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Helen Lambert talks to Godfrey Deeny on what's next in etailing and retailing
One of the great retailing experts, Helen Lambert, talks with Godfrey Deeny about what's next in e-tailing and what's up with her latest project, online wholesale platform Style Pulse, in our latest podcast.
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New York Fashion Week Day Two: Pride and Volume
No one could fault the latest crop of designer showing, in New York, for effort. In a busy Monday, with almost 30 collections, their arty videos and polished ideas were a reminder of how hard people have been working.
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Jason Wu and Imitation of Christ open New York Fashion Week
Jason Wu opened this month’s New York Fashion Week on the Sunday night of Valentine’s Day, with a nostalgic ode to Coca Cola capitalism. Imitation of Christ followed him with pure whimsicality.
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Opening Ceremony: Humberto and Carol on going to the mattresses
Opening Ceremony may have closed down its destination boutique in Soho last spring, but the brand is very much alive and kicking, as the latest collection from its founders – Carol Lim and Humberto Leon - trumpets.
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Busy Inspecs survives tough pandemic trading, expects growth for future
An "extraordinary year” could well sum up 2020 for most businesses. But for UK-based international eyewear group Inspecs it wasn’t just about surviving the pandemic.
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Will 2021 spell doom for department stores?
In 2020, department store groups worldwide took a battering, and the year that has just begun looks to be equally tough. Will 2021 put the very existence of department stores in doubt?
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Alber Elbaz debuts his brand new democratic brand AZ Factory
Alber Elbaz debuted his brand new AZ Factory Tuesday evening in this week’s Paris haute couture season, marking a dynamic change in direction by one of fashion’s most influential designers.
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Paris Couture’s opening day: Giambattista Valli, Julie de Libran and Azzaro by Olivier Theyskens
The opening day of Paris haute couture week ended with three experienced designers -- Giambattista Valli, Julie de Libran and Olivier Theyskens at Azzaro -- showing collections that captured the couture's energy.
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Marcolin boosts comms operation with new marketing manager
Eyewear giant Marcolin has announced a strengthening in the organisation of its communications department with Roberta Viganò taking over as Marketing Communication Manager.
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Paris menswear season opens with a Berluti teaser
It says a great deal about the current Covid confusion in fashion weeks when the Paris menswear season for fall 2021, the biggest annual series of menswear collections in the world, began on Tuesday with a teaser.
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Elie Saab skips couture presentation in Paris
Elie Saab has called off his haute couture presentation scheduled for the Paris season next week, as the couturier delays shooting any look-book video in the wake of the crisis in Lebanon.
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Pierpaolo Piccioli on Valentino’s new experiential Re-signify Part One Shanghai
Think of Valentino’s brand-new brand experience Re-signify Part One Shanghai, which opened this weekend, as the ultimate in semiotic chic from the Italian house, staged in China’s biggest boomtown.
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EssilorLuxottica restructures its management
Essilor’s CEO Hubert Sagnières has decided to step down from his executive duties within the EssilorLuxottica group and its subsidiaries and will remain as non-executive vice president.
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How fashion brought positivity to Gen Z during the pandemic
Generation Z sought solace in shopping -- no doubt online -- as a means to bring a touch of positivity to their lives in 2020, preferring to invest in fashion over entertainment and even social media.
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Pitti determined to go ahead with February event, says Napoleone
Pitti is determined to go ahead with its next physical trade show in February, and expects around 300 brands to attend, according to Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of the Florentine fashion salon.
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Saint Laurent Summer 2021: Strictly tailoring escapism in the Sahara
The house of Saint Laurent returned to Morocco, the home away from home and source of inspiration of its founder Yves, and the setting for a stylish collection by its current creative director Anthony Vaccarello.
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