Gucci inaugurated flagship in Taiwan’s tallest tower

Gucci Italian luxury brand celebrated the opening of a new flagship inside Taipei 101, Taiwan’s tallest tower. The store is the second for Gucci in the Taiwanese capital, but the first to stock the full Gucci line. The 9,720 square-feet flagship was designed by Gucci creative director Frida Giannini, who also designed limited-edition items like … Read more

Fashion For Sandy Relief

After Haiti and Japan, the US fashion industry raises money to help rebuild storm-struck homes. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at luxury charity-auction site Charitybuzz.com. Through an outpouring of support … Read more

Modern-meets-heritage: Burberry expands Michigan Avenue Chicago shop, brand’s largest US flagship

Modern-meets-heritage, forward-meets-classic: Burberry launches a new flagship store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago  Burberry celebrates the launch of its new flagship store on Michigan Avenue on November 29. Burberry expands from a two-story building to a 25,000-square-foot flagship showcasing Burberry’s love for the digital age and luxury brand’s signature tartan check. “What I love are … Read more

Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, Fifth Avenue and Avenue des Champs-Elysees top shop rent list

Luxury retailing continues to fuel trading and rental growth across prime pitches Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay top shop rent list Despite a backdrop of a slower global economy and continued uncertainty – notably surrounding the euro zone – global prime retail markets have proved generally resilient over the year to June, with rental growth driven … Read more

Mulberry, Burberry and Orlebar Brown awarded at the 2012 Walpole Awards

Mulberry was named Walpole’s 2012 Best British Luxury Brand Walpole not-for-profit organization, also known as the “Voice of British luxury” crowned Mulberry, Burberry and Orlebar Brown as the best British luxury brands of the year. At a ceremony held at London’s Banqueting House, Mulberry luxury group was named Walpole’s 2012 Best British Luxury Brand, while … Read more

Dior shares J’adore secrets with the masses

Dior shares secrets with the masses: J’adore fragrance film Dior reveals production secrets behind J’adore fragrance in short film After the recent Chanel‘s Inside platform launch, Dior perfume maison sheds light on one of its iconic fragrance. French luxury house launches a 20-minute film dedicated to flagship J’adore fragrance. From flower harvest to the flacon’s … Read more