Behind the scenes with Lucire founder and publisher Jack Yan, with an appeal for a family in Gaza, the difficulties of becoming an Amazon seller, and the hopelessness of AI-written stories […]
Tag: op–ed
Fashion’s future purpose, heading back into the Zeitgeist
Second-hand clothing has been making a comeback, as consumers become more conscious of sustainability. Jack Yan asks: what is fashion’s next role? […]
Controversial figures show up at events, too
Certain controversial figures in the US raise the question of how they should be covered by a responsible press. Is it a fashion magazine’s role to decide? Jack Yan asks […]
Fashion outside the Zeitgeist: it’s time to hack the culture
Jack Yan reflects on where we are in today’s culture, with fashion taking more of a back seat compared to where it was in the Zeitgeist just 20 years ago […]
Out of the space age; praise for All in Monte Carlo; and trusting your crew
Founder and publisher Jack Yan re-examines the Rabanne H&M collaboration, praises Anna Shilling’s new novel All in Monte Carlo, and comments on one company’s decision to patrol staff social media activity because of the Gaza conflict […]
Thoughts as we reach our 26th anniversary
Founder and publisher Jack Yan has a few thoughts as Lucire turns 26—and he’s not going to retell the story about the day we started […]
Time to disconnect from X, the site formerly known as Twitter
Jack Yan discusses why he called time on the automatic posting of Lucire headlines and links to the site formerly known as Twitter […]
Forget “AI”: our latest fashion feature is thanks to human dialogue on Mastodon
Fashionsocial.host, a Mastodon server, is responsible for the latest fashion feature on the Lucire website—delivering far more real conversation than Facebook and Twitter did in all the years we were on them, writes Jack Yan […]
Travailler d’abord, chatter ensuite
L’intelligence artificielle a beaucoup fait parler d’elle, mais elle est loin d’être une solution pour les marques de mode. Jack Yan va au-delà du battage médiatique […]
Artificial intelligence has been in the news a great deal, but it’s far from being a solution for fashion brands. Jack Yan looks beyond the hype […]