Brand of the Week: Hanita Mar 09

Brand of the Week: Hanita

Each week, we take the time to highlight our favorite Fashion brands. Last week, we profiled London based Swedish jewelry brand Phine and this week we’ve decided to feature Hanita. Established in 2008 by entrepreneurs Carlo Casillo and Antonio Auricchio (founders of Push) the label is...

Calvin Klein is closing its ready-to-wear business Mar 08

Calvin Klein is closing its ready-to-wear business

Calvin Klein has announced that it will not be continuing its ready-to-wear business. The brand will instead focus mainly be on lines that are most profitable, such as perfume, denim and underwear collections which are produced by third party licensing partners. The restructuring means that...

Diesel USA Files for Bankruptcy Protection Mar 07

Diesel USA Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Diesel Spa’s American arm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The Denim maker and retailer blamed high overhead costs at some of its stores, cyber fraud and a failed strategy by the prior management team. According to the petition filed with the US Bankruptcy Court in...

Hood By Air is Relaunching Mar 06

Hood By Air is Relaunching

Cult New York label Hood By Air returns after a two-year break. Creative Director and co-founder Shayne Oliver announced the relaunch in an interview with Canadian online retailer Ssense but did not name a specific date. ‘No one knows how our comeback will be received,’ Oliver...

Gucci launches new IT bag inspired by Zumi Rosow Mar 04

Gucci launches new IT bag inspired by Zumi Rosow

Gucci has released a new IT bag that is different from what we are used to from the fashion house. Dubbed the Zumi bag, it is inspired by Alessandro Michele’s new muse, actress and experimental musician Zumi Rosow. With a boxy silhouette and a feminine, sophisticated look, the...

Brand of the Week: Phine Mar 02

Brand of the Week: Phine

Each week, we take the time to highlight our favorite Fashion brands. Last week, we profiled eco-sustainable lifestyle brand Haikure and this week we’ve decided to feature Phine. The London based Swedish jewelry brand was founded by Swedish-born designer Elina Faurschou who swapped her...

Victoria’s Secret to shutter 53 stores Feb 28

Victoria’s Secret to shutter 53 stores

Victoria’s Secret will be closing 53 underperforming stores in North America this year. L Brands Inc. the parent company of the lingerie label made the announcement on Wednesday following a weak holiday quarter and a 7 percent decline from in-store sales. The internet sales of the...

Brand of the Week: Haikure Feb 23

Brand of the Week: Haikure

Each week, we take the time to highlight our favorite Fashion brands. Last week, we profiled sustainable lifestyle brand Simon Miller and this week we’ve decided to feature Haikure. The eco-sustainable lifestyle brand was launched in 2011 by CS Jeans, a renowned Italian denim...

Hedi Slimane unveils new boutique concept for Celine Feb 22

Hedi Slimane unveils new boutique concept for Celine

A year after his arrival at Celine, Hedi Slimane’s momentum and strategy of resetting and redesigning the image of the brand continues. The French designer who took over the helm from the much-loved Phoebe Philo presented a new architectural design concept for all Celine stores starting...

Jan Taminiau launches first Ready-To-Wear Collection Feb 21

Jan Taminiau launches first Ready-To-Wear Collection

Dutch couture designer Jan Taminiau is launching his very first ready-to-wear collection. Titled ‘Taminiau’, the new collection is a reinterpretation of his haute couture creations and will consist of forty items such as loose-fitting jackets, trousers, and tops with a strong...

Virginie Viard succeeds Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel Feb 20

Virginie Viard succeeds Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel

Following the passing of Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel announced that Virginie Viard, Director of it’s Fashion Creation Studio will succeed the late designer. ‘Virginie Viard, Director of Chanel’s Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator for more than...

Brand of the Week: Simon Miller Feb 16

Brand of the Week: Simon Miller

Each week, we take the time to highlight our favorite Fashion brands. Last week, we profiled iconic Swiss knitwear brand Molli and this week we’ve decided to feature Simon Miller The Los Angeles-based brand was founded in 2008 by creative directors Daniel Corrigan and Chelsea Hansford....

Max Mara collaborates with Anthony Baratta on new signature collection Feb 13

Max Mara collaborates with Anthony Baratta on new signatu...

Weekend Max Mara has teamed up with American interior designer Anthony Baratta on a spring/summer 2019 collection. Titled ‘Nantucket,’ the signature collection consists of 12 pieces and features dresses, palazzo pants, and oversized shirts. Inspired by the island of Nantucket and...

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