Coach Plans Bright, New Marketing Campaign for Poppy Collection

The launching of Coach's Poppy handbag, accessory, and apparel collection is about to become a springboard for the company's new, revamped marketing technique. The Poppy collection—compiled of brightly colored, printed and embellished pieces that retail from $48 to $598—marks a youthful, lighthearted aesthetic for the handbag house that the marketing campaign is planned to reflect. …

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Designer Gaff. Ghesquiere Suspected of Copying Piece for Balenciaga Cruise

In yet another breaking story of what is rapidly becoming a trend now between high end designers and smaller, lesser-known labels, Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere is being suspected of copycatting. Ghesquiere's inquiry comes fresh on the heels of a recent controversy between the wrap-dress creator Diane Von Furstenberg and the Montreal-based label Mercury. The disputed …

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