Electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz a lavish wedding gift for Brooklyn Beckham
As wedding gifts go, this is very special: an electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz. It’s what Brooklyn Beckham can expect from his father, David Beckham, who invested in Lunaz last year. Lunaz remanufactures and electrifies vehicles, and this particular light blue example represents thousands of hours’ work by its 120-strong team. The electrified classic […]
Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo promotes the Bellabeat Ivy tracker
The Bellabeat Ivy tracker, which can monitor a woman’s body reactions and daily habits, including her cycle, heart rate, fertility, respiratory rate, stress levels, hydration, and even her mindfulness, is a favourite of former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. An additional bonus is that it looks like an elegant bracelet, available in four colours. ‘I’m […]
German watchmakers A. Lange & Söhne and Union Glashütte show exclusive pieces
A. Lange & Söhne showed four models at the Watches and Wonders fair in Genève recently. Most exclusive of the quartet is the Richard Lange Minute Repeater in platinum, limited to 50 pieces. The titanium Odysseus model is released in an ice-blue colour, with 250 pieces to be produced. The Grand Lange 1 now comes […]
Brands need special spaces in the metaverse, rather than mixing it with everyone
There were three stories in Lucire during March on virtual worlds. First, Riveka Thevendran took us into gaming fashion with a brief journey into its history, for a feature originally published in print. Secondly, DeepBrain announced that Chinese state TV channel CCTV will have an AI anchor. And thirdly, Kate Moss now has an avatar […]
Kate Moss enters the metaverse with avatar on mobile fashion game Drest
Kate Moss now has an official metaverse avatar, appearing in Drest, the mobile fashion game created by Lucy Yeomans, the former editor-in-chief of Net-à-Porter and Harper’s Bazaar UK. The virtual Kate Moss will appear for the next two weeks, and players are invited to dress her using clothing and accessories from the game. There are […]
Chinese state TV to launch US-developed AI anchor
It’s Max Headroom in real life, but at a far more sophisticated level: the People’s Republic of China’s state TV channel CCTV says it has an AI anchor called Wang, who will appear in one of its programmes in March. Wang will be used in news and economy programmes on the channel this year. […]
Edobio blends sake into its beauty line as tradition meets biotech
The traditional beauty rituals of the Japanese can be seen in its Edo period (1603–1868), and Edobio pays homage to these, while blending the concepts with modern biotechnology. Its Saketernal line, comprising a hydrating serum, restorative clay mask, and balancing toner (the set retailing at US$158) uses a hero ingredient called BiProGE blended with […]
In brief: Malo goes yellow; Boots brings back 17; GHD brings back its original; Saks on Tiktok
Malo Cashmere, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, commemorates next month’s International Women’s Day with a mimosa yellow makò cotton crew neck featuring macro flowers worked with double technique, jacquard and inlay. The crew neck is part of its spring–summer 2022 collection, dubbed En plein air, and retails for €480, via its online […]
Noting the changes behind the scenes
It’s so nice to see Kayane Mahrejian, the subject of our latest fashion feature on the Lucire website, enjoy her copy of Lucire KSA, where her story first appeared. Thank you for sharing this tastefully arranged photo with your Instagram followers. As some of you have noticed, this site is working more smoothly […]
Technically, a big change behind the scenes
You may be wondering why there have been few updates from Lucire over the past week. It’s not because we’re observing the lunar New Year holiday, but because during January, we were hacked by two parties. One we traced to Los Angeles, California, but the other’s IP address wasn’t as clear. We had planned […]
