June 5th 2010, Milan – Gucci is pleased to announce the launch of a worldwide eco-friendly program designed to progressively reduce the company’s impact on the environment. The centrepiece of this new initiative is packaging newly designed to reduce materials, exclusively use FSC Certified paper and to be 100% recyclable. The initiative will be introduced in all… Read More →
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has signed a contract to open its first store in Turkey. The store is in the best location in Forum Istanbul, one of the largest shopping centres in Turkey. The store has a sales area of approximately 2,300 square metres and the opening is planned for November 2010. – We… Read More →
WOMENSWEAR Fashionistas longing for lower temperatures and even more fashion can look forward to the autumn at H&M, with lots of elegant tailoring and a nod to the early eighties. The soft volumes and classic tweeds and silks from that era are back, along with the brown and beige colour palette. The suit and the blazer are… Read More →
London, 27 May 2010 – Alexander McQueen and Gucci Group, part of PPR, announce that Sarah Burton has been appointed Creative Director of the Alexander McQueen brand. Sarah will supervise the creative direction and development of all collections of the brand going forwards. Sarah Burton has worked in the design studio with Lee Alexander McQueen since 1996…. Read More →
The brand Sergio Rossi is pleased to introduce a limited edition evening shoe to celebrate the most prestigious red carpets during 2010. The debut will take place at Cannes on May 12th, an international meeting of elegance and glamour. This is a luxurious and ultra-feminine sandal that seductively envelops the ankle and the foot transforming the woman… Read More →
Unexpected and unique, Alexander McQueen PUMA defines a new provocative horizon in Sport Fashion. Founded on the union of tradition and technology, the collection juxtaposes influences delivering a visually contemporary line that is conceptually sophisticated, powerful and intricately crafted.
Puma is one of the world’s leading sportlifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It starts in Sport and ends in Fashion. Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Football, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing. The Black label features collaborations with renowned designers such as Alexander McQueen, Mihara Yasuhiro and Sergio… Read More →
With more than 45 years of unique history, Yves Saint Laurent is one of the most prestigious Luxury houses in the industry. Across barriers of time and borders, the Yves Saint Laurent signature means fashion and creativity, delivered in innovative ways. Yves Saint Laurent designs and markets a broad range of women and men’s ready-to-wear products, leather… Read More →
Creator of the brand in 1858, Frédéric Boucheron was the first jeweller to open his doors in place Vendôme in Paris. Jean-Christophe Bédos, Boucheron’s Chairman and CEO since 2004, gives an insight into the famous jeweller’s know-how. Interview of Jean-Christophe Bédos By what is the legendary know-how of Boucheron jewellers characterised? JCB: First of all, by its… Read More →
Alexander McQueen was born in London on March 17th 1969, the youngest of six children. He left school at the age of 16 and was offered an apprenticeship at the traditional Savile Row tailors Anderson and Shephard and then at neighbouring Gieves and Hawkes, both masters in the technical construction of clothing. From there he moved to… Read More →