Sir Paul Smith – the Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award at British Fashion Awards 2011

Sir Paul Smith will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s British Fashion Awards. This special award celebrates the achievement of a designer whose work has had an exceptional impact on global fashion. Four times previous British Fashion Awards winner, Paul Smith has been the recipient of Menswear Designer (1997/1999), Classic Designer (2001) and … Read more

Chantecaille X Cimon Art Fragrance crystallized Bottles

Chantecaille fragrance bottles have a new face for the holiday season. Chantecaille, the luxury beauty brand, announced a collaboration with Cimon of Cimon Art. The New York artist created a limited edition series of Chantecaille fragrance bottles available by special order through Harrod’s and select stores worldwide. Numbered and signed by the artist himself, each … Read more

L2 DIGITAL IQ INDEX : European Niche Fashion

L2’s inaugural study of European fashion brands reveals that the digital competence of the continent’s niche fashion brands lags that of their larger, more established global fashion peers. The ranking measures the digital aptitude of 46 European niche fashion brands with annual turnover between €25 million and €250 million. Brands were measured on 350 data … Read more

Marc Jacobs Samples of spring/summer 2012 collection stolen

The Marc Jacobs PR team cancelled its press day in London due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris. The 7ft size-six proportions samples from next season that probably haven’t gone into distribution yet disappeared. The fashion pieces will end up in a bin bag, because he/she sure isn’t … Read more

The largest Burberry flagship in South-Eastern Europe to open in Bucharest in March 2012

The first Burberry store in Bucharest to open in March 2012 The first Burberry store in Romania and the largest in South-Eastern Europe will open in Bucharest on March 2012. Situated on Luterana street, the 440 square meters space was chosen including for the possibility of a 1,000 meters facade. The largest Burberry store in … Read more