Isabel Marant | Source: Courtesy photoPARIS, France — Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, said French designer Isabel Marant will be the next collaborator for the 10th year of a guest designer program.
PARIS, France — Today contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Isabel Marant, A.F. Vandervorst, Sonia Rykiel, Martin Grant, Viktor & Rolf, Acne, Veronique Leroy, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chloé and John Galliano shows, held over days three to six of Paris fashion week.
Burberry SS 2010 | Source: BurberryCoach Doubles Dividend as Earnings Top Estimates (BusinessWeek) “Coach Inc., the largest U.S. maker of luxury leather handbags, doubled its dividend and announced an expansion in Europe … The company said it planned to open at least 14 stores in France … with Printemps, the French department-store chain. Coach has also agreed in principle to create a joint venture with Hackett Ltd. to open stores in the U.K.,
Luxury Firms Move to Make Web Work for Them (NYT) “The luxury goods industry, struggling through a recession that has threatened some well-known names with extinction, is trying to cast off the kid gloves that have hampered its efforts to get a grip on technology.” Saks beats Street with surprise profit, shares up (Reuters) “Upscale U.S. department store operator Saks Inc reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall
