Courtesy ISPA; Elyse Glickman While we pick and choose what invitations we accept (especially during the summer), the annual International Spa Association (ISPA) invitation is one we welcome wholeheartedly. While the Montage Beverly Hills hotel has one of the best spas in our area, we truly enjoyed the ‘Trailblazer’-themed event where its ballroom transformed into […]
Levi’s, H&M announce ban on sand-blasting
Two of the best known fashion brands in the world have announced they will implement a ban on sand-blasting on all their future product lines. Hennes & Mauritz AB and Levi Strauss & Co. say they want to eliminate sand-blasting as an industry practice. Sand-blasting creates a worn look for denim and other […]
British Fashion Council announces eco-fashion mentoring
The British Fashion Council has announced the winners of a programme to develop eco-fashion businesses as part of its ethical fashion initiative, Estethica. Six designer businesses have been selected to receive one-to-one expert support from one of three industry mentors: brand consultants Susanne Tide-Frater and Yasmin Sewell, and buying consultant Bev Malik. The designers […]
Shoebox New York unveils store design
Left Kenneth J. Hall, CEO, NexCen Brands; Sergio Mannino, designer and architect; Richard Kirschenbaum, founder and partner, Shoebox New York; Chris Dull, President, NexCen Franchise Management Inc.; and Arturo Chiang, designer. Shoebox New York unveiled its new store design on October 27 in Greenvale, NY. Now part of NexCen Brands, which has TAF (formerly the […]
Lucire’s Samantha Hannah and Jack Yan speak at Section Zero workshop
At the end of July, Lucire fashion editor Samantha Hannah and publisher Jack Yan spoke at the Section Zero Models’ workshop. Colin Mathura-Jeffree made the trip down from Auckland, and designer Robyn Mathieson was another guest of honour at the event. The below video was put together by Ben Forman. You may also like News […]
Branding New Zealand: a discussion
[Cross-posted] I had a very productive time in Christchurch, especially at The Future of Fashion II conference organized by Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ). It was also wonderful to connect to the folks at CPIT there. One question that arose after my presentation (which can be found in written form on this site) was […]
Saab’s Jan Åke Jonsson speaks out
With all the worry about GM going into Chapter 11, Saab boss Jan Åke Jonsson responded, to say all was on track for his company finding a financially strong buyer. One of the individuals named to date has been Christian von Koenigsegg. While some of the media are saying that he would be an […]
Tata Nano’s significance reaches far beyond India’s shores
This morning at our New Zealand bureau, we received a news advisory about the launch of the Tata Nano in Mumbai today. We expect to have coverage of the launch by this time tomorrow. The Nano, which we covered excitedly in Lucire in January 2008, represents a positive step for the Indian motor […]
The urgent measures Detroit must take
Above: One of the cars that Ford could sell in North America: the subcompact Ka, built in Poland. [Cross-posted] Earlier this year, before we found out just how bad Detroit’s financial situation was, I wrote a paper for The Journal of the Medinge Group called ‘Saving Detroit, by Not Making the Same Old Mistakes’. My […]
Do US automakers deserve a bailout?
[Excerpted; full post here] Today at the Vista Group luncheon, we’ll be discussing the US auto industry’s desire for a government bailout. My view: of course it’ll be great to protect US manufacturing jobs, since the situation is not of the plant workers’ doing. As mentioned in one of my papers, ‘Saving Detroit’, the troubles […]
