After appointing Virgil Abloh as the new artistic director of its menswear collection, Louis Vuitton has opened two new factories in France dedicated to the production of leather goods. The French luxury house plans to hire 500 staff for the two factories so as to reduce production time from...

Haider Ackermann has stepped down as creative director at Berluti – the historic French fashion house which was founded in 1985 in Paris and entered the LVMH group’s portfolio in 1993. The Colombian designer left after only three seasons. Ackermann joined Berluti in September...

COS has opened their first store in Haarlem. Characteristic of the clothing label, the new boutique has a modern, functional design covering 337 square meters and houses both men’s and women’s collections. The new store opens in a historic building in one of the largest shopping...

After three years as creative director for French fashion house Nina Ricci, Guillaume Henry announced yesterday that he would be stepping down from the role. Prior to his Autumn / Winter 2018 collection, there were rumors that he would leave the brand, but yesterday the fashion house...

British fashion label Self-Portrait will open its very first boutique in London on March 22. The 223sqm two-floor concept store was designed by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects. The boutique will sell ready-to-wear and accessories, which spans separates, dresses, and footwear and will also...

The guessing is over as to who would become Christopher Bailey’s successor at Burberry. Yesterday, the British luxury fashion house announced that Ricardo Tisci will be its chief creative officer, effective March 12, 2018. The news puts an end to rumors which were circulating last...

Bruno Frisoni is leaving Roger Vivier after 16 years as head of design at the prestigious Parisian accessories brand owned by the Della Valle group. Frisoni joined Roger Vivier as creative director in 2003 and maintained the heritage of Roger Vivier whilst adding his own accents of...

French fashion house Isabel Marant will open its first store in the Netherlands later this year. The store will be located at the PC Hooftstraat 114 in Amsterdam, where Dutch clothing chain McGregor had their flasgship store for many years, until they had to leave due to bankruptcy in early...

Hedi Slimane has been named artistic director of Celine. The announcement was made by LVMH on the morning of January 21. The former creative director of Saint Laurent will take over Phoebe Philo’s post who left the French fashion house after ten years. He will direct all Celine...

H & M has added a new brand to its portfolio called Nyden. Just months after launching Arket, a brand that focuses on quality products, the sweedish clothing company announced that the new brand will be unveiled in early 2018. The name combines two Swedish words, meaning...

Nicola Formichetti announced his departure today from Diesel after five years. The Japanese-Italian designer was the first artistic director, after Rosso decided to stop designing for his own brand. He had been head of ‘global vision’ at Diesel, and the driving force of its...

Jonathan Saunders resiged as chief creative officer of Diane von Furstenberg on Friday, after 18 months. The American fashion label is officially searching for a new creative director. The 38-year-old Scottish designer who was tapped by von Furstenberg was tasked with with reviving the...

Celine has launched its e-commerce store in France. The French fashion house which is owned by LVMH, was the only brand so far to not have its own webshop. Fans had to visit boutiques across the world or online portals, such as Net-a-Porter and Farfetch. The new version of celine.com will...