Retail Happenings

Matthew Williamson

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/13/09 Topshop Posied For April Opening

Topshop's first US flagship will open in New York on April 2nd--details will follow with a press conference on Monday... WWD captured designers--like Jason Wu, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Oscar de la Renta--preparing for their Fall 2009 show.  Sari Gueron, Bejamin Cho, and Steven Alan, among others, are all AWOL this season.  Matthew Williamson's Meatpacking District flagship is poised to open later this week.

Topshop's first US flagship will open in New York on April 2nd--details will follow with a press conference on Monday...

WWD captured designers--like Jason Wu, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Oscar de la Renta--preparing for their Fall 2009 show

Sari Gueron, Bejamin Cho, and Steven Alan, among others, are all AWOL this season

Matthew Williamson's Meatpacking District flagship is poised to open later this week.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/10/09 Fall Fashion Week Gossip & More

Elite Models recently opened their first London office, which some say was long overdue considering the Paris office opened thirty years ago.

Elite Models recently opened their first London office, which some say was long overdue considering the Paris office opened thirty years ago.

Style.com gives us all the Fall 2009 New York Fashion Week gossip we can stomach before breakfast. 

InStyle is thriving, thanks to a new editor, redesign, and exclusive with Gilt Groupe which allows readers to preview sales on the magazine's website. 

Grand Central Station just might be the newest New York shopping destination, starting with M.A.C. cosmetics

 

 

Bally

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/06/09 Retail Gets Re-Imagined & More

Challenged to do something different, New York retailers re-imagine the shopping formula with multi-purpose operations... Jane Shepherdson has turned British retailer Whistles right around and the Spring 09 collection looks like another hit.  PETA's campaign against Giorgio Armani is becoming more aggressive now that Donna Karan has vowed not to use fur.  Bally will launch an e-commerce site later this month offering shoes, accessories, and small leather goods.   

Challenged to do something different, New York retailers re-imagine the shopping formula with multi-purpose operations...

Jane Shepherdson has turned British retailer Whistles right around and the Spring 09 collection looks like another hit. 

PETA's campaign against Giorgio Armani is becoming more aggressive now that Donna Karan has vowed not to use fur. 

Bally will launch an e-commerce site later this month offering shoes, accessories, and small leather goods. 

 

Menswear

Loris Diran Opens In New York

Designer Loris Diran is poised to open his first brick and mortar store in New York later this week, right in the epicenter of the Bowery's fledgling menswear scene.
Loris Diran Opens In New York

Designer Loris Diran is poised to open his first brick and mortar store in New York later this week, right in the epicenter of the Bowery's fledgling menswear scene. With Rogan, John Varvatos, and Billy Reid all having recently opened shops nearby, it's safe to say the Bowery isn't what it was when Diran was hanging out there as a teenager. We stopped by the store earlier this week to check out the modern decor scheme and chic tailored looks from Diran's Spring 2009 collection. Check out our snapshots below. 

Marc Jacobs

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/05/09 Jewelry Collaborations For Fashion Week & More

New York Fashion Week jewelry and ready-to-wear designer pairings have been announced... Vogue documentary The September Issue will hit theaters in September of this year.  Speculation builds as to where Marc Jacobs will open his fourth Bleeker Street boutique.

New York Fashion Week jewelry and ready-to-wear designer pairings have been announced...

Vogue documentary The September Issue will hit theaters in September of this year

Speculation builds as to where Marc Jacobs will open his fourth Bleeker Street boutique.

Alexander Wang, Kimora Lee Simmons, Tory Burch, Calvin Klein, Bob Mackie, Vera Wang, Donna Karan and Diane von Furstenberg will all be designing looks for the Barbie runway show

Louis Vuitton

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/29/09 Fabien Baron Out At Interview & More

Co-editorial director of Interview magazine, Fabien Baron, and creative director Karl Templer, have resigned.

Co-editorial director of Interview magazine, Fabien Baron, and creative director Karl Templer, have resigned.

The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series kicks off in New Zealand today. The company ended its sponsorship with the America's cup, which costs 20 times as much, in 2007. 

Page Six Magazine--published on a weekly basis since 2007--is going quarterly and 23 staff members were let go in consequence.  

Anthropologie is opening its first store overseas in London later this year, with real estate next to sibling retailer Urban Outfitters

Stella McCartney

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/29/09 Luella Magazine A Hoax & More

Luella magazine is a hoax and no matter how many times the statement is released, the dream is kept alive... The first brick and mortar space for Thom Browne's Black Fleece line is poised to open this weekend in the West Village.  Refinery 29 has a second edition to their report on the Stockholm Fashion Week shows.

Luella magazine is a hoax and no matter how many times the statement is released, the dream is kept alive...

The first brick and mortar space for Thom Browne's Black Fleece line is poised to open this weekend in the West Village

Refinery 29 has a second edition to their report on the Stockholm Fashion Week shows.

Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney, governed by the same franchise, are both closing their recently-opened Moscow stores

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Diptyque Lands In New York & Online

Last weekend we stopped by the first American brick and mortar Diptyque store, which opened this December in the West Village.

Last weekend we stopped by the first American brick and mortar Diptyque store, which opened this December in the West Village. The store enchanted us with it's beautifully packages soaps, sleek candles, and sophisticated gift sets. Here's a first look at the new space, and, for those you not in New York, a little online temptation!

Louis Vuitton

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/06/09 Topshop Opening Date Leaked & More

The opening fete for Topshop Soho is reportedly taking place on March 26th--that's a few weeks after fashion week has ended and just before the Spring delivery season is in full swing.

The opening fete for Topshop Soho is reportedly taking place on March 26th--that's a few weeks after fashion week has ended and just before the Spring delivery season is in full swing. Well timed indeed. 

How did Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani spend their holidays? WWD loves a man in a bikini

Round specs are back and Refinery 29 has the party photos to prove it. Check out our runway report right here.  

The Stephen Sprouse collection from Louis Vuitton is slated to takeover the New York Soho store later this week. 

Is the recession effecting quality-control at Target? No, that's just Brooklyn.