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Away debuts new outdoor line F.A.R

Travel lifestyle brand Away has launched an outdoor-focused line, For All Routes (F.A.R) as it looks to expand into a “previously untapped and rapidly growing post-pandemic travel market”. Launching on June 28, F.A.R will feature an all-new assortment of versatile outdoor bags and accessories designed to help travellers explore the outside...

23 Jun 2022

Fashion Featured

Mulberry to rent its bags for the first time with Hurr

British luxury brand Mulberry is partnering with circular fashion marketplace Hurr to allow customers in the UK to rent its bags, including the Alexa and Bayswater, for the first time. The partnership is part of Mulberry’s ongoing sustainability journey and adds to its existing circularity offering by offering UK customers a new, accessible way...

15 Jun 2022

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Self-Portrait unveils debut bag collection with campaign starring Naomi Campbell

Fashion label Self-Portrait has launched its first handbag collection with a ‘90s-inspired campaign starring supermodel Naomi Campbell. The Bow Bag debuts with two styles, the ‘Bow Mini’ and the ‘Bow Micro,’ which have been inspired by the “ease and freedom associated with the Self-Portrait wardrobe”. The bags are a homage to the ‘90s offering a...

7 Jun 2022

Business

Centric Brands expands Coach licensing partnership to include soft accessories

Centric Brands has announced it will be expanding its partnership with Coach to now include the exclusive licensing to design, manufacture and distribute soft accessories. The new collection, set to debut in autumn, features men’s, women’s and all gender soft accessories that mirror the brand’s values and integrates its ‘C’ logo. Products...

27 May 2022

Fashion

Claire’s enlists celebrity stylists for online content series

In keeping with its ongoing brand revamp, accessories retailer Claire’s has unveiled a new styling series hosted by celebrity stylist duo, Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo. The CStyled Content Series, which launched throughout the brand’s digital channels, looks to give shoppers a glimpse into how to style Claire’s accessories, with tips and tricks...

15 Mar 2022

Business

Kering announces acquisition of US brand Maui Jim

Luxury group Kering has signed an agreement to acquire Hawaiian eyewear brand Maui Jim, adding it to its existing Kering Eyewear portfolio. The independent sunglasses label already has a significant presence in North America and is further sold in more than 100 countries. Much of Maui Jim’s character lies within its Hawaiian heritage and use of...

14 Mar 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Barbour and Ally Capellino unveil debut collaboration

British heritage and lifestyle brand Barbour has unveiled its first-ever collaboration designed for both men and women with British unisex bag and accessories brand Ally Capellino. The Barbour x Ally Capellino collection has been designed to offer an androgynous and practical look that is timeless and easy to wear, explains Barbour. Key elements...

3 Mar 2022

Business

Swiss watch exports tick up to record level in 2021

Zurich - Swiss watch exports rebounded sharply in 2021, breaking the record set in 2014 by rising to nearly 22.3 billion Swiss francs (24.1 billiondollars, 21.5 billion euros), the industry federation announced Thursday. Amid a strong recovery in the luxury sector, watch exports were up 2.7 percent compared to their pre-pandemic level in 2019,...

27 Jan 2022

BusinessFeatured

Strathberry secures an 8 million pound investment from BGF

Luxury Scottish accessories brand Strathberry has secured an 8 million pound investment from the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, BGF, to support its ambitions growth plans in the UK and internationally. Founded in 2013 by Guy and Leeanne Hundleby, Strathberry has become one of the UK’s fastest-growing contemporary fashion...

24 Jan 2022

Fashion Featured

Michael Kors collaborates with emerging accessories brand Ashya

As part of Michael Kors 40th anniversary, the American fashion brand has teamed up with emerging accessories brand Ashya founded by American/Jamaican duo Ashley Cimone and Moya Annece to launch a capsule collection. It was the 40th-anniversary milestone that had Kors thinking back to his own beginnings and how he could support the future of the...

13 Jan 2022

Business

Global hair accessories market to grow to 26 bilion dollars

Hair accessories can be a lucrative business, with the global market set to reach 25.9 billion dollars by 2027 according to Research and Markets. Hair pins, clips, ribbons, nets, pearl headbands, extensions are ties are just some of the products rising in a market that is seeing 9.6 percent growth. Factors like an increasing preference for...

7 Jan 2022

Retail

Fratelli Rossetti: new flagship store in Milan part of retail expansion

Italian luxury shoe house Fratelli Rossetti has opened a new flagship store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping centre in the heart of Milan. In addition to locations on Via Montenapoleone and Corso Magenta, the opening of a third Milan shop shows the brand’s investment in brick and mortal retail. The interior of the new...

6 Jan 2022