Capturing the Addington races, November 2009
There’s something about shooting on 35 mm film and the depth of the photographs produced, even if the resolution is no longer a match for the professional digital cameras around these days. Below are some of mine from the Addington Races last week, where I joined a number of luminaries—including Barbara Lee, Melinda Jones of […]
Has Ryanair pushed its 2010 calendar too far?
Related story: Ryanair launches 2012 cabin crew calendar We knew it was that time of year again: the number of searches that resulted in hits at Lucire about the Ryanair calendar were on the rise again. Last year, this magazine covered the story briefly, trying to stay neutral by reporting the facts. We detailed […]
Cup Day, lay-by holidays and Den’s return—24 hours at Lucire
We had a nice call from Bree Nicholls at SDA today, following up on an earlier press release she had sent about lay-by holidays last week. Of the many we get here, it was easy to miss, but it’s a pretty good idea: ‘With LayAway Holidays you can book and pay off your holiday before […]
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is Maranello’s theme park
In tribute to its brand, Ferrari will open Ferrari World Abu Dhabi next year, a theme park with 20 state-of-the-art attractions including the world’s fastest roller-coaster (travelling at over 200 km/h), all under a roof spanning 200,000 m². A G-force experience ride goes over the 48 m roof, to a 62 m point. There will […]
Guggenheim Bilbao opens exhibition on Frank Lloyd Wright
Tying in nicely with Stanley Moss’s Navarra story published in Lucire, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has announced it has opened an exhibition on Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum says that this is ‘the largest and most comprehensive exhibition’ on Wright’s work staged in Europe. The exhibition runs through February 14, 2010, and […]
Zhang Ziyi opens Omega’s flagship boutique in Singapore
Cindy Crawford may get in a western audience, but in the east, it’s Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) whom Omega relies on to give it the glamour factor. The international Chinese film star launched its flagship boutique at ION Orchard in Singapore along with the latest Constellation collection on Tuesday. An exhibition for the Constellation range […]
Online today: Jimmy Choo for H&M, travelling in Navarra
The 22nd was quite a heavy news day, so our story on the Jimmy Choo for H&M range was put back on the main part of the site. It’s online now, for those who want to see the first fruits of the labours between the famed shoe brand and one of the biggest fashion retailers […]
A Lucire miscellany for October ’09
For one reason or another, these folks didn’t get covered in Lucire earlier, despite being very worthy. Sometimes it’s what’s in our editorial calendar, sometimes it’s due to a heavy news day with other things being covered. We spotted Teza at one of our regular haunts—regular, at least, till they stopped accepting American Express. […]
Chic runs from Petone to Paris
Douglas Rimington On the main part of the Lucire site today is a special travel promotion on Petone, a place which really surprised us. The historical area on Jackson Street is full of surprises, and for Wellingtonians who hold on to decades’ old views about what Petone is like, cast aside your notions. Jackson Street, […]
Australia’s Juli Grbac uncovers India’s fashion secrets
Brisbane fashion designer Juli Grbac (left), winner of Project Runway Australia 2008, has been invited by trade fair organizers to show an Indian-inspired collection at Brand India. Brand India is organized by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) and sponsored by the Government of India. It aims to bring together established Indian companies […]
