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DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, is launching its 2018 seasonal gifting campaign, “Give Joy”, to celebrate the spirit of the festive season and the gift of giving. From November 15, 2018 to January 1, 2019, customers will be able to add…
Marie France Van Damme, the Hong Kong-based designer known for her globally influenced line of luxury resort, swim, and ready-to-wear, continues to expand her presence worldwide with the opening of the brand’s first store in the Middle East in November 2018…
As Ralph Lauren pulls out all the stops to celebrate its 50th anniversary, its second-quarter results do not reflect the upbeat note of the festivities. Indeed, if anything the Ralph Lauren results are rather anemic and are characteristic of a brand that is…
Japanese luxury label Issey Miyake has appointed a new company president, following the internal promotion of Takahiko Ise to the top spot. Previously the fashion brand’s head of production, Ise replaces former president Masakatsu Nagatani, who will remain in…
Japanese skincare brand Cosmoai has opened its Tokyo flagship store at Imperial Hotel Tokyo. The new store covers an area of 59sqm and showcases the company’s signature products to business and mid- and upper-class customers. It is the second Cosmoai store in…
Atelier Swarovski has partnered with Victoria’s Secret to craft this year’s 2018 Dream Angels Fantasy Bra. The bra, which will be modelled by Victoria’s Secret Angel Elsa Hosk at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York, is crafted with more than…
Clean cosmetics brand Kosas has in the space of a year grown from the best-kept secret of beauty industry insiders to a buzzy makeup line with rapidly growing sales. Founder Sheena Yaitanes says two recent investors deserve much of the credit: Man Repeller…
Textile and apparel player Arvind Ltd on Thursday reported a 16.38 percent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 75.08 crore for the second quarter ended September 2018. According to a report: The company had posted a net profit of Rs 64.51 crore in…
Hong Kong-listed Chinese fashion retailer Shanghai La Chapelle is preparing to launch in Vietnam. A huge La Chapelle Vietnam standalone flagship store is under construction, next to Ho Chi Minh City’s VivoCity mall, facing to the front street of Nguyen Van…
Jimmy Choo is taking a preemptive strike at some potential competition. Xianjie Zhu, a 19-year-old from Guangdong Province in China, goes by Jerry Chu at Central Saint Martins, where he’s a fashion student specialising in menswear. Last year, at the…
Last month, Chanel reported its financials for the first time in its 108-year history, lifting the company’s traditional veil of secrecy, in part, to quash speculation that it could be acquired. The disclosure revealed that the French luxury giant generated…
International fashion brand Hugo has launched a standalone flagship in Singapore. The Ion Orchard store showcases the brand’s latest Autumn/Winter 2018 collection in a 146sqm retail space. A promotional Hugo Reversed personalised t-shirt will be available in…
The sportswear maker, in the midst of a convincing turnaround this year, blew away Wall Street estimates in third quarter earnings reported this week and injected a dose of optimism into the stock market. Under Armour shares were up an overwhelming 27.82…
Phase Eight, the British womenswear brand, in partnership with Rue Madame Fashion Group (RMFG), opens a new store on 21st October. It is in Hong Kong’s premium lifestyle hub, MOKO where the brand decided to establish its 8th store. To extend the core…
Kering, which owns Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, said it planned to buy back up to 1 percent of its share capital over a 12-month period. According to the luxury-goods group, the total amount of the share buyback agreement would not exceed €300 million…
Forever 21, the most loved international fast fashion destination from Los Angeles, California, and part of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. will be re-opening the store at Mall Of India on November 2, 2018. The refreshing new look gives the shoppers an…
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