Chanel is travelling the world showing its cruise 2018–19 collection, with its second appearance in Bangkok (after Paris). Guests were invited to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel before embarking on traditional Thai boats to travel down the Chao Phraya River. Celebrities included Chanel ambassadors Lily-Rose Depp, Tilda Swinton, Caroline de Maigret, Soo Joo Park, […]
Doutzen Kroes launches Christmas 2018 lingerie collection for Hunkemöller
Doutzen Kroes launched her Christmas 2018 Doutzen’s Stories lingerie collection for Hunkemöller at an event at Soho House, Amsterdam, in her native Netherlands, on Tuesday. The venue is an iconic 1930s building on the Singel Canal in the Dutch city, and it was transformed into a secret club for the launch. The collection, […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Nutcracker gets into a festive mood
Stephen A’Court Top image: Nicholas Schultz as Herr Drosselmeier and Katherine Minor as Marie Stahlbaum. Above, from top: Fabio Lo Giudice as the Nutcracker Prince, before he wins his fight against the Mouse King. Katherine Minor and Fabio Lo Giuduce. The waltz of the flowers. Almost to the day eight years ago, we reviewed the […]
News in brief: from the Duke’s wellingtons to MAC’s Shiny Pretty Things
Duke’s wellingtons When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex headed Down Under on their royal tour in late October—and coincidentally wound up about a kilometre from Lucire HQ—in their wardrobe were Muck boots from Australia. The Muck range, for women, men and children, feature premium boots that combine comfort with performance. The Duchess wore the […]
Like many food and hospitality trade shows these days, organic and vegan products dominate beauty conventions and trade events. Beauty² was no exception. At this gathering, facial oils had their moment to shine—figuratively and literally—while other inventive products were noteworthy stand-outs that got our attention with their innovative formulas and enthusiastic creators explaining the various […]
Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com H&M has launched its collaboration with Jeremy Scott of Moschino, Moschino [tv] H&M, at a party in New York on October 24, with Paris Jackson, Frances Bean Cobain, Miles Richie, Coco Rocha, Kiersey Clemons, Bebe Rexha, twins Cailli Beckerman and Sam Beckerman, blogger Danielle Bernstein, Aquaria, Sergio d’Arcy Lane, Amiaya, the Misshapes’ Geordon […]
Cara Delevingne launches Volkswagen T-Cross, its smallest SUV yet
Gisela Schober Cara Delevingne starred in Volkswagen’s world première of its T-Cross compact crossover SUV, a new model that slots under the T-Roc. Delevingne—whom Volkswagen notes has 41 million Instagram followers—presented the new vehicle at the Amsterdam launch, which followed an earlier event in Shanghai and preceded one in São Paulo, all within hours […]
Macpac joins retailers in mohair ban following PETA exposé
Macpac won’t have mohair in its range from now on Australian-owned, New Zealand-founded outdoor brand Macpac has become the latest to pledge to cease selling items with mohair, after a PETA exposé. Emily Rice, a spokeswoman for PETA, said, ‘PETA’s exposé pulled back the curtain on abuse in the mohair industry, revealing that gentle […]
Cara Delevingne, Rita Ora launch Rimmel London’s anti-cyberbullying campaign, I Will Not Be Deleted
David M. Benett Rimmel London, and parent company Coty, has launched an anti-cyberbullying campaign called I Will Not Be Deleted (hashtagged #IWillNotBeDeleted), featuring its ambassadors Cara Delevingne and Rita Ora. The campaign was launched with a panel discussion held at the Rumpus Room rooftop bar at the Mondrian Hotel in London’s Southbank, hosted by […]
Emily Ratajkowski and Ebay promote luxury accessories for early holiday shopping
Knowing her reach with young women and fashionistas, Ebay has teamed up with model Emily Ratajkowski to promote its fashion accessories for the holidays, and held an event at Legacy Records in New York City where she showed off her curated selection of gifts. Her picks launched on the site on Monday, and will […]
