FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – MONDAY
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SNEAKERHEADS BRAVE NYC SNOWSTORM FOR RONNIE FIEG X ADIDAS TUBULAR RELEASE – FootwearNews
“Kith NYC has its share of fans that are willing to line up for days for anything with the store’s name or owner Ronnie Fieg’s name attached to it – including waiting outside on line during a blizzard.”
GIORGIO ARMANI LAUNCHES HIS NEW NORMAL CAMPAIGN IN PARIS – Vogue
“So today in Paris, where he’ll show his Armani Privé couture collection tomorrow, the Italian designer is unveiling a campaign for a collection dubbed New Normal that revolves around his signature trouser suits—including one with pleated pants that recalls Gere’s gigolo kit.”
FASHION WANTS ALBER ELBAZ TO START HIS OWN LINE – TheNewYorkTimes
“What should the former Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz do next? As men’s wear goes into high gear in Paris and the city prepares for couture, that is a question that keeps coming up. Though there was a movement last fall, in the immediate wake of his firing, to draft him to be creative director of Christian Dior, the post left vacant by Raf Simons, that talk has died down, and there is now a groundswell of support for him starting his own line.”
WAL-MART: IT CAME, IT CONQUERED, NOW IT’S PACKING UP AND LEAVING – BloombergBusiness
“Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Jan. 15 it would be closing all 102 of its smaller Express stores, many in isolated towns, to focus on its supercenters and mid-sized Neighborhood Markets. The move, which will begin by the end of the month, was a relatively quick about-face. As recently as 2014, Wal-Mart was touting the solid performance of its smaller stores and announced plans to open an additional 90.”
HOW THE WOMEN BEHIND HANKY PANKY LAUNCHED A BRAND THAT SELLS AN AVERAGE OF ONE PANTY PER SECOND – Forbes
“Nearly forty years ago, designer Gale Epstein made a lingerie set from embroidered handkerchiefs for her friend Lida Orzeck’s birthday. This set would become the inspiration for underwear phenomenon Hanky Panky.”