“The prevailing sentiment across retailing is that the customer has less interest in shopping in stores, whether it be traditional department stores or other luxury specialty stores.” That’s what Neiman Marcus CEO Karen Katz said yesterday after delivering yet another quarterly drop in same-store sales and profits. That’s a sentiment many would echo at the…
So you thought ankle boots would be on their way out by now? No chance. the ankle boots, like skinny jeans and biker jackets, is a key item that just keeps on giving. And given that many of us now have a wardrobe built around items that will work with ankle boots, that’s not such…
I really like the Dior brand. Always have done. I’ve got a Dior coat (bought in a sale), some Dior Fusion trainers (bought on eBay) and a Dior shirt (bought in a vintage store). The first grown-up skincare I bought 38 years ago was Dior. I loved what John Galliano did there and I loved…
The rich spend more time partying than the rest of us. Actually, maybe they don’t. But they do spend more time partying in seriously expensive eveningwear than the rest of us. That’s why designer collections are often skewed more towards ‘after-dark’ looks than than the average high street offer. It’s also why it’s so refreshing…
It always irritates me when fashion writers use the word ‘futuristic’ about some new style statement. It usually means it’s either a) silver, b) a jumpsuit with a zip or c) something that looks vaguely like a retro sci-fi character would have worn.
In a fashion industry with fairly liberal returns policies, one of the biggest problems for brands is not knowing whether the item you just sold really had been, well, sold… Or whether it might come winging its way back in the next 30 days. Another problem is when a category around which so many big names…
How serious do women et when it comes to buying a new bag? Very. At least according to researcher NP Group, which said this month that the Millennial customer treats a handbag purchase as a multi-step process, and 41% start thinking about their most recent handbag purchase more than a month in advance. Basically, it…
Given the tough time being faced by the luxury sector at present, predictions around Burberry’s results for the year to March 31 ranged from bad to downright awful. So now that the figures are out, what did we actually get? Well, not bad in the circumstances with plenty of focus on the future. And that…
Years ago I used to headline every Coach results story with words like “unstoppable” or “powering ahead”. But then came the inevitable reversal when profits fell off a cliff and it seemed the whole world was buying Michael Kors bags instead. So it’s good news that, after a bruising period, Coach appears to be back…
Are women mad? That’s the question that often springs to my mind when I see a woman hobbling by in a pair of crazy heels. Having given up high heels after a few brief years of experimentation back in my late teens, I can strike an air of pitying superiority whenever I see someone in…
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