Month: February 2020

Blake Lively Returns to NYFW

Blake Lively returned to the Michael Kors front row on Wednesday, two years after her last visit to the designer’s show, where she has been a loyal favorite over the years. Lively, who famously styles herself, chose a men’s wear-inspired look for the show, held at the American Stock Exchange. The actress, who gave birth […]

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Chanel to Host Immersive Botanical Exhibit in Paris

FLOWER POWER: Chanel will offer people an immersive horticultural experience in Paris’ Natural History Museum’s Mineralogy Gallery for two days in March. It will nod to the French beauty giant’s various “open-sky” laboratories that are scattered around the globe, where Chanel sustainably grows and studies specific plants that then might be used in its skin-care […]

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Ryan Seacrest Seated Front Row at Naeem Khan Show

Ryan Seacrest sat front row at Naeem Khan’s fashion show. “Naeem’s a dear friend of mine. I know of his work from working on the red carpet for so many years,” Seacrest said. In the last few years, he went to see him work. “I’m just blown away from his talent. He sees it, he […]

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Model Denise Bidot Joins Willam Belli on Quibi, Hearst Fashion Show

Count model Denise Bidot among the wave of New Yorkers defecting to Los Angeles, but she didn’t come just for the weather. Bidot is officially joining as cohost of the upcoming Quibi show “Fashion’s a Drag,” produced by Hearst Originals, the production arm of Hearst Magazines that has been expanding in L.A. over the last […]

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Morgan Stanley Foresees Potential 5% Dip in Burberry 2019-20 Earnings

LONDON — Burberry stopped short of issuing a sales and profit warning last Friday, but now Morgan Stanley has done it for them. On Tuesday the bank wrote a research note that Burberry’s comments about the impact of the coronavirus “might imply” a downgrade to  2019-20 earnings in the region of 5 percent. The bank […]

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The Attico to Skip Milan Fashion Week

EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW FORMATS: The Attico is skipping Milan Fashion Week. On Tuesday, the brand’s founders and creative directors Giorgia Tordini and Gilda Ambrosio communicated their decision with a personal e-mail, where they also explained their strategy for the season, which they described as an “experiment.” According to the designers, The Attico fall 2020 collection […]

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Subscription Services Shift From Acquisition to Retention of Subscribers

As consumer goods and “box of the month” programs have seen customer acquisition rates mature while churn rates have plateaued at between 7.5 percent to 10.5 percent, according to Recurly Research, companies are now prioritizing customer retention. In a survey of 435 subscription companies, Brightback noted that there are “new indications that the industry attitude toward […]

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How to Watch the Coach Fall 2020 Fashion Show

The fall 2020 Coach runway fashion show is almost here. The brand — which counts Jennifer Lopez and Michael B. Jordan as ambassadors — will present its newest looks on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. during the tail end of New York Fashion Week. View this post on Instagram How about a game of Clue, […]

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Moncler 2019 Profits Up 9%

MILAN — Moncler SpA closed 2019 with double-digit growth in all markets and distribution channels. In the 12 months ended Dec. 31, net profits were up 9 percent to 361.5 million euros, compared with 332.4 million euros a year earlier. Sales rose 15 percent to 1.62 billion euros compared with 1.42 billion euros in 2018. Revenues […]

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Safilo Buys Majority Stake in Privé Revaux

Safilo has purchased a majority stake in the affordable eyewear brand, Privé Revaux, founded by David Schottenstein. The Italian company bought a 61 percent interest and Schottenstein and his celebrity partners, Jamie Foxx, Hailee Steinfeld and Ashley Benson, will retain 39 percent ownership. Schottenstein created Privé Revaux two and a half years ago as a fashionable alternative […]

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