Lucire
The global fashion magazine April 28, 2024 
Out now: Lucire issue 48, with free shipping for UK and US

Ka’anapali Beach Resort: a fresh look at an old Hawai‘ian favourite

June 3, 2022/1.29

Mieko Horikoshi Above, from top: The Ka’anapali’s summery, bright interiors. One will never be starved for inspiration or admiration from culinary creations the island’s hotels.   The time-honoured Ka’anapali Beach Resort continues to enliven one of Maui’s most photogenic beachfronts. Framed by white sand beaches and crystal water, Ka’anapali once served as a playground for Hawai‘ian […]

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Hotel La Compañía: a modern immersion into Panama’s history

June 2, 2022/22.29

  The Hotel La Compañía, the first property to open under Hyatt’s just-launched ‘The Unbound Collection’ umbrella, begins a new tradition of introducing independently operated Central American boutique lodging to avid travellers looking for luxury properties that are decidedly not corporate. Located in Panama City’s historic-but-progressive Casco Antiguo neighbourhood, the family-owned property multitasks as sleek, […]

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Rooftop kenjutsu in Tokyo

October 24, 2021/20.53

You won’t need the implant or the Blue Pill to appreciate this incredible offering from Hoshinoya Tokyo, a programme which aims to refresh the mind and body through traditional sword training outdoors at the stratospheric height of 160 m above the ground. Forget your morning yoga. Today you can experience kenjutsu training in a setting […]

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Top-tier luxury offerings in Saint-Tropez

June 30, 2021/19.04

In February, we reported the reopening of favourite properties in Saint-Tropez. Word has just come in that Airelles Château de la Messardière reopens July 1 with two exceptional luxury offerings of interest.    First, from July 1 to October 10, 2021, Château de la Messardière will partner with world-renowned chef Nobu Matsuhisa. The pop-up restaurant […]

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Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle: vivre comme le roi

June 6, 2021/23.24

Rénée Kemps This week, in an eagerly awaited launch, Airelle’s seventh property, Airelles Château de Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle opened outside Paris. The first hotel to operate within the grounds of the Château de Versailles, it’s situated in a building constructed by Louis XIV’s favourite architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, in 1681. Guests have access to the […]

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Richter immersion with Baur au Lac Zürich

April 29, 2021/1.31

This summer there will be no better place than Zürich to view over 140 works of art by Gerhard Richter, widely considered to be one of Germany’s most important contemporary visual artists. Many works have not been seen in public for decades. An exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich focuses on a genre central to his […]

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