Berlin Fashion Week begins Friday and will take place over a weekend for the first time, running through Monday. Scheduling clashes with the larger, more established events on the global fashion schedule is one of the major challenges for showcases that are more peripheral but still want to attract international attendees. “This time [for Berlin], … Read more
LONDON CALLING: “The embroideries and fabrics are really dictating the collections that we make,” Dries Van Noten told WWD in a 2023 interview. “I want really to play with fabrics and colors. They are my paint to make my painting.” The Anterp-based house, whose studio team designed the spring 2025 collection following the founder’s retirement … Read more
LONDON — Dior is uniting its fashion and beauty business with one retail vision. At Selfridges, the brand has unveiled its first new look for its perfume and makeup spaces, which will be implemented globally with other wholesale partners. The concept is centered around Dior’s couture universe with golden hues visible everywhere, from the display … Read more
LONDON — The Selfridges Corner Shop is getting cozy for the winter season with Ugg. The Deckers-owned brand has taken over the space until Dec. 7 by turning it into an igloo with comfy brown sofas and using the same fluffy materials that are used in their shoes on the Christmas trees. The brand has … Read more
ICE ICE BABY: Three luxury lifestyle names are teaming on an experience meant to tickle the senses, and send chills up the spine. Johnnie Walker Blue Label and fashion skiwear brand Perfect Moment have created an ice chalet in the Selfridges hotel space, which is located next to the store on Orchard Street, and is … Read more
LONDON — Andrew Keith, whose past roles include chief executive officer of Selfridges and president of Lane Crawford and Joyce, will take on the challenge of transforming the historic Jenners department store site in Edinburgh into a new retail and hospitality hub. Keith has been tapped by the building’s owners, AAA United, to lead the … Read more
If you believe BMW development director Frank Weber, the car is on the verge of yet another revolution. In addition to digitalisation and electrification, he says, circularity will become an increasingly important feature of vehicles. That means reusing materials that go into making cars. Motor manufacturers are slowly running out of the raw materials needed … Read more
LONDON — John Skelton has been named cultural and creative director of EBIT, a clothing brand founded by Simon Whitehouse that aims to spark conversations about mental health. EBIT, which stands for Enjoy Being in Transition, taps the creativity of designers, musicians and artists and works across different mediums, including gaming. Skelton’s appointment marks his … Read more
LONDON — Cartier is slowly gearing up to take over London, but for now, it’s starting with a pop-up at Selfridges. The Richemont-owned brand has taken up space in the Accessories Hall of the luxury department store until Nov. 3 to showcase its stylish selection of leather goods, eyewear and silk scarves. Cartier’s Panthère de … Read more
BERLIN — As one attendee put it succinctly, there’s “buying” and then there’s “shopping.” Attendees at the World Department Store Summit, held in Berlin late last week, are definitely all about the latter. Last Thursday and Friday, more than 310 delegates, many of them chief executive officers and senior managers, from 50 high-end department stores … Read more
