Reviving some of our 1998–9 articles
In the 1990s, storage space for websites was limited, and expensive. It was the norm for us, before the turn of the century (and occasionally afterwards) to remove articles to prioritize ones that were more popular or current. With one of our 25th anniversary articles being prepared for print, we dug out a handful of […]
Dame Olivia Newton-John, best known for her role in Grease, passes away
Dame Olivia Newton-John, AC, DBE, passed away aged 73 peacefully at her ranch in southern California after a third diagnosis of breast cancer […]
Jacinda Ardern at Chatham House: providing greater depth on the Christchurch Call
The Q&A following New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s address at Chatham House on Sunday was arguably more insightful, touching on topics ranging from climate change to the geopolitical order, but it is her thoughts on social media that touch our prior concerns here at Lucire […]
Sweden’s king of swimwear, Panos Papadopoulos, reveals all in his new autobiography
Toward the end of next week, Panos Papadopoulos’s autobiography, Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, comes out in London, with an event in Stockholm following. This is an intimate memoir about Panos’s rise, from childhood poverty in Greece to the ‘king of swimwear’ in Scandinavia. Not only do I have an advance copy, I collaborated […]
Electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz a lavish wedding gift for Brooklyn Beckham
As wedding gifts go, this is very special: an electrified Jaguar XK140 by Lunaz. It’s what Brooklyn Beckham can expect from his father, David Beckham, who invested in Lunaz last year. Lunaz remanufactures and electrifies vehicles, and this particular light blue example represents thousands of hours’ work by its 120-strong team. The electrified classic […]
Kate Moss enters the metaverse with avatar on mobile fashion game Drest
Kate Moss now has an official metaverse avatar, appearing in Drest, the mobile fashion game created by Lucy Yeomans, the former editor-in-chief of Net-à-Porter and Harper’s Bazaar UK. The virtual Kate Moss will appear for the next two weeks, and players are invited to dress her using clothing and accessories from the game. There are […]
New Puma × Liberty collection celebrates female empowerment, with authentic voices
Earlier this year, we brought you news of Liberty’s collaboration with Specsavers; now the famed design house and department store has teamed up with Puma for a second capsule collection. The campaign uses real, strong, empowered women: Deba, a model and activist of Kurdish heritage; Ami Evelyn Hughes, founder of cult art magazine Gut; […]
Dr Martens × A-Cold-Wall: latest collaboration sees nods to brutalist architecture
After collaborations with Beats by Dre and Mackintosh, A-Cold-Wall returns to team up with Dr Martens for another limited edition, this time of the Rikard eight-eye boot and Rikard three-eye shoe. A-Cold-Wall, the brainchild of Samuel Ross, first worked with Dr Martens on the classic 1461 boot. This time, the fashion label, which finds […]
In brief: Malo goes yellow; Boots brings back 17; GHD brings back its original; Saks on Tiktok
Malo Cashmere, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, commemorates next month’s International Women’s Day with a mimosa yellow makò cotton crew neck featuring macro flowers worked with double technique, jacquard and inlay. The crew neck is part of its spring–summer 2022 collection, dubbed En plein air, and retails for €480, via its online […]
The Fashion Awards 2021 make a splash, returning to a live format at the Royal Albert Hall
Gareth Cattermole; Joe Maher The British Fashion Council (BFC) partnered with TikTok this year on the Fashion Awards. Though an unexpected duo, the Fashion Awards this year changed its format to evolve into a global entertainment platform in order to grow with the times and merge fashion with our growing technological advancements. The award […]
