Express Stores are Going High-Tech
Could your local Express store be going through a change in the near future? For its recast collection, Express has a prototype store and is busing about 150 Wall Street analysts and investors from New York to the site in King of Prussia, Pa., on Wednesday. Created by the same Japanese architect responsible for the …
Siwy Jeans Taps Three Artists for New Limited-Edition Line
Here’s an interesting take on designing denim. Premium jeans brand Siwy has recruited three artists — Shelter Serra, Francesca DiMattio and John Gauld — to create limited edition jeans. The idea was conceived from discussions between a group of artists panelists, as part of a project on collecting art for beginners co-sponsored by Siwy and …
John Galliano Blackballed From Dior For Life
Not sure how this one got by us, but in last Saturday’s NY Times Cathy Horne reported that the chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault, declared Saturday disgraced designer John Galliano would not be working again for any of the luxury group’s brands, including the Galliano label…EVER. He disputed rumors that there …
Summer Trend Alert: White Hot Swimwear
When I think of white bathing suits I unfortunately remember an embarrassing puberty moment. It involves a 15 year-old girl (me), summer camp, a lake and an unlined white one-piece bathing suit. Needless to say, I apparently flashed my fellow campers (coed) while exiting the lake after sailing or canoeing or some such event. I …
Furla Launches First Luxury Handbag Line with Saks Fifth Avenue
In their first venture into the luxury sector, handbag company Furla has collaborated with Saks Fifth Avenue on a collection of high end handbags comprising exotic and textured leathers. The majority of Furla’s contemporary-priced main line hovers around $500, but the 84 year old company has decided to up the ante with a line …
