The AG Limited Editions collections of Alessandra Gucci

August 13, 2022/22.45

The brief history of Alessandra Gucci’s AG Limited Editions bags, as seen in our pages from 2008 to 2010 […]

Stefan Engeseth gives away his book, One, in the interests of peace

April 15, 2022/12.37

I always thought One: a Consumer Revolution for Business was one of Stefan Engeseth’s best books, if not the best. He recently posted on Linkedin: ‘readers have told me that the book can lead to a better understanding of people and society (which can end wars).’ In the interests of peace, he thought he’d […]

Bollinger and James Bond mark 40th anniversary with Paris event

November 8, 2019/13.33

Bollinger has celebrated its 40-year association with Eon Productions’ James Bond films with an event at Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon, with Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson as its guest of honour. The brand was first mentioned by Roger Moore as James Bond in the 1979 film Moonraker, in a scene set in Venezia with […]

Entertainment news: Zhang Zi Lin on modelling; more from Fashion for Relief; Oprah’s farewell

May 18, 2011/14.10

Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images China’s biggest model at present, former Miss World (2007) Zhang Zi Lin, one of L’Oréal Paris’s many faces, talks about her early aspirations, her career in modelling, and her Elie Saab (‘one of my favourite designers’) dress that she wore to the première of Tree of Life at the Festival de Cannes. […]

Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, day four: it’s anyone’s game

April 27, 2011/13.42

One thing we’ll be looking for this week is consistency, and after day four, I can say it’s still anyone’s game. This group is that good. There’s no one I would rule out of being in the top ﬁve and, as pageant director Val Lott says, this is the best prepared group we have […]

Brooklyn Decker appears in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue preview

February 12, 2011/10.45

Breaking news: Irina Shayk conﬁrmed as cover girl There’s a great deal of speculation over who will be the next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl. The speculation increased today with the release of a promotional image featuring Brooklyn Decker, who was the cover girl in 2010. The announcement will be made in a […]

Dispatches: from beads to big and beautiful

August 24, 2010/8.49

Danish brand Trollbeads—famed for its interchangeable charms—has released its Empowerment bracelet, part of a global venture to support individual charities. The bracelet comprises 10 unique pink Murano glass beads on a sterling silver cord and retails at A$190, with some proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. Candice Wren’s pashminas (70 per […]

Victoria Beckham in Elizabeth Mason Couture—how the choice came about

January 10, 2008/4.36

While we have the ‘Scene’ section in some of the print editions of Lucire, we aren’t exactly a paparazzi magazine. However, every now and then we do come across shots that may be of interest independently of the events we attend, such as these two. Both are of Victoria Beckham: the ﬁrst, she wears the Elizabeth […]

People’s best and worst of 2007

December 25, 2007/22.54

In today’s video, People’s Ericka Souter discusses her magazine’s end-of-year double issue featuring the best and worst of 2007. Patrick Dempsey is the stand-out celebrity, and makes the cover as ‘Star of the Year’. Inside, there’s an interview with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. In addition, People pays tribute to […]

Wellington’s fashionable crowds

December 6, 2007/23.20

If you were clever and in Wellington, New Zealand, you could have made two events scheduled for the same time last night. Kelly Thompson, the first New Zealander to shoot a retail Lucire cover, had an illustration exhibition opening at Good as Gold on Victoria Street (on till the end of December). Last night she […]