LONDON — Patou’s creative director Guillaume Henry has dreamed up a world of cotton candy pink for its collaboration with Onitsuka Tiger. At the Japanese sports fashion brand’s Regent Street store in London, the designer has curated an immersive exhibition that replicates a teenage girl’s bedroom. Slots to see the free exhibition in November have … Read more
LONDON — Rolls of red and green paper scattered with binder clips and notecards transformed Sarabande’s East London space into a DIY runway over the weekend. It was a fitting set for Neil Zhao’s first collection presentation, which whimsically reimagined pin cushions, buttons and fabric swatches. Titled “If You Don’t Get It, It Is for … Read more
EASYJET is launching a new service from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Verde – a popular winter sun holiday destination with Brits. Flights with the low-cost airline will start operating from next year, marking the airline’s first-ever flights and package holidays to a Sub-Saharan destination. 3 EasyJet is launching a new service from London Gatwick … Read more
Luk Man Hon is a man who wears many hats. The Hong Kong-born 42-year-old defines himself as a vinyl dealer, DJ, photographer and poker player. But he is also an entrepreneur, as the pitmaster and owner of Uncle Hon’s BBQ, an Asian-style barbecue at the canalside cocktail bar All My Friends in Hackney Wick, East … Read more
LONDON — American actress, writer and producer Issa Rae will receive the Pandora Leader of Change Award at the 2024 Fashion Awards on Dec. 2 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. “Rae’s work has inspired and resonated with people all over the globe, and she is a fierce advocate for civil and women’s rights movements, always … Read more
A WOMAN abandoned a terrified boy in desolate woods – then tried to cover her tracks by claiming the child had gone missing. Ashley McGovern drove to the dark countryside near her then home in East Lothian where she callously left the nine year-old youngster to his fate. 4 Ashley McGovern at the High Court … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the Valdai Club on Nov. 7, 2024 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global stocks fell and investors fled to safe-haven assets on Tuesday, as global markets reacted to escalating tensions between the world’s two largest nuclear powers: Russia and … Read more
A NEW public sculpture of a snail has been likened to a “giant poo emoji” and branded a huge waste of public money. The Periwinkle Shelter sculpture, which is woven from willow branches, is designed to imitate the tiny sea snail. 5 The work by Two Circles Design was unveiled at the weekendCredit: Brighton Pictures … Read more
LONDON — Two weeks after losing the license to distribute Reebok footwear and apparel in Europe, New Guards Group is filing for Chapter 11-style proceedings in Italy. WWD has learned that NGG, the Farfetch division that’s home to a host of brands and the licensee of Off-White, will undergo a restructuring and debt management process … Read more
The “flight to quality” that’s benefitted owners of prime Manhattan properties is remarkably mirrored in London, the market that’s most relevant to New York’s. According to Knight Frank, the UK’s leading property management and leasing firm, vacancy rates have plunged in the most desirable London submarkets and in the newest office towers especially — which should … Read more
