Alessandro Michele is on a roll and so is the exotic, boho, gently retro signature style he embraces. It’s all to the fore in the Gucci campaign for pre-fall 16 with the by-now-familiar mad mash-up approach. It’s been refreshed by putting the models in an aviary-cum-hothouse-cum-library and includes everyone’s favourite on-trend birds, flamingos (as well…
The recent AW16 collections showed us that sunglasses aren’t just for summer but are a year-round accessory. And that doesn’t mean an 80s-style-too-cool-to-show your-eyes look that channels Magenta Devine or a (slightly younger) Anna Wintour. No, that refusal to remove your shades even at midnight is still a bit too, well, naff.
There were some dire warnings about Jimmy Choo ahead of today’s 2015 results announcement so were the doom-mongers right? Well the release containing its full-year figures is headlined “Continued Strong Performance”. So maybe not.
Jimmy Choo’s not having much fun at the moment. Its shares have underperformed the wider luxury market by 15% since their late 2014 listing and ahead of its full-year results on Tuesday, brokers are pessimistic.
I’ve always been against ‘novelty’ bags, finding them faintly ridiculous. But walking up Regent Street a few days ago, I changed my mind. I spotted the Kate Spade fairground carousel bag in a store window. Then later that day, reviewing Topshop’s Art School Cool pieces with some great floral bags, it struck me how boring the handbag…
Nike was in an innovative frame of mind yesterday as it unveiled a raft of tech-based sports shoes that it said represented “new breakthroughs in performance… the all-access pass to your potential.” Hmmm. I must admit, I wish the announcements these companies make would be less hyperbole-laden. I always go into default sceptic mode when…
The spring deliveries are coming thick and fast with floral print and lace taking a starring role at Topshop. It sounds quite pretty, but it’s not. Well, it is actually, but that’s not its main raison d’être.
I have a love-hate relationship with designer collaborations. I love the fact that we mere mortals with less cash than a millionaire can buy into a powerful signature style at a fraction of the usual price. But I hate the fact that they sell out too fast with all the key pieces ending up at…
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…
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