If you consider you Lonchamp Le Pliage bag as essential to your outfit as your skivvies, you're going to be supremely excited about the brand's first full range of shoes, hitting stores this summer... Footwear News reports that the first full footwear collection from Longchamp (they previously dabbled in just a few styles) will hit stores this summer and take its cues from the fine leather and equestrian styling of their covetable handbags. "The shoes are totally complementary to the ba

Fashion label Dior Homme has announced the launch of its demi-measure service at the 57th Street flagship in New York. Launching February 18, this is the first time the made-to-measure service has been offered in the US. Clients are invited to try on basic models from the suit and shirt silhouettes, and an on-site tailor will take measurements. The suit and shirt will arrive back in store within five to eight weeks for a second fitting; the final garment will be delivered one week later. Ove

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10 Women – Prada’s spring 2013 campaign film features ten leading models evoking the flowers of spring. Steven Meisel captures Vanessa Axente, Saskia de Brauw, Irina Kravchenko, Eva Herzigova, Sung Hee, Irene Hiemstra, Kirsten Owen, Sasha Pivovarova, Maartje Verhoef and Raquel Zimmermann as they witness an unknown mystery in the stunning video. See the season’s print advertisements here. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue

McQ Style – For its fall 2013 collection, McQ Alexander McQueen offers a mix of militaristic inspired cuts and feminine silhouettes. Model Maria Bradley wears a moody color palette of grey, black and red with a dose of winter white. The autumn season also showcases menswear inspired trousers and double-breasted jackets. Animal prints bring an injection of powder pink, electric blue and yellow hes. / See the fall-winter McQ film under the cut

H&M Hennes and Mauritz has recorded its fourth consecutive month of comparable store sales declines, down 4% during January. Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Richard Chamberlain attributed the results to very cold weather in many of the retailer’s European markets in the second half of the month, which would have impacted traffic and demand for spring fashions. Overall sales increased 5% during January. “To us the apparel industry often seems too optimistic in relying on mild w

PARIS—Strong luxury sales outside Europe raised French retail and luxury group PPR's 2012 revenue and profits, after the company behind Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent jettisoned two of its weaker brands and pressed hard into emerging markets. PPR reported that net income rose 6.3 percent to 1.4 billion euros as sales rose 20 percent to 9.7 billion euros. Sales in Asia, excluding Japan, accounted for a quarter of PPR's total—a slight increase over 2011. The company's bottom line was str

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Emma Dick, consultant for research and projects, Elizia Volkmann, consultant for press and communications, Rachel Vogeleisen-Davies, operational management consultant and Rupa Ganguli, president and founder of SPINNA Whilst women represent over 80% of the global textile workforce, their numbers are severely lacking in key decision making roles. Now an organisation has formed to support women in textiles worldwide, connecting artisans with entrepreneurs to help build a business network based