Lucire issue 49 out now, as lavish as ever
Memorable editorial shoots, talented international designers with a keen eye for concepts and visuals, and the low-down on indie beauty all come together for one of our most beautiful print issues […]
Hublot, the luxury watch company, opened an expansive new production warehouse in Nyon, Switzerland on the 10-year anniversary of their iconic Big Bang watch on Tuesday. Three hundred guests from around the globe attended the opening event including ambassadors, VIP guests, friends of the company and journalists. The milestone ceremony was further endorsed by […]
CK One unveils global advertising campaign for spring ’11
Steven Meisel Calvin Klein, Coty (the fragrance licensee) and Warnaco (which runs Calvin Klein Underwear and licenses the brand for jeans and swimear) have unveiled the spring advertising campaign for CK One. The campaign, created by Fabien Baron in cooperation with Calvin Klein’s internal ad team, breaks its teasers on February 23 globally, leading […]
The Golden Globes—and the rest of the world
We’re catching our breath post-Golden Globes. Elyse Glickman and Leyla Messian will file from Los Angeles early next week—it’s all coincided with a move we’re making out in California. Our coverage of the Harvey Weinstein–Relativity Media party is now online—this was the Golden Globes’ celebration to attend, with the likes of Colin Firth, Katey Sagal, […]
La Martina opens at Emirates Mall
Argentinian label La Martina has opened a second flagship shop at the Emirates Mall, following an earlier one at the Dubai Mall. La Martina’s owner, Lando Simonetti, says the opening was prompted by ‘double-digit growth in most prominent markets … including the UAE. ‘Our UAE sales are higher than many other major global […]
Third Fitting Room gives artists and designers a chance to up their game
The third Fitting Room took place at the Meliá Hotel in Bilbao, with 2,500 people attending to meet 36 designers and artists from the US, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Japan, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, and host nation Spain. The Brandery, the event partner of the Fitting Room, chose Fitting Room exhibitor El Armario de […]
Le Faire brings more stylish fashion to online buyers in New Zealand
Above Luela and Evil Twin are two of the labels stocked at new online shopping destination, Le Faire, the brainchild of Pauline So. We’ve known Pauline So for some time and were delighted to hear that she’s behind a new venture, the Le Faire online store. ‘I love shopping online, and found it a […]
I Need Truth aims to get honest answers for netizens
Singaporean entrepreneur Niles Toh has announced his I Need Truth website, where registered users can give feedback—from a basic thumbs-up or down (a ‘like’ or the Facebook-absent ‘dislike’) to a comment—on what people submit. If you’re thinking about purchasing a dress, you’re bound to find largely positive comments online, especially from the designer and […]
For our readers following Lucire on RSS: if you hop over to the main part of the website, you will find our three top trend picks from the Mercedes-Benz Miami Swim 2011 shows. Frazer Harrison of Getty Images photographed the four days we covered. We’ll have more feature updates in the main sections this week. […]
Doris de Pont and Phil Price join Montana World of Wearable Art judges
Acclaimed fashion designer Doris de Pont, and Christchurch sculptor Phil Price, whose Zephyrometer and Protoplasm kinetic artworks are Wellington landmarks, are joining Suzie Moncrieff on the Montana World of Wearable Arts’ judging panel. They have already completed the first round of judging. For the finals in September, US-based New Zealand expat Mark d’Arcy is […]
