Lamborghini releases Aventador SVJ, a potent 781 PS flagship with a Nürburgring lap record
Lamborghini has shown its Aventador SVJ, the flagship of its V12 cars, with a limited production run of 900. It has set a production-car record at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife of 6:44·97 minutes for a lap, and can reach a top speed of over 350 km/h. Its 0–100 km/h time is 2·8 s. The engine […]
Crazy Rich Asians delivers a fun romp, beating The Meg in week two
Sanja Bucko From top: Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians. Henry Golding and Constance Wu. Lisa Lu’s Ah Ma character meets Constance Wu’s Rachel Chu. What a pleasure it was to see, finally, Crazy Rich Asians, which opens here next week. It’s already been doing very well in the US, […]
Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg bring bright art to appliances
Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg have teamed up to create a range of colourful kitchen appliances, inspired by Sicilian art. The collection has been dubbed Sicily Is My Love. The designs are not unlike those on pottery and artworks from the island, and adorn the toaster, citrus press, blender and kettle. The kettle’s […]
Yohji Yamamoto opens new online store with web-only exclusives
The Shop Yohji Yamamoto has opened, with the web-exclusive brand S’yte, and Ground Y, Y’s, Yohji Yamamoto Produce, Yohji Yamamoto + Noir, Discord, and Limi Feu, among others. It delivers via EMS to c. 130 countries. The site deals in US dollars, with English and Japanese its primary languages. Mastercard, Visa and Paypal are accepted. […]
Travel advisory: Aix and pains
Train thief Nabil Boughanemi. Wonder what’s in his pouch If you’re travelling the French Riviera on the TGV First Class, be on the lookout for the bad guys. They’re everywhere. Teams work the train with a simple technique. If you put your bag on the overhead rack and it’s out of your sight, one member […]
Panos Emporio creates hotel toiletries’ range with organic alœ vera
Panos Emporio has teamed up with Hoist Group, a supplier to hotels and public services HQed in Sweden, on an exclusive collection of toiletries for guests. Panos Emporio had extended its traditional swimwear brand into fragrances earlier this decade, netting itself awards in the process. The new collection includes shampoo, conditioner, shower cream and […]
Mother turtles choose Bali beach for nesting
Paula Sweet Some very clever mother turtles once again chose a pristine white sand beach on a secluded peninsula on the south shore of Bali this season to lay their eggs. It turned out to be an excellent decision, since the location happens to face the Ritz–Carlton Bali in Nusa Dua, where the property collaborates […]
Good hosts New Zealand Fashion Week’s first sustainable style show
Jyoti Morningstar’s We-ar is among the labels at Good’s Sustainable Style Show at New Zealand Fashion Week. Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. As Lucire published the first international sustainable style editorial in the 2000s, it’s our pleasure to note that our friends at Good magazine will present its Sustainable Style Show at […]
Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet premièred four new works tonight at the State Opera House, marking 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, the first country where women won the right to vote. Introduced by artistic director Patricia Barker, who had personal connections with each of the choreographers, the Strength & […]
Michael Kors launches third-generation smartwatches, including new Runway model
Michael Kors’s Access smartwatch collection, now in its third generation, sees the return of the Runway watch, but with new features, including heart-rate tracking, Google Assistant or Mobvoi Assistant, payment technology (Alipay or Google Pay), untethered GPS, and water resistance to 3 ATM. Wearers can show off their Instagram and Facebook photos on the watch […]
