Suki Waterhouse, Magdalena Frąckowiak model Express’s new Edition campaign
Models Suki Waterhouse and Magdalena Frąckowiak front Express’s first high-end capsule collection campaign, which is now available in its stores and online. The Express Edition collection draws inspiration from what the company says are ‘iconic classics’, mixing it with street style, but using high-end, luxury fabrics. Express’s president and CEO David Kornberg notes that […]
Levi’s releases Wedgie vintage jeans, properly designed for a woman’s hips and rear
Levi’s new Wedgie jean, introduced for December, is specially designed for women. The new style solves the awkward front bulge that other vintage jeans give, accentuating the waist with better fit through the hips. By effectively creating a wedgie, Levi’s expects the Wedgie high-rise vintage jean to help women best show off their assets. There’s […]
Idris Elba + Superdry Collection, comprising 250 menswear pieces, launches at Regent Street store
Superdry Studio David M. Benett Jon Furniss Superdry has collaborated with Idris Elba, the Brit whom we at Lucire keep calling ‘the coolest actor on Earth’ and best known for his role in Luther, on a 250-piece collection, launched Thursday at its Regent Street store. And what a perfect spokesman for a premium men’s […]
In one of the unlikeliest brand extensions, Sanrio has launched the Hello Kitty Men collection for autumn–winter 2015–16. Announced two years ago to commemorate Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, the brand has now collaborated with six Tokyo men’s brands—Undercover, Sise, Jam Home Made, Dresscamp, Patchy Cake Eater and Yoshio Kubo—to show that it’s a trendy choice […]
Top Kendall and Kylie Jenner with their new collection. Centre and above By using the same fabrics, mothers and daughters can have matching designs thanks to Plakinger. The Kendall & Kylie Collection, designed by sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, will hit Forever New stores in Australia on November 17. With 19 pieces, the limited-edition collection […]
Tommy Hilfiger unveils virtual-reality shopping experience, launching first at Fifth Avenue Store
How fitting that October 20—Lucire’s anniversary—is the date of another technological landmark, with Tommy Hilfiger announcing its virtual reality shopping experience, launching today at its Fifth Avenue store in New York City. Wearing a Samsung Gear VR device, customers can find themselves immersed in a 360-degree presentation of Tommy Hilfiger’s fall–winter 2015–16 runway collection, […]
Alan Clarke US retailer Cole Haan has teamed up with high-performance apparel brand Mountain Hardwear in a multi-season partnership, creating the ZeroGrand Outerwear collection. Launched this week, Cole Haan has released a campaign featuring mountaineers Cheyne Lempe and Angie Payne scaling New York skyscrapers, photographed by Alan Clarke. The campaign blends the idea […]
David Atlan/Louis Vuitton Coinciding with London Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton hosted a gala opening and cocktail reception on Sunday at the Strand to introduce and immerse guests in Series 3, an 11-room exhibition that explores the creative process of designer Nicolas Ghesquière as he created his autumn–winter 2015–16 collection. Celebrity guests included Selena Gomez, […]
Rihanna’s Stance fall 2015 sock collection, with a ‘Baby Goth Punk’ theme, released
Pop star Rihanna has collaborated with Stance, a fashion company that has injected some pizzazz in the sock sector, with the fall–winter 2015–16 collection released today along with behind-the-scenes footage from her shoot. Rihanna, as Stance’s contributing creative director, was involved in the new collection from day one, and modelled in the shoot in Los […]
Misha Nonoo × Aldo Rise fall–winter 2015–16 footwear and handbag collection débuts
Misha Nonoo and Aldo Rise have collaborated for a second time on a new collection of footwear and handbags for fall–winter 2015–16. Previewed at New York Fashion Week last February, the Misha Nonoo × Aldo Rise collection comprises four key items that bring together both Nonoo’s and Aldo’s æsthetic. The designs began with sketches […]
