H&M celebrates 10 years of designer collaborations with new book launching November 6
Time has flown: it has been 10 years since Hennes & Mauritz began its designer collaborations, the first with Karl Lagerfeld. The company will release a book, The First Ten Years, coinciding with its Alexander Wang x H&M launch on November 6. At the time, Lucire called it a move toward ‘attainable luxury’: […]
Peter Copping appointed creative director at Oscar de la Renta
Neil Rasmus/BFANYC.com Above Oscar de la Renta at the 2013 CFDA Awards, photographed with Sec. Hillary Clinton. A succession plan appears to be in place at Oscar de la Renta with the appointment of Peter Copping as creative director, a role created for him. The company says Copping will report to de la Renta, […]
DHL launches 2014’s Fashion Export Scholarship competition
Above Jae Mills of Commoners with models in last year’s competition. DHL has launched its seventh annual DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship, with entries closing October 10. The Scholarship has been known for helping boost New Zealand’s best up-and-coming fashion names, including Stolen Girlfriends’ Club, Lonely Hearts, Twenty-Seven Names and I Love Ugly. Last […]
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York spring–summer 2015: more favourites from the first five days
Through Lucire’s history, there have been a select group of labels that get featured thanks to their consistency of design and their integrity. It’s no coincidence that they are among our favourites over days three through five at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York: BCBG Max Azria, Marissa Webb, Carmen Marc Valvo, Venexiana, Custo Barcelona, Vivienne […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2015, day three: Hailwood and Kate Sylvester up the standard
Lucire’s fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng and photographer Matthew Beveridge look at day three’s mixed bag of shows. New Generation Vibe: Four up-and-coming designers showcasing what they have to offer the fashion world as the voices of the future. Clothes: Like a pick-and-mix bag of lollies, there were some dud and then […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2015, day two: from softly and rosy to Zambesi’s superheroes
Fashion and beauty editor Sopheak Seng, and photographer Matthew Beveridge, cover day two of New Zealand Fashion Week, with Pardon My French, Lucy McIntosh, the NZ Weddings show, Pia, Andrea Moore and I AM, Juliette Hogan and Zambesi. Pardon My French Vibe: ’Sixties beatniks with a touch of glamour. Clothes: Skinny leather pants […]
Honouring tomorrow’s designers at The Spirit of Otis Fashion
Kai He Top Christina Kim and Natalie Salvador. Above Johnny Was. According to Coco Chanel, ‘Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions.’ Otis College of Art and Design, founded in 1918, takes its students toward a path of art and ingenuity. It hosts an unforgettable annual black-tie gala where young designers, mentored […]
Lucire features the first day of videos from the spring–summer 2014–15 collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, including Aurelio Costarella and Carla Zampatti, and interviews with Costarella and Alex Perry. An extensive line-up of Hollywood goddess-inspired frocks was presented in Solaris, Aurelio Costarella’s spring–summer 2014–15 show. Costarella, once again, dares to dream and create […]
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, fall–winter 2014–15, day seven videos
Betsey Johnson From day seven of New York Fashion Week’s fall–winter 2014–15 collections are Nanette Lepore, Michael Kors, Kaufmanfranco, Lie Sang Bong, Bibhu Mohapatra, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, Zang Toi and Anna Sui. Day eight coverage, which begins on our live player at 11 a.m. EST, features Hernan Lander, Rachel Zoe, J. Mendel, and […]
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, fall–winter 2014–15, day six videos
Our day six coverage from New York Fashion Week’s fall 2014 collections features videos from Badgley Mischka, Tory Burch, Jenny Packham, Tommy Hilfiger, Libertine, Concept Korea, the Art Institute of New York, Skingraft and Naeem Khan. Highlights of day six included Pamella Roland, Diesel Black Gold, Libertine, Naeem Khan and Skingraft—as we’re filing this […]
