After a year of anticipation, Balenciaga‘s latest China flagship opened at Shanghai‘s HKRI Taikoo Hui shopping mall. The corner store shopfront, which combines retail spaces previously occupied by Nike and Adidas, stands at more than 10,000 square feet and is the Kering-owned luxury brand’s largest flagship in China to date. Designed by Balenciaga‘s longtime collaborator, … Read more
Kiminte Kimhekim has always lived in a bit of a dream world with his fanciful designs, and this season it showed more than ever. Titled “Dreamers,” the South Korean designer played on the idea of both the REM and the idealistic kind, whether one’s head is on the pillow or in the clouds. First looks … Read more
Even before the models hit the floor, the strums of guitar floating through the hallways of a hotel particulier hinted that Johanna Ortiz’s spring collection would have musical influences. The Colombian designer looked to the flamenco style for subtle shifts in her silhouette, including a three-tiered ruffle skirt that recalled the shape of a dancer’s … Read more
PARIS — French accessible luxury brand Ba&sh is opening an elegant new flagship in New York‘s SoHo as it continues its U.S. growth trajectory. To mark the occasion, the brand is launching a capsule line in collaboration with New York-based designer Maryam Nassir Zadeh. Fronted by a campaign featuring Jessica Stam, styled by Haley Wollens … Read more
PARIS — French brand Messika has a new crown jewel: a Champs-Élysées flagship. Marking the spot at 52 Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a monumental version of the brand’s truncated oval Move motif, complete with a giant diamond. For the brand’s new 350-square-foot home on the world-famous avenue, founder and creative director Valérie Messika said it … Read more
Isabel Marant hit her boho beats with ikat prints and plenty of embroidery this season. The pattern appeared blown up on bomber jackets and shrunken as stripes on shirts, and embroidered on jeans. Marant and artistic director Kim Bekker love playing with textures and mixed it up again for spring 2025, pairing pieces like faux … Read more
New Delhi: Chip-making giant MediaTek on Tuesday unveiled a new flagship mobile chip in its Dimensity portfolio called the ‘Dimensity 9300+’. The new chip is designed to accelerate on-device generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing and will offer increased clock speeds. “To enhance these AI experiences, the Dimensity 9300+ offers impressive performance and enhancements to speed … Read more
