The most active cities for luxury retailers. Study

  London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore are the global destinations to remain the key focus for luxury brands wanting to expand or improve their physical profile in 2019. With a 38% increase in luxury store openings last year, London became the most active destination globally for high-end brands last year, according to Marie Hickey, retail … Read more

Meet this year’s ultimate beauty staples: beauty buyers’ top products

    Trying out the offering within the Beauty Halls is all part of the job of the Harrods beauty buyers Vesa Kalho, Imogen Porter and Federica Sinisi. The products that make it onto their bathroom shelves, then, must be something special. The list includes a perennial skincare hero, a lipstick that hydrates and doesn’t … Read more

Sustainability is key issue for department store fashion buyers

Brands risk being delisted if they ignore green concerns, according to survey of over 80 global chains

Chanel to make their own flower path in the Tuileries

    Chanel to inaugurate its flower alley at the Tuileries gardens in Paris. The luxury brand is planting a meadow of camellias in Tuileries. On the occasion of the “Jardin, Jardin” horticultural event (June 6 – 9), luxury French house Chanel installs its fields of flowers in Tuileries, the well-known place where Parisians celebrate, … Read more

Still fresh as a daisy: Mary Quant’s era-defining fashion

Her exuberant clothes catered to women’s new sense of freedom in the 60s and a V&A retrospective shows Mary Quant is as relevant as ever

• My Mary Quant gem: women on the treasures they donated

Bentayga Pearl of the Gulf, Intricate marquetry, centenary watches, and perfumes – the latest treats from Bentley

  Historians have evidence to suggest the tradition of natural pearl diving in the Gulf dates back more than 7,000 years. The popularity of pearls spread far and wide during Roman times and were once the most sought after of accessories. The Arabian Gulf’s pearl diving heritage, one of the region’s most treasured traditions, inspired … Read more