Royals, they’re just like us! Or so the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would like us to think, after they surprised London commuters earlier today by taking a double decker bus to a royal engagement inside a tube station. Will and Kate were part of a tour to visit Poppy Day ambassadors—military personnel and volunteers who sell Remembrance Day poppy pins—and their unannounced arrival in the London subway system certainly brightened the day of lucky passersby. While the official Remembrance Day

Online fashion retailer Asos launched its Chinese site yesterday. The new site is the eighth local-language site that the e-retailer has set up and joins the likes of the US, Russia, Australia, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. In order to enter the Chinese market successfully, Asos teamed up with Hybris, an e-commerce software and multi-channel solution for online retailers, to create a unique shopping platform. Asos.cn offers its Chinese customers a specific tailored made version of Asos an

</body> “China is a big state of clothing, but not yet a powerful state of clothing,” said Mrs. Gao Mei Zhen, who is a member of the family behind one of China's most famous brands and largest holding company's Bosideng, at the 29th IAF world fashion convention in Shanghai. According to analysts at global advisory company Price Waterhouse Coopers, the economic crisis in Europe has not affected China's demand for consumer goods and the country is set to become the world's largest retail

On Remembrance Sunday, the U.K. paid respects to its fallen soldiers. Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall. The Duchess looked stunning in a fit-and-flare three-quarter-length satin quilted dress coat paired with a hat by Sylvia Fletcher for Lock and Company. Just in case you are interested in replicating Kate's somber, formal, elegant look, her Temperley London coat is still available—and currently on sale for $873, down from $1,745. Source:

British department store Marks & Spencer confirmed in a press release today plans for expansion in India and aims to open 80 stores by 2016. This news comes after the company's financial results which were published last week and saw M&S's ninth consecutive quarter of falling general merchandising sales. The expansion strategy is part of the company’s ongoing scheme to become ‘a leading international’ retailer, which was set in motion by company chief executive Mark Bolland in 2010. M

Swim Resort – Following up her recent resort advertisements for Americana Manhasset, Lindsey Wixson stars in yet another resort campaign for French swimwear and lingerie brand Eres. The American beauty is a swimsuit stunner in a series of sunny, outdoor portraits wearing colorful bikinis, one pieces and super glam makeup. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Puma third quarter 2013 consolidated sales declined by 1.4 percent. In euro terms, sales declined by 8.9 percent. For the first nine months of 2013 consolidated sales declined by 2.5 percent and gross profit margin stood at 47.5 percent. In the third quarter, retail sales rose by 5.3 percent. For the first nine months of the year, retail sales increased by 7.1 percent. EBIT before special items declined in the first nine months of 2013 by a margin of 8.3 percent. Operating expenditures were down

Following the opening of the J.Crew flagship store on Regent Street, today French luxury brand Louis Vuitton opened its new multi-leveled shop-in-shop, known as ‘Townhouse,’ in London department store Selfridges. The new shop-in-shop was designed by interior designer Gwena?l Nicolas to give its customers a true luxury Louis Vuitton experience. The project took over 4 years to be realized and now dominates three levels of Selfridges, looking out over the busy road of Oxford Street. The new con

After months of anticipation, this Friday marks the opening of J.Crew flagship store on Regent Street in London. It is the largest of the three J.Crew stores to open across the city of London and the first flagship store to open is doors outside the US. Flagship store located on Regent Street, "arguably one of the most important streets" “We've waited a long time for this,” said Millard ‘Mickey’ Drexler, CEO and Chairman of J.Crew in an interview with WWD. “It's the next chapter in our growt

American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has announced that it is closing all of its stores for its Australian-themed lingerie, beach and nightwear brand Gilly Hicks after declining revenues. The brand owner, which also owns the chain Hollister, confirmed that it would be closing all of its standalone Gilly Hicks stores including the five in the UK, after conducting a “long-term strategic review” of the brand. The company currently operates 28 standalone stores worldwide, including i