Haider pauses menswear, Google fashion, Fair Isle fights, Branquinho talks Delvaux, Life with Natalie Joos

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Haider Ackermann Menswear at Pitti Uomo | Source: The Fashionisto

Haider Ackermann Quits Menswear Collection (Vogue.com UK) Haider Ackermann’s menswear collection, which arrives in store in the New Year, will be his first and last - for now - the designer has revealed. The collection, which was unveiled in Pitto in Florence in June, was picked up by Barneys in New York, as well as several other international boutiques. Google sizes up market for women’s fashion (Detroit News)

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Google’s Boutiques.com, Chinese ‘grey’ luxury, Sustainable growth, Saks beats expectations, Tavi and Jane Pratt

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Boutiques.com | Source: Boutiques.com

Google Debuts Fashion Shopping Site (NY Times) “In a deliberate collision between nerds and fashion mavens, Google has created a new e-commerce site that significantly improves how fashion is presented and sold online. The site, Boutiques.com… may also change how people shop for clothes.” Where Do China’s Luxury Purchases End Up? (Forbes) “While most agree that the newly affluent make some such purchases to

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The return of Tom Ford, Google targets fashion, Burberry’s better margins, Billy Reid wins, Redefining beauty

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Tom Ford Spring/Summer 2011 | Source: Vogue.com

Mr. Ford Returns (Vogue.com) “[Tom Ford] is doing things differently this time. He objects to the way the Internet eats up fashion images before the clothes can be bought. He despises sections of the press. Private and formal are terms he favors now. And he’d rather people didn’t ‘Tom’ him anymore. At 49, he lets it be known he prefers “’Mr. Ford.’” Google targets fashion market (Guardian)

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Yuan fears, Google vs LVMH Round 2, Shoes the new ‘it’ bag, Digital marketing costs, Stella for Team GB

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Declining dollar reduces Chinese competitiveness | Source: Impactlab

China’s textile firms may face bankruptcy on yuan appreciation (Xinhuanet) “Half of China’s textile firms may risk going bankrupt if the value of the Chinese currency yuan rises 5 percent against the U.S. dollar given the industry’s thin profit margins.” French Court Kicks Google/LVMH Case Back To Appeals (WSJ) “The French Supreme Court Tuesday referred a previous ruling against Internet search

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Trainers the new denim, Tansky steps down, The ultimate sari, Tavi’s Google mishap, Why clothes matter

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Lanvin Mens Trainers Spring/Summer 2010 | Source: Nondivision

Luxury brands are looking to trainers for new business (Independent) “Designer denim used to be the go-to strategy of luxury labels to lure in new customers, but now it seems as if trainers are the new jeans.” Neiman Marcus CEO Tansky to Retire (WSJ) “Neiman Marcus Group Inc. said Chief Executive Burton Tansky will retire in October, stepping down just as the luxury-goods department-store chain begins to recover

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