Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Heaven by Marc Jacobs collaborates with Benjamin Reichwald
17 hours ago - Fashion
Swedish rapper and designer Benjamin Reichwald, better known as Bladee, has collaborated with Heaven by Marc Jacobs on a special capsule collection. The nine-piece capsule features beanies, baby tees, zip hoodies, knit sweaters, puffer vests, trousers, and jewellery, inspired by his mixed media artworks that “translate dreamscape worlds and the...
Copenhagen Fashion Week teams up with Ukrainian Fashion Week
17 hours ago - Fashion
Copenhagen Fashion Week has kicked off its spring/summer 2023 showcase today, August 9, and announced a partnership with Ukrainian Fashion Week to “uplift a fellow fashion organisation in times of war”. To support Ukrainian fashion designers as the war with Russia continues, Copenhagen Fashion Week will be showcasing a digital fashion film from...
Casablanca opens pop-up in collaboration with Selfridges
18 hours ago - Retail
Parisian brand Casablanca has opened an aviation-inspired pop-up housed within The Selfridges Corner shop and taken over three of the department store’s main window displays. The ‘Casa Airways’ pop-up showcases an exclusive 45-piece capsule collection, featuring limited-edition azure hued bikinis, beach towels, silk scarves, graphic T-shirts,...
Influencer Lindsey Holland launches lifestyle brand
19 hours ago - Fashion
Fashion influencer Lindsey Holland has co-founded a new lifestyle brand with a focus on consciously created and affordable unisex products with her partner Jack Mizon. The Longing is billed as a "fun and playful community brand" that offers high quality, sustainable products at an accessible price point and is launching with a collection of...
Rent the Runway partners with Google Cloud
19 hours ago - Business
Rent the Runway, which allows users to rent, subscribe, or buy designer apparel and accessories, has migrated its entire IT infrastructure and e-commerce platform to Google Cloud to meet the growing needs of its business. The move will allow the e-commerce platform to enhance the experience for its customers with improved platform reliability,...
Abercrombie & Fitch launches new refreshed retail concept
19 hours ago - Retail
Abercrombie & Fitch has unveiled a new “getaway” inspired retail concept inspired by the feelings experienced at the start of a long weekend to cater for its young millennial and zillennial customers. The new getaway-themed has been designed to replicate a chic hotel lobby, explains Abercrombie & Fitch in the press release, to prioritise...
Holzweiler secures significant investment from Sequoia Capital China
8 Aug 2022 - Business
Contemporary Norwegian fashion and lifestyle brand Holzweiler has secured backing from venture firm Sequoia Capital China, supported by Carnegie Investment Banking, to help accelerate its global ambitions. The family-run label, founded in 2012 by siblings Andreas and Susanne Holzweiler, said that the strategic partnership with Sequoia Capital...
Axel Arigato expands into China with Tmall
8 Aug 2022 - Fashion
Swedish lifestyle brand Axel Arigato has entered the Chinese market with the opening of its first-ever flagship store on the Tmall platform. The move aims to expand its direct-to-consumer model and customer-first approach while building an “authentic conversation” with its Chinese community, following the brand’s positive growth over the last...
Sneaker platform The Edit Ldn enters the metaverse
8 Aug 2022 - Fashion
High-end global marketplace for sneakers The Edit Ldn is entering the metaverse with a premium store within Bloktopia’s crypto paradise. The Edit Ldn, which has grown 525 percent every year since 2020, is now looking to offer its sneaker community digital wearables. Its ‘Edit LDN’ sneaker NFT will be available within Bloktopia allowing customers...
Akila opens flagship in New York and is eyeing international expansion
8 Aug 2022 - Retail
Independent eyewear brand Akila from Los Angeles, which focuses on handmade, limited-run eyewear has opened its first flagship in New York City. Akila has chosen New York’s Lower East Side for its debut store in the city, for the neighbourhood's “rich and diverse history with the local art and music scenes,” as it looks to establish the brand on...