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Eyewear indie Kirk & Kirk predicts explosive growth, plans store expansion
British indie eyewear brand Kirk & Kirk is targeting fast growth and has announced “major expansion plans after a boom in demand following the pandemic”.
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Mr Porter expands luxury watches offer with vintage debut in US
YNAP’s men’s luxury fashion and lifestyle platform Mr Porter is expanding its luxury watch category — initially for US customers — introducing a “unique assortment of vintage timepieces”.
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Luxottica founder Leonardo Del Vecchio has died
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the billionaire founder of eyewear giant Luxottica and president of EssilorLuxottica, has died aged 87.
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Hyve Group update shows faster-than-expected tradeshows recovery
Hyve Group, the organiser of Pure London, Moda and many other tradeshows, has issued a business update and said that the pace of in-person event recovery is “considerably ahead of anticipated levels”.
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Moose Knuckles boosts management team with three new appointments
The Canadian luxury outerwear label has announced three new senior appointments, as it aims to bolster growth and achieve its strategic objectives.
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Paris menswear Sunday: Contrasting visions at Thom Browne and Celine
Paris menswear witnessed two contrasting visions on Sunday: Thom Browne posh demi-cross dressing in wool bouclé, and Hedi Slimane’s retro rocker statement amid thousands of millennial teeny boppers.
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Ukraine war robs India's 'Diamond City' of its sparkle
Yogesh Zanzamera lays out his bed on the floor of the factory where he works and lives, one of around two million Indians polishing diamonds in an industry being hit hard by the Ukraine war.
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Ralph Lauren nominates Microsoft North America president to board
Ralph Lauren Corporation named on Friday Deb Cupp, president of Microsoft North America, as a director for election at the company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.
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Paris menswear Saturday: Intensity and nonchalance at Craig Green, Loewe and Hermès
Menswear’s two most defiantly artistic designers – Craig Green and Jonathan Anderson – began Saturday with two strikingly unique visions in Paris, before Hermès presented a salutary lesson in nonchalant chic.
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Paris menswear Friday: Paul Smith, Dior Men and Comme des Garçons
Fashionistas roamed across Paris on Friday, beginning the day in a disused post office with Paul Smith, moving to a holy site for a Dior Men runway, and pausing near the Opera for Comme des Garçons.
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Kering's chief client & digital officer on digital innovation strategy
At Kering’s Imagination Lab in Paris, Grégory Boutté, the luxury group's chief client & digital officer, spoke to the press about cryptocurrencies, AI, test-and-learn and his vision for the metaverse and Web3.
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Cool T.M. and Rains make their mark at Paris Fashion Week
Rains designed a lineup suitable for next summer's warm weather featuring optimistic colors and cuts, while Cool T.M. stood out for its ironic street couture.
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Alexander McQueen suspends its McQ line
The brand owned by the Kering group is putting its youth line on hold, which may well be discontinued for good, due to changes in the market.
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UK consumer confidence dips to record low in June - GfK
UK consumer confidence fell to a record low in June as shoppers grappled with a stark new economic reality, figures from Gfk’s long-running series of reports show. Its confidence Index dipped one point to -41.
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Zalando revises guidance downwards as economy struggles
German online fashion e-tailer Zalando has been forced to revise its guidance for the year. It cited a further deterioration in macroeconomic conditions as the EU consumer confidence index fell further in June.
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June UK retail sales dip again, July looks flat - CBI
The first monthly retail sales report for June is out and it doesn’t look good. The Confederation of British Industry has released its regular report and said retail sales volumes fell slightly in the year to June.
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