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MILAN — Balmain’s first wonderful jewelry corner in Italy opened within the brand’s boutique in Milan’s Via Montenapoleone on Thursday, ahead of town’s Design Week.
The gathering was launched within the spring of 2022.
“This signals the importance of Milan for the brand and its relevant position globally,” said Rosario Toscano, chief executive officer of Adorisa Group, which produces the jewellery, and of Akoni Group. Toscano was named to the role in January 2023, succeeding François Delage.
A latest space dedicated to the brand’s jewelry is placed on the bottom floor of the boutique with window displays in contrasting black and gold.
The Milan store opened in April 2018, also before Design Week, covering 3,024 square feet over two floors.
For the boutique, creative director...
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Selfridges is in good company this September, because the London-based concept store Machine-A and multibrand retailer Smets from Brussels are taking on the Corner Shop on the department store’s Oxford Street flagship in London to be able to showcase the facility of physical retail and designer fashion.
The four-week pop-up & Good Company that opens Monday will feature a spread of things from emerging designers, exclusive drops and pieces from Selfridges’ sustainability-focused projects Project Earth and Reselfridges.
The choice is curated by the Selfridges team, in addition to Stavros Karelis and Pascaline Smets, founders of Machine-A and Smets, respectively.
Machine-A will bring some 22 brands to the pop-up, 16 of which will probably be latest to Selfridges, in addition to a vintage...
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