FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – THURSDAY

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SAKS FIFTH AVENUE TO OFFER RETAIL, FOOD AND MORE IN NEW STORES IN CANADA – RetailingToday
“The company will open a 163,000-sq.-ft. store at Toronto’s Eaton Centre at Queen Street on Feb. 18, and a 150,000-sq.-ft. location at Sherway Gardens, also in Toronto, on Feb. 26.In addition to an extensive array of women’s designer ready-to-wear, robust beauty offerings, a men’s areas complete with a tailoring lounge, and the company’s signature 10022-Shoe salon, both locations will offer an extensive food hall, a spacious restaurant, and a new beauty salon concept.”

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN NAMED FN’S MARKETER OF THE YEAR – Footwear News
“Christian Louboutin will be taking home the award for Marketer of the Year at the 29th annual FN Achievement Awards on Dec. 2. This award acknowledges the brand’s success in marketing surrounding its #LouboutinWorld social media campaign.”

DETAILS MAGAZINE IS OFFICIALLY DONE – NYMag
“The hits keep on coming in the print-magazine world. The latest shake-up: Details, which Condé Nast has been publishing since 1988 (it was founded as a downtown culture publication in 1982), will close, according to an internal company email. The December/January issue will be its last.”

CHECK OUT WHAT DRAKE’S FIRST WOMEN’S FASHION COLLECTION LOOKS LIKE – Refinery29
“Drake is a man of many talents. When he’s not performing, acting, wooing, or scouting new designers on Instagram, the rapper is working on his own fashion label, OVO (October’s Very Own). Based out of Toronto, the streetwear brand specializes in men’s clothing and accessories — until now.”

DONNA KARAN’S GOAL POST-DKNY? TO CHANGE THE WORLD – Elle
“This past June, Karan stepped down from her namesake label, Donna Karan Collection; meanwhile, parent company LVMH announced the appointment of Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne as creative directors of DKNY. Karan, 67, is sanguine when asked about all of these changes. “It’s incredibly difficult, but I haven’t had time to stop and think about it,” says Karan, who maintains that she’s just getting started on her real mission: changing the world.”