Guo Pei was among the six fashion designers to participate in the first Jinan in Style International Fashion Week. Hosted by the Jinan Municipal Government and the Asian Couture Federation, the event also served as the official opening of the Jinan International Fashion Creative Center located in the Shandong province of China. Held earlier this […]
MILAN — This year, Stone Island is taking Valentino’s top spot as the company with the most potential to publicly list, according to Milan-based consultancy Pambianco Strategie di Impresa. Sportswear Company SpA, which owns Stone Island, jumped two positions in the 14th edition of Pambianco’s 2019 ranking of the “listable” companies in the fashion sector, […]
PARIS — “I love the idea that my thrifted worker’s pants may have previously belonged to someone named Gerard.” This sentence was uttered by Emilie, one of the seven young fashion aficionados interviewed in “Radical Fashion Kids,” a 15-minute documentary produced by the Institut Français de la Mode, which was unveiled on Wednesday during the […]
LONDON — London fashion incubator the Trampery has made the environment a top priority with the official launch of its Sustainable Fashion Accelerator program, which is meant to help young labels integrate sustainability into their business models. Supported by the mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund and Hackney Wick’s Creative Enterprise Zone, the Trampery chose Steven Tai […]
Tumi, the lifestyle and travel brand, will become the official luggage partner of world-famous race team McLaren Racing and luxury high-performance supercar company, McLaren Automotive. Tumi and McLaren plan to release a luggage collection in late 2020 that brings together the shared values of both brands. Starting with the 2020 season, the McLaren FI team […]
PARIS — Albert Bensoussan has stepped down as chief executive officer of Kering’s luxury watches and jewelry division, the group said. “Albert Bensoussan has decided to pursue a personal project outside of Kering. Kering thanks him warmly for his contribution over the last five years at the head of the watches and jewelry division,” Kering […]
LONDON — All year the streets of central London are teeming with British and international tourists — thanks partly to the weaker pound — Tube lines are bursting with commuters, and the skies are crowded with tower cranes hauling up the steel bones office complexes, apartment blocks and retail destinations. Money continues to pour into […]
PANETTONE WITH J.J.: La Double J, the lifestyle brand founded by former international editor J.J. Martin, is bringing its distinctive colorful, joyful aesthetic to Milan’s famous pastry shop Cucchi. For the holiday season, the location, usually infused with old-school charm, has been updated with a creative, bold twist with La Double J’s tablecloths and vases. […]
The eyewear industry continues to plot expansion through licenses and collaborations — some more unlikely than others. The latest lands on the odder end of the spectrum: Celebrity hairstylist Sally Hershberger has teamed with performance eyewear company Revo on a line of sunglasses. Two aviator variations, each offered in three colors, will retail on Revo […]
Will Smith, actor, producer and musician, is releasing the second collection of his new apparel brand, Bel-Air Athletics. The line goes on sale today, and runs through mid-December. The limited collection features more than 40 new items of unisex apparel and accessories. Bel-Air Athletics was introduced earlier this year as a limited drop, and now […]