After more than a decade in development, American Dream has finally opened its doors to the public. In a week where the Tristate area saw the opening of Nordstrom’s first New York City flagship, now the long-awaited American Dream $5 billion supersized shopping mall is open to the public, taking up a 3 million-square-foot outpost […]
LONDON — The Ambika P3, a hidden underground space opposite Baker Street Station, has been transformed into an exhibition space for “Invisible Men,” which showcases 170 predominantly British fashion garments from the last 120 years. The show, which draws exclusively from the University of Westminster Menswear Archive, opened on Friday and will run until Nov. […]
NEW YORK — “It’s the longest night in fashion. It really is. That’s what everyone says. I was warned.” So said Ruben Toledo good-naturedly at the Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars Thursday at Cipriani’s Wall Street — and that was before the nine awards were doled out. Like scores of other attendees, Toledo, who […]
Following its preview at Dior’s Paris location on Thursday, the Maison’s first augmented reality collaboration with Snap is set to go global. Dior worked with the social media company on new AR experiences in honor of its capsule collection with luggage company Rimowa and debut of a new personal clutch. The goal is to offer […]
Abercrombie & Fitch is taking its message on the road this holiday season. The retailer has created a traveling pop-up shop that will be installed in The Hoxton hotel in downtown Los Angeles next month before heading to its sister property in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in December. A&F is calling the shop an “immersive holiday shopping […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]