News in brief: discovering Aztech Mountain; Chanel’s Coco Case; Louis Vuitton to open in Queenstown
Top: A close-up from an Aztech Mountain design. Above: An artist’s impression of how the new Marine Parade–Church Street, Queenstown building will look. Aztech Mountain, founded in 2013 in Aspen, Colorado by David Roth and Heifara Rutgers, made its début at Project Las Vegas, a fashion event that exhibits menswear and womenswear twice a year […]
Gala Italia: New York gets a taste of the best Italian wines
The 31st edition of Gala Italia certainly proved to be a lavish, elegant and classy event at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. The Italian Wine & Food Institute’s (IWFI) event combines delectable wines with good food amongst enjoyable company. Chef Ashfer Biju and pastry chef Michael Mignano served enticing dishes with appetizing, high-end […]
Everyone wants to dress like David Beckham, in spring 2016 H&M campaign
David Beckham, in his ongoing collaboration with Hennes & Mauritz, has shot his latest campaign for his spring 2016 Modern Essentials Selected by David Beckham collection in Lisboa, Portugal. It is accompanied by a humorous film promoting the line, directed by Fredrik Bond. The previous promo showed Beckham discovering that comedian Kevin Hart dressed […]
Working Style appoints Karl Clausen its new creative director
Karl Clausen is Working Style’s new creative director, after stints at Ermenegildo Zegna and Alfred Dunhill, among others. Clausen was Working Style’s Christchurch director from 2002 to 2007, and replaces Eddie von Dadelszen, who has decided to move on. Working Style founder Chris Dobbs said, ‘He’s well accustomed to the Working Style way […]
Idris Elba + Superdry Collection, comprising 250 menswear pieces, launches at Regent Street store
Superdry Studio David M. Benett Jon Furniss Superdry has collaborated with Idris Elba, the Brit whom we at Lucire keep calling ‘the coolest actor on Earth’ and best known for his role in Luther, on a 250-piece collection, launched Thursday at its Regent Street store. And what a perfect spokesman for a premium men’s […]
Mike Marsland/British Fashion Council Jonathan Anderson, the man behind the label J. W. Anderson, has scooped both the men’s and women’s Designer of the Year awards at the British Fashion Awards last night, held at the Coliseum in London. Anderson has previously won the men’s prize, in 2014, the New Establishment Designer award in […]
Alexander Koerner Exclusives are the name of the game at the Bambis, with Aigner providing clothing and accessories for numerous VIPs as a partner of Germany’s biggest entertainment awards. Held at the Berliner Stage Theater, Aigner’s generosity extended to accessories to the celebrities who walked the red carpet at the Potsdamer-Platz. Toni Garrn wore […]
In one of the unlikeliest brand extensions, Sanrio has launched the Hello Kitty Men collection for autumn–winter 2015–16. Announced two years ago to commemorate Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, the brand has now collaborated with six Tokyo men’s brands—Undercover, Sise, Jam Home Made, Dresscamp, Patchy Cake Eater and Yoshio Kubo—to show that it’s a trendy choice […]
Icebreaker releases spring–summer 2015–16 campaign, starring Vinnie Woolston
Model and actor Vinnie Woolston stars in Icebreaker’s spring–summer 2015–16 campaign, photographed at Pakiri Beach on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Icebreaker says Woolston ‘exudes a rebellious and confronting sense of energy,’ fitting in with the campaign’s theme of an urban adventurer who seeks to explore, challenged by the unknown. The […]
Alan Clarke US retailer Cole Haan has teamed up with high-performance apparel brand Mountain Hardwear in a multi-season partnership, creating the ZeroGrand Outerwear collection. Launched this week, Cole Haan has released a campaign featuring mountaineers Cheyne Lempe and Angie Payne scaling New York skyscrapers, photographed by Alan Clarke. The campaign blends the idea […]
