Day: October 26, 2019

Underdogs Still Pursuing Barneys

The race to buy bankrupt Barneys ain’t over till its over. The auction has been canceled and Authentic Brands Group has a credible court-accepted offer in, but other parties say they still have time to put together bids of their own. “Yes, we are still pursuing the asset,” David Jackson, chairman of  the luxury investment […]

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Dundas Takes Sloane Street With Neons, Panthers and Met Gala Dresses

LONDON — Peter Dundas is a citizen of the world and ever since debuting his own label Dundas World, alongside his partner Evangelo Bousis, he’s been keeping up the globetrotting. In the last two years, the brand’s “traveling flagship” concept has been to Texas, Los Angeles, Mykonos’ popular Luisa boutique, London’s Selfridges and New York, […]

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Kim Kardashian Talks Ricks Owens and Keeping Up With Kanye at FGI’s ‘Night of Stars’

IN ANOTHER GALAXY: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West helped the Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars live up to its interstellar billing. Upon their arrival, the pack of photographers instinctively sprang into attack mode on the red carpet, and the flashes kept going as security guards carved a path through the crowd. True to the […]

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Happy Holidays: Consumers Spending 4 Percent More on Gifts, NRF Says

Consumers are in a spending mood for holiday gifts this year and gift cards, clothing, accessories and books will be at the top of their shopping lists. That’s according to a just-released consumer survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, which found that consumers will spend an average of $1,047.83 this […]

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Inside Giambattista Valli and H&M’s Roman Affair

ROME — The deluge that caught Rome by surprise on Thursday night didn’t disrupt the detailed schedule of events Giambattista Valli and H&M staged to celebrate the complete launch of their tie-up. Guests’ logistical efforts and tip-toeing among the city’s puddles were eventually repaid once they reached the lavish Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, where the first […]

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