British Fashion Council announces eco-fashion mentoring
The British Fashion Council has announced the winners of a programme to develop eco-fashion businesses as part of its ethical fashion initiative, Estethica. Six designer businesses have been selected to receive one-to-one expert support from one of three industry mentors: brand consultants Susanne Tide-Frater and Yasmin Sewell, and buying consultant Bev Malik. The designers […]
This year’s BBC Children in Need programme benefits from a new pendant from Clogau Gold featuring the Pudsey Bear design. It is a strictly limited edition, with 250 examples. The price for the pendant, with Welsh gold mined from the Clogau St David’s Gold Mine in Snowdonia, is £99, £33 of which will go […]
Volvo tests pedestrian avoidance feature in new S60
Volvo, which will shortly release its new S60 sedan, has been testing a new feature: one which recognizes pedestrians and will stop the car if they are in danger of being struck. We recently tested the XC60, which has a collision avoidance feature. Apparently, if one is heading toward a stationary object, the car […]
Five days in New Zealand with Summer Rayne Oakes
It’s been a wonderful few days chilling out with our ed.-at-large, Summer Rayne Oakes, in Lucire’s home country of New Zealand to promote her book, Style, Naturally. Summer Rayne was out this way to attend Greenfest in Brisbane, Queensland, and decided that she should venture to New Zealand to see us and to give […]
Volvo and Vattenfall plan plug-in hybrid, using sustainable electricity
Plug-in hybrids are getting a lot of news lately, and Volvo is the latest to make an announcement. Teaming up with Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the car maker plans a 2012 plug-in hybrid. Vattenfall itself plans to generate the electricity sustainably. The companies say that the plug-in hybrids would cost €3 per 100 km […]
Breast Cancer Campaign chosen as charity for the Glam Show
The Glam Show in association with Nicky Hambleton-Jones is pleased to announce that Breast Cancer Campaign will join the show as the 2009 beneficiary charity. The inaugural show taking place at Earl’s Court in London on October 31–November 1, will showcase the best in women’s fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Over the past 12 years, […]
Jessica Biel becomes newest Revlon face
Revlon has announced that Jessica Biel has become its latest ambassador, joining Halle Berry, Jennifer Connelly, Jessica Alba, Beau Garrett and Elle Macpherson. Biel will also be involved with Revlon-sponsored philanthropic activities and charity fund-raising. As part of her first engagements as a Revlon face, Biel will join Connelly and Alba at the EIF […]
Reese Witherspoon promotes Avon Global Center for Women and Justice
From left to right: Barbara Holden-Smith, Vice-Dean of Cornell Law School; Andrea Jung, Avon Chairman and CEO; Reese Witherspoon, Avon Global Ambassador; and Joan Winship, Executive Director, International Association of Women Judges, at Avon Foundation for Women’s press conference in Washington, DC announcing new funding for projects that will eliminate violence against women and improve […]
Views from the Medinge Group’s Brands with a Conscience 2009 ceremony
With all that was going on during New York Fashion Week, we decided to delay these videos in case they got lost. They’re from the Brands with a Conscience ceremony at MIP in Paris earlier this month (we detailed the winners here at Lucire in January), which the Medinge Group has been running for six […]
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