The British brand Aspinal has eight directly-operated stores, six concessions and three overseas franchise stores. However it does the most of its busines through its e-commerce site.
The brand plans to open more stores and expand internationally. David French, Relationship Director, Santander Corporate & Commercial, said: “We are delighted to provide funding to support the expansion of Aspinal at this key time for the company. The management team have identified Continue reading
Designer Marjan Pejoski’s exploration of urban street culture continued into the darker back alleys of an unspecified dystopia, a place where most other designers would not dare venture.
“It’s all about the Olympics,” said a smiling Felipe Oliveira Baptista backstage after his Spring/Summer 2016 show. “We are dressing the Olympic team next year,” he added, referring to the Summer Olympics in Rio where Lacoste will outfit the French team.
So the show on Saturday morning was something of a dress rehearsal for the designer. An upbeat sneak peek for the audience as to the direction Oliveira Baptista will be taking his future French team designs. And if what showed up on the runway is any indication, the Frenchies are going to be some of the most stylish athletes on the track.
The designer used national flags for inspiration and wrapped his work up in bright and bold graphic color blocking that got the patriotic blood flowing. Continue reading
Like most people of his generation, 31-year-old Alexander Wang has chosen to communicate on social media.
On the morning of his Saturday evening Spring/Summer 2016 show at New York fashion week, the US designer posted an image on Instagram that asked followers if they wanted to press the reset button, “to start over”. If the 12,000 likes are anything to go by, the answer was a resounding “yes”.
It was not only the 10th anniversary of the designer’s eponymous label, but the first since the July announcement that he was leaving as creative director of the Paris fashion house Balenciaga.
It was a time, then, to reset and reassert the Wang look, to go back to the label’s roots. Continue reading
On 11 September 75 models have presented the Givenchy black and white collection Spring/Summer 2016 with the skyline in the background of the new World Trade Center and paraded to the sound of a Buddhist monk in honor of 911.
Among the true stars who were all on time were invited Julia Roberts, Uma Thurman and Amanda Seygried, the rapper Nicki Minaj, the Alexander Wang, Michael Kors and Vera Wang designers. 800 members of the public had been drawn to attend at the outdoor show as well as over 200 fashion school students.
The guests were seated on wooden pallets sometimes installed in small constructions open on the sky, made of recycled wood and rusty metal sheets, built for the occasion on Pier 26, a huge pier on the Hudson, south of Manhattan. Riccardo Tisci conceived the show in association with the Serbian artist Marina Abramovic. Continue reading
Last Wednesday Apple announced a partnership with French luxury leather goods manufacturer Hermès and launches a Hermès leather strap for the Apple Watch.
“Apple and Hermès make very different products, but they reflect the deep appreciation of quality design,” said Jonathan Ive, Apple’s chief design officer in a press release. “Both companies are motivated by a sincere pursuit of excellence and the desire to create something that is not compromised. Apple Watch Hermès is a true testament to that belief.” It is to you to decide if you agree with it.
Hermès’ creative director Pierre-Alexis Dumas stated: “I see it as the establishment of an alliance in excellence; like horse and carriage, a perfect team.”
Hermès will feature three types of bracelets for the Apple Watch: the double-wrap model with steel buckle, in a range of four colours Continue reading
Having studied chemistry in Prague, the now London-based designer, Martina Spetlova, decided to continue her education at the prestigious Central St Martins. During her studies, she worked with Jeremy Scott and John Galliano whilst also setting up a woman’s artisan centre in Pakistan.
She won a number of awards including Chloe Textile Award, recipient of L’Oreal professional bursary, finalist of ITS9 and talent for White competition in Italy.
Any woman who appreciates craftamanship, high quality and who wants to stand out from the norm. My work has been described as unashamedly Continue reading
The rumour says that Apple has offered former ‘Top Gear’ host – Jeremy Clarkson – to join them to create its own TV and film content.
Jeremy Clarkson would have even asked his co-stars Richard Hammond and James May to join him in the Apple venture. Continue reading
Christopher Kane (born 26 July 1982) is a British fashion designer based in London and whose brand has been acquired by Kering.
The first time I have seen “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain at the Victoria and Albert Museum (which runs until 31st January 2016) I left shaking my head at the apparently chaotic jumble of footwear crammed into a small-ish boudoir of an area; followed by a much bigger space upstairs devoted to people with no particular taste but an obsession in collecting smart shoes or endless pairs of sneakers.
The first pair is by Vivienne Westwood, made famous by a fall: Naomi Campbell tumbled on the catwalk when wearing them back in 1993. The ‘bath clogs’ came from a historic Egyptian hammam – a smart way for high society bathers to raise themselves above the water slewing across the floor. Continue reading
After returning from a vacation, Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet tendered her resignation from the online fashion retailer ahead of a planned merger with Italian rival Yoox. According to someone, she leaves with more than 100 million pounds ($153 million) after selling shares in Net-a-Porter. Massenet and Yoox declined to provide an immediate comment.
Yoox agreed to buy Net-a-Porter from Cie. Financiere Richemont SA in March. The all-stock deal, which is expected to close this month, will create the world’s largest online luxury-goods retailer. Massenet was to be chairman of the combined entity and Yoox founder Federico Marchetti its chief executive officer. Continue reading
As key Opinion Leaders, when the times of the collections come, we ask for invitations to the shows. Unfortunately we have been receiving for the last 6 years the same formated email from “students” having an internship at LVMH. Besides those emails are full of mistakes.
We wonder why such companies employ qualified people and ask students to do their jobs. Maybe those communication Managers are not paid enough to fulfill their job and it is a way to claim for a better salary. besides those groups try to make us believe that they invest 100% of their benefits in France. In fact, the sad reality it is that they employ stagiaires to do the jobs to avoid recruiting qualified employees.
If it carries on like that, we will soon see ‘stagiaires’ replacing models, staff, General Manager and so on….. It is true that LVMH cannot really be considered Continue reading
Antonio Banderas is smiling in the middle of sewing bust. On the photo posted on Instagram on August 24, the Spanish actor explained that he was beginning his second week at Central Saint Martins, the prestigious fashion school in London. He attends an intensive course during a month to better known fashion design and fashion world!
The star learns the basic of the job to prepare his next film in which he plays the role of the Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace.
The film will be on the founder of the milanese fashion house Versace killed in Miami Beach on July 15, 1997. The film is directed by Danish Director, Bille August and he will begin in March 2016.
Antonio Banderas (55 years old) announced the project during his visit in Italy last Summer The actor, who starts his carrier with Pedro Continue reading
French luxury goods maker Hermès posted a 20 percent rise in first-half operating income in line with expectations, helped by strong tourist demand in Japan, the United States and Europe.
The brand known for its silk scarves and Birkin bags costing several thousand euros reiterated on Friday that its operating margin for the full year would be lower than in 2014 due to currency fluctuations.
As expected, Hermès kept its medium-term goal of increasing annual sales at constant exchange rates by 8 percent.
Half-year results from other luxury companies such as LVMH and Gucci owner Kering published last month have been stronger than expected, driven in part by Asian shoppers in big European Continue reading
I think it was Coco Chanel who used to say if you’re original, be ready to be copied. It is a shame to see Sephora windows filled with Paco Rabanne perfumes which is a mix of Cartier plus Cartier! Merely a copy of Cartier’s design. I love the style. I love the story, but I hate the xerox.
Copiers go fast. Marc Ange, the copyist did “La Bergère et le Bouc” but nobody have never heard from it !!! However he knows Cartier’s know-how and design and he has only copied Cartier’s design for the new Paco Rabanne Perfume. Continue reading
Paco Rabanne, Group Puig’s brand name is opening a new boutique in the famous historic street of Chanel ‘Rue Cambon’. Rabanne and Chanel in the same street ? !!
The opening date has not yet been released but the most realistic thinkers are forecasting early 2016, even though the goal is by the end of this year. “This project is dear to artistic director Julien Dossena. It will reflect the label’s orientation and will offer the brand’s entire range,” summed up a close source of the house. Continue reading
Kristen Stewart looked like a retro ’50s fashionista while filming an untitled Woody Allen project in Los Angeles. In the same time Kristen Stewart, who has appeared in campaigns for Chanel and is regularly front-row at its shows, is to appear in a film being made for the French house’s next Métiers d’Arts show, scheduled for Dec. 1 in Rome.
Sitting in the director’s chair, Karl Lagerfeld wrapped the two-day shoot at Luc Besson’s studio in Paris last month, and conceived the intriguing storyline: A fictional, behind-the-scenes look at a yet-to-be-made biopic about founder Gabrielle Chanel.
Lagerfeld said Stewart, best known for the “Twilight” series and her recent turn in Continue reading
An unknown beauty being plucked from obscurity to walk designer runways is a fashion tale as old as time. But when applied to the new face of Céline’s Fall 2015 campaign, Martinique’s own Karly Loyce, it seems like a story we’ve never heard the likes of before.
The new fashionable model of Céline after Daria Werbow and Joan Didion is Karly Loyce, a young student in biology coming form La Martinique.
She was spotted by www.theinfliuencer.info and the new brand creative director at her first catwalk. La Martiniquaise who will represent the brand during the Fall/Winter 2015 campaign is photographed by Juergen Teller. Continue reading
Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948), also known under the alias “DK”, is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Karan was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City. She graduated from Hewlett High School in 1966, and then went to the Parsons School of Design. Continue reading
