FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – THURSDAY
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KOHL’S TO STAY OPEN 179 STRAIGHT HOURS BEFORE CHRISTMAS – FootwearNews
“The holiday selling competition just got a little more intense. Today, Kohl’s announced a plan to increase its store hours in the days leading up to Christmas. In total, the retailer will remain open around the clock for 179 straight hours, from 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. That’s up from 132 hours last year.”
STUDY: ONLINE SALES, BROWSING COME FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES – RetailingToday
“According to a new study of more than 1,000 U.S, consumers from online discount platform Ebates, more than half of Americans (53%) are choosing to use their laptops to shop this holiday season, followed by their home computer (39%) and their mobile phone (24%).”
BE YOURSELF! 44 STARS-TO-WATCH WEAR SPRING FASHION THEIR WAY – Vogue
“Welcome to the revolution: As fashion, following the world at large, embraces a new era of inclusion and authenticity and freedom, we gathered a few dozen emergent musicians, athletes, artists, writers, dancers, and models—the cream of the creative crop—to showcase the season’s most expressive pieces: real clothes that reflect real life.”
GIGI HADID AND TOMMY HILFIGER JOIN FORCES ON A COLLECTION – TheNewYorkTimes
“Global ambassadorships are a bit overused and not too exciting,” he said in a telephone interview. “We’re really doing something different. We’re creating a line called Gigi by Tommy Hilfiger, using her style, her sense, her social media presence as the top supermodel in the world today.”
& OTHER STORIES CELEBRATES SCARS, BIRTH MARKS, AND ARMPIT HAIR IN ITS LATEST LINGERIE AD CAMPAIGN – Elle
“Thanks to a movement started by companies such as Aerie and Lane Bryant, more and more brands are moving towards “real women” for their lingerie ad campaigns. & Other Stories, sister brand of H&M, is the latest to follow suit.”