FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – TUESDAY
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NET-A-PORTER REDUCES HUNDREDS OF SHOES FURTHER – FootwearNews
“Arguably one of the most sought-after e-commerce sales, Net-a-Porter added more than 1,000 new designer items to its sale only two days ago. And the news just keeps getting better for shoe addicts — hundreds of styles have been reduced even further — with the site now offering up to 70% off an enviable selection of prestige brands.”
U.S. RETAIL SALES TO HIT NEARLY $5 TRILLION IN 2015 – RetailingToday
“The vast majority of U.S. retail stores still occur in physical stores, according to eMarketer. Retail ecommerce in 2015 accounted for 7.1% of all retail sales in the United States, but the share is growing. By 2019, 9.8% of US retail sales will be transacted over the Internet, eMarketer reported.”
RIO OLYMPICS SET THE PACE FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2016 FASHION – TheGaurdian
“High style and the Olympics do not always make comfortable bedfellows – just ask the Norwegian curling team – but the podium look for spring/summer 2016 is unmistakably athletic. Expect to see tracksuits, vests and bright diagonal stripes, as Rio 2016 fever takes hold of fashion-aware wardrobes.”
CONDÉ NAST’S HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS PAY TRIBUTE TO LOUBIGATE – NyMag
“The little Louboutin that could — the single-sole stiletto pump that went on to break the Condé Nast escalator, and the fashion-media internet along with it — has been reincarnated in the form of a tote bag.”
THE 8 AFRICAN BRANDS STARTING A FASHION REVOLUTION FROM THE SOLES UP – Vogue
“Handmade in such countries as South Africa, Morocco, Ethiopia, and Ghana, with a focus on sustainably sourced materials, ethical manufacturing, and the employment of marginalized women, these footwear brands are not only reviving traditional African shoemaking techniques (while simultaneously rekindling our interest in them), they are demonstrating just how profitable slow fashion and local hard work can be.”