Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Ray-Ban and Meta launch next-generation smart glasses
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Eyewear brand Ray-Ban and US company Meta, which includes Instagram and WhatsApp, have unveiled a new collection of smart glasses in partnership with EssilorLuxottica on October 17. Describes as the “next generation,” the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses offer the first-ever eyewear with live streaming and Meta AI built-in, which it hopes will...
PrettyLittleThing launches new premium collection PLT Label
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Online womenswear retailer PrettyLittleThing has launched a new premium collection featuring pieces that offer “instant elevation”. PLT Label launches with 28 looks that the e-commerce brand states have been selectively curated “to fulfil all your ‘what to wear’ dilemmas”. Designed by its in-house team, the collection takes inspiration from the...
Community Clothing launching trainers with Norman Walsh
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Community Clothing, the apparel brand and social enterprise founded by Patrick Grant, is launching trainers made in the UK with cult British sports shoemaker Normal Walsh. Grant has worked with the Walsh team to re-design a 1980s running shoe from their extensive archive to introduce a new unisex running shoe named ‘Beacon’ after Beacon Fell, a...
AllSaints to accelerate digital transformation with NewStore
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British fashion retailer AllSaints is rolling out NewStore’s mobile point-of-sale solution across more than 200 stores globally to streamline its operations and improve its direct-to-consumer mobile app experience. The move is part of AllSaints’ plan to accelerate its digital transformation to offer customers a premium, unified, and seamless...
Wrangler teams up with Barbie on a Western-inspired collection
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Denim brand Wrangler has unveiled a collaboration with Barbie featuring archival, western-inspired styles to capture the “imaginative and playful style” of the fashion doll. The Wrangler x Barbie collection reimagines brand archives and pays homage to the Barbie brand’s history of experimenting with Western-inspired fashion and her authentic...
Start-Rite Shoes secures seven-figure funding
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Norwich-based children’s footwear manufacturer and retailer Start-Rite Shoes has received a seven-figure funding deal from Reward Finance Group to launch a new ‘back to school’ product line. Start-Rite, which sells children’s shoes to the likes of John Lewis, Next, and Very.co.uk, is one of Britain’s longest-established manufacturers – operating...
Carolina Herrera to showcase at Dubai Fashion Week
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New York-based Carolina Herrera, designed by Wes Gordon, will be the guest of honour at the upcoming Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) in October. Dubai Fashion Week, which runs October 8 to 15, was founded by Dubai Design District, a member of TECOM Group PJSC and the Arab Fashion Council. The showcase will present spring/summer 2024 collections from...
Bucherer launches exclusive retail partnership with Mytheresa
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Bucherer has announced that its jewellery brand Bucherer Fine Jewellery will be exclusively available with luxury online retailer Mytheresa, marking the brand’s first online retail partnership. The luxury e-commerce platform will offer a curated selection of Bucherer Fine Jewellery pieces from three different collections from today, September...
New Balance launches new retail concept in London
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Boston-based athletic footwear and apparel brand New Balance has opened a new retail concept at Westfield Stratford City in London designed to target a younger consumer. The London Stratford store is the first of its kind globally with a second store of the same concept set to open in Boston, US, in 2023. The concept has been designed to “put...
Kurt Geiger opens flagship store on London’s Oxford Street
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British footwear and accessories brand Kurt Geiger has opened a new concept flagship store on Oxford Street in London. The 2,916 square foot flagship, located at 272-274 Oxford Street, was envisioned by Kurt Geiger’s chief creative officer Rebecca Farrar-Hockley and brought to life by architect Stefano Ripoli, formerly of David Collins Studio to...