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Elie Saab skips couture presentation in Paris
Elie Saab has called off his haute couture presentation scheduled for the Paris season next week, as the couturier delays shooting any look-book video in the wake of the crisis in Lebanon.
Fashion
Pitti Immagine forced to cancel physical events
Following a decision by the Italian government, trade shows Pitti Uomo, Pitti Bimbo and Pitti Filati will take place exclusively online on the Pitti Connect platform which will remain online until the start of April.
Luxury
Borsalino stage latest Gentleman’s Club, with live Jeremiah Fraites appearance
Borsalino staged the latest version of its novel approach to community and brand building – an online Gentleman’s Club, that included a mini music debut by Jeremy Fraites, co-founder of happening band The Lumineers.
Luxury
Dior Men’s latest collab is with British artist Peter Doig
Another season, and another artist at Christian Dior. Kim Jones' latest linkup with a fine artist is with Peter Doig, the Scottish painter, whose collaboration will be seen in the Dior Men's winter 2021 collection.
Luxury
Burberry launches marketing film for Chinese New Year
Burberry has just unveiled a film dedicated to the Chinese New Year starring the brand’s ambassadors Zhou Dongyu and Song Weilong.
Fashion
Matalan sales stumble over Christmas period
Matalan endured a sales drop during the festive selling season as its online revenues were unable to make up for shuttered physical shops.
Fashion
Angel Chen reinvents Canada Goose classics with an oriental twist
Toronto-based outerwear brand Canada Goose has launched a spring capsule in collaboration with Chinese designer Angel Chen, mixing eastern and western aesthetics with an experimental approach.
Fashion
Louis Vuitton promotes David Ponzo to head of global commercial activities
CEO of Louis Vuitton Japan David Ponzo has been catapulted to the role of EVP for global commercial activities at LVMH's flagship brand, succeeding Anthony Ledru, who has taken over as head of Tiffany & Co.
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Ermenegildo Zegna opens Milan Men's Fashion Week with smart style for smart working
Remake, remodel, and (Re)Set at Ermenegildo Zegna, which Friday afternoon opened the Milan menswear fashion week for the winter 2021 season in a stylish reinterpretation of the contemporary man’s wardrobe.
Luxury
Jaeger administrators confirm closures, redundancies
M&S’s deal to buy Jaeger completed on Friday and the administrators to the heritage brand have confirmed that all 63 standalone stores and the label’s concessions will not reopen after the current UK lockdown ends.
Fashion
Stella McCartney launches eco-focused 'activist' campaign for latest Adidas link-up
The latest Adidas by Stella McCartney collection debuts Friday and has a more eco-friendly slant than ever, as well as coming with a campaign featuring a number of activists, as well as brand favourite Lourdes Leon.
Fashion
Milan kicks off radically slimmed-down edition of Fashion Week Men's on Friday
Milan Fashion Week Men's runs from 15 to 19 January, with an exclusively online and severely reduced calendar. Deprived of the majority of its stars, the event has bet on young talent and is introducing 10 new labels.
Fashion
Bleak prospects for luxury and tailoring, says post-pandemic spending survey
Sales of luxury goods and men’s tailoring are expected to take a major hits this year as consumers turn away from ‘frivolous’ spending following lockdown restrictions, a survey by Brightpearl claims.
Fashion
Landsec outlet sector lettings are strong, premium labels join or upsize
Landsec may have had a hard time collecting rent from some of its tenants of late, but it’s been continuing to sign up new names and especially in the still-buoyant outlets sector.
Fashion
Ralph & Russo cancel SS21 couture collection, but will be back
Tamara Ralph & Michael Russo announced on Thursday that they won’t be proceeding with their Ralph & Russo SS21 couture collection and presentation.
Luxury
Sequential Brands Group enters new denim partnership for William Rast
As part of the deal, SBG has partnered with Omega Apparel to develop a new line of men’s denim and Millennial Apparel Group for women’s denim.
Fashion