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From today British brand Burberry will offer a monogramming service to all of it's iconic made-in-England Heritage Trench Coats. Using a new trench coat monogramming tool, available both in store and online at Burberry.com, customers will be able to see their initials monogrammed in their chosen thread colour on their chosen trench coat design, giving them a preview of the finished result.
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Burberry introduces a monogramming service to its made-in-England trench coat
Kate Spade & Co reported better-than-expected quarterly sales at established stores, driven by demand for its top-of-the-range kate spade new york handbags and accessories. Kate Spade has been focusing on the kate spade new york brand and investing in its online business, strategies that analysts say have helped the company fight the effects of a slowdown in the handbag market in North America. “These new products (in kate spade new york) help us continue to acquire new customers,” Chief Executive Craig Leavitt said on a conference call with analysts.
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Kate Spade aces holiday quarter with same-store sales beat
Kate Spade & Co.’s fourth-quarter profit fell short of Wall Street expectations, but a key sales measure gained ground and helped boost its shares. The clothing, handbag and accessories company’s fourth …
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Kate Spade 4Q profit falls short, but key sales figure rises
Parisian retail fashion destination Colette has launched a Burberry playlist on its Apple Music channel that will be exclusively curated by the British luxury brand. The playlist will have 15 tracks by British musicians, including David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, as well as newcomers Lilla Vargen and Flo Morrissey. It will also feature live music recorded for Burberry Acoustic and the brand's runway shows and events.
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Paris concept store Colette launches Burberry playlist
Nowhere was that more apparent than at the annual Fashion Week in New York City. Although Fashion Week doesn’t come with an official diversity report, it is estimated that each show had 4 to as many as 25 African-American models. This year one of the three cover models for the popular Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is Ashley Graham.
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Here’s Why You Might Not Recognize the Next Top Supermodel
As London Fashion Week wraps up today, Tuesday, February 23, fashion journalist Natalia Grgona of Paris Modes TV gives her take on the Autumn/Winter 2016 catwalk shows, which see upcoming trends and hot new faces showcased on the British capital's runway. What were the main trends on the London catwalks for Autumn/Winter 2016? In London, each designer has their own vision, exploring their creativity without looking to align with any particular influence.
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London Fashion Week’s standout look? A big, masculine coat over a great dress, says Natalia Grgona, Paris Modes TV
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) – British designer Burberry sparked a debate at this year's London Fashion Week by skipping the usual six-month gap between putting its designs on the catwalk and into shops, prompting concern among smaller designers that they would be unable to compete. This season's fashion week, which runs from Feb. 19 to 23, included references to Shakespeare and British artist David Hockney. Burberry showcased snakeskin trench coats, contrasting metallic dresses and embellished shirts in rich autumnal tones.
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Burberry sparks ‘see now, buy now’ debate at London Fashion Week
His partnership with Runway of Dreams will bring adaptive mainstream clothing directly to consumers.
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Tommy Hilfiger’s Latest Collaboration Designed to Help Kids With Disabilities
If there was one word that summed up the celebrity style on the BAFTA red carpet on Sunday then it was 'drama'. As the 69th edition of the British Academy Film Awards opened its doors in London, some of the brightest stars in Hollywood showed off sleek but theatrical sartorial tastes. Leading the way was Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who stunned in a high-necked Alexander McQueen dress that featured a glittering floral bodice that curved into a slim-fitted fur-textured dark skirt.
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Stars show off their fashion flair on the BAFTA red carpet
