March 28: an Instagram round-up during COVID-19
It’s actually refreshing that we haven’t heard much from celebrities and influencers during the pandemic; instead, press coverage has been on doctors, nurses, other frontline health care personnel, and essential workers who are keeping our countries moving. Out of interest, we thought we’d take a look at a selection of Instagram accounts—something we haven’t […]
Instagram won’t replace the fashion magazine
Lindsay Adler Above: The cover from Lucire KSA, January 2020, modelled by Camille Hyde with fur by House of Fluff. Photographed by Lindsay Adler Photography, styled by Cannon/the Only Agency, hair by Linh Nguyen, and make-up by Joanne Gair using Danessa Myricks Beauty. A few weeks ago, I got out of the habit of Instagramming. […]
Re-examining our mission as Lucire turns 22
Some of you may have seen the above montage (reproduced below for those who may be browsing on different devices) in our social media. These are our covers over the last 15 years—we branched out into print seven years after we started. Back then, it was unusual for a website to spawn print editions, and […]
On the pulse of our modern world: travel editor Stanley Moss releases three books
Travel editor Stanley Moss has had his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist for a long time. Over the last 15 years, he’s circulated his Global Brand Letter to colleagues, friends and subscribers. In 2004, this was a two-page crib sheet, sent to clients who had asked questions about branding, and, in Stanley’s words, […]
DedCool, the unisex, vegan, cruelty-free fragrance brand, launches in New Zealand
Jack Yan DedCool has launched in New Zealand, and is available now via Mooma. The brainchild of Los Angeles entrepreneur Carina Chazana, the DedCool fragrances are vegan, cruelty-free, and non-toxic. Chazana, whose parents are behind La Natura, had been experimenting with natural beauty products since childhood, creating her first fragrance at 13. Mooma’s […]
The Last Dance is the pièce de résistance in Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Dancing with Mozart
Stephen A’Court Top: Dancers representing the Antarctic near the beginning of The Last Dance. Centre: Katherine Minor and Fabio Lo Guidice in Petite Mort. Above: Tristan Gross and Massimo Margaria in Sechs Tänze. The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Dancing with Mozart had its première in a different location: at the State Opera House, rather than […]
We removed Facebook code from our pages on March 8—how Lucire has been looking out for you
On March 8, weeks before Christopher Wylie’s whistleblowing account of what happened at Cambridge Analytica, I Tweeted the following: Thinking of removing the Facebook “like box” from @Lucire. No one really cares about this any more, do they? I mean, it’s four years after peak Facebook. pic.twitter.com/7vKubtL293 — Jack Yan 甄爵恩 (@jackyan) March 8, 2018 […]
Maison von Sorella takes a stand against influencers and bloggers
Above: From Von Sorella’s autumn–winter 2018–19 collection, one which you won’t see on influencer accounts, at least not with the company’s support. Those who have opted for the digital version of Lucire’s latest print issue may have read ‘The fall of the influencer’, bookending a story we did many years ago on the rise of […]
Guy Coombes Talented hairstylist and regular Lucire contributor Michael Beel of Buoy Hairdressing has taken out the top prize at this year’s Industry New Zealand Hair Awards in Auckland. His collection is a major departure from his usual work, which sees him focus on big volume and luxury hair. This collection recalled that glamour […]
The Modist, an online store for modest fashion, opened yesterday, shipping to over 100 countries. The store has a selection of over 75 designers, including Marni, Alberta Ferretti, Christopher Kane and Mary Katrantzou, ensuring a contemporary, fashionable selection. The store is accompanied by an online magazine called The Mod, which includes styling tips and interviews. […]
