Copping’s time, EBay on the high-end, Investcorp buys into Orka, Birkin appeal, Home shopping

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Ebay logo | Source: Bloomberg

Peter Copping: L’Homme du Temps (WSJ) “Peter Copping studied fashion at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art before going to work for Iceberg, Sonia Rykiel and Louis Vuitton. Copping’s stint at Louis Vuitton under artistic director Marc Jacobs lasted 12 years—until, in 2009, he was appointed creative director of Nina Ricci.” EBay Follows Target, Aims for

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Are Fashion Brands Underestimating the Importance of China E-Commerce?

Global Briefing | Global Currents

Gap Store on Tmall | Source: Tmall

BEIJING, China — With its burgeoning middle class and status-conscious consumer culture, China remains the primary engine driving luxury market growth, even in a rapidly weakening global economy. But recent reports from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show that even China’s economy is experiencing what one Chinese cabinet member called a “sharp slowdown.” For fashion brands operating in China, this presents a distinct

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Loewe’s trajectory, Burberry rising, Vuitton’s top spot, Uniqlo expands, Prada and Polanski

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Backstage at Loewe Fall/Winter 2012⎮Source: Wonderland Magazine

Spain’s got talent (Telegraph) “Stuart Vevers and Lisa Montague, the British duo who set Mulberry on the road to global superstardom, have taken their recipe to Loewe, the luxury heritage brand based in Madrid. Will it taste as sweet?” Burberry to invest in new, bigger stores (Reuters) “British luxury brand Burberry posted a 26 percent jump in profit as expected and said it would invest up to 200 million

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Fashion Star flaws, Yeomans moves to NAP, Brooks resigns, Monogram men, Casely-Hayford

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Marc Jacobs by Inez and Vinoodh | Source: Fashion Me Chic

The Reality of ‘Fashion Star’ (WWD) “Fashion and entertainment is nothing new.But add commerce into the mix and you’ve got the novel ingredients for “Fashion Star,” the latest entry in the fashion-reality genre that made its debut on NBC Tuesday. Unlike some of its predecessors, this show landed with a concept that was compelling — too bad the clothes weren’t.” Lucy Yeomans quits Harper’s Bazaar for Net-A-Porter

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Autumn/Winter 2012 | The Season That Was

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Future of the Fashion World's Front Row | Source: Jessica Michault Twitter

PARIS, France — What does it take to create a true fashion moment? This season, the answer would seem to be either the high-profile dismissal of a longstanding creative director just days before his fashion show, or a massive budget to create a larger-than-life fashion spectacle that not only captures the imagination of show-going industry insiders, but generates striking imagery which plays out on livestreams, social media, and

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