Chanel celebrated the opening of the retrospective exhibition Gabrielle Chanel: Manifeste de Mode (Fashion Manifesto), held at the newly renovated Palais Galliera, the City of Paris Fashion Museum, with its ambassadors Vanessa Paradis, Anna Mouglalis, Angèle, Caroline de Maigret, Charlotte Cardin, Gaspard Ulliel and Sébastien Tellier. Other celebrities included Irène Jacob, Camille Razat, Karidja Touré, […]
H&M Studio channels the 1970s, with Irina Shayk, Jameela Jamil, Sasha Lane, Indya Moore
The 1970s have well and truly returned, and we don’t just mean with the uncertain economic mood. H&M’s Studio collection for autumn–winter 2020–1 reflects this, too, with a collection called The Refined Rebel, inspired by the 19th-century writer, Violet Paget (who used Vernon Lee as her nom-de-plume), and her residence at the Palmerino villa in […]
Beauty round-up: a timeless lipstick, a rich lavender toner, and ’70s-inspired eyeshadows
Shine on Living Nature has released a new natural lipstick, Glamorous. As with all Living Nature products, it is natural, using natural waxes, butters and oils, including shea butter and jojoba oil. Not only do your lips shine with Glamorous’s intense colour, they are nourished. There is a single shade, created to suit all complexions. […]
Twenty years later, Paula Sweet’s website hits the refresh button
Above, from top: Paula Sweet at work in Italy. Her mink design, 2019. Black T-shirts, 2020. The Muslin Mink as detailed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ‘Those were my ideas from the first, to create a fashion brand which made people feel happy, feel powerful, and—most importantly—which was accessible to all. My agenda hasn’t […]
Twiggy returns as Bonaveri brings back Adel Rootstein mannequins
Lapo Quagli Bonaveri, the specialists in mannequins and bust forms, has launched a new Adel Rootstein collection after acquiring the brand in 2019. The new collection is based around 1960s icon Twiggy, the model who exemplified in many ways the spirit of Swinging London. Traditionally, Adel Rootstein was a forward-looking brand and considered […]
Re-examining our mission as Lucire turns 22
Some of you may have seen the above montage (reproduced below for those who may be browsing on different devices) in our social media. These are our covers over the last 15 years—we branched out into print seven years after we started. Back then, it was unusual for a website to spawn print editions, and […]
TAG Heuer launches second limited-edition Monaco timepiece at Le Mans, tying with Steve McQueen film
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images In the second of its events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Monaco watch, TAG Heuer launched its 1979–1989 Limited Edition to coincide with the Le Mans 24-hour race. The choice of Le Mans was to tie in with the 1971 Steve McQueen film named for the race. It was […]
David M. Benett TAG Heuer has held a three-day celebration over the Grand Prix de Monaco weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Monaco watch, the first water-resistant square watch and the first with an automatic-winding chronograph movement. On Friday, the company unveiled the first of five new Monaco collector watches at […]
Of course I had a picture of Burt Reynolds on file, used in my Tweet about his passing There’s only one film series from 1977 that I followed, where the first was amazing, and the second not as good even though they bumped up the action. When they made the second lot of three, I […]
Twenty-six miles from Hollywood
You really don’t need another reason to visit Catalina, the jewel of an island an hour off the coast of Long Beach, California. The tiny port of Avalon has been discovered as the jumping-off point for trekkers, mountain bikers, campers and zipline thrill-seekers. But once you’ve ventured back from the wilds where bison and other […]
