Redefining Max for spring 2012
Max takes a leap into spring 2012 with the introduction of three new collections that will make you want to come back for more. Each new collection takes you on a journey, beginning with Hacienda. The sense of theatre and the power of the flamenco give a Spanish feel. Textures and colours in this […]
Myshoppingsecrets.com launches in Australia, while new products launch for winter hair and skin
Emma Ponsonby and Myshoppingsecrets.com, which Lucire covered earlier this year, has now launched in Australia, with 100 labels represented on the site. Forty-eight of the one hundred are already shipping to Australia and Ponsonby says she expects the number to grow rapidly. The site originally launched in the UK in February, and in New Zealand […]
Royal Mail celebrates the best of British fashion, from Hardy Amies to Vivienne Westwood
Photographer Sølve Sundsbø has shot the latest first-class stamps for Royal Mail, celebrating British fashion. The stamps go on sale today (May 15), both at post office branches and online. Focusing on postwar designs, the stamps feature the work of Hardy Amies, Norman Hartnell, Granny Takes a Trip, Ossie Clark with Celia Birtwell, Tommy […]
Myshoppingsecrets.com extends its reach to New Zealand customers
Above Myshoppingsecrets.com founder Emma Ponsonby. Myshoppingsecrets.com, which had launched in the UK in February, now sells to New Zealand customers, stocking some of the top international fashion labels. The website is the brainchild of Emma Ponsonby, a New Zealand expatriate. The former Taylormade media designer was brought up in Rangiora and attended boarding […]
‘New Zealand internet sales are expected to triple over the next eight years, with web-based sales expected to grow to $4·2 billion by 2015.’—AMP Capital Shopping Centres’ Australian Shopping Intent Report 2012 ‘In the 12 months leading up to January 2012, 93% of New Zealanders had accessed the internet and of those, 63% had made […]
Sponsored video: If the shoe fits, it’ll be at Next
A Lucire special promotion When you visit Next’s website, the list of countries is very impressive. The company ships from 57 nations, and has one of the biggest range of shoes—among other things—that we’ve seen online. Women’s, men’s, girls’ and boys’ shoes are all part of the offering, with special sections on formal shoes […]
Two thousand pp. ebook for Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary heads online for crowdsourcing campaign
The Ebook People GmbH of Germany is planning a 2,000 pp. ebook at the end of June on the Rolling Stones, commemorating its 50th anniversary. The undertaking is expensive, and the company has moved to crowdsource its funding at Indiegogo. The ebook will be released in two parts, each covering a quarter-century. It will […]
Sponsored video: Elin Kling’s guilty pleasure at Net-a-Porter
A Lucire special promotion Elin Kling is getting more and more global. Her Style by Kling blog was noticed by us very early on, but equally, she became a fashion personality in Sweden with TV attention as well. Soon, a major retailer decided it would need her endorsement on its autumn–winter 2010 trends, […]
Dita von Teese joins fans in Melbourne to celebrate her new Von Follies lingerie collection
Lucas Dawson/Lucas Dawson Photography The people at Style Counsel are as good as their word, sending us these photographs from last Friday’s “black carpet” event at the Urban by Target store on Chapel Street, Melbourne, starring Dita von Teese. The American burlesque dancer and celebrity, who has launched her Von Follies lingerie collection in […]
Making sharing simpler (we hope)
Top The old news page layout, with two sets of buttons. Above Slimmed down as of today, hopefully making things easier to understand. We’ve had a very minor nip-tuck to our news pages, and if readers have few issues with it, we’ll be rolling out these changes to the rest of the site gradually. […]
