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…
The Calvin Klein Platinum line (which is available in Europe and Asia) has released its SS16 campaign with an outdoors location but certainly not an outdoors feel. The mood is actually more urban sophistication, although I’m not sure if that sits easily with the brand’s tagline. I always feel that use of the “I do…
US department stores have a tough time ahead – at least that’s according to a new report. They need to close 20% of all anchor space in US malls if they want to return to the productivity levels they had a decade ago, Green Street Advisors claims. The research, reported in The Wall Street Journal,…
US digital ad revenues reached an all-time high of $59.6bn last year, according to a new report. That’s a 20% surge over the previous record-breaking year. And the pace is quickening because Q4 saw a 23% year-on-year rise to $17.4bn and an 18% surge over the previous quarter.
It was fascinating this morning to read about John Lewis’s list of the10 must-have items it thinks will sum up the AW16 season. Each item says a lot about us as consumers, the way John lewis has changed and how much money some people are prepared to pay for some items. OK, we all know…
pepper.com revealed some interesting data this week about the internet habits of people in the UK, or at least about the shopping sites they visit and how they get there. There were some no-brainers in there of course (Amazon and eBay are the most popular e-tail sites, Google is top for search and mobile use…
Some collections are just unforgettable. Prada SS08, Alaïa and Gaultier AW86, Dolce & Gabbana AW13… I spend a lot of time trying to track down pieces from collections like that on eBay, Vestiaire Collective and anywhere else bargains can be had. Now the reason the Dolce & Gabbana collection is such a favourite of mine…
We learnt last week that Chinese shoppers pulled back on their relentless spending frenzy abroad last month. And today we’ve found out a lot more about why and just what they’re doing. Global Blue’s latest in-depth analysis of tax-free spending, Globe Shopper Report: China Edition, shows that something happened in March to make Chinese shoppers apply…
Regular readers of this site know I’m a bit of a robot fan and will take any opportunity to publish a still from Futurama. So it interested me to see the ultimate in robot bling in Guangzhou, China, where an unnamed “tycoon” went on a shopping trip accompanied by a coterie of robotic servants. Having…
So it’s a big hug and bye-bye to Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli at Calvin Klein. But is it an even bigger hug and a huge hello to Raf Simons at everyone expects? I do hope so. I’m a fan of much of what Costa did at the runway line but I’m an even bigger fan…
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