The project is in collaboration with the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Specialty chain adopts poison pill in order to carry on strategic plan.
Bill Gaytten embarked on a more contemporary image, one that this season is inspired by actresses Dakota and Elle Fanning.
The 15-year-old actress will appear in ads, curate looks online, tweet about the brand and turn up at events the retailer sponsors.
The first licensed collection, which will be unveiled at the July 14 to 18 Miami Swim Show, will hit stores globally in November.
Expansion plans call for 13 in-store shops, including a launch in August at the coveted The Stage at Isetan Shinjuku.
Whether long, short, sleek or ornate, strapless dresses went shoulder-to-shoulder at the recent couture shows.
In addition to cleaning up the balance sheet, Hudson’s Bay Co. is renovating both chains and updating merchandising to favor fashion, food and shoes.
The department store is inaugurating a space dedicated to the designer’s signature brand and is launching his new premium men’s line on July 24.
The British designer’s first collection for the Italian men’s wear brand will bow for fall 2013.
The Rome fashion house said that a single party had been granted exclusive rights, which would expire this month, to negotiate an acquisition.
The footwear company has a new majority owner in Jones Group Inc. and now has big plans for overseas markets.
The new look reflects the brand’s aggressive new strategy, stretching from international expansion to product improvements.
A new documentary recalls the 1973 Franco-American fashion event at the Palace of Versailles — and WWD was there, too.
Women’s Wear Daily did more than give the fashion showdown its historic moniker — the paper was on hand to detail the blow-by-blow.
Overall, CKI will advertise in 34 countries this fall with print, digital, outdoor and cinema placements.
Artist Francesco Vezzoli and photographer Collier Schorr have each created covers for the debut issue of the new semiannual fashion, art and culture magazine.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Duchess of Cambridge, her sister Pippa Middleton and David and Victoria Beckham were all in attendance at the match.
The Sweden-based label has promoted the designer, expanding his oversight from the younger Gant Rugger line he currently designs.
The fashion brand has inked a deal with Sanyo Shokai to launch Pringle 1815, a contemporary label for the Japanese market.
The store, at 29 South Audley Street in London’s Mayfair, has a vintage-looking aluminum bar in the back that serves alcoholic and nonalcoholic refreshments.
The fashion house recently had The Selby’s Todd Selby travel from Paris to Shanghai to document the transport of the set.
Beauty executive will be bestowed with the charity’s inaugural Business Leadership Award this fall.