Anna Cleveland Is the Muse of & Other Stories’ New Couture-like Savoir Collection

Anna Cleveland Is the Muse of & Other Stories’ New Couture-like Savoir Collection

MILAN — “Chic, chic, chic” is how Anna Cleveland defined & Other Stories’ latest Savoir collection, the H&M-owned brand’s higher-end line aimed at spotlighting the know-how of its design studio. Donning a matching brocade set from the line, Cleveland was the host of a dinner that celebrated the collection here on Wednesday. The role came second … Read more

H&M Recognizes 20 Years of Guest Designer Collaborations With Limited Rereleases of Pre-loved Pieces

H&M Recognizes 20 Years of Guest Designer Collaborations With Limited Rereleases of Pre-loved Pieces

Marking the 20th anniversary of H&M’s guest designer collaboration, the retailer will revisit some of its greatest hits through a special release of pre-loved items. H&M launched its first designer collection with Karl Lagerfeld, the former longtime creative director of Chanel, in 2004. The collaboration made high-end designers accessible to a wider audience. “Our aim … Read more

H&M Adds to Cult Mia’s $5 Million Seed Funding

H&M Adds to Cult Mia’s  Million Seed Funding

LONDON — Fashion marketplace Cult Mia, which specializes in eveningwear and occasionwear from around the world, has raised a further $2 million from H&M Group Ventures, Fuel Ventures and David Wertheimer. The investment comes a year after Cult Mia raised $3 million in seed funding from Morgan Stanley, Fuel Ventures and David Wertheimer, and will … Read more

H&M Is Testing New Concepts as Its Store Footprint Grows

H&M Is Testing New Concepts as Its Store Footprint Grows

H&M is getting increasingly inventive, consumer-centric, and less “cookie-cutter” in its store rollout. The Stockholm-based fashion specialty retailer is applying technologies to improve the customer experience, localizing assortments and testing some new concepts and services, while continuing to increase its store count. H&M’s Michael Beaumont. Courtesy image Much of the investment is happening in New … Read more

Colman Domingo, Mariacarla Boscono, Aidan Bissett, Christopher Abbott Front Fall Campaign for Cos

Colman Domingo, Mariacarla Boscono, Aidan Bissett, Christopher Abbott Front Fall Campaign for Cos

Actors Colman Domingo and Christopher Abbott and singer Aidan Bissett front the fall ad campaign of fashion retailer Cos, which also features model and actor Mariacarla Moscono, who closed the brand’s spring runway show in Rome, and model Rianne Van Rompaey. Other faces in the campaign include models Taemin Park, Dara Gueye, Awar Odhiang and … Read more

H&M and Heron Preston Partner to Mentor Three Upcoming Designers

H&M and Heron Preston Partner to Mentor Three Upcoming Designers

H2 Exchange, a program spearheaded by Heron Preston in collaboration with H&M that strives for a more circular fashion ecosystem, has selected three emerging designers to collaborate closely with Preston and H&M to develop one-of-a kind upcycled collections. These collections will be created from publicly donated clothing collected during a donation drive in March. Customers … Read more

Business Leaders See Change Despite Times Square Store Shooting

Business Leaders See Change Despite Times Square Store Shooting

As the New York City Police Department continues to search for a 15-year-old suspect who shot a tourist Thursday night in a Times Square store, two business-minded executives spoke of initiatives that have improved public safety in the neighborhood. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, the NYPD responded to a call of shots being fired … Read more

Off the Stage, Rabanne Has a Lock on Effortlessly Sexy Fashion

Off the Stage, Rabanne Has a Lock on Effortlessly Sexy Fashion

Rabanne’s recent collaboration with H&M has introduced a new generation to the work of the Space Age designer who died last year at the age of 88. “People who are 18 or 20, or even teenagers in fact, are discovering the brand and making videos on TikTok explaining who was Paco Rabanne,” marveled Julien Dossena, … Read more