Fan Phenomena: James Bond gives 007 fans more; while Sugoi invites you to the world of Bill Murray
In the year of a new James Bond movie, many books emerge. Invariably, there’ll be one on the films themselves, taking readers through the 50-plus years of the Eon Productions’ series, and, if it’s very comprehensive, the 1950s CBS TV version of Casino Royale, the 1967 spoof of the same name, and Never Say Never […]
Sponsored video: Reebok wants us to be more human
A Lucire special promotion Reebok has one of the most storied histories of any of the sports brands: its forerunner was, for example, the choice of the British Olympic team in 1924, dramatized in the movie Chariots of Fire. And in the late 1980s, there wasn’t a brand that was more fashionable than Reebok as […]
Dan Sims Above, from top Poppy Delevingne, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, and Cara Delevingne, Model of the Year. Victoria Beckham, winning Brand of the Year. Emma Watson, who won the British Style Award. Before an audience of 2,070 at the London Coliseum, the 2014 British Fashion Awards have seen Erdem and J. W. Anderson take […]
Ikea will move into fashion next, predicts Swedish author Stefan Engeseth
Swedish author and business thinker Stefan Engeseth predicts that Ikea’s next move will be into the world of fashion. Engeseth says that Ikea’s expertise lends itself easily to the world of apparel. ‘Fashion is an expression of how to package and sell design,’ he says. He believes that fashion is in a repetitive […]
Baz Luhrmann explains Gisèle Bündchen’s Chanel No. 5 casting as more images released
Hugh Stewart Chanel has teased with more imagery for its upcoming No. 5 campaign with Gisèle Bündchen, written and directed by The Great Gatsby (2013) director Baz Luhrmann, with production design by Academy Award winner Catherine Martin. The new images show the supermodel in two more outfits in addition to her surfing one shown […]
Volvo releases details of second-generation XC90
Volvo has released official information on the second-generation XC90, replacing the original SUV that first caught the public’s attention in 2002. The new XC90 is aimed at a more affluent audience while preserving traditional Volvo values, as the Swedish brand aims to increase its international sales as a prestige marque, especially in China. […]
Ellen DeGeneres to launch E. D., a home ware and fashion brand, for holiday 2014
Above Ellen DeGeneres’s Twitter photo with Bradley Cooper in the foreground, which has been re-Tweeted over 3 million times. Award-winning TV host Ellen DeGeneres will lend her name to a home ware, ready-to-wear fashion, accessories and pet care items range called E. D., to début as a capsule collection for the holidays this year, with […]
A tribute to Massimo Vignelli, a design legend
RIT Massimo Vignelli, who passed away on May 27, was a hero of mine. When receiving the news shortly before it hit the media in a big way, from our mutual friend Stanley Moss, this title’s travel editor and CEO of the Medinge Group, I posted immediately on Facebook: ‘It is a sad duty to […]
Stoneleigh’s Wonder of Nature garden is an urban oasis for Auckland
Stoneleigh will open its Wonder of Nature garden at 89 Quay Street, Queen’s Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand, from February 28 to March 8, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It’s a dose of experiential marketing for the New Zealand wine label, bringing urban consumers closer to the brand. The suspended garden, designed by Jules […]
Elin Kling goes “one” with Oriflame, just as Stefan Engeseth might suggest
Oriflame Our good friend Stefan Engeseth, author of Detective Marketing, Sharkonomics and One: a Consumer Revolution for Business, recently gave a presentation to Oriflame, the Luxembourgeois cosmetics’ group. Engeseth usually styles One in all capitals—he has done ever since his book came out in 2006, and frequently gives presentations based around his titles. In […]
