The Heart Truth’s Red Dress collection, fall–winter 2009–10
This is one of our favourite shows at New York Fashion Week, not only for the red colour shared with our logo, but for its raising of awareness of heart disease being the number-one killer of women. Amanda Bynes, Susan Lucci, Hilary Duff, Katie Couric, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Lynda Carter, Kristi Yamaguchi, Daisy […]
Renault revises Clio 3, one of our favourite superminis
One of our favourite small cars—we drove a Renault Clio along the South Island coast in New Zealand, from Christchurch to Aramoana and back (see Lucire no. 26)—is getting a relaunch at the Salon de Genève next month. The revised Clio 3 has a new front end, making it look more purposeful like the new […]
BMW reveals new Z4: first videos
The BMW Z4 came across as a far more butch sports car than the prissy Z3 that came before it, helped in no small part by the series of BMW Films starring Clive Owen. At the Detroit Auto Show, BMW reveals an all-new Z4 that’s longer and wider, with longer doors allowing for easier access, […]
Stars help Juicy Couture open flagship store
Juicy Couture decided to buck the doom and gloom of American economic news by opening its Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City—and plenty of celebrities turned out to support founders Gela Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy. Juicy Couture—which Lucire has been covering for years as well—now emcompasses swimwear, sunglasses, intimates, kids’ and babies’ clothing, […]
Lucire expands to cover web video with InTheSeen tie-up
Lucire, New Zealand’s internationally published fashion magazine, has formed an alliance with InTheSeen (intheseen.co.nz), which will provide original online video programming for the title at lucire.tv. This means that Lucire will enter 2009 covering print, web, mobile and online video media. InTheSeen will provide custom, original programming for Lucire, initially in its New Zealand […]
Nicole Kidman, Ellen MacArthur and others speak on Omega
Omega has had many spokespeople over the years—sailor Ellen MacArthur, actress Nicole Kidman, astronaut Gene Cernan and Formula One champion Michael Schumacher. Here, they discuss being ambassadors for the Swiss watch brand, and some of their accomplishments. You may also like Bar Refaeli, Pelé and Lapo Elkann celebrate Hublot’s Big Bang watch anniversary at new […]
Killing two birds with one stone here: as of today, you’ll notice the home page has changed even more. We now have the main cover story in its own box, the same type as the ones broadcasting the ‘Insider’ headlines and the Lucire TV clip. Today’s cover story is about Finnish fashion, written by […]
Lucire TV: Starfish reopens its flagship store
Steve Leon at Springtv and his team ventured to Starfish’s store reopening at the end of August and have some great footage of the event, plus they get to ask the host, Laurie Foon, and some of the guests there (myself included) what we’re wearing. Here are the two videos from Lucire TV—the first of many […]
Renault launches Laguna Coupé at Festival de Cannes
Renault has launched its new Laguna 3 Coupé—and in one fell swoop, it has turned an odd-looking sedan into a sexy sports car. And as proof that cars are becoming fashion items, the company has launched it at the Festival de Cannes, the Cannes Film Festival, driven to a première by its boss, Carlos Ghosn. […]
Thom Filicia dispels myth no. 12
Thom Filicia uses a good fashion analogy here in his latest design tip on our home page today. Myth no. 12: there’s no need for there to be a single pattern in a room. This one should make immediate sense to anyone browsing this site. You may also like Lucire updates: emerging talent, a new […]
