Supermodel Kate Moss to receive British Fashion Awards honour to mark 25 years of influence
David M. Benett/Getty Images Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Top Kate Moss, photographed last month celebrating Rimmel’s 180th anniversary. Above A preview image of the supermodel, who will appear in Playboy’s 60th anniversary issue in January. Suzy Menkes isn’t the only woman getting a special award from the British Fashion Council, supermodel Kate Moss will […]
Miu Miu fragrance to début in 2015, in partnership with Coty
Above Miu Miu promotes its autumn–winter 2013–14 line. Coty has extended its licensing of famous fashion brands, and has added Miu Miu, after an arrangement with the Prada Group. Coty will develop and distribute a line of fragrances under the Miu Miu name, expected on shelves in 2015. It will be the brand’s first […]
Sponsored video: Beefeater Gin’s limited-edition bottle is an authentic glimpse into #MyLondon
A Lucire special promotion Pernod Ricard knows its markets, and Beefeater Gin, the international premium gin, has one asset that its competitors don’t: it really is distilled in London. With London often seeing itself as the capital of cool—its Fashion Week, for instance, takes up more pages in Lucire’s print editions than our usual […]
Virgin Atlantic begins trialling Vivienne Westwood-designed uniforms
Virgin Atlantic has begun showing its new uniforms, designed by Vivienne Westwood. Wearer trials began earlier today at airports, Clubhouses and on board Virgin Atlantic aircraft. The company says 180 staff, including crew, pilots, ground staff, Clubhouse employees and Virgin Holidays staff will trial the uniform over the next few months, ahead of the […]
Tokyo Fashion Week: designers shift gears toward Asia
Japan Fashion Week Organization Above left Christian Dada. Above right Vivienne Tam. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo wrapped up Sunday as cherry blossoms bloom in Japan’s capital. Over the last couple of seasons, Tokyo Fashion Week kept its target on European and Japanese buyers and audiences, but this season, it has eyed the growing Asian market, […]
BMW’s Concept 4 Coupé the clearest sign yet there will be a 4-series
As early as 1978, there was a rumour that BMW would release a 4-series. That time, Motor magazine (the UK one, from IPC) hinted that there would be a sporting 3-series, possibly a sporting fastback. The rumour returned for the latest F30 generation of 3-series saloons: that BMW would introduce the 4 moniker for […]
Roxy emphasizes performance and fashion in its latest campaign
A Lucire special promotion Roxy, which had spun off from Quiksilver in 1990, took a chance on the female surf market, initially beginning in swimwear and expanding into sportswear and snow wear. By the middle of the decade, the brand was well and truly established, thanks to its involvement in sport, with Lisa Andersen, then […]
Mercedes-Benz previews CLA with Concept Style Coupé at Beijing Auto Show
We’re becoming accustomed to automotive world premières taking place in China, and this is no exception: Mercedes-Benz will take the wraps off its Concept Style Coupé (CSC) at Auto China—the Beijing Auto Show—recognizing the importance of the Chinese market to the Swabian firm’s fortunes. The CSC previews the styling the firm will use in […]
Calvin Klein extends CK One brand into colour cosmetics; Lara Stone leads campaign
Calvin Klein has unveiled its first campaign for CK One colour cosmetics, a range of 130 products extending the CK One sub-brand. The campaign débuts in March and stars Lara Stone, Ruby Aldridge, Herieth Paul, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Eliza Cummings, Fei Fei Sun, Ehren Dorsey, Viggo Janason and Yuri Pleskun. Stone already features in […]
David Beckham launches H&M Bodywear, followed by after-party with Emma Bunton, Bianca Jagger
Dave M. Benett [Updated with photographs, official quotations] As revealed last year, Hennes & Mauritz is launching a line of David Beckham underwear. The range has just been launched in London, with Beckham himself there for the proceedings. The footballer went to H&M’s Regent Street store to launch the David Beckham Bodywear line, which […]
