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Fenwick SS24 campaign mixes harmonious opposites

Fenwick SS24 campaign mixes harmonious opposites

​Department store chain Fenwick has launched its SS24 campaign. Dubbed A Beautiful Balance, it was shot by fashion photographer Morgan Roberts and features models Wendy Huang and The Flag Twins.
Fashion
Manolo Blahnik adds to Bluebell partnership for Hong Kong, opens new boutique

Manolo Blahnik adds to Bluebell partnership for Hong Kong, opens new boutique

​Manolo Blahnik Group has announced a key deal with major luxury brand operator Bluebell Group with the companies on Monday announcing a new joint venture to add to their existing JVs.
Fashion
Latest Lone Design Club pop-up will be its first at Borough Yards

Latest Lone Design Club pop-up will be its first at Borough Yards

​April and May will see omnichannel retailer Lone Design Club (LDC) launching what it’s calling its Conscious Creatives immersive pop-ups at Borough Yards in London.
Fashion
Gucci’s China shock reverberates across the luxury landscape

Gucci’s China shock reverberates across the luxury landscape

Fears of a slowdown among Chinese shoppers have dogged the luxury industry for the better part of a year.
Luxury
British Land hires Next CFO as non-exec

British Land hires Next CFO as non-exec

​UK property giant British Land Co has appointed a big hitter to its board. Amanda James, who’s currently the long-time CFO of UK fashion/lifestyle retail giant Next, becomes a Non-Executive Director on 1 July. 
Fashion
Prada Group partners with Forestami for second year

Prada Group partners with Forestami for second year

The Prada Group is once again teaming up with Forestami for the second year of the Forestami Academy. 
Luxury
Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli to leave Valentino

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli to leave Valentino

Piccioli has been creative director of Valentino for over 16 years, for the first eight jointly with Maria Grazia Chiuri, and after that solely in charge, leading the marque to be one of couture's most distinguished.
Luxury
LN-CC reopens London store after four years

LN-CC reopens London store after four years

​As the shake-out in the UK luxury sector — both in-store and online — continues, there's finally some good news as a concept store that closed in March 2020 due to Covid is finally reopening.
Fashion
UK consumer confidence static in March but finances outlook improves

UK consumer confidence static in March but finances outlook improves

UK consumer confidence stalled in March, but at least it wasn't as bad as February’s dip even if it couldn't match those surprise gains made across the previous three winter months.
Fashion
LVMH: Stéphane Bianchi succeeds Toni Belloni as group managing director

LVMH: Stéphane Bianchi succeeds Toni Belloni as group managing director

Toni Belloni, LVMH’s group MD and executive committee chairman, has announced he is retiring after 23 years with the group. He will be replaced by Stéphane Bianchi, currently head of LVMH’s Watches & Jewellery division.
Luxury
66°North names ex-Saks Potts CEO as new strategy chief

66°North names ex-Saks Potts CEO as new strategy chief

​Icelandic outdoor brand 66°North is ramping up its expansion plans and a big part of this will be its new Strategy and Business Development Director, Josefine Laigaard.
Fashion
The ITS competition unveils a fresh format in Trieste

The ITS competition unveils a fresh format in Trieste

The reimagined International Talent Support (ITS) competition will commence in Trieste on March 22, featuring 16 finalists hailing from 11 different countries.
Fashion
Landsec frustrated in aim to buy major Liverpool One stake

Landsec frustrated in aim to buy major Liverpool One stake

​UK property giant Landsec is understood to have missed out on its bid to buy a majority stake in the successful Liverpool One mall from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), according to reports.
Fashion
Louis Vuitton inaugurates new factory in Italy

Louis Vuitton inaugurates new factory in Italy

LVMH’s superstar label has recently opened its third production site in Italy, a 10,000-square-metre footwear factory located in Civitanova, in the Marche region's footwear district.
Luxury
Loewe opens Crafted World exhibition in Shanghai

Loewe opens Crafted World exhibition in Shanghai

The house of Loewe is opening a novel exhibition Crafted World in Shanghai, a combination of celebration of the house’s history, its Spanish heritage, and recent intense commitment to the handmade.
Luxury
10 Corso Como joins forces with Central Saint Martins, Kering with the London College of Fashion

10 Corso Como joins forces with Central Saint Martins, Kering with the London College of Fashion

While the French luxury group is launching a new course with the London College of Fashion, the Milan-based luxury brand is teaming up with Central Saint Martins to produce a capsule collection.
Fashion