Zac Posen is shutting down his namesake label. The 39-year-old American designer announced the sad news last Friday in a statement: ‘The management team…worked extremely hard to navigate the increasingly challenging fashion and retail landscape. We are disappointed that these...
H&M will soon sell external brands
Swedish fashion giant H&M is testing a new sales concept of selling external brands and products. The new strategy is for the core brand Hennes & Mauritz itself and is also a step towards direct competition with online retailers such as Zalando and ASOS, who have always claimed a...
Zalando launches resale pop-up store Zircle
Zalando has opened a resale pop-up store named Zircle. Located in the Alexa shopping center in Berlin, the name is portmanteau of the words Zalando and Circular and reflects the concept of a fashion cycle. The pop-up offers used fashion items such as Blouses, shirts, skirts, pants, shoes, and...
Stella McCartney and LVMH announce partnership
LVMH and Stella McCartney, are teaming up. The world’s largest fashion group announced that it had acquired shares in the British sustainable luxury fashion label after McCartney ended her 17-year partnership with rival Kering which owned half of the company. With this, LVMH will...
Dior opens a pop-up store in Ibiza
Dior is heading to Ibiza. After unveiling a summer boutique in Greece on the island of Mykonos, the French luxury goods company has opened a pop-up store in sun-drenched Ibiza for the first time. Similar to the pop-up in Mykonos, the store will feature Maria Grazia Chiuri’s...
Marc Jacobs launches Contemporary Fashion Line
Marc Jacobs has launched his new affordable line, called ‘The Marc Jacobs’. The new label, named after his Instagram account @themarcjacobs, consists of clothing, bags, shoes, jewelry, and accessories that stimulate individuality and personal style. Each piece from the collection...
H&M Collaborates with Love Stories on Exclusive Swim...
H&M has collaborated with innovative Dutch brand Love Stories on a swimwear collection for the second time after last year’s collection. Titled ‘Love Stories Swimclub x H&M’ the new collection is inspired by Seventies-era Slim Aarons photographs of poolside scenes...
Topshop to shutter all US stores
British high street giant Topshop will shutter all 11 of its stores across the United States. Topshop’s UK-based parent group Arcadia has proposed the closure of Topshop and Topman stores as well as the restructuring of the brand in an effort to avoid going into bankruptcy. Shops across...
Ariana Grande is the new face of Givenchy
Ariana Grande is the latest face of Givenchy. The French fashion house announced the news officially on Friday on Instagram with the hashtag (#Arivenchy) a day after it had teased the reveal. The world-renowned pop star will front the labels’ Fall / Winter 2019/20 campaign as she...
LVMH partners with Rihanna for new luxury Maison
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group, announced on Friday that it had partnered with Rihanna to create a new luxury Maison that will be based in Paris. Fenty Beauty will become part of the large luxury conglomerate. The luxury fashion house will be called...
H&M launches fashion advice forum Itsapark
Image Credit: Itsapark.com H&M has launched a community-driven digital fashion guide titled ‘Itsapark’ where users can exchange ideas and advice around fashion. The project which serves as a personal shopper has been under development since the end of 2018, is currently in its...
Gucci will present its Cruise 2020 Collection in Rome
Gucci will present its Cruise 2020 collection in Rome at the Capitoline Museums, the oldest museum complex in the world. According to the Italian luxury brand, the choice of location continues Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s dialogue with the old world, drawing from a...
Calvin Klein is closing its ready-to-wear business
Calvin Klein has announced that it will not be continuing its ready-to-wear business. The brand will instead focus mainly be on lines that are most profitable, such as perfume, denim and underwear collections which are produced by third party licensing partners. The restructuring means that...