Dior will present its next Cruise Collection in Marrakech Feb 05

Dior will present its next Cruise Collection in Marrakech

Dior will debut its Resort 2020 Collection in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. The announcement which was made recently marks the first time that a big fashion house is hosting a show there. It is also the city that inspired Yves Saint Laurent like no other with Moroccan inspirations...

Virgil Abloh launches his own Jewelery Line Jan 16

Virgil Abloh launches his own Jewelery Line

Virgil Abloh is launching a jewelry line under his own name. The artistic director of Louis Vuitton Menswear and Off-White took to Instagram on January 14 to share the news in two posts. The first one was a photo of an office supplies box labeled ‘Recycled Jumbo Paper Clips’ by...

Michael Kors changes name to Capri Holdings, Completes Acquisition of Versace Jan 04

Michael Kors changes name to Capri Holdings, Completes Ac...

Luxury fashion group Michael Kors Holdings Limited has been renamed to Capri Holdings Limited and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under a new stock market ticker symbol CPRI. The news follows on the completion of its acquisition of Italian fashion house Versace which it had...

Brand of the Week: Avoc Dec 08

Brand of the Week: Avoc

Avoc is our ‘Brand of the Week’. The label was established in Paris in 2013 by Laura Do and Bastien Laurent and presents a fashion intrinsically linked to the city of Paris, in tribute to its richness and diversity. Together they complement each other and share an approach to...

Marc Jacobs to launch new affordable line Dec 06

Marc Jacobs to launch new affordable line

Marc Jacobs has announced a new label called ‘The Marc Jacobs’ which will debut with pre-fall 2019 collection. According to Women’s Wear Daily, it will be much more affordable and aimed at a younger target group. Little is known about the new line, but going by a recent...

Brand of the Week: Stella Luna Nov 29

Brand of the Week: Stella Luna

Stella Luna is our ‘Brand of the Week’. Founded in 2006, by Stephen Chi, the women’s footwear brand has epitomized affordable luxury in shoe design and has firmly established itself in Asia. The label was born as a result of a unique combination of ingredients: a family...

Chanel opens new boutique in Paris Nov 27

Chanel opens new boutique in Paris

French fashion house Chanel has opened a new boutique at the legendary 31 rue Cambon in the first arrondissement in Paris. Originally a mansion, the building was transformed into a true Art Deco paradise according to Coco’s exacting specifications by architects Louis Faure-Dujarric and...

Loewe publishes Literary Classics Aug 16

Loewe publishes Literary Classics

Loewe has released a limited edition series of literary classics. The Spanish fashion house collaborated with photographer Steven Meisel for the cover sleeves taken from his archive photographs which originally appeared in various editorials of Vogue magazine. The collection consists of six...

Longchamp to stage first fashion show at NYFW Jul 13

Longchamp to stage first fashion show at NYFW

Longchamp is heading to New York for its first official runway show. The French accessory brand known for its Pliage bag will present its Spring / Summer 2019 collection at the New York Fashion Week on September 8th. The event will mark Longchamps 70th anniversary celebrations and its...

Chanel reveals it is a $10 Billion company Jun 27

Chanel reveals it is a $10 Billion company

French fashion group Chanel released its annual earnings report last week and the figures confirm that it is one of the largest brands in the luxury segment worldwide. The 108-year old Fashion house reported $9.62 billion in sales last year with a year-on-year increase of 11 percent. Profit...

Bruno Frisoni leaves Roger Vivier Feb 06

Bruno Frisoni leaves Roger Vivier

Bruno Frisoni is leaving Roger Vivier after 16 years as head of design at the prestigious Parisian accessories brand owned by the Della Valle group. Frisoni joined Roger Vivier as creative director in 2003 and maintained the heritage of Roger Vivier whilst adding his own accents of...

Isabel Marant to open first store in the Netherlands Jan 31

Isabel Marant to open first store in the Netherlands

French fashion house Isabel Marant will open its first store in the Netherlands later this year. The store will be located at the PC Hooftstraat 114 in Amsterdam, where Dutch clothing chain McGregor had their flasgship store for many years, until they had to leave due to bankruptcy in early...

Nicola Formichetti leaves Diesel Dec 19

Nicola Formichetti leaves Diesel

Nicola Formichetti announced his departure today from Diesel after five years. The Japanese-Italian designer was the first artistic director, after Rosso decided to stop designing for his own brand. He had been head of ‘global vision’ at Diesel, and the driving force of its...

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