Market Pulse | On Holidays

| Market Pulse

Savigny Luxury Index December 2012 | Source: Savigny Partners

LONDON, United Kingdom — Neither the Savigny Luxury Index (“SLI”) nor the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) saw much activity during the month of December, finishing up 0.5 and 1 percent, respectively. Big news US shoppers were rather subdued in their purchases over the holiday season, causing all the US components of our SLI to fall immediately after Christmas, and then gradually catching up. PPR unveiled its first China-focused

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H&M’s new concept stores, Miss Wu, Happy returns, Gieves & Hawkes new hire, PPR and Kane rumours

| Daily Digest

Amancio Ortega | Source: Reporte Indigo

H&M to launch new concept stores in Spring (Reuters) “World number two fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz will launch an eagerly-awaited new chain of stores targeting women shoppers in the Spring, it said on Wednesday.” Jason Wu’s New Contemporary Label Miss Wu Is Already a Hit (Daily Beast) “Miss Wu is a departure for the designer, now 30, who emigrated from Taiwan at age 9, launched his namesake label in

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Colin’s Column | Looking Back at London

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Backstage at Erdem’s Spring/Summer 2013 Show | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily

LONDON, United Kingdom — Are we talking about London Fashion Week or a festival of childish self-indulgence? For me, fashion design is about cut, shape, body and proportion, as it always has been. But sadly, many of the recent London shows featured banal shapes hidden under a riot of digitally created patterns, sometimes in the crudest of colours. Just imagine if there was an embargo on the use of colour and pattern and designers

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Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments at London Fashion Week S/S 2013

| Photo Diary

  • Peter Pilotto delivered wave after wave of their instantly recognisable prints | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Erdem Spring/Summer 2013 | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan
  • Preen delivered their signature modern minimalism with striking floral prints | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Mary Katrantzou's collection of postage and currency prints on elegant silhouettes were right on the money | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Matthew Williamson took a trip to Rajasthan, with mirror-work and the colours of the Holi Festival | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • The buzziest show of the season came courtesy of Phillip Treacy, who delivered Lady Gaga a la Michael Jackson | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Christopher Kane delivered a masterful, stand-out collection in a cohesive display of creative ideas unsurpassed on the London catwalks | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Michael van der Ham continued to refine and polish his signature patchwork print technique | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Holly Fulton took an elegant step forward with her maximalist prints and embellishments | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily
  • Sister by Sibling unforgettable romp, styled by Katie Grand | Photo: Morgan O’Donovan for LFW Daily

LONDON, United Kingdom — London Fashion Week, which concluded on Tuesday evening, has become known for its directional designers and digital prints. Along with our favourite roving backstage photographer, Morgan O’Donovan, we’ve selected ten memorable fashion moments from the London collections. Morgan O’Donovan is a contributing photographer at The Business of Fashion

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A metallic edge, Luxury relief, Fancy’s next move, Alistair Carr to McQ, VFiles launch

| Daily Digest

Burberry Spring/Summer 2013 | Source: Examiner

Metallics, florals and futuristic edge rock London fashion (Reuters) “Rainbow colored metallics, abstract prints and edgy florals sashayed down the runway on day four of London Fashion Week, which featured a star-studded line-up of designers from Peter Pilotto to Christopher Kane and Burberry’s Christopher Bailey.” Relief for luxury groups in French court (FT) “The French luxury goods industry drew a sigh of

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