O’Neill extends contract with Aussie model Elyse Taylor
O’Neill O’Neill has announced that it will extend its contract with model Elyse Taylor through 2012, and have the model work on designing a new collection, O’Neill by Elyse Taylor. Taylor will make her first international appearance for the surf brand at O’Neill’s One Way Runway event on June 9 in Ibiza, as a […]
Emerging swimwear label aims for second-to-none fit with limited-edition prints
New Zealand isn’t exactly the place you expect to find beautiful swimwear. Edgy streetwear, yes; merino woollies, yes; but swimwear—not so much. Then again, back in 1996 we didn’t think New Zealand was where you found award-winning vodka either. Sometimes you get pleasantly surprised. Surface Too Deep is an emerging swimwear label and […]
Footage from Panos Emporio’s 25th anniversary party
Here’s footage from last Thursday’s Panos Emporio 25th anniversary party in Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Finest.se interviews some of the guests to get their thoughts on Panos Emporio, its designer, Panos Papadopoulos, and the most notable models the label used in the last quarter-century (with Elena Paparizou and Rickard Engfors getting nods). Footage of the […]
Irina Shayk revealed as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl
Bjorn Iooss/Sports Illustrated As revealed officially in the ‘Top 10’ on The Late Show with David Letterman, Russian-born model and WAG Irina Shayk is the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl. Shayk, girlfriend of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, appears in a pink bikini with yellow trim, featuring diamonds on the front, with a push-up […]
Panos Emporio celebrates 25th anniversary in Stockholm tonight
Top From Panos Emporio’s latest beachwear collection. Above Models rehearse for tonight’s 25th anniversary catwalk show. Tonight, Panos Emporio, Sweden’s leading beachwear label, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a grand party in Stockholm. Panos Papadopoulos, whose odyssey has been told before in the pages of Lucire, will celebrate a quarter-century since his company’s founding […]
Moontide celebrates 30th anniversary collaborating with J. Williams
Iconic kiwi swimwear label Moontide has decided to do things a little bit differently to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Instead of a usual catwalk show or launch, it has collaborated with the hottest act in New Zealand music right now: R&B–hip-hop singer–songwriter J. Williams. Moontide is featured in Williams’ new single ‘Night of […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2010, Ria van Dyke, photographed in swimwear
If you surf the beauty pageant forums, there are a few queries on how Miss Universe New Zealand 2010, Ria van Dyke, looks in swimwear. Top fashion photographer Neil Gussey photographed Ria in swimwear over the weekend, and Lucire can now reveal four of the approved shots from this session. For her supporters, Ria […]
For our readers following Lucire on RSS: if you hop over to the main part of the website, you will find our three top trend picks from the Mercedes-Benz Miami Swim 2011 shows. Frazer Harrison of Getty Images photographed the four days we covered. We’ll have more feature updates in the main sections this week. […]
Gisèle Bündchen models Calzedonia’s swimwear, months after giving birth
One of the few women who can legitimately lay claim to the supermodel title is Gisèle Bündchen. And to show off her post-baby figure, she has modelled for Italian label Calzedonia. The images were released earlier this week, and some media have reported that the shoot took place in February, two months after delivering baby […]
Brooklyn Decker is the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl
Brooklyn Decker, who appeared in a Lucire swimwear shoot by Jon Moe some years ago, has scored herself an even higher-profile accolade: the cover of the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The Ohio-born model appears on the cover in a shoot in the Maldives, photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. The issue also features […]
