When it comes to retail sustainability, Zara, leading brand of Inditex corporation, is striving to set the standard. From its humble beginnings in 1975, to owning 1.770 stores across the globe today, the brand has blossomed into one of the worlds leading fashion companies. Now, Zara is taking their store image to the next level and living up to the brands philosophy of constant renewal. Sustainability is a driving factor in stores updated look During the grand re-opening of the Zara store,

Grammy-award winning artist M.I.A. is the latest name to team up with Versus Versace, confirming recent rumours that the London-born rapper was collaborating with Donatella Versace. The 19-piece collection, which launches on October 16, is inspired by the bootleg Versace merchandise she found in London markets as a teenager and features kaleidoscopic prints of the label’s most famous designs including the Versace logo and the interlocking Greek key. "I adore the energy of the street, so wh

Balenciaga-Spring-2014 Balenciaga-Spring-2014 Balenciaga-Spring-2014 Carven-Spring-2014 Carven-Spring-2014 "I wish I had these on my feet right now," one journalist lamented, inspecting a pair of Nicholas Kirkwood sport sandals at the designer’s Spring 2014 preview. Yes you heard that right. The same designers who brought heels to new heights have discovered rubber soles and flats. It’s all part of the sportif trend which has a grip on Europe. On day two of the Paris Fa

Lanvin-Spring-2014 Chalayan-Spring-2014 Isabel-Marant-Spring-2014 Dior-Spring-2014 Dior-Spring-2014 Without actually going into the showroom and touching the fabrics it’s hard to know what you are looking at sometimes here at Paris Fashion Week Spring 2014. Some of the shiny fabrics that designer Alber Elbaz showed for Lanvin on Thursday night looked crispy and light, like a glittery silk but that’s just hoping. I had the same issue at Hussein Chalayan with velourish-lo

Luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has acquired a minority stake in London Fashion Week label J.W. Anderson, and named its eponymous designer creative director of luxury leather goods brand Loewe.The exact size of the stake in J.W. Anderson or the financial terms has not been disclosed, but LVMH did confirm that Jonathan Anderson remains the majority shareholder of the company. Rumours of a partnership between the designer and the group, which owns Givenchy, Marc Jacobs and Cel

Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) saw its stock gain more than in the three past years after it reported profit for the last quarter that beat market estimates. Shares rose as much as 8 percent, the most since January 2010, after the Swedish retailer said net income rose to 4.43 billion Swedish kronor in the quarter to 31 August. Europe’s second largest apparel retailer posted 4.43 billion Swedish kronor profit for the three months ended on the 31st of August, surpassing the 4.15 billion Swedish

The 29th IAF World Fashion Convention kicked off in Shanghai-Kunshan on 23rd. In his opening speech to some 200 delegates from nearly 20 countries IAF President Harry van Dalfsen commented on the economic situation in the fashion sector worldwide. “Unfortunately, many of the consumers in the world are not feeling well. They are confused, they are dealing with uncertainty”, Harry van Dalfsen said. He urged the fashion industry to think in chances and not in threats, to break out of this cycle of

Fashion in Milan is no longer measured in the centimetres of hems and skirts, but in square metres; more precisely, those of the luxurious brand boutiques that competed with each other to inaugurate Milan Women's Fashion week. From the 450 square metres that encompass the fully renovated Ferragamo boutique in Via Montenapoleone, to Stuart Weitzman’s 280 square metre boutique in Sant’Andrea, with interiors created by the Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The shoe brand called upon Kate Moss to cut the

Chanel A/W 2013 | Sonny Vandevelde Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, with his shock of white hair, black glasses and leather gloves, will be the center of attention in Paris next Tuesday when he debuts the luxury-goods company’s latest ready-to-wear collection during the city’s Fashion Week. “The Chanel show by far generates the most interest,” Dana Thomas, the author of “Deluxe,” a book on the luxury industry, said in a phone interview from the French capital. “If you only go to one show a

Giorgio Armani always closes Milan Fashion Week and as one of Italy's last self-owned fashion companies, Mr Armani knows what to deliver to his clients, even if that means avoiding producing the most press worthy catwalk show. At Armani there were no giant faces on dresses, no crazy colour blocking and no high octane glamour. Instead, his sophisticated mainline is consistent in its fluidity, it's luxurious fabrics and in its cuts. Volume and form were key elements for his Spring/Summer 201