Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Nov 4, 2009, 6:13 am
WireImage Yes, that is Paris Hilton (left)—who, along with her sister, Nicky, and many other Hollywood celebrities, attended a star-studded bash high above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood on Monday, ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Nov 3, 2009, 5:40 pm
We had a nice call from Bree Nicholls at SDA today, following up on an earlier press release she had sent about lay-by holidays last week. Of the many we get here, it was easy to miss, but it’s a pr...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Nov 1, 2009, 3:35 am
Despite Stephen Fry and fellow Tweeter, brumplum, settling their differences four hours ago, many media outlets are content to spread the bad news that the actor–writer is poised to quit Twitter thi...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 31, 2009, 10:06 pm
In tribute to its brand, Ferrari will open Ferrari World Abu Dhabi next year, a theme park with 20 state-of-the-art attractions including the world’s fastest roller-coaster (travelling at over 200 k...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 31, 2009, 5:46 pm
Napoleon Perdis has released a video for the holiday 2009 season, promoting its Gilty Pleasures line on counters from November 1. The company’s make-up chief Rebecca Prior provides her tips.
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 30, 2009, 7:20 pm
Tying in nicely with Stanley Moss’s Navarra story published in Lucire, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has announced it has opened an exhibition on Frank Lloyd Wright.    The museum says ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 29, 2009, 10:11 pm
Cindy Crawford may get in a western audience, but in the east, it’s Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) whom Omega relies on to give it the glamour factor.    The international Chinese film star...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 29, 2009, 7:06 pm
Left Kenneth J. Hall, CEO, NexCen Brands; Sergio Mannino, designer and architect; Richard Kirschenbaum, founder and partner, Shoebox New York; Chris Dull, President, NexCen Franchise Management Inc.; ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 29, 2009, 5:57 pm
Former Miss Bundesliga and the Netherlands’ and Germany’s most famous WAG, Sylvie van der Vaart, puts the BMW convertible to the hair test in the company’s München wind tunnel. The full story i...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 26, 2009, 7:21 pm
Miss Milly is a new jewellery boutique that has recently opened online, with some bargains for the shopping season. The Merina necklace shown above retails for under £13. The husband-and-wife team be...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 26, 2009, 5:46 am
Supermodel Kate Moss’s fragrance, titled Vintage by Kate Moss, went on sale in September, but the company has only sent us artwork and a video today. The print advertisement has a 1920s’ to 1930s�...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 25, 2009, 9:58 pm
Pedro Kirilos/Getty Images If you’re relying on ‘Insider’ and our RSS feed, our latest scoop at the main part of the Lucire site is photographs from Oi Fashion Rocks Brasil, where Diddy rapped ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 25, 2009, 6:05 pm
Marking its 15th anniversary at Toronto Fashion Week, Montréal’s Rudsak showed why it has been a long-standing fixture on the Canadian fashion scene with its fittingly titled On t...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 25, 2009, 4:56 am
The 22nd was quite a heavy news day, so our story on the Jimmy Choo for H&M range was put back on the main part of the site. It’s online now, for those who want to see the first fruits of the labou...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 24, 2009, 10:01 pm
Facebook recently changed its News Feed, with some strange consequences. The first is that Facebook selects 250 of your friends for you to follow on your feeds—which means you must manually te...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 22, 2009, 11:21 pm
Above left Nicole Richie has already dabbled in design, namely with maternity wear. Above right Heidi Klum is set to add footwear to her already diverse portfolio. Two celebrities are reportedly star...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 22, 2009, 6:00 pm
For me this was easily one of the best shows of Air New Zealand Fashion Week. Stolen Girlfriends’ Club’s autumn–winter 2010 collection is clever and original. How to make the Pocahontas look coo...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 22, 2009, 7:57 am
US brand London Fog, best known for its raincoats and bags, showed its new holiday 2009 campaign starring Eva Longoria-Parker and husband Tony Parker yesterday. It is the first time the couple h...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 22, 2009, 6:43 am
Whatever your feelings may be towards Barbie, the iconic doll’s influence as a vehicle of style is most undeniable. Fifty years after her début, Canada’s David Dixon keeps her on the minds ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 21, 2009, 6:54 am
Trollbeads says it is the original brand of charm bracelet, and the København-based company, now retailing in Australia, has revealed its latest collection.    The collection has over 500 ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 20, 2009, 6:20 pm
Make-up artist German Moyano has a new tip from Lancôme: how to intensify the eyes’ appearance by “elongating”, using two liners.
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 20, 2009, 6:00 am
This post has gone online exactly 12 years since Lucire went live on the internet (October 20, 1997, 6 a.m. EST), to commemorate our anniversary.    Since those humble beginnings, Lucire ha...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 19, 2009, 6:28 am
For one reason or another, these folks didn’t get covered in Lucire earlier, despite being very worthy. Sometimes it’s what’s in our editorial calendar, sometimes it’s due to a heavy news day ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 18, 2009, 9:35 pm
Angela Lewis, profiled in issue 27 of Lucire, has been very busy. She has continued her Style Workshops (above and left) as well as presented her autumn–winter 2010 looks at a New Zealand Fash...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 18, 2009, 6:04 pm
Chanel has announced that it will begin a collaboration with singer–actress Vanessa Paradis, as the face of Rouge Coco, a new range of lipsticks from the French firm.    Paradis had...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 18, 2009, 3:49 am
Douglas Rimington On the main part of the Lucire site today is a special travel promotion on Petone, a place which really surprised us. The historical area on Jackson Street is full of surprises, and...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 17, 2009, 8:51 pm
Renault has announced the Mégane RS, a sporting version of the Mégane 3 Coupé. The car produces 250 hp from its turbocharged two-litre engine, with 340 Nm of torque. Rather than dull up this post w...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 17, 2009, 4:04 am
Maybelline New York has announced that Kathryn Wilson has designed a limited-edition (40 pairs) stiletto to complement the launch of its Lash Stiletto lengthening mascara in New Zealand.    ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 16, 2009, 3:17 pm
Omega Top The Saatchi Gallery with the new Omega advertisements up. Centre Cindy Crawford. Above George Clooney. Cindy Crawford, George Clooney and other celebs rushed from the première of Roald...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 15, 2009, 7:41 am
We’re a bit dubious hearing the words eco-friendly and cellphone uttered in the same sentence, when you consider how many unwanted handsets are clogging up landfills around the world. But Sams...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 14, 2009, 7:19 am
This year’s BBC Children in Need programme benefits from a new pendant from Clogau Gold featuring the Pudsey Bear design. It is a strictly limited edition, with 250 examples.    The...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 12, 2009, 7:03 am
Brisbane fashion designer Juli Grbac (left), winner of Project Runway Australia 2008, has been invited by trade fair organizers to show an Indian-inspired collection at Brand India.    Bran...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 12, 2009, 6:26 am
Who better to tell us about the revised Porsche 911 Turbo than Wolfgang Durheimer, Executive Vice-President of Research and Development at Porsche AG? He tells us that the car will do 312 km/h, delive...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 12, 2009, 5:42 am
We do not think anyone can blame Ronan Keating if he does not appear at the Audi Centre opening in West London tonight. After the death of his colleague and former fellow bandmate, Stephen Gately, 33,...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 11, 2009, 7:01 pm
Above The world’s largest Audi Centre—West London Audi—officially opens its doors on October 19. Philip Glenister, the actor behind DCI Gene Hunt, the most famous fictional Audi dri...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 11, 2009, 2:19 am
Osaka Café and Le Plonk: Christchurch eating and drinking with a difference. Even though I liked my room at Christchurch, New Zealand’s Hotel Grand Chancellor last week, where I spoke at the ʂ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 10, 2009, 11:53 pm
Top Polli leads its 2009 range with this image. Above Gretchen Bleiler wearing Oakley outerwear. Polli caught our eye this week. We were impressed with the jewellery and home accessories’ company�...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 10, 2009, 10:57 pm
Racing driver, Derek Bell, MBE, has been taking the new Bentley Continental Supersports for a spin. Except when you are a legend like Bell, that ‘spin’ would, necessarily, have to be at the Nürbu...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 9, 2009, 10:03 pm
Volvo, which will shortly release its new S60 sedan, has been testing a new feature: one which recognizes pedestrians and will stop the car if they are in danger of being struck.    We rece...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 6, 2009, 5:18 pm
Many books have already been written about US First Lady Michelle Obama and her style, and we’ve heard of another launching at the end of October. Mrs O: the Face of Fashion Democracy, by Mary Tomer...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 5, 2009, 6:32 pm
Leeds has a vibrant fashion community, even if those outside the UK might think of London first when it comes to British style.    In fact, say the organizers of the Leeds Shopping We...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 2, 2009, 6:30 am
Hill & Knowlton, Inc. It amazes us, too, what emerges on the US wire services we have access to. Here are our friend Richie Rich of A Muse and his collaborator, Pamela Anderson, with a Māori cul...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 2, 2009, 5:27 am
For those wanting an extra dose of Lucire, we have some more pages we can share in our free 72 pp. Supplement. Some are exclusive to this edition, some are older pages, and some are from the issue tha...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 2, 2009, 5:14 am
Some of you will have seen the ads for Coco Before Chanel on this website (currently on at the Penthouse Cinema here in Wellington), on the eve of its release in New York and Los Angeles. But in the r...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Oct 1, 2009, 6:37 am
Jenny Craig, Dr Billy Ingram Jenny Craig continues to use star power to promote its programmes. In the US, it has announced that Nicole Sullivan (Rita Rocks) is its latest celebrity client; in Austra...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Sep 30, 2009, 7:06 am
Fiat has launched a revised version of its Grande Punto supermini, now called the Punto Evo. The good news: the MultiAir engines, which include diesel units, are better for the environment. Never mind...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Sep 29, 2009, 6:13 am
I finally saw The September Issue last Monday, a bit after our Christchurch writer, Jolene Williams, who filed the official Lucire review. I agree with her words but need to add one ...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Sep 29, 2009, 5:07 am
Above Stills from The September Issue. Vogue editor Anna Wintour is likened to the Pope in R. J. Cutler’s documentary The September Issue. With a divine omnipotence, a single-arched eyebrow reduces...
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Sep 28, 2009, 2:58 am
Matthieu Salving Above Nathalie Rykiel, President and Artistic Director at Sonia Rykiel. Sonia Rykiel will be the next guest designer for Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish company announced today....
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Jack Yan posted an article on Lucire - Sep 28, 2009, 1:10 am
Our roving photographer, Thomaz, has made his way to the Netherlands, where he shot for Sheila de Vries. De Vries is known for dressing HM Queen Beatrix, and celebrities in the Netherlands. She can co...
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