MILAN — Bringing the excellence of Italian niche, artisanal companies into the spotlight is the ultimate goal of The Dressing Screen, a high-end marketplace launched in June by two Bologna-based friends, Stefania Inama and Claudia Maresca. The digital marketplace showcases the products of 80 Made in Italy brands, mainly focused on women’s fashion and children’s wear. […]
Designer Hussein Chalayan is to start teaching at Berlin’s University of Applied Science this semester. For the past five years, Chalayan has been working with the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, but he told WWD that the new “foundation of design and process” classes he’s teaching in Berlin will be very different. Chalayan is […]
PARIS — Ending its months-long search for new board leadership, Pandora has named Peter A. Ruzicka as chair of its board, replacing Peder Tuborgh. “Now, the time is right for me and for Pandora to bring in a new chair to realize the long-term potential of our company,” said Tuborgh in a statement. The Copenhagen-based […]
Apparently, Black Friday is declining in its impact on holiday spending. According to PwC’s holiday outlook report, Black Friday is being “muted” by changing consumer behavior. The report also found that shoppers plan to spend about $1,200 this year on gifts and items for themselves. The PwC data follows forecasts that vary widely, and show […]
LONDON — Photography agency Rankin has teamed with filmmaker Richard Curtis to create a film for Extinction Rebellion, the climate change activists, titled #WhereIsYourPlan. The film aims to ask the government to address the ongoing environmental crisis and to put pressure on the U.K. government to deliver a plan of action. It will feature people […]