Riani launches first online shop Oct 29

Riani launches first online shop

Riani has launched its first online store for its 40th anniversary. The German fashion label was founded in 1978 by Jurgen Buckenmaier and laid the cornerstone for success with its Bucki trousers with over 100,000 pairs being sold. In 2007, his wife Martina joined the company as CEO, and for...

Brand Of The Week: Lucy Folk Oct 25

Brand Of The Week: Lucy Folk

Lucy Folk is our ‘Brand of the Week’. The nomadic lifestyle brand was established in 2007 by Founder and Creative Director Lucy Folk as a small jewelry line inspired by her love of precious materials. A trained gold and silversmith from Melbourne’s RMIT University she never...

Alexander Wang and Uniqlo announce second collaboration Oct 12

Alexander Wang and Uniqlo announce second collaboration

Uniqlo and Alexander Wang have announced their second collaboration. The collection will include bodysuits, T-shirts, leggings, sports bras and underwear for men and women. The pieces come in many neutral colors as well as Wang’s favorite color: neon green and can be worn for different...

Lacoste appoints Louise Trotter as new creative director Oct 05

Lacoste appoints Louise Trotter as new creative director

Lacoste has appointed Louise Trotter as its creative director. The 49-year-old designer who stepped down from her role of creative director at Joseph in July after nine years is the first female creative director in Lacoste’s 85-year history. She steps into the shoes of Felipe Oliveira...

Agent Provocateur to open first boutique in Bijenkorf Amsterdam Oct 03

Agent Provocateur to open first boutique in Bijenkorf Ams...

British lingerie label Agent Provocateur will soon open the doors of its newest boutique in the Netherlands. The store, situated on the third floor of the Bijenkorf, Amsterdam, will open on Friday 19 October. More than 250 items will be available ranging from permanent and seasonal...

Uniqlo opens first store in Amsterdam Sep 28

Uniqlo opens first store in Amsterdam

Japanese global apparel retailer Uniqlo has opened its first store in the Netherlands. Located in the former Forever 21 flagship store in the heart of the city center, on Kalverstraat 11, Amsterdam. There will be an entrance on Rokin 12 as well. It will feature a total sales floor of...

Michael Kors acquires Versace Sep 25

Michael Kors acquires Versace

Handbag maker Michael Kors has announced that it will buy Italian fashion house Versace for about two billion US dollars. Versace which is one of the last independent fashion labels in the market is 80% owned by the Versace family. Since 2014, 20% of the company’s shares have been owned...

Alexa Chung makes her London Fashion Week debut Sep 18

Alexa Chung makes her London Fashion Week debut

Alexa Chung’s eponymous label which she founded in 2017 had its catwalk debut at London Fashion Week. The British designer who is a well-known face in the fashion world presented the Spring / Summer 2019 collection at a show which was titled “Arrivals and Departures”....

Burberry announces its departure from real fur Sep 07

Burberry announces its departure from real fur

British fashion brand Burberry has announced that it will stop using real fur and will also cease the destruction of unsold garments. The announcement comes ahead of Riccardo Tisci’s first runway show for Burberry during London Fashion Week on September 14. It also marks the second...

Celine Unveils New Logo Sep 03

Celine Unveils New Logo

Fashion house Celine has unveiled a new logo as part of its re-branding under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane. The announcement was made today on Instagram with the brand being called “Celine”, without the accent from now on. The new logo is in modernist typography that...

Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter named artistic directors at Nina Ricci Aug 29

Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter named artistic directo...

Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter have been appointed as the new creative directors of Nina Ricci. The Belgian designer duo who recently won the Premiere Vision Grand Prize at 2018 Hyeres Festival for the menswear collection of their label Botter were announced today by Nina Ricci general...

Marchesa could make return at Emmys Aug 25

Marchesa could make return at Emmys

After months of being out of the limelight, fashion house Marchesa could make a comeback during the annual Emmy Awards that will be presented next month. Following accusations of sexual abuse by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, (the ex-husband of founder and creative director of...

Loewe publishes Literary Classics Aug 16

Loewe publishes Literary Classics

Loewe has released a limited edition series of literary classics. The Spanish fashion house collaborated with photographer Steven Meisel for the cover sleeves taken from his archive photographs which originally appeared in various editorials of Vogue magazine. The collection consists of six...

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