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13 May

Brands Return for China’s 520 Valentine’s Day Amid Spending Rebound

Brands Return for China’s 520 Valentine’s Day Amid Spending Rebound
LONDON — As China continues to be a key source of growth post-COVID-19, luxury players are racing to construct campaigns around every gifting opportunity available in the market to sustain that prime level of growth. Originated online as an acronym for “I really like you” in Chinese, the phrase 520 has gained momentum in popular culture lately, and May 20 has develop into one other festival among the many younger generation in China for lovers to showcase their affection for each other by gifting one another. Firstly of the pandemic in China, as each Chinese Recent 12 months and Valentine’s Day were canceled as a result of lockdowns, 520 was elevated to a top priority for brands, including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and...
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11 May

Chanel Tops All Brands at Met Gala With $110.7M

Chanel Tops All Brands at Met Gala With 0.7M
Christopher Polk for WWD The annual Met Gala, which raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, took place on the primary Monday in May, per its regular schedule. The theme for this yr’s event was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” honoring the late clothier Karl Lagerfeld. True to theme, most of the looks on this yr’s Met Gala red carpet paid homage to the designer, with attendees wearing a variety of tweed, which he repeatedly reinvented during his time as creative director of Chanel, in addition to many black-and-white ensembles, synonymous with Lagerfeld’s personal signature black-and-white suiting looks. Lagerfeld was Chanel’s creative director from 1983 until his death in 2019. Under his creative eye, the home became...
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10 May

PTC, Made2Flow Partner to Help Brands Mitigate Waste, Greenhouse Gases

PTC, Made2Flow Partner to Help Brands Mitigate Waste, Greenhouse Gases
PTC and Made2Flow have teamed up to supply FlexPLM customers access to environmental impact measurements technology, which PTC said will help fashion retailers and types to “significantly speed up impact reduction across scope 3 [emission goals].” The businesses said the collaboration will enable users of its FlexPLM platform customers to have access to “transparent, science-based impact measurements at scale, to assist them drive more environmentally responsible decisions during design and product development.” PTC said brands and retailers “rely heavily on generalized averages and generic environmental data sets as a consequence of a scarcity of transparency and data gaps across the provision chain.” PTC said this integration occurs because the apparel, footwear and retail industry faces “increased pressure from consumers, government regulators and...
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8 May

Rising Star Awards Recognize Top Emerging Brands in a

Rising Star Awards Recognize Top Emerging Brands in a
NEW YORK — The style industry is understood for its willingness to mentor the subsequent generation of creatives, so it was no surprise that Fashion Group International’s 27th Rising Star awards drew a full house to the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on Monday afternoon to anoint the most-promising emerging brands. Past recipients have included Jason Wu, Tory Burch, Phillip Lim and Thom Browne, so the trail to success for those lucky enough to take home the crystal award is well established. This time around, FGI established categories arrange by sector somewhat than gender, including eveningwear, ready-to-wear and energetic/casualwear where men’s, women’s and gender-neutral brands vied for the awards. It also introduced a recent award, one for collaborations, that recognized that popular fashion...
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