Ten weeks ago, I received an Instagram message from Lorraine Downes, whom most Kiwis will know as our only winner at Miss Universe (in 1983). I knew she had been working on a memoir, and before she could even tell me what it was about, I wrote back to say I would love a copy […]
Ford launches more muscular, flowing 2018 Focus, with technological firsts for the segment
Ford is finally getting round to renewing its B- and C-segment car line-up. The new B479 Fiesta is already on the market, and now it’s the turn of the Focus, going into its fourth generation. Codenamed C519, the Mk IV Focus looks more solid, with swoopier bodywork—not unlike the change in the early 1970s […]
We removed Facebook code from our pages on March 8—how Lucire has been looking out for you
On March 8, weeks before Christopher Wylie’s whistleblowing account of what happened at Cambridge Analytica, I Tweeted the following: Thinking of removing the Facebook “like box” from @Lucire. No one really cares about this any more, do they? I mean, it’s four years after peak Facebook. pic.twitter.com/7vKubtL293 — Jack Yan 甄爵恩 (@jackyan) March 8, 2018 […]
It’s not every day that a celebrity admits to having had facial fillers or other medically assisted beauty procedures. So when a legendary model not only admits to getting a little help now and then, but launches a public partnership with one of the world’s leading purveyors of æsthetic pharmaceuticals and devices, there had to […]
Silversea Expeditions increases its luxury offerings, including bespoke Antarctic experience
Silversea We returned on board the Silver Whisper as she visited Wellington last month, to find that Silversea had made things even more tempting for travellers joining them for the next cruise seasons. For starters, we were told about Silversea’s Venetian Society loyalty programme, with some excellent offers. As Silversea travellers often return for […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet successfully brings The Piano to life on stage
Stephen A’Court Changing performance mediums is never an easy task: it’s why some fans of books bemoan film adaptations, and why the thought of certain films as Broadway musicals is so hard to entertain—but what about an Academy Award- and Palme d’Or-winning film as a ballet? The Piano is an inspired source material, and […]
Social media and the “influencers”: not the evolution you might have expected
Above: Kim Kardashian West’s Instagram account. Incredible follower numbers—but what of authenticity? I’m getting a buzz seeing how little I update social media now. Around February 2016 I began updating Tumblr far less; I’ve gone from dozens of posts per month to four in December 2017 and seven in January 2018. (Here’s my Tumblr archive.) […]
Travel diary: from a leap of elegance to a pampering experience
Il Gattopardo Group The Leopard at des Artistes in Manhattan at the Hôtel des Artistes is an immaculate restaurant that spectacularly revives the concept of typical southern Italian cuisine, tradition and service. Guests are surrounded by the works of Howard Chandler Christy, originally a tenant in the building. The intricately painted stories embracing the restaurant’s […]
Alpine is back, with the A110 Première Edition—deliveries begin March 2018
Alpine is back with a car named for one of its most famed models: the A110. The first production model since 1995, the 2018 A110 débuts with a Première edition, a limited run of 1,955 examples, a tribute to the year Jean Rédélé founded Alpine. The new car is rear-wheel drive, powered by […]
Why we should be thankful for Stella McCartney
Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. In October, Fast Company profiled Stella McCartney in a piece that found its way to me not via Lucire, but via Medinge Group, the international think-tank on humanistic branding. Wearing that hat, we’ve long advocated corporate social responsibility, and McCartney has been “living the brand” for a […]
