Art and celebrity play their role in getting fashion and cars noticed, from New York to China […]
In brief: Marc Jacobs’ Joy capsule; Alia Bhatt fronts Levi’s; Skai Isyourgod promotes Aion
September 9, 2025/2.15
Tag: Tokyo
Nicole Kidman is Clé de Peau Beauté’s new global ambassador
July 25, 2025/1.40
Clé de Peau Beauté finds an affinity in the elegance, nonconformity, adventurism and advocacy of the Hawai‘ian-born Australian actress […]
Balenciaga–Lamborghini collaboration out now, with fashion, leather goods
May 22, 2025/12.37
Balenciaga and Automobili Lamborghini collaborate on a collection comprising fashion, leather goods and jewellery, and retail activations include art and technology […]
Perrier-Jouët promotes collaboration with all species, in new campaign with Mélanie Laurent
October 23, 2023/21.13
Perrier-Jouët fittingly previews a global campaign in Japan, a country it is connected to via its anemone branding […]
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 […]
