HAPPY MIU YEAR: Remember the packed, multipocketed bags paraded last month on the Miu Miu spring 2024 fashion show? They’re about to get fuller.

Miu Miu is to release its complete holiday campaign, offering a greater look to its extensive gifting collection crammed with festive options across ready-to-wear, accessories and lifestyle items.

Logoed hair clips, velvet slippers and even a branded hot-water bottle appear next to the label’s glam apparel and signature matelassé leather bags. For the primary time, the corporate also collaborated with Polaroid and Marshall on co-branded tech items, including a camera with logoed strap in addition to headphones and speakers in a black leather Miu Miu case.

While prices for the tie-ups will range from 650 euros for the Polaroid camera to 850 euros for the items developed with Marshall, little accessories, just like the enameled hair clips, will start retailing at 270 euros and the hot-water bottle shall be priced at 580 euros.

The home’s bags will include price tags starting from 880 euros for the micro Wander matelassé design, to 2,100 euros for a similar style in shearling.

Elsewhere, handbags in polished red or encrusted with crystals add to the festive options, while the ready-to-wear assortment will include skirt suits in black cady, organza designs embroidered with crystals; glossy leather pieces with contrasting collars and gold buttons; cashmere cardigans and jersey separates coming with sportswear-inspired Miu Miu-branded trimming.

Bicolored mary jane flats, small leather goods, chunky bijoux and eyewear are also included in the gathering.

A dedicated campaign photographed by Zoë Ghertner and styled by Lotta Volkova sees talents Nyaduola Gabriel, Ying Ouyang, Yura Romaniuk and Annabelle Weatherly posing with the pieces in the gathering, while additional still life images lensed by Annemarie Kuus offer close-ups on a number of objects. 

The pictures follow the vacation campaign fronted by longtime Miu Miu muse Emma Corrin that the brand shared on its social media last month. — SANDRA SALIBIAN

RATING RETAIL: People just can’t get enough of in-store shopping, especially for fashion and wonder, in keeping with Cushman & Wakefield’s latest European Retail Radar report.

In the primary six months of 2023, fashion brands leased essentially the most shop space in comparison with every other variety of retailer. The brands accounted for greater than 40 percent of retail floor space leased across Europe by Cushman & Wakefield.

The actual estate services firm said it analyzed nearly 1,000 retail real estate transactions across Europe and located that the vast majority of the deals were made by mass market fashion retailers.

Other brands fast opening doors across the region include the French down-jacket retailer JOTT (Just Over the Top) and the U.S. sportswear retailer Lids.

Fashion also accounted for the most important share of leases for larger spaces — larger than 11,000 square feet — within the period.

Cushman said fashion accounted for nearly one-third of all deals for all unit sizes but, for the most important units, it represented greater than 40 percent of deals.

Other retailers going for larger spaces tended to be home and do-it-yourself, mixed goods and leisure brands.

“The pessimistic cries in regards to the demise of brick-and-mortar retail now feel like a distant memory as physical retail enters a recent norm,” said Rob Travers, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa Retail at Cushman & Wakefield.

“While core retail sectors proceed to dominate transactional activity, emerging trends are bringing recent brands into the marketplace. Our evaluation clearly shows that physical retail stays vital as brand touch points, supporting customer engagement and a wider range of business activity. And retailers proceed to turn out to be more demanding of their retail real estate,” Travers added.

The report said the food and beverage sector was the second most lively by way of the variety of transactions within the period.

F&B accounted for 17 percent of the overall variety of deals done, and represented 8 percent of the overall volume of space let, barely up from volumes within the corresponding period last 12 months.

Operators committing to space included the Belgian casual dining chain Hawaiian Poké Bowl and the U.S. chicken fast-food chain Popeyes, which continues to expand in Europe. 

Health and wonder operators, particularly premium brands, were also highly acquisitive in the primary half of 2023 with the amount of space transacted almost twice that of the corresponding period last 12 months.

Jo Malone, Aesop, Freshly Cosmetics, MAC and Space NK have been particularly lively, in keeping with the report.  

Cushman added that activity within the six months was dominated by demand for small units.

Across the complete sample of nearly 5,000 transactions for the reason that starting of 2021, greater than 80 percent of deals were for units of lower than 6,500 square feet, with the smallest units of lower than 2,200 square feet accounting for greater than half of all deals.

Cushman also checked out the explanations behind the spike in demand, and located they were a desire to create experiences, and to point out off automotive innovations.

The report pointed to recent openings by Paradox Museum and Museum of Illusions in places comparable to London, Hamburg, Barcelona, Athens, Budapest and Dublin.

It also mentioned the Netflix “Stranger Things” installation in Milan, and the “Friends” Experience of interactive sets inspired by the TV show in cities across Europe.

The report said as consumers turn out to be more demanding of latest and exciting in-person experiences, culture and entertainment-based experiential brands are expected to require extra space on each shorter- and longer-term bases.

It added that electric automobile corporations comparable to Lucid, Polestar, HiPhi, Vinfast and NI0 have all invested in recent retail spaces lately. Others — comparable to Chinese vehicle makers BYD and Xpend in addition to U.S. giant GM — are planning to launch or expand in European markets within the near term.

The retail spaces they’re typically creating include vehicle showroom space and areas that create “brand discovery and customer engagement in other ways,” Cushman said. — SAMANTHA CONTI

GREAT BIRKENSTOCKS: L.A.-based casual Americana brand The Great, founded in 2015 by designers Emily Current and Meritt Elliot, is releasing a Birkenstock collaboration.

Available Wednesday in any respect six of their retail stores, and Thursday on their thisisthegreat.com website, the collaboration features hand-painted, customized Boston clogs in two paint-splattered colours and Arizona sandals in three paint-splattered colours.

“The brand has been woven into my life since growing up in Northern California, where our family tradition involved an annual visit to the local mom-and-pop Birkenstock shop,” said Current.

“We’ve got been good friends with Emily and Meritt for years. Their philosophy at The Great naturally connects with the Birkenstock attitude of being comfortable and loving what you dress in, no matter where you’re going. It’s a pleasure to see our lifelong fans put their splash on these unique styles,” said David Kahan, president, Birkenstock Americas, in an announcement.

Along with the limited-edition footwear, the brand will even introduce a curated number of its American-made knits featuring the identical hand-painted aesthetic, including vintage-inspired sweatpants, pocket Ts, and college sweatshirts. Prices range from $285 for the Arizona and go as much as $325 for the Boston, while the painted apparel ranges from $135 to $225.

“From fading to mending to color splatters, we love finding vintage treasures which have character and traces of wear and tear. We wanted our design for these Birkenstock to echo that very same sentiment, giving every bit a wonderfully imperfect paint splatter print that appears loved, lived-in, and stuffed with stories to inform,” said Elliot, adding, “From the beginning of The Great, these iconic styles have been a part of our campaigns and shoots 12 months after 12 months. They embody the casual, relaxed and effortless aesthetic we crave — a defining expression of our core identity.”

That is the primary chapter of an ongoing collaboration between the 2 brands; a second drop will are available early spring. — BOOTH MOORE

ALWAYS BE KIND: For anyone which will have encountered a goat at Nasdaq’s Times Square headquarters in Recent York City on Monday, there was in reality an affordable explanation.

Beekman 1802, the skincare company that cites its two important ingredients as being goat’s milk and kindness, was there to honor World Kindness Day and after all needed to bring its chief mascot along.

In honor of the occasion, Beekman 1802 founders Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge, together with Ulta Beauty’s vice chairman of merchandising Penny Coy, rang Nasdaq’s opening bell.

It’s not the primary time the 2 corporations have joined forces for kindness. Last 12 months, Beekman 1802 and Ulta worked with Kindness.org on a study to measure how kindness shows up within the workplace. The study’s results showed a direct correlation between kindness and overall worker happiness and job satisfaction.

“At Beekman 1802, World Kindness Day is far more essential than Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and we’re so honored to partner with Ulta and Nasdaq to assist remind people of Recent York City and the world that there may be beauty in kindness,” said Ridge.

Beekman was founded by husband-and-husband team Ridge and Kilmer-Purcell from their Sharon Springs, N.Y., farm in 2009. They began selling bars of soap made out of goat milk to their neighbors and progressively built Beekman 1802 right into a full-fledged skincare line. Eurazeo Brands acquired a controlling stake in Beekman 1802 in 2021. — KATHRYN HOPKINS

SECOND TIME: Remi Bader will release a second collection with Revolve on Tuesday.

For the most recent drop, available in sizes XXS to 4X, the content creator — who’s a size inclusive brand consultant — utilized feedback she received from her social media audience. 

“I actually wanted feedback whether it was positive or negative,” Bader told WWD in an exclusive statement. “It is a learning process for me, so all feedback was mandatory. My favorite a part of the method was learning what I could do higher and that’s why I’m so excited for this collection to release.”

Launching on Revolve.com, the road now includes blouses, two-piece trouser sets and eveningwear. She’s reintroducing bestsellers from her debut in recent colours and details, like quilting and contrast stitching. Bader had the liberty to decide on the colours, silhouettes and fabric, she said. 

“Lots of the feedback was that individuals wanted options that were less tight and cropped and more items that were loose and flowy, so I made sure to include that into this collection,” she said. “I also made sure to make the colours and fabric more cohesive and really stuck with the concept that it’s a vacation collection, which I feel you’ll feel and see within the pieces between their different fabrics and colorways.”

The partnership with Revolve kicked off after Bader made a “realistic Revolve haul” video discussing her wishes for the brand. 

“I used to be talking about how I wish I could wear more of the garments as a curvier girl, but not with the ability to because they didn’t have my sizes available,” Bader said. “Once that video was circulated, Revolve reached out immediately saying that they had been wanting to expand their sizes and desired to do it with me.”

Revolve, known for innovating influencer marketing with its partnerships and destination trips — attracting Millennial and Gen Z shoppers — is on the point of take Bader to Amsterdam as a part of the size-inclusive launch. Bader herself handpicked the content creators invited to hitch. 

“I actually have the identical inspiration as I at all times have, making a group based on being a plus-sized girl who struggles to seek out things to wear in the style industry,” Bader added. “I believed to incorporate cool two-piece sets, sexy dresses, and skirts which may not be available to a bigger body within the industry.” — RYMA CHIKHOUNE

LAGOS’ BEST: Moda Operandi will introduce its fourth annual “Better of Lagos Fashion Week” Trunkshow featuring designers Kìléntár, LilaBare, Orange Culture and Oríré.

The Trunkshow recognizes the designers, who’re steadily constructing their profile and a world audience.

“Every 12 months we’re inspired by the celebration of creativity, ethical practices and vibrant culture,” said Kelsey Lyle, buyer for Moda Operandi, of Lagos Fashion Week. “Our clients come to Moda as a destination to find recent brands from across the globe, and Lagos Fashion Week is a hotbed of emerging talent. We’re excited to announce three recent designers this 12 months: LilaBare, Orange Culture and Kìléntár, which is exclusive to Moda. Kìléntár was founded by British-Nigerian designer Michelle Adepoju, who draws inspiration from a various range of African cultures and historical eras. Moda will even welcome back Lagos-based brand Oríré.”

Spring ’24 looks range from Oríré’s denim and updates of their signature tie-dye technique to Nairobi-based sustainable LilaBare, whose inspiration began with its Indian-Kenyan designer Ria Ana Sejpal’s mother’s wedding dress. Orange Culture offers delicate silhouettes and matches them against rigid cuts and fabrics, while Kìléntár’s spring line was entirely crafted in Nigeria, reflecting their commitment to artisanal techniques and handwork.

Omoyemi Akerele, the founding father of Lagos Fashion Week, said, “It’s great to have consistent partners in Moda Operandi. For Lagos Fashion Week, it’s essential that we explore avenues beyond the runway, opportunities that provide access to recent markets. This season, we introduced our community to fresh talent from across the continent, and it’s exciting to see that reflected in our Trunkshow with LilaBare and Kìléntár, in addition to seasoned brands Orange Culture and Oríré. Each is distinctive in storytelling and craftsmanship, which should make an exciting discovery for Moda Operandi customers.”

“The Better of Lagos Fashion Week” Trunkshow launches for preorder on Tuesday and runs through December. Prices range from $160 to $800. — LISA LOCKWOOD