Day: October 19, 2019

Playing It Safe Clashes With Creativity in Shanghai Fashion Week

SHANGHAI — It was almost impossible to attend everything during Shanghai Fashion Week. Show venues were sparsely located along the Huangpu River that divides the city in half. Buyers and press would need to take a 30-minute tunnel-crossing trip from the downtown Xintiandi main show space to the Labelhood show space, the 80,000-ton warehouse that […]

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Kay Jewelers Launches “Center of Me” Collection

Kay Jewelers has launched “Center of Me,” a fine jewelry diamond collection inspired by the idea that “love keeps you centered,” according to Toni Zehrer, the brand’s chief merchandising officer. The Center of Me collection, created with pieces versatile for day or evening, showcases a design with two interwoven hearts with a glittering round white […]

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Nick Knight, Simone Rocha Gather for Fashion Film Awards at Harrods 

LONDON — Harrods and ShowStudio put fashion film under the spotlight this week, hosting an awards ceremony and private screening on the top floor of the store. The panel of judges, Simone Rocha, Sam McKnight and Harrods’ creative visual director Alex Wells-Greco watched hundreds of films and selected eight winners in categories such as best […]

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Harrods Opens Men’s Space With Brand Names, Not Categories, Dominating

LONDON — Harrods is tearing up the men’s department store map, getting rid of product categories and looking to showcase the brands and designers its clients are following on social media. The old suiting, outerwear and formal tailoring departments are finito because few customers think or shop by merchandise category anymore. Instead, “people come in and […]

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Burberry Unveils Moscow Flagship

Burberry has opened the doors to a new store in Moscow, one of its key markets, within the luxury department store Gum. The store, which is located next to the likes of Miu Miu and Chanel, spans two floors and is 9,700 square feet. It was designed to highlight the building’s original features such as […]

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