Kristen Stewart wears spring 1988 Chanel haute couture re-creation on Spencer poster
There’s been a tremendous amount of interest in Diana, Princess of Wales of late—especially around the time of what would have been her 40th wedding anniversary to HRH Prince Charles. The Crown has added to interest in the People’s Princess, and the latest encroachment on her memory is Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, a biopic with Kristen […]
Are these the trends we’ll remember the 2020s by?
A fashion magazine seems to have a few roles. The first is to create a record of trends, not just reporting on them but preempting them, as a snapshot of where society is at any given moment. The second is arguably to chart culture itself, and just what the Zeitgeist is. If the articles […]
Linda Gair pays tribute to famous artists in Auckland exhibition, Homage
Artist Linda Gair—sister of make-up artist Joanne, whose work appears regularly in Lucire—is having an exhibition, Homage, from April 29 at the Railway Street Gallery, at 8 Railway Street, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. Gair herself has been an art teacher and educator since she turned 50, but has been a lifelong artist. Her works […]
SMoss’s Great Again charts the course of the Trump presidency
Lucire travel editor Stanley Moss, writing as SMoss, has put together a limited edition volume documenting the presidency of Donald J. Trump, available in both a hardcover collectors’ edition and a smaller paperback. Entitled Great Again, the book begins with a cover showing a worn ‘Make America Great Again’ cap discarded on the […]
Van Cleef & Arpels releases six new Perlée designs in Middle East ahead of global launch
Van Cleef & Arpels has released six Perlée creations, exclusively for the Middle East first, coinciding with the holy season of Ramadan. They are available now in the region, two months ahead of their official global release. The new Perlée additions comprise three bracelets and three rings in gold hues. These feature the sweet […]
Where have the fun fashion magazine websites gone?
Above: The very first site (alphabetically) linked from our Newsstand pages, Annabelle of Switzerland, complete with large lead image and smaller subsidiary ones. I took a look at Lucire’s Newsstand reviews tonight. This section is a relic of the early dot-com days that Lucire came from (in the 1990s), when people exchanged links with […]
Jaguar turns continuation efforts to its 1953 Le Mans-winning C-type
‘Continuation’ editions are a great money-spinner for car companies with a history: offer a classic based on the original plans, and wait for the well heeled collectors to snap them up. Aston Martin has done it with both the DB4 GT and the James Bond Goldfinger DB5, and Jaguar with the E-type Lightweight. Now […]
Happy 2021 to our readers and supporters! Twenty twenty was tough, and along with the rest of you, we felt it. But believe it or not, commercially it wasn’t our toughest year—you can look back at 2005–6 for that, and long-time readers will recall that by January 2006 there were preciously few articles being […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
Personal thoughts on the passing of Sir Sean Connery, 1930–2020
Danjaq SA/United Artists The iconic image of Sean Connery and the Aston Martin DB5 in a publicity still from Goldfinger. Many movie fans were greeted with sad news with the passing of Sir Sean Connery at 90 in the Bahamas. Sir Sean had been unwell for some time, according to his son Jason, and […]
