Instagram has announced that it has expanded its shopping feature beyond feed to Instagram Stories. Users can tap on the sticker with a shopping bag icon on Instagram Stories to see more details about that product, said the photo sharing network on its official blog. Users will be able to shop products of select brands from the Stories feature. “We are beginning to expand shopping beyond Feed to Instagram Stories. Instagram isn’t just a place of inspiration, it’s also a place of action, an

Perry Ellis International has signed a definitive merger agreement under which a newly formed entity controlled by George Feldenkreis, Perry Ellis’ founder and member of the company’s board of directors, will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Perry Ellis not already beneficially owned by the Feldenkreis family for $27.50 per share in cash. Additionally, the company and Feldenkreis have agreed to defer the next annual meeting for the election of directors while the merger agre

Bottega Veneta, part of the global Luxury group Kering, has appointed Daniel Lee as its creative director. An experienced designer, Lee was most recently director of Ready-to-Wear Design at Celine. Lee, a British national, is a graduate of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. He also worked at Maison Margiela, Balenciaga and Donna Karan. Claus Dietrich Lahrs, CEO of Bottega Veneta, said: "Daniel Lee has a deep understanding of the House’s current challenges both in terms of

Italian company Eurojersey Spa will present in 2019 new embossing patterns and coloured pigments made with their Eco Print technology in their patented Sensitive Fabrics collections, made from nylon and lycra fibres, according to managing director Andrea Crespi. Comfort is the USP of our Sensitive Fabrics range, he said in an interview with Fibre2Fashion. “We are investing in several applications for the Sensitive Fabrics range such as thermoregulation and anti-bacterial properties... We see

"Impact Fashion” pioneer Indigenous, leader in ethical and sustainable clothing, has been named by B Lab as Best For The World. It has been awarded for making a positive impact in two categories - Overall and Community. This puts Indigenous among the top 10 per cent of B Corporations, companies which use business to make positive change in the world. "As one of the original 18 founding B Corporations, we are thrilled to play a role in the national acceptance of B Corp—now numbering over 2,

Famous British based label, Charlotte Simone, is set to debut its new limited collection of knitwear alongside its infamous ‘Popsicle’ scarves worn by Olivia Palermo, Rita Ora, Gigi and Bella Hadid, and Sienna Miller, at the Pure London show. Pure London, one of the leading festival of fashion, will be held from July 22 to 24, 2018, in London, UK. Charlotte Beecham said, “The UK is one of our biggest markets and we see Pure London as the ideal platform to launch our new knitwear collection

Apjet, a global leader in atmospheric plasma technology with a focus on textile finishing, headquartered in the US, has announced the appointment of Bentley Park as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO). Park will replace John Emrich, who has been CEO of Apjet since 2007. Although retiring, Emrich will remain on the company’s board of directors. Park brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Apjet at this important time in the company’s evolution from primarily a development

Vince, an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Vince Holding, is adding two new US retail locations to expand its retail footprint in the second and third quarters of this year. The Domain in Austin, Texas is to open in June, followed by a new Los Angeles flagship in Palisades Village – the Caruso development opening in September in the Pacific Palisades. “Over the past several months we have made great strides in advancing our retail expansion strategy due largely to the strength of our

Family-owned Spanish fragrance and fashion firm Puig recently acquired a majority stake in Belgian fashion label Dries Van Noten. Puig will be the majority owner and Dries will be a significant minority shareholder over the long term, the companies said in a joint statement. Dries Van Noten will continue as chief creative officer and chairman of the board. At present, about 90 per cent of Puig’s €1.94 billion business comes from fragrance and cosmetics. The Dries deal may indicate a deeper

Simple Be, a leading fashion retailer for women from UK, has launched a new range of performance, sustainable jeans, made with Invista’s Coolmax EcoMade technology, which comprises of 97 per cent recycled sources. Headquartered in the US, Invista is one of the world’s largest integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers, and fibres. Each pair of the special relaxed slim-leg jeans is created using cotton together with fibre made from recycled plastic equivalent to about 18 plast