Naersi closes China Fashion Week with Water Cube spectacular
EEKA Fashion Holdings’ brand Naersi closed China Fashion Week with its spring–summer 2021 25°Lan show at Beijing’s Water Cube, the National Aquatics’ Centre. The show also marked the brand’s 25th anniversary, and was attended by celebrities, fashion editors, and the industry’s movers and shakers. In another sign of China’s post-COVID-19 rebound, the show featured […]
Elle commemorates 75th anniversary at Chinese edition’s Style Awards
Elle might not have been in China for 75 years, but as one of the few countries that has put COVID-19 largely behind it, the French magazine’s landmark anniversary was commemorated in Chengdu, along with Elle China’s Style Awards. The Elle China Style Awards took place at Chengdu’s New Century Global Centre, the world’s […]
Cover design notes on our 23rd birthday
We’ve happily been able to add a few more covers to the montage we published last year on the occasion of our 22nd anniversary. Now 23, we thought an update was in order, and we’ve included our latest issue, which you can order now. The story of Lucire’s founding has been covered elsewhere, during […]
Watches at both ends of the market pay homage to NASA
With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, Omega reminds us that it was present through some of NASA’s greatest achievements, including the first lunar landing in July 1969, and every lunar mission since. Buzz Aldrin wore an Omega Speedmaster when he stepped on to the moon, earning it the nickname, ‘the Moonwatch’. It […]
Bentley releases limited-edition Continental GT convertible inspired by No. 1 Blower Bentley
Bentley, celebrating its centenary year, has revealed its third limited-edition model, a six-litre W12 Continental GT convertible paying homage to its No. 1 Bentley Blower racing car of 1929. The original 4½-litre Blower, with a supercharger by Amherst Villiers, set a lap record of 137 mph at Brooklands in 1932 in the hands of […]
TAG Heuer launches second limited-edition Monaco timepiece at Le Mans, tying with Steve McQueen film
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images In the second of its events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Monaco watch, TAG Heuer launched its 1979–1989 Limited Edition to coincide with the Le Mans 24-hour race. The choice of Le Mans was to tie in with the 1971 Steve McQueen film named for the race. It was […]
Panos Emporio, in partnership with Syversen AS, announces international expansion
Above: Panos Papadopoulos, founder of Panos Emporio, can now focus on his designs. Panos Emporio, the leading Scandinavian swimwear label, has announced an aggressive expansion programme, working together with Norway’s Syversen AS, whose international infrastructure will help propel the brand into new markets. The news has excited Panos Papadopoulos, Panos Emporio’s founder, who has […]
Ford’s 10 millionth Mustang rolls off the production line
Ford has reached a milestone for its Mustang nameplate, with the 10,000,000th car coming off its production line at Flat Rock, Michigan. The 10,000,000th Mustang is a white convertible, with a 450 PS V8 under the hood. The specification is a tribute to the first serialized 1965 Mustang (retrospectively labelled a 1964½ model) that […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Strength and Grace commemorates 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage
Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Strength and Grace season commemorates the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, the first country where women won the right to vote. Four female choreographers will première works for the season, curated by RNZB artistic director Patricia Barker. The season also marks the company’s 65th […]
IWC Schaffhausen has gone all out with its sesquicentenary, commemorating it at the SIHH in Genève with both a stand showcasing its Jubilee collection of 27 limited-edition watches from the Portugieser, Portofino, Pilots’ Watches and Da Vinci lines, and a gala dinner hosted by Tess Daly, with performances by Aloe Blacc, Eric Harland, Ronan Keating […]
