14 March, 2013
“Board members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America met on Wednesday to decide the honorees and nominees for their annual fashion awards, and they came up with an unusually competitive lot.”
“Though Net-A-Porter already has a great deal of operational experience in the Chinese e-tail business, via its one-year-old Outnet.cn site and the leadership of Asia senior vice president Adrienne Ma, the road ahead won’t be easy in China — and not just because of stiff competition from local and international competitors.”
“Hugo Boss AG, the German luxury-clothing maker controlled by buyout firm Permira Advisers LLP, forecast operating profit will rise this year after it expanded its store network by a third in 2012.”
“Tod’s and Brunello Cucinelli’s final year results reflect strong growth in 2012, suggesting that the fortunes of Italian luxury players are flourishing despite the challenges of their domestic market.”
“They are very concerned that illegally sourced python skins are ending up being sold to customers as high fashion bags and boots. So they are trying to rapidly put in place a traceability system that would allow the python to be tracked from ‘marsh to market’.”
“Since he was fired from Gap in May 2011, and with still-fresh wounds from his days at Perry Ellis and Paco Rabanne, Patrick Robinson checked out of fashion for a while. Now Mr. Robinson is returning on his own terms, or more accurately, on yours. This week, he is introducing a collection of performance apparel designed for urban environments, seeking financing through the crowd-funding site Kickstarter.”
“Teen Vogue is expanding from publishing to clothing. The 10-year-old magazine is launching an apparel collection for teenage fashionistas at Macy’s Inc.’s Mstylelab department.”
“Nicholas Kirkwood is universally acclaimed as the most talented shoe designer of his generation. Often described as Manolo Blahnik’s legitimate heir, he started his career by working with Philip Treacy.”
