French luxury group Kering has appointed Pierpaolo Piccioli to be the new Creative Director of Balenciaga, in a bold return to the catwalks by the Italian designer. Pierpaolo Piccioli named new Creative Director of Balenciaga – David Sims “Kering and Balenciaga are pleased to announce the appointment of Pierpaolo Piccioli as the new Creative Director…
British lifestyle brand FatFace is certainly embracing the laid-back spirit of summer with the launch of its new seasonal campaign called ‘Viva La Lazy’. Designed to “inspire’” customers to “switch off, slow down and embrace those long summer days”, the campaign celebrates the concept that this summer “isn’t about to-do lists, it’s about doing less…
FMCG giant Unilever is set to build an £80 million fragrance facility near Liverpool that will transform its longstanding facility in Port Sunlight. It should be complete in 2027, although many of its functions will start earlier than that. Photo: Pexels It’s part of a £300 million package of R&D spending in Britain over the…
Emblematic of Los Angeles, the swimwear market has spawned a number of success stories and continues to inspire new entrepreneurs. While the number of mono-brand stores remains small, many Los Angeles-based brands still compete in the swimwear market. Valued at more than $20 billion in revenues nationwide by 2024, the American swimwear market is, according…
Despite the predicted demise of traditional print media going back two decades, targeted publications with strong points of view continue to thrive. Case in point: Icon magazine, the Milan-based men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine founded by co-creator Andrea Tenerani in 2011. The recent launch of its American edition marks its sixth title (others include France,…
By AFP Published May 18, 2025 The legendary brotherly feud that gave birth to sports-shoe giants Adidas and Puma in the same small German town during the 1940s is being adapted into a television series, with producers drawing from family archives to tell the story. Adidas-Puma sibling rivalry to be dramatized in TV project…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the new Puma H-Street sneaker, friends and family of the German brand gathered in Seoul this week at a party opening the marque’s unexpected new immersive experience. Rosé at the Puma “Future Archives” event in Seoul, sporting the H-Street sneaker in neon green. – Courtesy of Puma Taking place…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 16, 2025 The jury of the Andam fashion competition’s innovation prize, introduced in 2017 and now in its eighth edition, has crowned two French start-ups this year. Andam (France’s national association for the development of fashion arts) has awarded the 2025 innovation prize to Losanje, which invented a technology…
Several key sessions at the World Retail Congress this week focused on the connected subjects of community and loyalty and speakers from global megastar retailers as well as relatively small businesses had a similar message: nurture your customers and those who inspire you. Selfridges One of the most crowded sessions included Selfridges COO Leonie Foster…
Several messages were very clear from the World Retail Congress (WRC) in London this week — it’s an uncertain world that isn’t going to get more certain any time soon, the industry is evolving at speed, and retail business models need to adapt to drive growth. Photo: Pexels That latter point is the key one…
