FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – TUESDAY

Good morning designers!  The Tuesday edition of the StylePortfolios.com Daily Fix is up and ready for your reading pleasure.  What are you waiting for?  Get a coffee, sit-down and get your day started-off right with the The Daily Fix…

BANANA REPUBLIC WANTS YOU TO BUY CLOTHES RIGHT FROM THE RUNWAY – Yahoo!
“Fashion Week as we know it is evolving right before our very eyes. The latest brand to shake things up? Banana Republic, which just announced plans to allow customers to purchase limited-edition items straight off the runway.“

BURLINGTON BOARD ADDS BRIGHT HORIZONS EXEC – RetailingToday
“Off-price retailer Burlington Stores named the former president and COO of Bright Horizons Family Solutions as the newest member of its nine-person board.  Mary Ann Tocio, former president and COO at Bright Horizons, joins the Burlington board following a 23 year career at the child care company. She retired in July 2015.”

DELTA GALIL ENTERS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR – FashionMag
“The outdoor apparel brand will launch a performance underwear collection that will be developed, produced and distributed by Delta Galil. The collection will consist of men’s underwear and women’s sports bras and underwear, and it will be available for fall 2016 at Columbia retail stores, outdoor specialty stores, sport specialty stores and better department stores.”

EBAY POP-UP KIOSKS WILL HELP SELL UNWANTED GIFTS – Pret-a-Reporter
“Rather than return your aunt’s hideous Christmas present (again) this year, eBay hopes that you’ll consider bringing it to one of its pop-up mall kiosks, which will be heading to Westfield malls across the U.S. this weekend. Drop off unwanted items with an eBay Valet shipping label and eBay will do the selling for you. The best part? This weekend only, eBay Valet fees will be waived and sellers get to keep 100 percent of the profits.”

ALEXANDER WANG UNVEILS ITS DEBUT JEWELRY RANGE – Hypebeast
“Despite his hugely successful apparel and accessories releases, it has taken until now for Alexander Wang to venture into the world of jewelry. The debut jewelry range, which was first seen at the designer’s 2016 Spring/Summer show during NYFW, is comprised of rose gold and rhodium four-link chain earrings, a lock hinge cuff bracelet and a double lock necklace that have all been made in Italy. Priced between $295 USD and $525 USD, the entire range can be purchased from alexanderwang.com now.”