Fashion

The Met Museum present "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"

The Met Museum has opened part two of its Costume Institute Exhibit "In America: An Anthology of Fashion." The exhibit kicked off with the return of the Met Gala to its annual timeslot, the first Monday in May. While part one of the exhibit was held strictly in The Costume Institute, part two saw both updates to about half the displays in the...

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Fashion

Milan Fashion Week Men’s to return with new physical additions, JW Anderson and Dhruv Kapoor

Milan Fashion Week Men’s (MFWM) is set to make its return for the spring/summer 2023 season, scheduled from June 17 to 21, and with it comes a number of high-profile returns and runway debuts. In the calendar for this edition are 25 fashion shows, 24 presentations, three presentations by appointment, five digital presentations and nine events,...

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Retail

French Connection launches on-demand rental service

French Connection has launched its own rental website as the market for circular fashion continues to boom. The British high street retailer teamed up with rental-as-a-service provider Zoa Rental for the launch. The new site, called French Connection Rental, allows customers to rent over 100 SS22 styles, initially focusing on dresses, holiday...

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Fairs

Pure London announces new theme and speakers for upcoming fair

Trade show Pure London has revealed its overarching theme for this year’s event, Empowering Change, which will focus on helping retailers see change in its most positive format. Content for the upcoming fair, which is due to take place from July 17 to 19 at Olympia London, will centre around three pillars; sustainability and circular economy,...

12 hours ago

Business

Calida Group acquires premium lingerie brand Cosabella for 80 million dollars

The Calida Group has acquired American premium lingerie and loungewear brand Cosabella for a total package of 80 million dollars including earn out thus reinvesting the sales proceeds from Millet Mountain Group. Commenting on the development, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, chairman of the Calida Group board said: “With the acquisition of the strong...

14 hours ago

Fashion |Report

Stones, sand and antique sculptures: Lidewij Edelkoort finds autumn 2023 trends in the world of archeology

Today’s world is not always a pleasant place to live in. Pandemics, war, inflation… In recent months, the bad news just keeps piling up. Whenever Lidewij Edelkoort is at a loss for words, she prefers to dive into the past. “Then I look at what mankind has done,” she said. “We have designed a way of life, invented tools, invented clothing and...

15 hours ago

Business

Report: Resale market to more than double by 2026, US to lead the charge

The global fashion resale market is expected to grow 127 percent by 2026, three times faster than the broader retail clothing sector, according to a new report. That growth will be fueled by the US, where the second-hand market is expected to more than double to 82 billion dollars by 2026 - 16 times faster than the broader retail fashion market....

18 May 2022

Business |Opinion

Burberry’s move to cut discounting may not pay immediate dividends

Discounting is the bain of most luxury brands, which is why many companies have increased their focus on direct to consumer sales while simultaneously reducing wholesale partners. Burberry is one of those brands, like Ralph Lauren - which it aimed to emulate under Rose Marie Bravo's leadership - where there was always ample product available at...

18 May 2022

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Business

Cato Fashions sales and earnings decline in Q1

The Cato Corporation reported net income of 9.7 million dollars or 46 cents per diluted share for the first quarter compared to 20.7 million dollars or 92 cents per diluted share for the first quarter ended May 1, 2021. Sales for the quarter were 204.9 million dollars or a decrease of 3 percent, while same-store sales decreased 2 percent...

8 hours ago

Business

Kohl’s Q1 sales drop by 5.2 percent

First quarter net sales and comparable sales at Kohl’s Corporation decreased 5.2 percent to 3,715 million dollars. First quarter diluted earnings per share were 11 cents compared to 9 cents in the same quarter of the previous year and adjusted diluted earnings per share were 11 cents compared to 1.05 dollars in the first quarter of 2021. “The...

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Fashion

Cruise collections: Louis Vuitton shows in La Jolla, San Diego

As it customary with the cruise season, many luxury houses tend to show their mid-season collection in faraway markets and lands, a boost to local PR endeavours, brand building, client relations and sales. Louis Vuitton this week showed in San Diego, at the prestigious Salk Institute in La Jolla. In a statement Nicolas Ghesquière, Artistic...

8 hours ago

Fashion

Prada partners with artist Cassius Hirst on a sneaker collab

Prada has teamed up with artist Cassius Hirst, better known as Cass, to reinvents its iconic Prada America's Cup sneakers. The collaboration features four styles, called "Att4ck", "D3cay", "Sust4in" and "Rel3ase" referring to ADSR, a common type of music controlling parameters. There are 22 colourways and variables, with each shoe retailing for...

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