Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
The Dolce & Gabbana Sneakers pop-up store is to land in Vietnam for four weeks, at Trang Tien Plaza in Hanoi. After choosing their white sneakers, customers – both men and women – can head to the design lab where artists are waiting to help them customise…
Balenciaga has overtaken Gucci as the hottest fashion label, according to the latest Lyst Index. The index draws on data analysis by fashion-search platform Lyst in conjunction with the Business of Fashion website. The 4.5 million data points analysed include…
Parisian affordable luxury brand Ba&Sh plans to ramp up its Asian presence after early success in Hong Kong. The region has become a top priority for founders Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief after a cornerstone 50 per cent investment by LVMH-linked PE fund L…
UK department store chain Marks & Spencer is about to announce further store closures along with reduced profits amid worsening high-street trading conditions. Last year, the company announced the closure of 30 stores, but The Guardian newspaper reports a…
Emerging jewellery brand, Precita, has opened a stylish flagship in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, designed by a Hong Kong company. With its traditional focus being on monetary value, the Vietnamese jewellery market is proving a challenge for…
Zara Vietnam opens its first Hanoi store tomorrow in Vincom Centre Ba Trieu. According to an announcement on the Spanish fashion brand’s website, the three-storey store will face Doan Tran Nghiep street and offer styles for women, children, teens, and men. It…
Fashion retailer New Look’ has plunged into the red, posting a loss of £10.4 million in the half-year to September. Owned by South African investment firm Brait, New Look’s latest half-year result contrasts with a £59.3 million profit in the same period last…
Ralph Lauren Asia sales rose marginally in the second quarter as the company continued with its turnaround strategy. Group-wide global sales, however, fell 9 per cent to US$1.7 billion, as the troubled brand pursued initiatives aimed at increasing the quality…
Muji Thailand has opened another store in Bangkok, its second in little more than a month. On Wednesday, Muji opened its doors in the Siam Discovery shopping centre. Yuki Yamamoto, director and GM of Muji’s parent Ryohin Keikaku Co and Naratipe Ruttapradid,…
Led by double-digit growth in China and Hong Kong, Asia/Pacific sales increased sharply for Estee Lauder Companies for its first quarter to the end of September. It says the higher sales in China reflected strong gains for every brand except designer…
ShopBack the one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions, raised USD25M in its latest funding round, bringing the company’s total funding raised to date close to USD40M. The round was led by Credit Saison, the largest credit card and…
Michael Kors Asia sales soared 30.4 per cent in the second quarter as the US luxury fashion company continued to progress its Runway 2020 strategic growth plan. Sales in Asia – the group’s fastest-growing market, totalled US$124 million, up 33.5 per cent when…
Hugo Boss has achieved solid sales growth thanks to its policy of focusing on its own retail store network. Retail same-store Hugo Boss sales rose 5 per cent in the third quarter, to September 30, and currency-adjusted sales were up 3 per cent. “We are well…
US lingerie company Victoria’s Secret has unveiled its 2017 Champagne Nights Fantasy Bra, designed by luxury jeweller Mouawad. Brazilian model Lais Ribeiro will wearing the US$2 million bra at this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai in three…
Longchamp Japan has launched its largest store for Asia with a flagship in Tokyo’s fashion mecca Shibuya. French actress Audrey Tautou attended the inauguration of La Maison Omotesando, which has a 35m-high facade and offers 500sqm of retail space. It…
Bedding retailer, Adairs, announced it will continue its international expansion next year and will roll out new stores in New Zealand and launch an international website. Mark Ronan, managing director and CEO, stated after the successful opening of their…
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