Swire bids for French fashion brands
“Swire, the Asian conglomerate that owns the Cathay Pacific airline, is bidding for the French fashion brands Sandro and Maje that are being sold by L Capital, LVMH’s private equity unit.”
27 February, 2013
Some Play to the Crowd and Some Are for Real
“More and more high fashion resembles an extreme sport, the X Games of glamour. Everything is amped-up: furs, glitter, nice Italian tailoring. Even the language wears extra padding.”
Au Revoir Fashion’s Night Out
“The CFDA and Vogue announced today that Fashion’s Night Out is going on a “hiatus” in the United States. It was fun while it lasted, but like any overheated romance, it had to come to an end.”
Why China is sitting on fashion’s front row
“From Selfridges in London to Fifth Avenue in New York’, the sight of Chinese shoppers flocking to luxury clothing stores is now a familiar one for many in the West.”
Karl Lagerfeld’s New Parisian Concept Store to Open Friday
“German-born designer Karl Lagerfeld has announced that the opening of his first concept store in Paris is set to take place March 1.”
Tourists splurge £4.5bn in UK shops
“The high street may be shrouded in recession-related gloom, yet Britain remains one of the world’s most sought-after destinations for overseas shoppers seeking to splash their cash.”
