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Starboard Resort opens new retail concept at Westgate Vacation Villas Resort, Florida

Starboard Resort, the land-based vacation retail division from cruise ship retailer Starboard Group, has opened a new retail concept at Westgate Vacation Villas in Kissimmee, Florida. Known as Crafted by Starboard, the new 780 square foot boutique was designed with families in mind and includes carefully curated assortments and personalization...

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Lilly Pulitzer partners with Michael Kramer to design cottages for Nantucket Hotel & Resort

Fashion and lifestyle brand Lilly Pulitzer has partnered with New York City-based interior designer Michael Kramer, from Michael Tomas & Co., to design two private cottages at the iconic Nantucket Hotel & Resort. The collaboration sees Lilly Pulitzer working with Lee Jofa and Benjamin Moore, applying its new collection of fabrics and wall...

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Missoni partners with Oku Ibiza for first summer resort club

Italian fashion house Missoni has partnered with boutique hotel Oku Ibiza for an exclusive collaboration this summer. The partnership sees Missoni take over and transform the hotel’s 50-meter swimming pool into a summer hub, known as the Missoni Resort Club at Oku Ibiza, a first for the fashion house. Missoni Launches First Resort Club in Ibiza...

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Exclusive: Paraiso Miami Swim Week gears up for 21st edition amid swimwear showdown

Miami Swim Week is swiftly rolling round, with the Magic City once again deep in preparations for the annual event. Set to take place from May 28 to June 1, 2025, the swim week is preparing for what is to be another scorching pre-summer party, this time with some new additions to the sun soaked agenda. Paraiso Miami Swim Week, one of the leading...

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River Island launches resort wear in collaboration with Del Maar

British fashion retailer River Island has launched a resort wear collaboration with Latin-Australian brand Del Maar as part of its ‘Behind The Design’ series celebrating independent creatives. The limited-edition River Island x Del Maar collection draws inspiration from the coastal lifestyle embraced on Australian shores and features bold...

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Anthropologie launches new resortwear label

Anthropologie Group, part of the URBN portfolio, has announced the launch of a new resortwear brand, aimed at offering vacation-ready styles all year round. The new brand is called Celandine, named after the bright yellow flower, which is opened by warmth, and features a curated selection of vacation essentials from dresses and coordinated sets...

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Australian Fashion Council to offer “new vision” for Australian Fashion Week

Australian Fashion Council (AFC), the not-for-profit organisation representing the Australian fashion and textile industry, has confirmed the show will go on for Australian Fashion Week (AFW) in 2025 following last week’s announcement by IMG that it is withdrawing as owner and organiser of Australian fashion events. In a statement, the AFC said...

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International presence and local talent support: Miami Fashion Week reveals expanded calendar

The East Coast of the US is currently gearing up for a new edition of Miami Fashion Week (MIAFW), which this year has revealed an expanded calendar spanning November 19 to 23, 2024. On the back of what organisers said was a “highly successful January 2024 event” which emphasised a new focus on streetwear, this season the fashion week will be...

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Resort 25 Footwear Key Items: from loafers to leopard print boots

The Resort season (a.k.a. Cruise and Pre-Spring) drops in-store from December all the way through to March. The various collections can take on a variety of characteristics, from beach attire to apres ski. There is such variety that there are clothes to be worn in all four seasons. The footwear presented for Resort tells a similar story, from...

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Trendstop resort 2025 overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at some of the international menswear collections for the Resort 2025 season. The men’s Resort collections offered up a fusion of casual utilitarianism, sports-inspired streetwear and formalwear with attitude. A nostalgia for childhood and teenage subcultures sees heritage elements merge with the...

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Ibiza Fashion Festival: The event merging fashion, sustainability and business under the sun

When thinking of the Spanish isle of Ibiza, a contrasting image may be conjured up depending on who you ask. For Karen Windle, however, it is a destination for high-end, sustainable fashion and therefore the perfect location for her annual Ibiza Fashion Festival. First starting out as a regular holiday destination, Ibiza eventually became a...

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Come summer, luxury brands are turning to experiential partnerships and collaborations

Luxury fashion houses are increasingly venturing beyond traditional retail, embracing pop-up stores and hospitality collaborations to enhance brand visibility and capture affluent consumers during their leisure time. If you are holidaying in Southern Europe this summer, you are likely to come across Loewe, Dior, Chanel and a bevy of other...