MILAN — After closing the Versace spring 2020 runway show in a reimagined version of the iconic plunging jungle print dress she wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000, it’s no surprise that Jennifer Lopez posed for the brand’s new advertising campaign, which will be globally unveiled today. J.Lo is the protagonist, along with Kendall Jenner, of […]
A SENSE OF CALM: For Urban Zen, the start of the new year signals a new chief executive officer — Helen Aboah. Aboah assumes a role that has been vacant for two years and was last held by Don Hutchison. Together with the company’s founder, Donna Karan, she plans to build and expand upon Urban […]
News of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepping down as “senior members” of the British royal family this week has captivated the world, putting even more scrutiny on the wildly popular royal couple. Nevertheless, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been media fodder since rumors circulated about them in 2016, in the early days […]
Randa Accessories, the largest men’s accessories manufacturer, has grown to the point that it can no longer effectively service other brands through its MCG: Market Connect Group subsidiary. So it made a deal to sell the third-party arm of the company to a friendly competitor: Winston Retail. MCG, which Randa acquired 20 years ago, provides […]
YouTube channels are still acquisition targets for all levels of media. In a new deal, Los Angeles-based Urban One, through its subsidiary iOne, has acquired three YouTube channels founded and until now operated by Diana Madison and Raymond Attipa. The popular but still relatively niche channels are Hollyscoop, focused on celebrity culture; The Fumble, focused […]
Appear Here, a marketplace for short-term retail space, is adding a new component to its Space for Ideas competition, which awards free flagship space to entrepreneurs and brands. In addition to the call for innovative retail concepts, Appear Here is launching a new prize category, Space for Change, to empower social change and ideas whose […]
Brazil’s fashion retail sales are firming as an ambitious economic reform agenda lifts economic growth and boosts consumer confidence in Latin America’s largest economy, analysts said. “The economy as a whole is getting better,” said Rafael Camargo, investor relations director at upmarket retailer Restoque, adding that the firm — one of the biggest victims of […]
Is 2020 the year for women at Jordan Brand? The label unveiled today its women’s Flight Utility Apparel collection, which also marks as the brand’s first women’s apparel line. Jordan had launched apparel for women previously, but this collection is the first full range of pieces made specifically for them. The capsule is comprised of […]
MILAN — Kering is once again investing in Italy and in the Tuscan region with plans to set up a new Atelier Maroquinerie Yves Saint Laurent. As reported in June, the French company was said to negotiating the lease of a building complex in Scandicci, outside Florence, and on Friday, the contract was finalized by […]
PARIS — Cartier has signed up for Tmall’s Luxury Pavilion in China, bulking up its online presence in the country and adding a highly prestigious label to Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, WWD has learned. The move comes just over four years after the Compagnie Financière Richemont jewelry house, which is one of the world’s biggest jewelry […]