Perrier-Jouët fittingly previews a global campaign in Japan, a country it is connected to via its anemone branding […]
Perrier-Jouët promotes collaboration with all species, in new campaign with Mélanie Laurent
October 23, 2023/21.13
Tag: Tokyo
Issey Miyake, innovative Japanese fashion designer, passes away at 84
August 9, 2022/10.55
The famed fashion designer died after a battle with liver cancer, with the funeral already held, according to his company […]
Dakota Fanning, Ella Balinska, Diana Silvers announced as Clé de Peau Beauté’s new ambassadors
January 12, 2022/9.44
It’s three spokeswomen this time, as Clé de Peau Beauté, a Shiseido brand, celebrates its 40th anniversary. Ella Balinska, Diana Silvers and Dakota Fanning are Clé de Peau Beauté’s trio, meant to mark its ‘next chapter’. With COVID-19, Clé de Peau Beauté held its latest announcement in a virtual space, which it dubbed ‘The […]
October 24, 2021/20.53
You won’t need the implant or the Blue Pill to appreciate this incredible offering from Hoshinoya Tokyo, a programme which aims to refresh the mind and body through traditional sword training outdoors at the stratospheric height of 160 m above the ground. Forget your morning yoga. Today you can experience kenjutsu training in a setting […]
As predicted in Lucire six years ago: Ikea moves into fashion
August 20, 2020/13.08
It took six years for the prediction to come true: author and management consultant Stefan Engeseth forecast in 2014, as first published in Lucire, that Ikea would extend its brand into fashion next. The story, which ran here first, was eventually picked up by the international media. Last month, Ikea announced it was […]
Yoshikimono part of Tokyo National Museum’s Kimono exhibition
July 16, 2020/11.14
Yoshikimono Artist and musician Yoshiki’s kimono designs will be among those on display at the Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館) for its Kimono exhibition, which runs till August 23. There are 300 pieces in the exhibition, including those worn by Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu, spanning a period from the 12th century to today. There are […]
Hoshinoya smartphone app monitors onsen crowd size
July 1, 2020/10.59
Karuizawa, one of the 15 resorts where the new app is first deployed In response to the coronavirus, Hoshinoya Resorts has rolled out a new smartphone app at 15 properties, which monitors the size of crowds at their popular onsen, public hot springs. Onsen, which is one of the highlights of going to a […]
Zhang Ziyi is Clé de Peau Beauté’s newest ambassador
September 4, 2018/3.32
Golden Globe- and BAFTA-nominated Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is the new face of Shiseido’s Clé de Peau Beauté brand, representing its La Crème product. The new campaign will draw parallels with Zhang and La Crème, and is said to be ‘Expressive, lyrical and full of light,’ according to Shiseido. Zhang narrates the commercial. […]
Yohji Yamamoto opens new online store with web-only exclusives
August 23, 2018/10.46
The Shop Yohji Yamamoto has opened, with the web-exclusive brand S’yte, and Ground Y, Y’s, Yohji Yamamoto Produce, Yohji Yamamoto + Noir, Discord, and Limi Feu, among others. It delivers via EMS to c. 130 countries. The site deals in US dollars, with English and Japanese its primary languages. Mastercard, Visa and Paypal are accepted. […]
HK semifinal winners of Woolmark prize announced: I-am-chen, Angel Chen, Yohei Ohno, Youser
July 6, 2018/12.59
Lillie Eiger I-am-chen (Hong Kong), Angel Chen (Shanghai), Yohei Ohno (Tokyo) and Youser (Seoul) are the four place-getters in the International Woolmark Prize Hong Kong semi-final. The entries had to use wool in a creative way. I-am-chen’s Zhi Chen was inspired by US abstract painter Agnes Martin, using patterns and grids. Angel Chen, […]
