Fashion

Red carpets: Evening wear is making a comeback

Red carpet events have returned with revenge this month with the MTV VMAs and the Met Gala. After a long pandemic-induced dry spell, evening gowns, glamour und galas are finally back. With virtually no more occasions to wear dinner jackets, cocktail dresses and high heels, the evening wear industry's sales plummeted last year. But now, its...

17 hours ago

Fashion

Simmi launches clothing and footwear collection with Emily Miller

Simmi London is collaborating with Netflix star Emily Miller on its first combined clothing and footwear collection. Known predominately for offering footwear designs at affordable prices, Simmi London has launched several clothing drops over the past 12 months, but its collaboration with Miller marks the brand's first combined offering as it...

21 hours ago

Fashion |In Pictures

LFW SS22: Victoria Beckham is dreaming of a European getaway

Victoria Beckham may not have been on the official London Fashion Week schedule this season, but she definitely didn’t want to miss out, and this morning unveiled her spring/summer 2022 collection online with a film on her website. Entitled ‘Movements,’ Beckham offers a playful mood for spring/summer 2022 with an ode to the European getaway,...

1 day ago

People

Matchesfashion taps Paolo de Cesare as new CEO

London-based fashion retailer Matchesfashion has announced the appointment of Paolo de Cesare as its new CEO. A luxury and retail veteran, de Cesare spent 12 years as president and CEO of fashion and beauty specialist Printemps Group, during which time he spearheaded a major transformation, upgrading the group’s stores and customer proposition...

1 day ago

Fashion |Opinion

Why Cos is showing on the London Fashion Week stage

Swedish fast fashion giant Cos will present its AW21 collection during London Fashion Week on Tuesday. Keen to be regarded as a London-based designer brand, Cos last month released its fall campaign in what it says marks a new direction for the company. While the AW21 collection is already for sale on its website, the London Fashion Week outing...

1 day ago

Business

Does Hugo Boss have ambitions to be a luxury group?

There is no doubt that multinational corporations and conglomerates specializing in luxury and fashion are some of the industry’s most successful businesses. Think LVMH, Kering, Farfetch and New Guards Group, Richemont, OTB, Capri Holdings, Inditex, Swatch, etc, and think of these businesses each controlling a small number of houses and brands....

20 Sep 2021

Business

Four in five UK retailers could close stores without business rates reform, BRC warns

Four in five UK retailers could close stores if no business rates reform is agreed by the government at its upcoming and long-awaited review, according to a new report. A survey of major retailers conducted by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found that 83 percent of respondents said they are either likely or certain to close stores unless...

20 Sep 2021

Fashion |In Pictures

Mulberry unveils designer collaboration with Richard Malone

British fashion brand Mulberry has unveiled the latest chapter in its Mulberry Editions with Irish-born, London-based Richard Malone as part of the brand’s 50th anniversary. For the limited edition Mulberry x Richard Malone capsule collection, Malone has reinterpreted two Mulberry bags that feature the iconic Postman’s lock - the Bayswater, one...

19 Sep 2021

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Business

Mister Spex posts H1 revenue growth of 25 percent

Europe’s leading digital-driven omni-channel optician, Mister Spex SE reported revenue growth of 25 percent to 101 million euros for the first half period. The company said in a release that growth occurred in both business segments with revenues up 26 percent in Germany and 24 percent in the international markets. From a product category...

2 hours ago

Business

RNB Retail and Brands Q4 sales increase

For the fourth quarter, net sales at RNB Retail and Brands increased to 85 million Swedish krona, while Brothers’ sales for comparable units in Sweden increased by 17.5 percent. The company said in a statement that operating income from remaining operations was negative 7 million Swedish krona, while profit after tax was negative 11 million...

2 hours ago

Business

Stitch Fix delivers 29 percent Q4 revenue growth

Stitch Fix, Inc. fourth quarter net revenue of 571.2 million dollars, increased 29 percent year over year, while net revenue per active client of 505 dollars, increased 4 percent. The company’s active clients reached 4,165,000, an increase of 643,000 or 18 percent over the prior year. Stitch Fix reported net income of 21.5 million dollars and...

2 hours ago

Business

YNAP opens 47 million euro distribution centre in Italy

Italian luxury group Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has opened a new 47 million euro distribution centre in Italy that it says is one of its “most significant investments” in the country in the past 20 years. The 54,000 square metre facility - located in Landriano, near Milan - is the first single hub to serve the group’s entire global Net-a-Porter...

16 hours ago