H&M has launched Sellply Sweden’s largest second-hand platform in Germany. The Swedish fashion giant has brought the second-hand fashion platform to second-hand lovers, thereby making second-hand shopping even easier and to inspire more sustainable consumer behavior. Sellpy was...

Louis Vuitton has opened a brand new store at de Bijenkorf in the architectural city of Rotterdam. Continuing its journey in the Netherlands, the LVMH owned French luxury label opened the new store two years after opening a pop-up store on the same floor. The pop-up store was a great success...

H&M’s fast-fashion disrupter subsidiary Arket has opened its second store in the Netherlands. Located in The Hague at Wagenstraat 14 one of the most important shopping streets in the city, the new store covers a whopping 640 square meters. It is a modern-day market with clothing...

Christian Dior will stage its Cruise 2021 Show in Italy without an Audience. Originally slated to be held on May 9, the show was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As France and Italy have relaxed their restrictions, the show will go on in line with Italy’s Covid-19 health and...

Global Luxury Fashion group Kering has appointed Actress and activist Emma Watson, Businessman Tidjane Thiam, and entrepreneur Jean Liu as Directors. The announcement was made earlier this week and marks its first steps in pursuing a new policy that focuses not only on diversity but also...

New York fashion label Sies Marjan has closed after four years as a result of significant financial impact due to the corona pandemic. ‘As a young and independent company, we were significantly influenced by COVID-19. With a heavy heart we made the very difficult decision to close our...

The House of Givenchy has found a successor for Clare Waight Keller and has appointed Matthew M. Williams as its Creative Director, effective June 16th, 2020. The 34-year-old American designer behind the cult label 1017 ALYX 9SM will take on all creative responsibilities for Women’s...

Gucci has relaunched its Equilibrium platform to create a sustainable and ethical future. The Italian fashion house renewed the platform with a new dedicated Instagram profile and refreshed website (Equilibrium.gucci.com.). Together the two platforms will highlight the brand’s...

From event cancelations to affected sales, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the fashion industry with everyone from small businesses to large luxury retailers. The contagion has not only brought public life to a standstill but its impacts continue to generate economic...

Johnny Coca has been named women’s fashion leather goods director at Louis Vuitton. On March 17, 2020, the Spanish-born designer had left Mulberry’s creative direction after an extremely successful five-year tenure. His appointment to the French fashion house is a real return to...

Gucci and Saint Laurent are leaving the traditional fashion calendar behind. The two luxury fashion houses are seeking radical change by shunting the four times a year show schedule in favor of something less hectic. On May 24 Gucci announced that it will discontinue seasonal collections and...

Following the Corona Virus shutdown, fashion chains and houses in Austria and Germany like Mango, Zara, Prada, Chanel, are slowly reopening their branches again due to the gradual relaxation of restrictions. In all boutiques, only one person is allowed per 20 square meters of retail space...

Valentino has appointed Jacopo Venturini as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Italian luxury brand who made the announcement on Tuesday said that effective June 1, 2020, Venturini will take over from Stefano Sassi. Sassi had been at the helm since 2006 just one year before Valentino...