Furla has inked a licensing deal with silk maker Ratti for a range of branded Furla textile accessories. Not necessarily the most exciting news. But think about it. Until now, Furla has been all about leather. But with this first move into textiles, we’re seeing a new expansion phase. Where will it end? RTW collections perhaps?
Philip Green is treading boldly. His popular fashion retailer Topshop has announced a giant deal with Beyoncé to make athleisure and streetwear. But this is no ordinary collaboration – after all, when you hook up with one of the world’s most famous women, it to be something more than the kind of deal you’d do…
M-commerce rules! Yes really. It’s not just the heir apparent of retail shopping channels, it’s about to be crowned king. An IBM Watson study says that this Black Friday shopping week more US shoppers will browse online using their smartphones than traditional computers. It’s the first time that’s happened. Significantly, more people will use smartphones…
You know times are tough when high-end brands rein-in their store opening plans and start talking up their web strategies instead. The latest to do so? Hugo Boss. Because the Chinese and US markets will remain challenging next year, the only locations to get shiny new stores will be top global ones. Meanwhile, the digital…
“Short-term turbulence” is what Billabong’s CEO is calling it. But investors saw it differently. The surfwear specialist gave a trading update and the news wasn’t good. So what did CEO Neil Fiske have to say (and bear in mind that with the share price plunging 23% it must have been pretty bad)?
As of today, consumers can buy the world’s first wearable 4G camera. EE’s 4GEE Capture Cam is the newest product in the brand’s connected device range and can easily be attached to your clothes or accessories. Why would you want to? EE says you can “capture everyday adventures and … broadcast live using personal broadcasting…
Fashion’s great and good gathered last night to see who’d pick up the top prizes at the BFAs. Jonathan Anderson walked off with both the men’s and women’s prize, Alessandro Michele of Gucci was top international designer, Charlotte Olympia was the winner in accessories and …. Oh hang on, this is getting boring. What we all want to know is – who wore what?
Interesting piece in the Business of Fashion today. Apparently Gucci won’t be marking down Alessandro Michele’s AW15 women’s and men’s collections. Actually, it might. The company could possibly have just enough left over of the collections that Michele designed in a week during January to supply Gucci’s outlet stores. But that’s not a certainty as…
Instant gratification is likely to hit a new high this Friday, in London at least. That’s conclusion of a new Barclaycard survey showing that Londoners are going to be ‘self-gifting’ like crazy and are more focused on spending their Black Friday cash on themselves, than on friends and family.
Expect some big changes at Warehouse. It looks like Warehouse’s dynamic CEO Liz Evans has scored with the news that Emma Cook is joining design director and brand consultant Alasdhair Willis is taking a seat on the board. Cook and Willis have been tasked with delivering a completely new brand proposition which means changes to…
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