When corporate brands and personal brands trade places: Kate Moss was there before Kendall Jenner
Above: Brand Kate Moss was probably seen by more people when the model collaborated with Topshop. In 1999, the late Wally Olins, the famous brand consultant, sent me his book, Trading Identities: Why Countries and Companies are Taking on Each Other’s Roles, a fine read published by the Foreign Policy Centre that argued that countries […]
Opinions: what we need from media beyond ‘fake news’; looking to the stars
We need independent media Paul Clarke/CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37435469 Above: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Earlier this month, Sir Tim Berners-Lee wrote an open letter expressing his concerns about the evolution of his invention, the World Wide Web. (Interestingly, he writes the term all in lowercase.) It wasn’t just […]
TAG Heuer launches Connected Watch with Intel and Google, based on classic Carrera design
Rob Kim While it might not be surprising to see Apple and Huawei introduce smart watches, Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer has created its entry, revealed at the weekend at LVMH Tower in Manhattan at an event hosted by Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of TAG Heuer, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, and David Singleton, VP of engineering […]
Huawei Watch hits UK market, with classic design, and Android and IOS pairing
The Huawei Watch has now hit the UK market, available from Vmall, Selfridges and Google Store at prices ranging between £289 and £369. The revolutionary watch, running Android Wear, with the added ability to pair with IOS, is offered with a choice of 40 classic faces on its 400- by 400-pixel 286 ppi screen, which […]
From issue 34: Living Nature’s Skin Revive Exfoliant is a wonderful addition to the range that’s known for its 100 per cent certified natural ingredients (by BDIH in Germany), its safety on skin, and its ban on animal testing. There’s a nice scent here—as with Living Nature’s products, it’s not overbearing—along with gentle jojoba and […]
Net-a-porter offers Diane von Fürstenberg-designed Google Glass as first third-party retailer
Net-a-porter has announced that its US customers can purchase a Diane von Fürstenberg-designed Google Glass through its online store today, making it the first third-party retailer of the much-hyped product. The DVF Made for Glass design, available in five colours (black, green, plum, brown and white), retails for US$1,800, and includes a frame, shade, […]
The Voice US winner Cassadee Pope is Proactiv’s new celebrity spokeswoman
Cassadee Pope, winner of the third season of the US version of Dutch show The Voice and CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, is the new spokeswoman for Proactiv. Pope is the latest young celebrity that the acne-fighting skin care range has tapped to connect with consumers, endorsing the brand, following in the footsteps […]
Google gets its warnings wrong: our sites do not have malware
Click here if you want to read the short version: a Q&A summary of what happened. Those of you using Chrome, and I understand some of you using Firefox, were unable to access this website because of Google misidentifying it as distributing malware. As those who know this publication realize, Lucire would never do […]
Lucire’s on Ipad and Android; plus a round-up of some of our latest features
As officially announced in time for our 15th anniversary, Lucire is now available on the Ipad (and Iphone and Ipod Touch) as well as Android. You can check out the Ipad app here, available via Magzter at the Apple App Store, while Google Play has our Android app. There is a charge of US$6·99 per […]
A Lucire update: from Vivienne Westwood to our favourite coats
For our RSS readers, there are a few features on the main part of our site that you will want to pop by and see. Jobs.co.nz’s winner, Kate Goodbehere, who won a prize to be Lucire’s fashion editor for a day, has penned her article—a top 10 on coats, supervised by fashion editor Sopheak […]
