New fine art prints of celebrated American quilts
Here’s an opportunity to add some authentic beauty to your walls. Gee’s Bend is an isolated African American hamlet in Boykin, Alabama, found along the Alabama River. The some seven hundred or so inhabitants of this small, rural community are mostly descendants of slaves, and for generations they worked the fields belonging to the […]
Giselle, a Royal New Zealand Ballet favourite, returns for May–June 2021
Giselle is back: the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed ballet from 2012, which toured the world after its première in Wellington, and which became a 2013 feature film by Toa Fraser, will return in May and June 2021. Conceived by former RNZB artistic director Ethan Stiefel and choreographer–director Johan Kobborg, Giselle was praised by […]
Second Makeup Revolution × Friends beauty collection released
There’s often a two-decade rule when it comes to revivals, and Revolution Beauty’s collaboration with Friends still manages to come within that for the US series that ran from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom about six white singles in New York had already been transformed once into a range of make-up palettes, lipsticks and […]
Cover design notes on our 23rd birthday
We’ve happily been able to add a few more covers to the montage we published last year on the occasion of our 22nd anniversary. Now 23, we thought an update was in order, and we’ve included our latest issue, which you can order now. The story of Lucire’s founding has been covered elsewhere, during […]
As predicted in Lucire six years ago: Ikea moves into fashion
It took six years for the prediction to come true: author and management consultant Stefan Engeseth forecast in 2014, as first published in Lucire, that Ikea would extend its brand into fashion next. The story, which ran here first, was eventually picked up by the international media. Last month, Ikea announced it was […]
Vans × Simpsons collection pays homage to long-running cartoon series
The Simpsons might not be part of the cultural Zeitgeist in the same way it was in the early 1990s, but over the last 30 years it’s built up a immense following—enough for it to remain a tempting licensing target. Vans is the latest, and arguably one of the higher-profile, fashion brands to pay tribute […]
Greed a topical comedy about fast fashion and the practices that support it
Greed, the new Steve Coogan comedy directed by Michael Winterbottom (The Trip), is a satirical tale about a thinly disguised version of Sir Philip Green, the head of Arcadia Group, who stood accused by various British government committees of plundering British Home Stores while it was under his company’s control. The phrase levelled at Sir […]
Beauty round-up: a timeless lipstick, a rich lavender toner, and ’70s-inspired eyeshadows
Shine on Living Nature has released a new natural lipstick, Glamorous. As with all Living Nature products, it is natural, using natural waxes, butters and oils, including shea butter and jojoba oil. Not only do your lips shine with Glamorous’s intense colour, they are nourished. There is a single shade, created to suit all complexions. […]
Above: Cara Bloom (Violett Beane) and Miles Finer (Brandon Micheal Hall) in God Friended Me. What a pity that CBS’s God Friended Me has ended its run after two seasons. As fans will have read elsewhere, the producers received word that the series would not be renewed as they were making the last episode, during […]
Makeup Museum to open in Manhattan in May
The first-ever Makeup Museum is set to open in New York in May 2020. Never before has there been a physical space for beauty and make-up enthusiasts to delve deeper into the history of the industry and take a look at its ongoing impact on society. The Makeup Museum in Manhattan will open with […]
