In the 1990s I used to edit hair and beauty magazines. Back then, two things happened: the dominant hair trend became long and straight, and cover stars moved from being models to celebrities. “It’s a trend cycle,” I told myself, giving it 10 years to work through and 15 years to completely fade. What a…
Is Snapchat set to start making technology products that we can actually touch and wear? That’s the big question that could be answered by some of its recent hires. CNET did some digging and found that the $16bn social media network (used by around 100m teens and younger millennials every day) has about a dozen wearable tech…
So we’ve got an answer to one of fashion’s current big questions. We know who’s taking the design helm at Lanvin after Alber Elbaz’s much-lamented departure. It’s Bouchra Jarrar. The other big question (who’ll get the Dior job, if anyone?) remains to be answered.
Instagram, the fashion and beauty sector’s favourite social media channel, is taking a leaf out of parent Facebook’s advertising book with reports that it’s building specific profiles for businesses (just like Facebook’s Brand Pages), data on the performance of brand posts, and extra functionality to boost advertising through mobile devices.
Skechers and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, who have teamed up for a new marketing campaign to launch the Skechers Originals retro collection, have unveiled teaser images for Trainor’s first TV commercial for the campaign.
“Get a move on” was the message from Argos chief John Walden yesterday as potential buyers of the business J Sainsbury and Steinhoff continued to do… well, not a lot, ahead of what could be a bumper payday for HRG shareholders next Friday. Actually, that’s not true. The two retail giants who want to buy…
It’s over. Fashion Month has finally drawn to a close and we can all pause for breath, although the fashion industry isn’t pausing as it furiously pores over every key look, key item and key colour to see how it can pep up its open-to-buy offer for AW16.
The news flow is coming thick and fast today with clarification about those burberry takeover rumours, plus 2015 results from struggling Hugo Boss and not-struggling Yoox Net-A-Porter. Maria Sharapova is still trying to rescue her brand. And we’ve heard about Vera Bradley’s resurgence and how the Russian e-tail market is getting bigger but still has…
At first glance I wasn’t overwhelmed by the latest Louis Vuitton collection from Nicolas Ghesquière. Yes, it tapped into a number of the season’s key trends. And yes, it also had that unique edge that’s a feature of many of the leading Paris labels.
Amazon’s going all out to boost its fashion credentials at the moment with a new daily TV show and a collab with Chiara Ferragni. In the US, it aired its first live show for its streaming video service yesterday and it’s all about fashion. The half hour daily Style Code Live show will be free to…
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