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N°21 dresses to kill

Alessandro Dell'Acqua dazzled his audience at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday with his vision of a film noir thriller starring sophisticated ladies whose outfits were all open at the back, as though cut with a knife.

Moncler Genius: Democratizing fashion… live!

The latest iteration of Moncler Genius on Wednesday felt more like a festival than a fashion event, as fans queued by 10 warehouses with installations from the likes of Richard Quinn, Pierpaolo Piccioli and Simone Rocha.

Chanel braves post-Lagerfeld era

After being helmed by the German designer for 35 years, the luxury label has opted for continuity with Virginie Viard, who will need to adapt to a market with an increasingly voracious appetite for novelty.

Première Vision Paris show suffers ‘Brexit effect’
The Parisian event held on February 12-14 attracted 53,156 visitors from 127 countries, a 2.3% drop in attendance caused by a decline in the number of UK visitors as uncertainty about Brexit persists.

11:54 PM | Fashion | Trade shows

Première Vision Paris show suffers ‘Brexit effect’
Gerry Weber hires new chief product officer to complete executive committee team
With the appointment of Urun Gursu as chief product officer, the German fashion label has a fully operational executive committee again, to lead the label through the crisis it is currently facing.

11:52 PM | Fashion | Appointments

Gerry Weber hires new chief product officer to complete executive committee team
Jack Wills to open café and bar in London flagship store
Jack Wills has teamed up with coffee shop operator Bear to open a café and bar in its Kingly Street flagship store in London and give customers more reasons to visit and spend time in store.

11:45 PM | Fashion | Retail

Jack Wills to open café and bar in London flagship store
080 Barcelona Fashion: positive winter edition marked by ‘less is more’
Betting on quality, internationalisation and local design, the latest edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion featured 27 catwalk shows, welcomed over 30,000 guests, and left a good impression in the sector.

11:44 PM | Fashion | Catwalks

080 Barcelona Fashion: positive winter edition marked by ‘less is more’
Microbiome skincare and clean makeup among biggest trends in UK beauty market
New research has found that UK brands are leading the way for skincare products targeting skin microbiome and that British consumers are buying more colour cosmetics than their European counterparts.

11:44 PM | Beauty | Retail

Microbiome skincare and clean makeup among biggest trends in UK beauty market
Sales soar at Jojo Maman Bebe fuelled by online and retail growth
Upmarket maternity and childrenswear brand Jojo Maman Bebe has reported a 17.6% increase in sales, in a year marked by investment in infrastructure, retail stores and IT.

11:42 PM | Fashion | Business

Sales soar at Jojo Maman Bebe fuelled by online and retail growth
Belstaff Spitalfields reopening sees new local concept that will go global
Belstaff is celebrating a new retail concept via the reopening of its Spitalfields store in East London with the new approach being a “community-first” one. The reimagined style will also be rolled out globally.

9:55 PM | Luxury | Retail

Belstaff Spitalfields reopening sees new local concept that will go global
Henkel goes vegan to revive beauty business
German consumer goods company Henkel announced new hair care formulations and brands on Thursday, seeking to tap into demand for more natural ingredients as it tries to revive sluggish growth in its beauty business.

9:07 PM | Beauty | Industry

Henkel goes vegan to revive beauty business
MPs urge major reforms to rescue UK's high streets
A committee of UK MPs wants the British government to introduce taxes on e-tail sales, deliveries or packaging and also to reduce the property tax burden for stores in order to boost the country’s ailing high streets.

8:18 PM | Retail

MPs urge major reforms to rescue UK's high streets
VIU signs up for London store, will debut in Soho
Swiss eyewear specialist VIU is opening a flagship store in London's Soho in May as the area become increasingly attractive to international brands and as London's eyewear retail scene proves dynamic.

7:50 PM | Fashion | Retail

VIU signs up for London store, will debut in Soho