Ex-Mexicana Airlines flight attendants launch racy calendar
Related story: Ryanair launches 2012 cabin crew calendar It’s becoming a more regular idea now: if you’re a flight attendant and your airline is in trouble, then get your kit off and print a calendar. Weeks after the annual Ryanair calendar—which, this year, was more toned down compared to the 2010 edition—a group of […]
The changing style of Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton is very much in the news as HRH Prince William popped the question this week, revealing his mother’s sapphire and diamond engagement ring. Our colleagues in London have examined the changing styles of Miss Middleton in the above video. Middleton does have fashion credentials as an accessories’ buyer for Jigsaw. The report […]
Ryanair launches its 2011 cabin crew calendar
Given the press it gets, Ryanair was unlikely to go away from its cabin crew calendars, despite criticisms of sexism and objectification. This year, the company has been cheeky enough to ask passengers what kind of calendar it wanted: one of male flight attendants, the traditional one featuring female flight attendants, one of passengers, […]
Elizabeth Arden signs Taylor Swift; fragrance to début fall ’11
Elizabeth Arden, which already develops fragrances to be sold with the likeness and endorsement of Britney Spears, Mariah Carey and Elizabeth Taylor, signed country-singing sensation Taylor Swift on Monday. ‘The license agreement includes the development, marketing, and distribution of fragrances and ancillary products. The first fragrance will debut in prestige retailers in North America […]
BMW releases video footage of the 2011 X3
Hopefully this video host (SmugMug) won’t disappear. On that note, here’s the 2011 BMW X3, which is larger than the model it replaces (whose role is taken over largely by the new X1). The videos were issued by BMW several days ago. Made in Spartanburg, South Carolina, alongside the X5 and X6, the X3 […]
Designer snippets: Pierre Garroudi, Panos Emporio, Nicholas Jermyn, Jennyfer
On the main part of the Lucire site, two stories about European designers. First, Pierre Garroudi might hail from Teheran, but he has a workroom in London, which our photographer Doug Rimington visited. It’s a beautifully shot story, as you can imagine from Doug. Secondly, Panos Papadopoulos, a good friend of this magazine, celebrates […]
French lingerie: labels worth the hunt
Peau-Éthique French label Peau-Éthique has introduced an organic lingerie line with a 1960s’ inspiration. Pop art and dots make a pointed statement about the decade that influences modern style the most; while finishing features laces, braids and satin knots. Black and fuchsia are the dominant colours, with electric purple dots as a complement. Panties, boxers, […]
For our readers following Lucire on RSS: if you hop over to the main part of the website, you will find our three top trend picks from the Mercedes-Benz Miami Swim 2011 shows. Frazer Harrison of Getty Images photographed the four days we covered. We’ll have more feature updates in the main sections this week. […]
Buick shows Regal sedan at Los Angeles Auto Show
Buick has finally shown its Regal in the US, as a 2011 model at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Built in Germany, the Regal is essentially a badge-engineered Opel Insignia, which was the European Car of the Year for 2009. A softly sprung version of the same car is already in sale in China. […]
Oprah Winfrey to call it quits on talk show in 2011
The Oprah Winfrey Show will broadcast its final episode on September 9, 2011, according to sources. Oprah Winfrey’s company, Harpo, Inc., officially announced the end of the show on Thursday. A public announcement will be made on the show on Friday in the US. Winfrey, 55, is tipped to focus on her cable […]
