“I am amazed how many discounts I see in the market now,” recognised Mulberry’s CEO Bruno Guillon in reference to the “fierce competition” that the high-end handbags maker is facing from mid-market brands cutting the price of their handbags. Is precisely this competition as well as a desire to position the Brand in a higher category which as pushed Mulberry beyond its domestic borders, increasing the company’s international bid. The English luxury brand Thursday reported a slight uptick in re

Sicilian Holiday – Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana taps Marine Deleeuw and Ji Hye Park for a winter holiday shoot featured on its lifestyle site, Swide. The girls, who both also happened to walk Dolce & Gabbana’s spring-summer 2014 show; look demure in lace, velvet, chiffon and tweed looks. No doubt these outfits would steal the spotlight at just about any holiday gathering! Source: Glamour.

British retailer Warehouse stands to open its first flagship shop on Oxford Street by next year February in hopes of reaching a wider and more international audience. The newly rented store, which offers 2,500 square feet of retail space at 264 Oxford Street used to be a Monsoon store, according to Retail-Week. The new flagship store will use the same store concept that was launched in Trinity Leeds shopping mall beginning of this year, and will include big, airy fitting rooms were customers can

Liberty of London and Vans have launched a new collaborative collection for winter 2013. The capsule collection brings together five Liberty Art Fabrics, which date from the late 70s, and a number of iconic Vans models, including the Era, Sk8-Hi, Reissue, Sk8-Hi Slim and Authentic. The collection is unisex and now available in selected store and online. Photos: The Vans x Liberty of London collection Source: Fashion United.

Chinese shoppers are increasingly favoring lesser-known luxury brands like Givenchy and Coach over labels like Gucci and Louis Vuitton that have been in the country for years. HSBC's Erwan Rambourg tells Wei Gu how Chinese shoppers' rising sophistication is creating winners and losers in the luxury space. As China's market for luxury goods matures, some second-tier brands are seeing an opportunity. Demand for luxury goods is set to slow this year, hurt by Beijing's anticorruption drive, de

Kate Spade New York Autumn 2013 campaign | Source: Kate Spade New York Kate Spade, the fashion label owned by Fifth & Pacific Cos., may become the next must-have accessory for acquirers in the retail industry. Fifth & Pacific agreed in October to sell the intellectual property of Juicy Couture and has also drawn interest for Lucky Brand. After a sale of the units, Kate Spade would be the company’s primary brand and may lure takeover interest from buyout firms or other retailers, Su

Today H&M announced the introduction of a new concept for its H&M Sport range. The new concept is set to launch world wide January 2014 and offers a larger range of designs and products for sporting activities for men, women and children. Swedish retailer H&M designed the new collection based on input from professional athletes from the Swedish Olympic team and hopes to combine the sport performance with “a natural instinct for fashion.” Therese Alshammer, a Swedish swimmer and Ol

Babe in the Water – They say if you got it, flaunt it. And Isabeli Fontana certainly has “it” in the new spring 2014 advertisements from Morena Rosa. The Brazilian top model poses for the brand’s “Beach” line which focuses on swimwear and beach coverups. Isabeli has fronted campaigns for the Brazilian label for six consecutive seasons, and its no surprise. With her long hair in beachy waves and tanned skin, Isabeli looks like the perfect beach babe. Source: Glamour.

2014 might be a better year for struggling Hong Kong-based Esprit, as the fashion retailer expects to get out of the red at some point next year. Esprit net loss stands at 4.39 billion Hong Kong dollars after its fiscal year’s revenue fell 14.1 percent to 25.9 billion Hong Kong dollars . In an interview with the German journal Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Esprit’s Chief Executive Jose Manuel Martinez shared his hopes for 2014 to be a good year for the company he leads. "I expect th

On Monday evening the British Fashion Awards celebrated the best of UK's fashion talent with a spectacular awards ceremony held at the London Colliseum. A total of 16 awards, voted for by over 300 prominent individuals from the fashion industry, were given to recognise creative talent and design excellence across all areas of the industry. The coveted award Designer Brand of the Year went to Burberry. The brand also picked up the award for Menswear Designer of the Year. Christopher Kane, who