Lucire
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| US Editor | Summer Rayne Oakes |
|---|---|
| Categories | Fashion Beauty |
| Frequency | Monthly Bi-monthly Quarterly |
| Publisher | Jack Yan Miguel Kirjon Valentin Lapusca |
| Total circulation (2006) | 65,450 |
| First issue | October 20, 1997 |
| Company | Jack Yan & Associates Asia Design Consultants GoMedia Srl |
| Country |  New Zealand Thailand Romania |
| Language | English Romanian |
| Website | lucire lucire lucire |
| ISSN | 1175-7515 |
Lucire /luːˈtʃɪəreɪ/ is a fashion magazine that originally began on the web in 1997, before branching into a monthly print edition in its home country of New Zealand in 2004, and is now published seasonally. It is the first fashion partner with the UNEP, an arrangement that began in 2003.[citation needed]
History
At its launch, it was the second online fashion title in New Zealand (after Wellington Polytechnic's Fashionbrat), and the first commercial fashion magazine on the web there.[citation needed] It claims to be the first fashion title to extend its brand from the internet into print, and the first website to launch print editions in more than one country. An unusual claim is that Lucire is the first national consumer publication in New Zealand to use exclusively typefaces designed and produced domestically.[citation needed]
Samantha Hannah edits the "master" print edition in New Zealand. Summer Rayne Oakes was made the US Editor in 2007 and subsequently editor-at-large. Previous positions were staffed by Stevie Wilson, who served as US Editor, Catherine Rigod, who filled the role of West Coast Editor and Richard Spiegel, who worked as a New York-based photojournalist, among others. Lucire was founded by Jack Yan, who continues to serve as publisher.[citation needed]
When conceived, the name was not intended to have a meaning; it was only later that the team discovered it was a quaint Romanian term meaning ‘to glitter’ and there is a similar word in Spanish meaning ‘to show off’.[citation needed]
In the early 2000s, Lucire covered new talent alongside more established names. It was one of the first publications to profile Zac Posen, New Zealand shoe designer Kathryn Wilson, MTV New Zealand presenter and former beauty queen Amber Peebles, and numerous others. In 2003, it was the second-ever New Zealand website to be nominated for a Webby Award.[1]
Print edition cover girls have included Gal Gadot, Denise Richards, Brittny Gastineau, Vanessa Carlton, Sarah McLachlan, Stacie Jones Upchurch, Nicky Hilton and Theodora Richards. New York City photographers Barry Hollywood, Gray Scott and Jon Moe have contributed the greatest number of covers.[citation needed]
International editions
Lucire launched its first international edition in Romania (helmed by Mirella and Valentin Lapusca) in May 2005, claiming to be the first New Zealand fashion magazine to enter the continent, and the first webzine in the world to launch two print editions. A Thai edition, Twinpalms Lucire, launched in 2008 in conjunction with Minor International, and is distributed throughout their resorts. Additionally, Vox magazine in Qatar was briefly launched in conjunction with Lucire.
Notes
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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References
- Bond, Georgina (26th Aug 2004) International fashion for those at home, The New Zealand Herald. Accessed 2010-02-19.
- Template:Ro icon Costin Ionescu (30 May 2005) Revistele ‘glossy’ sfideaza regulile pietei, ro:Săptămâna Financiară. Accessed 2010-02-19.