I spoke too soon yesterday. No sooner was the ink dry on my ankle boots update (yes, I know it’s the internet and there’s no ink, but you know what I mean) than some more pre-fall 16 collections came out with some more great boots.
With the pre-fall 16 collections coming thick and fast now, one thing is clear – the ankle boot remains a key commercial item. There’s a surprising amount of continuity in styling (surprising given that brands need a constant stream of newness to convince us to the part with our cash). So where exactly is the newness…
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger failed to light a fire under owner PVH in Q3 results as the company reported profits down from nearly $226m a year ago to just shy of $222m this time. Or did they? Let’s be fair – the company made $221.9m in profits and revenue of $2.16bn (down from $2.23bn…
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…
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…
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…
Peter Pilotto was the subject of the V&A’s Fashion in Motion series on Friday, presenting a curated selection of designs that showed off label’s brilliant way with print and pattern. The runway show, which celebrated an undeniably future-thinking label, looked even better in the historic setting of the London museum’s Raphael Gallery featuring the 15th Century Altarpiece…
It’s official, Marni’s now fully owned by Renzo Rosso’s OTB group. The company founded by Consuelo Castiglioni and her husband Gianni is now being run by Staff International’s Ubaldo Minelli, although the Castiglionis remain creative director and president. Staff is OTB’s manufacturing unit.
Global shipments of earphones and headphones are expected to reach 336m units by 2016, up from estimated shipments of 324m units this year and reaching a value of over $13bn, according to a new report from Future Market Insights. Obviously Dolce & Gabbana are doing their bit to add value to the market with their…
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