Accessories
The latest news
Barbour partners with the National Trust for restoration programme
Luxury outerwear brand Barbour has linked up with the National Trust to work on “the clean-up and restoration work at Wallington, Cragside and Hadrian’s Wall in the North East of England, following Storm Arwen.
Luxury
Paris Fashion Week opens with Egonlab, Taakk, Etudes
Paris Fashion Week Men's opened on Tuesday with interesting collections by Egonlab, Taakk and Etudes, giving a foretaste of what looks like an extremely promising programme.
Luxury
Walter Van Beirendonck, LGN, Y/Project: When fashion runs riot
On Wednesday, the three labels closed the second day of Paris Fashion Week Men's with panache, each broadcasting their message loudly and clearly.
Luxury
Paris Menswear Thursday: Louis Vuitton and Rick Owens
Paris will always be a city of contrasting ideas. Like this Thursday, where luxury brand Louis Vuitton blended French romanticism with hip hop, as Californian-born Rick Owens sought inspiration from Ancient Egypt.
Luxury
Hermès bag sells for over €150,000 second hand
Are second-hand shopping platforms about to replace auction houses? Perhaps not yet, but the sales records posted by some pre-owned goods specialists make you wonder.
Luxury
Flannels "biggest investment yet" opens in Liverpool
It’s “revolutionary" and “groundbreaking” and becomes the retailer’s biggest investment yet. That’s the latest Flannels store that has just opened in Liverpool.
Fashion
END has new CEO as Parker Gundersen takes the helm
Luxury UK-based retailer END has named a new CEO as its founders move on from direct control of the business and it works on the “next phase” of its evolution.
Luxury
Veronica Beard opens first international store in London
Veronica Beard has opened a London store with the label debuting in a historic building on Bruton Street in the heart of upscale Mayfair.
Fashion
JD Sports powers ahead as UK and US are strong, but Europe less buoyant
JD Sports fashion had good news on Wednesday as it reported results for the year to 29 January. Revenue rose to £8.563 billion from £6.167 billion with gross profit edging up and pre-tax profit soaring.
Fashion
Frasers Group increase stake in Hugo Boss again
Frasers Group said on Wednesday that it has once again increased its holding in German luxury fashion giant Hugo Boss. The company now – either directly or indirectly – controls more than 30% of the firm’s stock.
Fashion
UK’s Sknups raises $3.5 mn; partners with Dolce&Gabbana
Sknups, a UK digital collectibles platform for fashion and beauty creators in the metaverse, has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding from fashion and web3 innovators.
Luxury
Bally names Sisouk to new digital chief role
Bally has a new chief digital officer with Nathalie Sisouk taking the role at the Swiss luxury brand. The new position comes with a seat on the executive committee, with Sisouk tasked to drive the firm's digital agenda.
Luxury
French Federation primed to elect Bruno Pavlovsky as new president
France’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) is primed to elect the senior Chanel executive Bruno Pavlovsky to be its next president at its next general assembly on July 1.
Fashion
Boss tech-enabled mega flagship opens on Oxford Street, offers personalisation
The wraps have finally been taken off the new Boss store that has been tantalising passers-by on Oxford Street in recent months. The megastore proves that the street retains its appeal for big names in fashion.
Fashion
Milan menswear finalizes with Zegna in its 'Oasi'
The Milan menswear season finished Monday with a path-breaking, sprightly and jaunty Zegna collection unveiled before a giant vista of the Italian Alps, in a season longing for a return to this country’s roots.
Fashion
Elsewhere in Milan: Tod’s, Marcelo Burlon, Doucal’s, Woolrich, Villa Eugenie and Moorer
Milan has become the most powerful magnet for young talent and millennium dreamers in Europe, and the clothes in the Italian menswear season reflected that new found belief and boldness.
Fashion