IMG, Mercedes-Benz announce programme to help emerging Canadian talent
Michael Buckner/Getty Images Above Mercedes-Benz has a long history of supporting fashion, such as New York Fashion Week. IMG and Mercedes-Benz Canada have launched Mercedes-Benz Start-up, an initiative to promote emerging designers, in association with LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oréal Paris. Canadian designers who have been in business for less than five years […]
Beauty backstage: Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12
Chris Pearce Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Stylist Peter Gray and key make-up artist Tom Pecheux combined their talented forces yet again backstage for the Badgley Mischka fall–winter 2011–12 show. I spoke to both designers and they explained that this collection is heavily inspired by the great party scenes of classic Hollywood films in […]
For those surfing in through our home page, you’ll have noticed a distinct Germanic flavour. A selection of Maurice Luckett and his team’s photographs from Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week are online, with Vicki Matias—who has herself trained in fashion design—giving the expert’s view of the collections we’ve covered. Meanwhile, publisher Jack Yan has tested three […]
Celebrating Sweden at Berlin Fashion Week
While we await more catwalk images from Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week, we have some videos from the Swedish presence at the event. Three designers, two academics, one photo exhibition and hours of avant-garde fashion films were showcased around Berlin during the January event. The designers, Camilla Norrback—known for her sustainable fashion and her […]
Mercedes-Benz revamps C-Klasse: better fuel economy and premium interior
Above Mercedes-Benz’s C-Klasse models have had a refresh for 2011. Below One of the previous model’s biggest bugbears for us, the interior, has been given a revamp, making it feel more upmarket. Mercedes-Benz has released details of its revised 2011 C-Klasse, with 2,000 components distinguishing it from the outgoing model. There are nip–tucks to […]
Clearing out those virtual cobwebs
Hopefully, after three hours of tidying up and link-checking, we’ve weeded out the dead links in our magazine links’ section. If you have any good suggestions for new links who are willing to swap with us, please let us know—we ask that they not be content mills or filled with affiliate links, but contribute something […]
Naomi Campbell honoured in Shanghai; Keira Knightley’s Chanel look; México Fashion Week
We’re experimenting with video content from ITN’s entertainment section—your thoughts on these are welcome. First, Dolce & Gabbana honours supermodel Naomi Campbell at an event in Shanghai. The second video shows how to replicate actress Keira Knightley’s Chanel pearl gown look from the London première of Never Let Me Go, while the final video […]
The cars of London Fashion Week
When I photographed the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG last month at its Wellington, New Zealand launch, I thought to myself, ‘I’m a so-so photographer. I wish Doug Rimington were here shooting this car.’ Be careful what you wish for: while Doug didn’t come flying back, he did shoot the SLS AMG outside Somerset House at London […]
More shots and videos from New York Fashion Week
Here are more unedited shots from our own Stephen Ciuccoli from New York Fashion Week. We’ll be filing a few more stories from Paris Editor Lola Saab, who has been in New York for the past week. First up, Yoana Baraschi. Secondly, Custo Barcelona. David C. Lee, who has shot numerous times […]
Snapping away at New York Fashion Week, spring–summer ’11
Stephen Ciuccoli Above and below left Kimberly Ovitz. September is always busy with the many fashion weeks on, hence the slightly fewer updates this week on the Lucire web edition. Before we bring you our coverage in depth, Snapr is busy snapping away with their iPhones, with live pictures from Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week […]
