Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Berluti unveils Team France’s Olympic opening ceremony outfits
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With 100 days until the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French luxury menswear fashion house Berluti has unveiled Team France’s outfits designed to embody “true elegance à la française”. The LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand said it wanted to bring together the “savoir-faire and experience of its artisans to ensure...
QVC targeting over 50s with new collective
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Live video commerce giant QVC is looking to embolden women over the age of 50 with a new ‘Quintessential 50’ collective featuring female celebrities, activists, business leaders and lifestyle experts who exemplify “the possibilities of life over 50”. Under its new ‘Age of Possibility’ agenda, QVC has brought together a collective of 50 women,...
Lululemon unveils Team Canada’s Olympics uniform
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Vancouver-based activewear brand Lululemon has unveiled Team Canada’s summer athlete kit for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This marks the second time the Canadian brand has dressed its home country's Olympic and Paralympic teams but the first time it is creating athlete kits for warm weather. Calvin McDonald, chief executive at...
Amazon Live launches shoppable channel on Prime Video and Freevee
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Amazon is bringing its ‘Amazon Live’ interactive and shoppable livestreams to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, meaning that customers can browse, shop, and engage with content they're watching on the TV screen by using their mobile devices. Previously Amazon Live streams were only available on desktop, mobile, and Fire TV, the new FAST (free...
Pangaia to open first standalone in the UK
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Material science company Pangaia will open its first standalone UK store on Carnaby Street, London, this summer. The 1,500-square-foot store will be located at 57 Carnaby Street in a prime retail position alongside retailers such as End, Adidas Originals, and Axel Arigato. The store will offer the brand’s genderless apparel while showcasing...
Johnston & Murphy unveils new look to transform perception
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American heritage footwear and clothing brand Johnston & Murphy has launched a new brand campaign aimed at reshaping how customers think of the 174-year-old brand as it looks to inspire audiences and to show it is more than a dress shoe company. The Nashville-based brand, part of Genesco Inc., tapped creative agency Wolfgang to put a fresh lens...
Casadei launches on Tmall Luxury Pavilion
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Italian luxury footwear brand Casadei has opened a flagship store on Alibaba’s leading e-commerce platform, Tmall Luxury Pavilion, as part of its continued global expansion and digital strategy plans. In a statement, Casadei said its launch on Tmall would allow it to connect with the “vibrant and digitally savvy Chinese market,” while...
Charlotte Tilbury unveils debut fragrance collection
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Celebrity make-up artist and entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury is expanding her beauty and skincare empire with a debut collection of fragrances developed with master perfumers at flavours and fragrance company IFF and backed by neuroscience. The six new fragrances are powered by emotion-boosting molecules, designed to unlock a range of emotions,...
Cubitts to open first international store in New York City
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London-based eyewear maker and retailer Cubitts is opening its first permanent retail store outside the UK in its 10-year history later this month in New York City. The opening of its first international store will mark the brand’s 17th, adding to its 11 stores in London, alongside its Edinburgh, Leeds, Brighton and Cambridge stores across the...
Fy! acquires marketplace Trouva
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London-based Trouva, the platform for independent boutiques and brands, has been acquired by Fy!, the AI-enabled marketplace for home and living. The acquisition doubles Fy!'s business size and is part of its wider strategy to leverage artificial intelligence to offer unparalleled marketplace experiences for sellers and buyers alike. Trouva,...