Fashion-first but built for function: Jennifer Lopez and Michael B. Jordan launch Coach CitySole

    Style from the feet up. Coach girl, Superbowl half-time hero and all-time original Jennifer Lopez debuts Coach’s new sneaker, CitySole. A New Collection of Footwear Built with the Latest Innovations in Sneaker Technology Coach launched The Coach CitySole, an innovative new footwear collection that merges the house’s fashion authority with leading technology to … Read more

Celeblueation by Renato Balestra at the Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli

  The anthological exhibition of 300 sketches, designs, and garments of the Italian fashion designer Renato Balestra, personally chosen by the international couturier who has dressed queens, princesses, ladies and international celebrities with elegance, will remain open until the 2nd of February at the Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli in Florence. “Celeblueation” title was chosen to give … Read more

4 Essential Marketing Tips for New Luxury Brands

Launching a luxury brand seems like it can be a prohibitively expensive and challenging thing to do. However, there have been many companies that started as small artisan operations and grew into large international luxury brands. Having a humble starting point doesn’t mean you can’t launch your own luxury brand out of nowhere. In fact, … Read more

‘Death of an icon’: the downfall of Barneys New York

What was once New York’s premier fashion store is entering its last days before closing – but luxury lives on elsewhere

China’s rising digital influence, in-store facial recognition, and in-fridge delivery among top eCommerce trends for 2020

    eCommerce revenue now represents 10.7% of U.S. retail sales. With 47% of eCommerce transactions (or 5% of all U.S. retail sales), Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest retailer. Globally, online’s share of total retail sales is now 16.4%, with eCommerce accounting for more than three-quarters of overall retail growth. Fueled by … Read more

New Educational Program Offers a Behind-the-Scenes Look Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury

  Parsons Paris Announces New Fashion and Luxury Educational Online Program for High School Students. Course Provides Students with Behind-the-Scenes Look Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury. Parsons Paris, the European campus of The New School’s world-renowned Parsons School of Design, announced a new online course for high school students, Inside the Business of … Read more