Chanel has opened a temporary boutique at Courchevel in the French Alps for the winter. The 180 m² store features a minimalist décor with the odd flash of colour. It also has stunning views over the entire Courchevel valley. Chanel retails its fragrances, fine jewellery, watches, and the cruise 2011–12 and spring–summer 2012 collections […]
OPI launches enhanced Iphone app, Muppets range
OPI has announced an update for its Iphone and Ipod Touch app for IOS 5, which allows users to browse through over 200 nail lacquer shades at greater speed. The company also says its graphics are better, now at higher resolutions, and the app can multitask more effectively with other programs, including Facebook. The […]
Weekend round-up: Presidents’ Cup at BMW, Frank Kitts Market, and Point2paint
For a few moments on Saturday, golfing’s Presidents’ Cup was in Wellington, at the Jeff Gray BMW dealership on the old Hutt Road in Kaiwharawhara. BMW, which has a Golfsport collection of golf bags as branded items to go with the cars, took the opportunity to promote itself, with the Cup shown alongside some […]
Range Rover Evoque offers a chance to win an Ipad 2
A Lucire special promotion—sponsored by Range Rover We’ve already raved about the Range Rover Evoque, the compact, luxury SUV with the quality of a Range Rover, but the nimbleness of an urban vehicle. It’s an incredibly well appointed car, with its parking assist, and a very handsome automatic gear selector inspired by the larger Jaguar […]
E! gets viewers on the red carpet; Jane Oh has style; and Urbis launches next Designday
Our friends at E! Entertainment Television—with whom we’ve had a long connection through some of its hosts—are running a promotion called E! Live from the Red Carpet. E! is promoting its Life from the Red Carpet brand, and has created Iphone, Ipod and Ipad apps for getting news from the Emmys, Grammys and Oscars […]
Worldwide round-up: a styling app for your Iphone, macaroons, and a cherry toothpaste
A New Zealand company has released an Iphone app called Colour with Style, which helps users find clothes that enhance their features and provides more confident shopping. Using the app, you can choose colours that will suit you. According to Colour with Style, one of New Zealand’s premier colour and wardrobe consultants, people belong […]
Iphone app makes a girl’s night out more fun
A little over a week ago, we were farewelling one of our team members as she headed to the UK to write for us there. And who did we bump in to but the four girls from Avidiva—Jen, Kelly, Hayley and Amy, on a rare Saturday night out to chill, rather than sing on stage? […]
Above The first issue of Lucire in 1997. Below right Lucire’s first iPad cover. n hour ago, we turned 13. Normally this wouldn’t have merited much of a mention, since 13’s not the sort of number people tend to celebrate. But I happened to be up, after a long day catching up on emails post-election, […]
Jaguar goes digital with Iphone and Ipad apps
It’s very much the end of the backward-looking Jaguar brand. Jaguar has launched an Iphone (and Ipad) app, called the Iconfigurator, which allows users to check out the latest Jaguar range and specifications. A model can be configured by the user, and the finished model shared on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and […]
Snapping away at New York Fashion Week, spring–summer ’11
Stephen Ciuccoli Above and below left Kimberly Ovitz. September is always busy with the many fashion weeks on, hence the slightly fewer updates this week on the Lucire web edition. Before we bring you our coverage in depth, Snapr is busy snapping away with their iPhones, with live pictures from Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week […]
