Known for combining glamour and energy in modern fashion, Roberto Cavalli was often the life and soul of the party […]
Roberto Cavalli passes away in Firenze, aged 83
Roberto Cavalli passes away in Firenze, aged 83
Known for combining glamour and energy in modern fashion, Roberto Cavalli was often the life and soul of the party […]
Manfred Baumann announces his limited-edition 2024 calendar
Featuring a series of artistic nudes, the Austrian photographer’s limited-edition calendar is again expected to be highly sought-after, and is now available for purchase […]
In brief: Manfred Baumann’s exhibition on breast cancer; Asics’ new campaign on reducing stress
Manfred Baumann’s latest exhibition underscores the raw emotion of breast cancer; Mango shows off maternity wear; Asics launches a new campaign about movement […]
Manfred Baumann’s Face to Face shows intimate, personal celebrity portraits
Manfred Baumann Manfred Baumann has released a new book with celebrity shots, called Face to Face, featuring international stars who have posed for him and his Leica such as Martin Sheen, Olivia Newton-John, William Shatner, John Malkovich, Sylvester Stallone, Kathleen Turner, Ron Perlman, Thomas Kretschmann, Danny Trejo, Gene Simmons, Jean-Claude van Damme, T. J. Thyne, […]
Stegmann extends sustainable EcoWool shoe line
Austrian brand Stegmann, founded in 1888 and known for its comfortable wool felt footwear, will release an expanded EcoWool clog line on August 3. With an eye on species preservation and supporting heritage sheep breeds, the EcoWool clogs come in four colours: Stonesheep, made with wool from Tyrolean Stone sheep in Austria; Shetland, with […]
News in brief: Chris Scott, the Rees Hotel win international awards; Barceló announces new brands
Above, from top: The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s Executive Lake View Penthouse. The Barceló Bavaro Grand Resort. Church Road Winery winemaker Chris Scott. Church Road Winery winemaker Chris Scott, whom Lucire had the pleasure to meet earlier this year as he introduced his Tom vintages, has been named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year 2016 by […]
Irina Shayk, Lena Gercke, Jason Statham, Ann-Kathrin Brömmel among guests at Audi Night at Kitzbühel
Gisela Schober, Lennart Preiss Audi’s stressing its off-road credentials at the Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel ski races this winter, sponsoring the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on the Streif. Its Quattro models, which revolutionized the use of four-wheel-drive in a premium line from the launch of the first car in 1980, are a favourite of those seeking […]
Miranda Kerr celebrates her first design collaboration with Swarovski at Kristallwelten
Gisela Schober Miranda Kerr has also stepped up from modelling to designing, celebrating her first collaboration with Swarovski with a dinner at the company’s Kristallwelten in Wattens in the Austrian Alps. The dinner held on Thursday night included guests Bryan Boy, Margaret Zhang and Giovanna Ewbank. The Kristallwelten, one of the big attractions in […]
Karl Lagerfeld has unveiled the 13th Chanel Métiers d’Art collection in Salzburg, Austria, recognizing its historical connection with Gabrielle Chanel (she got the inspiration for the Chanel jacket there, at the Hotel Schloss Mittersill, then owned by Baron Hubert von Pantz, with whom she had a fling). Lagerfeld discusses his collection in the video clip […]
Wellington’s entrepreneurial women: Lisa Tamati opens jewellery store; publishing house launches
Lisa Tamati, known in ultra-marathon circles, has a side to her that only a handful of fashionistas are aware of: she is a jeweller, trained in Wien, Austria, who has recently relocated from the Taranaki to Wellington, New Zealand. Tamati has opened a shop in Dukes’ Arcade on the corner of Willis and Manners […]