After months of anticipation, this Friday marks the opening of J.Crew flagship store on Regent Street in London. It is the largest of the three J.Crew stores to open across the city of London and the first flagship store to open is doors outside the US. Flagship store located on Regent Street, "arguably one of the most important streets" “We've waited a long time for this,” said Millard ‘Mickey’ Drexler, CEO and Chairman of J.Crew in an interview with WWD. “It's the next chapter in our growt

American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has announced that it is closing all of its stores for its Australian-themed lingerie, beach and nightwear brand Gilly Hicks after declining revenues. The brand owner, which also owns the chain Hollister, confirmed that it would be closing all of its standalone Gilly Hicks stores including the five in the UK, after conducting a “long-term strategic review” of the brand. The company currently operates 28 standalone stores worldwide, including i

Holidays with Burberry – Fashion brand Burberry gets into the Christmas spirit with a new campaign called, “Burberry with Love”. The new video and print ads feature the theme of gift giving and holiday cheer. On its site, Burberry.com, the British label offers gift suggestions for a stylish take on the Christmas season. Burberry continues the theme of love with its November fall/winter campaign starring real life couple Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

On its blog, Debenhams asks users what they think of their newly introduced plus size mannequins. The answer is customers have mixed feelings at best. This week the department store launched bigger display mannequins in size 16, in a bid to appeal to its 'average' customer and promote diverse body confidence amongst its shoppers. With London Fashion Week around the corner, the blog states Debenhams has been been thinking about Mark Fast who caused waves when he sent size 12 and 14 models dow

So you've dipped your toes into the camouflage-print trend and now you're ready to try it head-on? Why don't you look to Olivia Palermo and Jamie Chung for some style inspiration? Both gals were spotted wearing the same pair of True Religion pants but in two different ways. Go the army-on-army route: Olivia chose to team her skinny jeans with a belted, olive green army parka. A textured ladylike bag and flats finished the look. Give it a downtown spin: The military-inspired print has

We miss Sex and the City for a multitude of reasons—not just including all those sage life lessons gleaned the show but also for the mind-blowing, freak-out fabulous fashion each week. And not to play favorites or anything, but we especially drooled over Carrie's adventurously cool, high-low, and vintage-sprinkled wardrobe, even when we watch the reruns now. (We bow down to you, Patricia Field.) So it was particularly exciting to see Sarah Jessica Parker step out in this outfit last night:

Louis Vuitton announces the appointment of Nicolas Ghesquière as artistic director of its women’s collections. The Maison Louis Vuitton is thrilled to welcome Nicolas Ghesquière, one of today’s greatest talents. He will bring a modern creative vision to the House’s women’s collections, building on the values of refinement, savoir faire and extreme quality which are at the heart of the Louis Vuitton Maison since 1854. "Louis Vuitton has always incarnated for me the symbol of ultimate luxury

Cruising with Bottega – For its cruise 2014 campaign, Bottega Veneta enlisted photographer David Armstrong to shoot on location in New York City. Model Laura Love stars in the advertisements, replacing fall face Raquel Zimmermann. Laura lounges in the pictures, wearing the elegant and ladylike designs of creative director Tomas Maier. “The clothes in this collection have an informal sensibility that is intrinsic to Cruise, and yet as with all our collections, there is a rigorous craftsmanship be

Elegant Resort – For its resort 2014 campaign, Prada taps Anna Ewers, Amanda Murphy and Cameron Russell for a set of images photographed by Steven Meisel. This marks Anna’s first ad for Prada while Cameron and Amanda have both already appeared in the Italian fashion label’s fall 2013 campaign. Surrounded by luggage and luxuriating in lounge chairs, the trio seems to have encountered the glamorous side of paradise in the glossy images. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Analysts predicted that Marks & Spencer will reveal a further drop in general merchandise sales tomorrow when the department store releases its half-year financial results. Chief executive officer Marc Bolland launched a three-year plan back in 2010, with hopes of turning around Marks and Spencer’s declining general merchandise sales and rebuilding its image as an "international, multi-channel retailer.” However, not a single retail analyst in London is predicting a rise in Marks & Spenc