Lucire
The global fashion magazine December 2, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 49, with free shipping for UK and US

Tamara Ecclestone poses nearly naked for PETA campaign

October 8, 2008/12.21

On the Lucire site today, Croat-English TV presenter Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has posed nude (save for a chequered flag) for PETA’s campaign featuring celebrities who would “rather go naked than wear fur”. Head over to the PETA blog for a video taken on the day of the shoot featuring […]

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US Life on Mars might point out where we are, not where we were

October 7, 2008/12.01

Above: The cast of the US remake of Life on Mars in their 1973 gear. From left, Jonathan Murphy as Det Chris Skelton, Harvey Keitel as Lt Gene Hunt, Jason O’Mara as Det Sam Tyler, Michael Imperioli as Det Ray Carling, and Gretchen Mol as Officer Annie Norris. (Promotional photograph courtesy ABC.) The American remake […]

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Lucire’s top three

/6.40

Killing two birds with one stone here: as of today, you’ll notice the home page has changed even more. We now have the main cover story in its own box, the same type as the ones broadcasting the ‘Insider’ headlines and the Lucire TV clip.    Today’s cover story is about Finnish fashion, written by […]

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‘Wednesday’s Child’ on film

October 6, 2008/13.24

If you look at the shoot ‘Wednesday’s Child’ in issue 26 of Lucire in New Zealand (photographed by Doug Rimington, styled by Sara Smeath, make-up and hair by Kaori Harigae, and modelled by Clemency of Chadwick Models), you might think these are familiar. These unpublished black-and-white shots are off Doug’s ?lm camera, and we’re thinking […]

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Lucire home page evolves

/12.34

Regular readers might notice, if they scroll, a few changes to our home page.    We’re not Facebook, so the change is designed to be evolutionary and not upset readers who have grown accustomed to where things are on the home page. There’s nothing tricky code-wise behind the scenes.    Recognizing the growing importance of […]

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Opel shows new Insignia Sport Tourer

October 5, 2008/5.17

Lucire has always preferred estate cars—station wagons in North America and the antipodes—to SUVs, such as our first choice of the Audi A4 Avant as our Car to Be Seen in back in 2001. So we like this trend toward sporting, lifestyle wagons. Opel’s new Insignia Sport Tourer is a recognition of that trend, replacing […]

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Was newspaper editor dropped due to sexuality?

October 4, 2008/13.23

Finland’s news outlets have been reporting heavily on the cancellation of Johanna Korhonen’s appointment to editor-in-chief by newspaper Lapin Kansa, allegedly because of her registered civil union with a woman.    Lapin Kansa’s parent company, Alma Media, has denied that the cancellation has anything to do with Korhonen’s private life and has said it was […]

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New TKstore on Auckland’s High Street

/8.26

Turet Knüfermann has opened a new store on Auckland’s fashionable High Street. TKstore sells Turet’s own IPG label as well as other fashionable brands. We’re really proud of seeing Turet’s expansion since ?rst seeing her collection at L’Oréal New Zealand Fashion Week, and it’s all down to hard work. More at our Fashion Features’ index […]

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Renault launches new Mégane Coupé and berline at Paris Salon

/3.47

The Paris Salon is now on for the car trade, and one of the most stunning débutantes is the Renault Mégane Coupé. We’ve been big fans of the Mégane all along, and this new coupé is a cracker. The sleek window line gives a sporting, dynamic feel, and the accents on the bumper and spoiler […]

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Anne Hathaway, behind the scenes on Lancôme Magnifique

/2.02

There’ll be more of this on the Lucire site and possibly in print: Anne Hathaway as the face of Lancôme Magnifique, the new fragrance from the French luxury brand. Below, courtesy of Lancôme, is a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the new commercial, directed by Peter Lindbergh. […]

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