Lucire
The global fashion magazine March 28, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Festival de Cannes 2021: a trimmed-down AmFAR gala

July 18, 2021/0.45

Dave Benett/AmFAR; Andreas Rentz/AmFAR; Samir Hussein The AmFAR gala is always the social highlight of the Festival de Cannes, though this year’s, the 27th, was far more low-key, with guest numbers at 400 rather than the usual 900, and strict COVID-19 protocols in place.    Global campaign chair Sharon Stone (in custom Dolce & Gabbana) […]

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Auckland kicks off racing season with Newmarket Style Spotter fashion competition

November 23, 2018/5.01

Alanah Brown Above: Alexandra Jones and Dion Herdson won the fashion competition at Ellerslie. It’s not just Melbournians who have a fun Cup Day, all over Australia and New Zealand plenty get into the spirit of the day.    At Ellerslie Racecourse, in Auckland, New Zealand, 5,500 guests dressed up for the occasion. The Auckland […]

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Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg bring bright art to appliances

August 24, 2018/23.01

Dolce & Gabbana and Smeg have teamed up to create a range of colourful kitchen appliances, inspired by Sicilian art. The collection has been dubbed Sicily Is My Love.    The designs are not unlike those on pottery and artworks from the island, and adorn the toaster, citrus press, blender and kettle.    The kettle’s […]

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News in brief: Vidal Sassoon launches Infra Radiance Hot Air Styler; polarized lenses are in at Sunglass Hut

August 22, 2015/13.44

Polarized sunglasses are the trend for the southern spring–summer 2015–16, says Sunglass Hut—and it’s a prediction we agree with.    Polarized lenses help with contrast, clarity and colour perception, but perhaps most importantly, they reduce reflections and minimize glare. The lenses contain a filter that blocks almost all glare, which can be eight times more […]

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Video: who wore what at the 2015 Met Gala? Beyoncé, FKA Twigs, Rihanna stand out

May 5, 2015/11.11

Taylor Hill Jamie McCarthy Who wore what at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute 2015 Gala, benefiting the CFDA–Vogue Fashion Fund, with the theme, China: through the Looking Glass?    We spotted Jessica Hart in a red Valentino Chinoiserie-style velvet dress, really getting into the spirit of the theme, accessorized with Carrera y Carrera […]

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, fall–winter 2014–15, day one

February 7, 2014/8.11

If you missed the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York shows on our live player, never fear: we have the autumn–winter 2014–15 collections from Nicholas K, BCBG Max Azria (celebrating 25 years in business), Raoul, Desigual, Tome, Todd Snyder, Creatures of the Wind, Richard Chai, Tadashi Shoji, Mark and Estel, and the Heart Truth Red Dress […]

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Lucire TV: fashion’s significant moments and trends of 2013

December 28, 2013/11.57

While we had our newsmakers, what else summed up 2013 in the fashion business?    In a nutshell: Marc Jacobs’ departure from Louis Vuitton after 16 years and his last show at Paris Fashion Week, the return of Tom Ford and a big show to London, the revival of Schiaparelli under Christian Lacroix, the return […]

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