Fashion

LFW SS22: Vivienne Westwood

English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood digitally presented her newest collection ‘Save Our Souls’ as part of this season’s London Fashion Week. For spring/summer 2022, Westwood reverted back to her original anarchic style, with signature tartan pieces, mismatched prints and deconstructed looks. Taking influence from the label’s 1998 Tied to...

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People |Interview

Sustainable startup SlowCo aims to change how we shop, in conversation with CEO Faris Hamadeh

An increase in demand for sustainable slow fashion has brought an influx of eco-conscious startups out into the open. Each one brings with it a unique sense of purpose and endless initiatives on how they want to adapt buyer experiences in the new sustainable fashion landscape. SlowCo, founded in February of this year, is one of the innovative...

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Fashion

Prada to host simultaneous runway shows in Milan and Shanghai

Why host one catwalk presentation when there could be two? Instead of livestreaming one show to the world, Prada is hosting dual runway presentations, to be simultaneously executed in Milan and Shanghai during Milan Fashion Week. Prada’s Spring Summer 2022 collection, designed in tandem by co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, will...

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People

Kenzo names Sylvain Blanc as new CEO

Change is afoot at Kenzo. In the same week the French luxury label announced Japanese fashion designer Nigo as its new artistic director, it has also appointed Sylvain Blanc as its new CEO. Blanc joins the fashion house from underwear label Undiz, where he’s been chief executive since 2018. Earlier in his career, he was vice president, Europe,...

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Fashion |In Pictures

In Pictures: Vera Wang Bride's first collection

Vera Wang Bride has been around for awhile and although the news of it came out last year, we were waiting for a more extensive look at what was to come. FashionUnited shares a selection from the first collection. Vera Wang Bride, part of the Pronovias Group, is designed by renowned designer Vera Wang. Her design signatures are evident in her...

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Fashion

Pantone releases colour trend report for LFW SS22

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has unveiled the colour trend report for London Fashion Week spring/summer 2022 season and predicts that designers will showcase colours that blend “sentiments of simplicity and spontaneity” to inspire new forms of personalised expression. For London Fashion Week, Pantone states that designers will opt...

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Business |ANALYSIS

H&M Group trails Inditex as the pandemic erodes its sales’ improvement in H1FY21

H&M’s (HMb.ST) sales grew less than expected from a year ago in the three months through August, and remained lodged below pre-pandemic levels. The company reported sales of £4.7billion at H&M in the three months to the end of August were down 11 per cent on the pre-Covid equivalent two years earlier. Indeed, H&M Group’s growth was slower than...

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Business |ANALYSIS

An "Inditex stronger than ever" sweeps the stock market

Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retail group, has presented half-yearly results that show - in the words of Pablo Isla, CEO of the company - that its “competitive position is stronger than ever.” The group’s shares have swept the stock market, reaching highs not seen since 2012. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization...

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Chico’s appoints Patrick Guido as chief financial officer

Chico’s FAS, Inc. has announced that Patrick J. Guido has been appointed chief financial officer of the company, effective September 20, 2021. Guido, the company said in a statement, will report directly to Molly Langenstein, chief executive officer and president of Chico’s FAS. The company added that Guido has more than 20 years of finance and...

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Retail

Sears to shutter its last store in home state of Illinois

Department store chain Sears is closing down its last store located in its home state of Illinois, CNBC reported. The company, which was founded in Chicago in 1892, plans to shut the shop, located in Simon Property Group’s Woodfield Mall, on November 14. Sears’ parent company, Transformco, which also manages the real estate, said it plans to...

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Shoe Carnival appoints Diane Randolph to board

American footwear retailer Shoe Carnival has named Diane Randolph as its newest board member. Randolph served as chief information officer of US beauty retailer Ulta Beauty between 2014 and 2020, prior to which she was chief information officer of Canadian speciality apparel retailer Reitmans from 2008 to 2014. “Diane’s proven skill set...

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Business

Luxury re-sale platform Tradesy raises 67 million dollars

A monogrammed Louis Vuitton Pochette bag sells for 560 dollars. In another listing a Cartier Tank watch in steel is on sale for 2,700 dollars. Pre-owned luxury site Tradesy is the latest platform hoping to take a share of the booming re-sale market, a category that has both consumers and investors excited. In a Series D funding round, Tradesy...

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