Kjus releases new golf collections for women and men
Kjus, the sportswear brand, has announced both its new women’s and men’s golf ranges. Kjus introduces its Freelite knit technology into its golf range with this collection. Originally found in its ski collection, Freelite is claimed to have superior stretch and thermoregulation. The Eda dress and Ena polos incorporate Freelite. The Dextra rain […]
Interior designer Kirsten Ford represents New Zealand at international Salone del Mobile competition
Hanson & Daughters The 58th Salone del Mobile Milano—better known to Anglophones as the Milan furniture fair—has a Kiwi representative this year, with Kirsten Ford from Auckland’s North Shore flying the flag for New Zealand as part of a global design competition. The fair, held this year from April 9 to 14, is one […]
ASICS launches Metaride shoe, claimed to save energy for runners
Japanese sportwear brand ASICS has announced its Metaride shoe, claimed to save a runner’s effort by reducing energy loss at the ankle joint. ASICS says that the ankle joint is where the most energy is lost for a runner. By developing a shoe that minimizes movement at the joint, runners can go for longer […]
Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85, according to French media
Top: The most recent photo we have on file of Karl Lagerfeld, with model Adut Akech Bior (photo courtesy Chanel). Above: Karl Lagerfeld in 2015. Left: Karl Lagerfeld and the closing bridal gown at the Chanel autumn–winter 2012–13 haute couture presentation at the Grand Palais. Reports are emerging from France that Chanel and Fendi creative […]
Fashion with feeling: Panos Emporio’s Panos Papadopoulos keeps it real
Panos Papadopoulos There’s a newfound energy at Panos Emporio as we begin 2019, and those following founder Panos Papadopoulos’s Instagram account will have noticed a series of photos taken in the desert in Dubai with a young Colombian woman named Daniela, a fan of the label modelling both Panos Emporio’s swimwear and its perfume range. […]
Abigail Boyle to retire from Royal New Zealand Ballet in March
Evan Li Ross Brown Top: Boyle in Swan Lake in 2011. Above: In a promotional image for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2018 season. The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s principal dancer, Abigail Boyle, has announced that she will retire from the company after appearing in Artemis Rising, which runs from March 1 to 9. […]
Elyse Glickman If you were a Grammy nominee, or nominee–celebrity adjacent wearing the all important gold ‘VIP’ tag, the 2019 edition of Red Carpet Events’ Grammy celebration at the Inter-continental Century City Hotel was for you. The five most élite invitees received posh Hawai‘i vacations from New Way Horizon while other élites were entitled to […]
Daniel Brühl, Gizem Emre, Lena Gercke, Toni Garrn among celebrities at Bulgari’s Berlinale party
Franziska Krug VIPs such as acclaimed photographer Ellen von Unwerth, film and TV stars Daniel Brühl, Gizem Emre, Lars Eidinger, Oliver Masucci, and Sonja Gerhardt, models Toni Garrn and Lena Gercke, and blogger Kristina Bazan were among the celebrities at Bulgari’s annual party for the Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival. Representing Bulgari were its […]
Lady Gaga, Amy Adams, Emma Stone, Emily Blunt shine on 25th SAG Awards’ red carpet
Sunday evening’s 25th Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) is one of the best celebrity- and fashion-watching evenings for Lucire, as actors make their way across the red carpet (actually silver on the night) to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Lady Gaga (nominated for her lead role the A Star Is Born second remake) was […]
Jacob Whitesides is the face of Viktor & Rolf’s next men’s fragrance
Txema Yeste/Viktor & Rolf Singer–songwriter Jacob Whitesides, already earning acclaim for his music with a six million-strong social media following, is the new face of Viktor & Rolf’s latest men’s fragrance, launching tomorrow (January 26). The duo remarked in a release, ‘With our new fragrance for men, we want to showcase the power of […]
