage from the event, along with the Cheap Monday show, feedback from Jean Paul […]
Muna Abu Sulayman awarded 2010 Colin Morley Award
Muna Abu Sulayman is today announced as the winner of the Medinge Group’s 2010 Colin Morley Award, given to an individual who has contributed to the betterment of society through sustainable, socially responsible and humanistic behaviour. The award is part of Medinge’s annual Brands with a Conscience list, now in its seventh year. ‘It […]
Volvo gives more info on electric C30 hatchback
Volvo showed an electric C30 some time ago. Still a concept, the company is showing more details, with a test fleet promised for 2010. The cars can run on electricity on a single charge for 150 km—which means it suits 90 per cent of European drivers. Our video below has comments from Volvo, as […]
Miss Sweden, Azra Duliman, attends COP 15
Miss Sweden 2009, Azra Duliman, is presently in København to attend COP 15, after being chosen by Green Cross, the environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev. Duliman, a law student, was chosen as Miss Sweden earlier this year based in part on her record of working on human rights’ issues. Duliman says in […]
Michaela Savic is first finalist of Panos Emporio Model Tour
Above Panos Papadopoulos, founder of Panos Emporio, and Michaela Savic, who won the first heat of the swimwear company’s model tour. Like Hennes & Mauritz, which tended to employ celebrities before shifting to lesser known models, Swedish swimwear label Panos Emporio is taking the search for its next face to the people of Sweden with […]
Saab shouldn’t object to a Beijing courtship
Photographed by Meredyth Lewis/JY&A Media [Cross-posted] I know I blogged enthusiastically about the potential of Koenigsegg buying Saab to put its solar-powered car into production but, as we know, that deal has since fallen through. Saab’s future is uncertain again, even if Dutch company Spyker—which, like Koenigsegg, also makes specialty sports cars—has expressed an interest […]
Thinking environmentally: Abi Ferrin interview, COP 15 highlights
On the main part of the Lucire site today: our Paris and New York correspondent, Rola Saab, interviews Abi Ferrin. Rola purposely sought out Abi because of her environmental concerns, and her latest collection was inspired by the Osa rainforest in Costa Rica. Continue reading here. As the UNEP’s first fashion industry partner, we […]
From Hollywood to Sonia Rykiel’s Grand Palais carnival
On the main part of the Lucire site this week are the Sonia Rykiel pour H&M party at the Grand Palais—one which was regarded as the function to attend if you were in Parisian fashion circles. Two thousand guests (including Emmanuelle Béart, Jean Paul Gaultier and Kate Bosworth), a miniature Eiffel Tower, and Lily Cole […]
Volvo XC60 wins US truck award
The International Car of the Year jury has voted the Volvo XC60 as its Truck of the Year. It’s a model we’ve also tested at Lucire, and we commend the jury’s choice. Safety features such as collision avoidance, and fairly good fuel economy from the diesel, impress us, too. There’s a misnomer over how […]
Stockholm, Fortum look at emissions-free city by 2030
Stockholm leads the way with more common sense when it comes to creating a clean city. Teaming up with Fortum, the energy company, the city plans to make itself one of the cleanest cities in the world. In late November, the Eurocities 2009 conference in Stockholm discussed what sustainable solutions could be employed, and […]
