Luxury cashmere brand Sand River has entered the US market and will offer complementary shipping to its US customers from its Shanghai location within four days and a local US-based return policy. The slow fashion brand currently operates eleven boutiques in Asia and has a worldwide e-commerce presence through its website sandrivercashmere.com. Sand River counters the current fast fashion trend by guaranteeing genuine, high-quality and long-lasting cashmere products, which are sourced direct

Singer, actress and the most followed person on Instagram with 104 million followers, Selena Gomez has been named as the face of Coach, which will see her designing a piece in partnership with the label. The deal was rumoured last week and the American fashion brand has confirmed that Gomez will not only be starring in Coach’s autumn/winter 2017 fashion campaigns, but her partnership will also include a “special design project” with Coach executive creative director Stuart Vevers. In add

Things may get a little more sci-fi than expected next year, as artificial intelligence, sustainable design and fashion inspired by Netflix’s hit series ‘Stranger Things’ are just a few of the main retail and fashion trends predicted to emerge. With 2017 only two weeks away, FashionUnited shares the top retail and fashion trends likely to define the year according to data from Edited, retail analytics firm. The rise of artificial intelligence for better customization The most shrewd reta

The Inditex Group's net sales rose by 11 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 – from February 1 to October 31, 2016 to 16.4 billion euros (17.4 billion dollars). In constant-currency terms, the company said, top line growth was 15 percent, underpinned by positive same-store sales growth. Net profit totalled 2.2 billion euros (2.3 billion dollars), year-on-year growth of 9 percent. Inditex said, online and offline store sales increased by 16 percent in constant-currency terms between N

“These invariably fashionable women were formidable characters and role models for the emerging archetype of the New Woman” states the brochure accompanying the Neue Galerie’s exhibit “Klimt and the Women of Vienna’s Golden Age 1900 -1918.” Hear we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore This holiday season women across this nation are still reeling from the recent blows to their self-esteem and collective dreams, but gazing at these gilded goddesses from another era, when society

Let's get an exclusive insight into three influential Pre Fall trend directions that will be key for Fall/Winter 2017-18. Navy Sateen is an essential edition to the core palette that lends a new sophistication to core classics. The retro geos of Retro Remix and the revised placements of Cut Up Blockings illustrate the bold print looks coming through for Fall. For apparel, silhouettes borrow from the boys with man-tailored constructions and exaggerated proportions offering a relaxed gender-neutra

Designer Kelsy Dominick of DiDomenico Designs has become the first American fashion designer to showcase her collection in Cuba since the embargo was put in place more than 50 years ago. Dominick, who usuals showcases her eveningwear designs during New York Fashion Week, was approached by Cuban Trade representatives to present her collection in Cuba as a way to strengthen trade between the two countries through arts initiatives. Commenting on the historic occasion, Dominick, said: "There a

Mulberry has its sights set on becoming big in Northern Asia. The British luxury brand announced today that it has signed an agreement with Challice Limited to form a new entity, Mulberry Asia Limited, to operate its business in China Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The move sees Mulberry terminating its current agreement with its distributor Club 21 and take over the daily operations of its current stores in the region. The new deal with Challice, which is controlled by the same shareholder

The legendary French fashion label Chanel paid homage to its founder Coco Chanel Tuesday with a show at the Ritz in Paris. Pillbox hats with netted veils, long woolly jumpers and scarves, tweed suits glittering with gorgeous inlay and pearls aplenty, you half expected Mademoiselle Chanel to appear for afternoon tea with one of her ne'er do well aristocratic lovers. The redoubtable designer spent a large part of her life living in a suite in the swish hotel, including most controversially

The spring-summer 2017 campaign from Alberta Ferretti celebrates individuality. Captured by Steven Meisel, the Italian designer features five top models in five separate portraits. Irina Shayk, Carolyn Murphy, Raquel Zimmermann, Julia Nobis as well as Vittoria Cerretti appear in the dynamic shots. Styled by Carine Roitfeld, the advertisements feature a 50’s inspired black and white shot with Raquel. Another goes futuristic with bright lights featuring Julia. In each shot, Ferretti’s romantic