Retail Detail. H&M and Maison Martin Margiela "May" Team Up on Design Collaboration

It seems H&M’s next design collaboration could be reaching a whole new level of luxury. WWD reported today that the Swedish retailer may have picked Paris-based avant-garde label Maison Martin Margiela is its latest guest designer to produce a one-off collection. The house that created the uber-editorial “wig coats” and the ever popular cleft-toes boots is …

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Today's Fashion Headlines. June 6, 2012.

Alexander Wang’s Official Sweatshop Denial And Alexander Wang Inc. has struck back on those sweatshop allegations.We reported on the allegations that Wang was running a sweatshop out of his NYC office but it appears none of that is true. On Monday, Wang retaliated by saying the company “have complied with all applicable wage and hour …

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Today's Fashion Headlines. June 5, 2012.

Jones Snags Brian Atwood Jones Group Inc. has acquired the majority of the Brian Atwood brand, extending its relationship with the footwear designer, whose contemporary B Brian Atwood line, launched in 2011, is in a licensed partnership with Jones. Jones did not disclose the size of the majority stake or the sum it paid to …

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