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Renault launches Laguna 3 ad campaign with Eric Cantona

March 23, 2009/10.18

Renault has launched a campaign for the Laguna 3 with former Manchester United football player Eric Cantona, using humour and targeting the internet as well as conventional media.    Called Le rencontre (The Encounter), the commercial is irreverent but manages to show the Laguna in a quality light.    The campaign breaks today in France […]

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Lucire TV: Mini John Cooper Works tested

March 19, 2009/3.15

Yes, we know the title card needs a bit of tweaking, but Steve, our video editor–producer, is stuck in jury duty. But do enjoy our Mini John Cooper Works road test—you can catch the same in the next print edition and online here later today. Our photographs for the article, by Tanya Sooksombatisatian, were wonderful—we’ve […]

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Stockholm is Europe’s first Green Capital

March 11, 2009/11.01

We were delighted to hear that Stockholm has been named the first European Green Capital by the European Commission.    Stockholm is one of our favourite cities, and even though it never got congested compared to many European cities, the forward-thinking Swedes still implemented a congestion charge. The city has integrated environmental issues into its […]

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Salon de Genève

March 6, 2009/14.16

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California visited the Salon de Genève to support US automakers exhibiting there, as well as to highlight alternative energies for cars, a cause that he has championed. Although he did venture to the Lamborghini to look at one of its latest models. You may also like Video: Rolls-Royce’s electric car, the […]

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Lagonda returns at Salon de Genève—but will it fly?

March 4, 2009/10.32

We get a lot of information about press conferences and at the Salon de Genève, we have been seeing them come in thick and fast. Renault, Volkswagen, BMW, etc. But the most intriguing was for a brand I never expected to see in an email: Lagonda.    Lagonda is a brand that celebrates its centenary […]

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Mini E christens power-point for electric cars in Berlin

February 23, 2009/10.43

Another video that came during New York Fashion Week, but which we didn’t want to run as it would have got lost: the Mini E christening an electricity charging-point for cars in Berlin, Germany. For those who feel that plug-in electric cars would be problematic when they run out of juice, BMW and Vattenfall answer […]

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Chado Ralph Rucci, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10

February 21, 2009/3.22

The last show on the official calendar, Chado Ralph Rucci, completed New York Fashion Week at the Bryant Park tents for the fall 2009 season. You may also like Calvin Klein Women’s, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Tadashi Shoji, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Custo Barcelona, NYFW autumn–winter 2009–10 Christian Siriano, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Zac Posen, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 […]

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Tadashi Shoji, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10

/3.19

One of Lucire’s favourite designers, Tadashi Shoji, showed grace and elegance again with his fall 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week on Friday afternoon. You may also like Calvin Klein Women’s, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Zac Posen, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Custo Barcelona, NYFW autumn–winter 2009–10 Chado Ralph Rucci, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Christian Siriano, NYFW fall–winter […]

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Calvin Klein Women’s, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10

/3.15

Francisco Costa was the centre of attention at the Calvin Klein women’s collection showing for fall 2009 at New York Fashion Week. You may also like Tadashi Shoji, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Chado Ralph Rucci, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Milly by Michelle Smith, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Christian Siriano, NYFW fall–winter 2009–10 Custo Barcelona, NYFW autumn–winter 2009–10 Zac […]

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