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Jonathan Anderson Appointed Creative Director of Dior Homme

Jonathan Anderson is the new creative director of Dior Homme, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, which owns…
April 17 2025 112

By the end of 2025, Moscow expects to commission almost 400 thousand square meters of retail space

According to the consulting company NF GROUP, by the end of 2025, another 24 shopping centers are expected to open in the capital in addition to the five already commissioned in I…
April 17 2025 117

Hermès offsets US export duty hike with price hikes

Despite the difficult economic situation at the beginning of 2025, Hermès continues to gain momentum. In the first quarter, the French luxury group Hermès reported revenues of 4,1 billion euros, up 9% (+7% excluding…
April 17 2025 109

Lineapelle Fashion Committee Presents Fall-Winter 2026/27 Trends

Glitter and innovation are in trend. “Materials should become endorphin generators, carriers of positive emotions, physical and…
April 16 2025 321

Vestiaire Collective Releases Luxury Second Hand Guide and Rating

French resale platform Vestiaire Collective, which specializes in private-to-private sales, released a luxury second-hand shopping guide on April 14.
April 16 2025 1137

EKONIKA and YULIAWAVE presented the second collaboration of footwear and accessories

The second collaboration of two brands EKONIKA and YULIAWAVE has a conceptual basis. The idea of ​​the joint collection was to reveal the multifaceted nature of a woman through the synergy of four elements: Earth, Fire, Water and Air. And in…
April 15 2025 1222

VK launches digital fitting room

VK has presented a demo version of a virtual fitting room in the VKontakte mini-app, which will allow you to create an image online for free from a photo with items from 20 Russian brands. Among them are Love Republic, YOU WANNA, Studio 29 and others. In the fitting room…
April 15 2025 1156

Cocinelle Fall-Winter 2025/26 Collection Presented in Moscow

BNS Group has unveiled the new collection of the Italian luxury brand of bags, shoes and accessories Coccinelle for the fall-winter 2025/26 season. The brand ambassador for the new season remains supermodel Behati Prinsloo, and the emphasis in the design of the products is on the new…
April 15 2025 1146

Prada buys Versace from Capri

Prada SpA and Capri Holdings Limited have entered into a definitive agreement for the Milanese fashion group to acquire 100% of Versace.
April 15 2025 1141

European footwear associations are concerned about the introduction of a 10% duty on exporters by the United States.

The European shoe industry associations of Spain, Italy and Portugal have responded to the imposition of a new 10% duty on goods exported to the US from countries…
April 14 2025 441

Lamoda and Red September present the Welcome To Certainty capsule

On April 10, exclusively at Lamoda, the joint capsule Lamoda x Red September Welcome To Certainty will be presented. 
April 10 2025 840

SUBBOTA opened a new store in St. Petersburg

In April 2025, a new store of the multi-brand SUBBOTA, specializing in fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry and accessories, opened in St. Petersburg. It is located at 10 Bolshaya Konyushennaya. The consultant for the lease transaction was…
April 8 2025 867

Fly Company presented a new collection of shoes from the Spanish brand Abbacino for autumn-winter 2025/26

The trend for sports shoes has slowed down, and the focus has shifted to casual models.
April 8 2025 733

"Blooming season" - spring collection in Hiker

The Hiker chain of multi-brand stores presents its spring collection. The campaign in support of the update is Blooming season. The new assortment includes demi-season jackets and vests from The North Face, Salomon and Hugo shoes, new items from Napapijri, Vans and others…
April 7 2025 856

Applications for participation in the fifth Moscow Fashion Week have begun

Designers will show their new collections, exchange experiences, discuss global trends and will be able to agree on joint projects.
April 4 2025 2328

Hiker opened the 11th store in the chain

Hiker opened a store in the Afimall shopping center at 2 Presnenskaya Embankment. It is located on the 3rd floor of the shopping center. The assortment includes high-tech and outdoor brands – The North Face, Salomon, Vans, Alpha Industries and…
April 3 2025 727

Commercial space in Moscow's premium residential complexes is 80% occupied just two years after the facility is put into operation

Analysts from the consulting company NF GROUP conducted a study of the development of the street retail format in premium residential projects in Moscow and recorded a trend towards accelerated occupancy rates of commercial premises in such…
April 2 2025 741

PUMA to open London flagship on Oxford Street

This will be the German sportswear brand's first European flagship store. The exact location has yet to be announced, but it will be "just seconds from Selfridges and Bond Street tube station", close to…
April 2 2025 1625

Lamoda Sport launched an advertising campaign “Whatever you are, it’s Lamoda Sport”

The advertising campaign was launched in all advertising channels (TV, OOH, digital, Lamoda app and website) throughout Russia.
April 1 2025 1967

There are no free retail spaces on the main part of Nevsky in St. Petersburg

According to the consulting company NF GROUP in St. Petersburg, by the end of the first quarter of 2025, the share of vacant street retail space on the main part of Nevsky Prospekt (from the Admiralty to Vosstaniya Square) was less than 1%,…
March 31 2025 752

Christian Louboutin Releases SS'25 Bridal Collection

Christian Louboutin has released its spring 2025 bridal collection. It includes glossy white, silver and gold wedding sandals in four silhouettes, pumps, and two models of men's…
March 31 2025 1708

Zegna moves part of production from Switzerland to Italy

Consitex SA, part of the Ermenegildo Zegna group, has decided to move part of its production, namely the cutting workshop, from Mendrisio in Switzerland to the Italian commune of Oleggio…
March 28 2025 1782

Acne Studio x KAPPA collaboration released

Swedish fashion brand Acne Studio has teamed up with football kit manufacturer KAPPA to create an ultra-fashionable capsule of sportswear, footwear and accessories that combine classic sportswear codes with the brand's signature…
March 28 2025 2149

Louis Vuitton Releases Its Own Version of Ballet Flat Sneakers

Louis Vuitton has unveiled the LV Sneakerina, a sneaker with a thin, flexible sole made using the Sacchetto construction (borrowed from…
March 27 2025 1903

Lamoda Sport starts selling professional football boots

Lamoda Sport launches sales of professional football boots JÖGEL EVOFLY, developed entirely in Russia. Today at 17 pm in the flagship store of Lamoda Sport in Moscow on Krasnaya Presnya there will be a presentation of the new product and…
March 27 2025 1726

Prada Group Closes in on Versace Acquisition Deal

The agreement between Prada and Capri Holdings to buy Versace could be a matter of weeks. According to information published by Il Sole 24Ore, April 10 will be the date for the completion of negotiations. The purchase price is almost 1,5 billion euros. This figure…
March 26 2025 1863

The UPGRADE Fashion Conference at UPGRADE Retail 2025 will bring together Fashion market participants

On May 16, the UPGRADE Fashion conference will be held at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Moscow at the UPGRADE Retail 2025 forum – a platform for owners and top managers of leading Fashion retailers, production and design experts,…
March 25 2025 1761

TJ Collection supports the "green agenda" in fashion

The footwear and accessories brand TJ Collection, with the assistance of the Second Breath charity foundation, has released a shopper bag made from completely recycled…
March 25 2025 1699

PETER KAISER Academy

Caprice GmbH and the PETER KAISER brand present their customers with the PETER KAISER Academy - an innovative training platform specially designed to increase the knowledge of sales personnel about the brand's products and its…
March 25 2025 1733

Puma Launches New Advertising Campaign With Focus On 'Zoomers'

Puma to increase ad spend by 2025% in 40 compared to 2024. Sports giant launches Go Wild campaign with new positioning designed to appeal to generational values…
March 24 2025 2014

Proenza Schouler Founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez Move to Loewe

The reshuffle in the creative ateliers of luxury brands continues. Proenza Schouler founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who left the creative direction of their own brand, will become artistic directors of LVMH-owned…
March 24 2025 1653

EKONIKA presented a new collection of its youth line Portal

READY, SET, GO! - this is the name of the Portal line from the EKONIKA shoe brand that will be released in the spring-summer season. The designers were inspired by the dynamic world of motorsport: speed and freedom of movement. All this is reflected in…
March 21 2025 1959

"Two Balls" is now also clothing

Nine years after its revival in 2016, Russian sneaker brand Dva Myacha has added clothing to its range.
March 20 2025 1744

Does New Balance go casual?

Known primarily for its sneakers, New Balance is increasingly turning to the casual urban footwear segment. Evidence of this is the new Allerdale shoe model in the brand's "Made in UK" line, writes Fashion…
March 20 2025 1856

Camper releases new version of Pelotas Nu in collaboration with Sunnei

Camper has reimagined its signature Pelotas Nu shoe silhouette in a collaboration with the ironic and versatile Italian brand Sunnei.
March 19 2025 1868

Zenden shoe retail CEO Alexander Sarychev has left the company

Zenden shoe retail CEO Alexander Sarychev has left the company and refused to take a share in the Zenden business, writes Shopper's, citing the words of the…
March 19 2025 2201

China aims to boost domestic consumption

China has a plan to boost domestic consumption. The government is looking to boost consumption to support domestic production, but European luxury brands could also benefit, writes…
March 19 2025 1815

Tamaris held a presentation of the spring-summer'25 collection in Moscow

The German footwear and accessories brand Tamaris celebrated the start of the season with a bright presentation of its current spring-summer 2025 collection in Moscow.
March 19 2025 1831

Braided shoes are trending

Braiding, a trend in bag and shoe design that was supported and promoted by the Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta, seems to be gaining momentum again…
March 18 2025 2130

Jacquemus celebrates 15th anniversary with capsule collection of its hits

French luxury brand Jacquemus is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. Founded in 2009 by Simon Porte Jacquemus, the brand has released the “15 Years” collection, which includes the reissue of eighteen iconic models from its archives. The collection is presented in…
March 18 2025 1578

Gigi Hadid Becomes Ambassador of Havaianas Slippers

Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas has found a cool ambassador – American top model Gigi Hadid.
March 18 2025 1616

Moscow fashion brand Vereja has added shoes to its collection

The first days of Moscow Fashion Week were marked by a show by the Moscow brand of hand-knitted items Vereja, which was attended by a large number of socialites…
March 17 2025 1712

ECCO x Natacha Ramsay Levi Release Fourth Collaboration

The collaboration between Danish shoe brand ECCO and designer and former Chloe creative director Natacha Ramsay Levy continues. This time, the collaboration resulted in a collection that came closest to the signature style…
March 17 2025 1779

Moscow Fashion Week: Gapanovich show was held with the participation of the footwear brand RxB Shoes

Yesterday, Moscow Fashion Week hosted a show of women's clothing collection Gapanovich with the participation of St. Petersburg brand of handmade shoes RxB Shoes. This is already the second collaboration of brands at the Week…
March 17 2025 770

Brazil reports growth in footwear exports for 2 months of 2025

Brazilian footwear exports in the first two months of 2025 reached 21 million pairs, with a turnover of $174,23 million. In February, 9,6 million pairs were exported, up 18,9% in volume and 8,9% in value compared to the previous…
March 14 2025 1843

Demna Gvasalia becomes creative director of Gucci

Gucci has hired Demna Gvasalia as its creative director. He replaces Sabato De Sarno, who was fired on February 6 after just three…
March 14 2025 1795

Zegna to Build Shoe Factory in Italy

Italian luxury group Zegna has begun construction of its own factory in Italy, a few kilometers from Parma.  
March 13 2025 1809

Radical Chic Releases Collaboration With Buryat Artist Zorigto Dorzhiev

The collaboration between Radical Chic and Zorigto Dorzhiev resulted in a collection of two silk scarves, “Nomad” and “Erdene”. The basis for the new designs were two original works by the artist, “Four Horsemen” and…
March 13 2025 1118

Geox sales down 7,8% in 2024.

Italy's Geox Group reported a 2024% year-on-year decline in 7,8 sales to €663,8 million. Only in the fourth quarter did sales rise slightly, by 0,5% year-on-year, at current exchange rates to 138…
March 12 2025 1448

The North Face and Cecilie Bahnsen's second collaboration is out

Danish designer Cecilie Bahnsen and The North Face are releasing their second collaboration this week. The first was unveiled last Fashion Week in…
March 12 2025 1254

APLF 2025 Leather Fair Opens in Hong Kong

The leather industry will gather in Hong Kong for the APLF 2025 International Leather Fair (12-14 March), with over 800 exhibitors and 11 buyers expected from China and the Pacific…
March 12 2025 1171

The atmosphere of the Euroshoes@CAF exhibition - business and style

Our photo gallery contains emotional and impressive photos from the first two days of the Euro Shoes & CAF exhibition in Almaty. The exhibition was held from March 10 to 12 in Almaty in the KCBC…
March 11 2025 1164

EKONIKA flagship store in a new format opened in St. Petersburg

In the Northern capital, on the first floor of the Leto shopping mall, a renovated EKONIKA flagship store has opened. This is the first retail outlet of the chain in St. Petersburg that is made in the design concept that won a prestigious American competition…
March 11 2025 1218

Euro Shoes & CAF has started in Almaty!

Today, the largest international exhibition of clothing, footwear and accessories in Central Asia, CAF, began in Almaty. The exhibition is held in cooperation with the Russian footwear exhibition Euro Shoes Premiere…
March 10 2025 991

Ferragamo ends 2024 with a loss of 68 million euros

Fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo ended 2024 with a negative balance sheet, recording a loss of 68 million euros. For comparison, the company ended 2023 with a net profit of 26 million euros. The company's net debt in 2024 amounted to 173 million…
March 10 2025 1064

Zalando enters Portugal, Greece and Bulgaria

German online shoe retailer Zalando continues to expand its reach and enters three new countries: Portugal, Greece and…
March 10 2025 1194

Vans is releasing a series of sneakers with super-thin soles

The new product from the American brand Vans, the Vans Super Lowpro sneakers have one of the thinnest soles in active sports footwear. The brand team notes that in creating this model, they drew inspiration from the silhouettes…
March 7 2025 1430

Crocs to Use AI to Create Custom Jibbitz Charms

American plastic clog maker Crocs is always incredibly inventive in its marketing techniques. A new “game” for Crocs fans could be the creation of customized Jibbitz – charms that attach to the upper of…
March 7 2025 1286

Povod x BNPRT collaboration released

A collaboration of two young Russian brands - bags and accessories Povod and women's clothing BNPRT - was released for the spring holiday. The limited drop included leopard-print Chelsea Cossacks and a large unisex genuine leather bag in…
March 7 2025 1232
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