New Moncler campaign stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino
Published October 15, 2025 Celebrity campaigns are so commonplace these days that they can often…
Extreme Cashmere opens North America flagship in New York City
Published November 13, 2025 Extreme Cashmere has announced the opening of its first North American flagship store in New York City’s Soho district. Saskia Dijkstra – Courtesy Located at 152 Mercer Street, the new Extreme Cashmere store was designed in collaboration with architect and designer Hidde Dijkstra and combines innovative retail design points with those of a…
Marimekko, Toteme, Ganni: Scandi-chic labels set up shop in Paris
Published November 13, 2025 A northern breeze of fashion is sweeping through Paris as the year draws to a close. Contemporary Scandinavian fashion has long enjoyed a love affair with the French capital. Case in point: Swedish house Acne Studios has just opened an elegant new Parisian headquarters after a decade in the Marais, underscoring…
Facing competition from Shein and Temu, Amazon expands its ultra-low-price Haul offering
Published November 13, 2025 While Chinese platforms are sparking controversy in the West, Amazon’s response appears, for now, to have escaped criticism. Against this backdrop, the US giant is expanding its ultra-low-price programme, branded “Haul” or “Bazaar” depending on the country, into new markets, and it now has its own app. Amazon Haul/Bazaar “Haul” had…
Jacquemus launches new “Le Valérie” bag, adds new California store to fashion empire
Published November 13, 2025 On Wednesday, in Paris, Los Angeles, London, and New York, the new “Le Valérie” bag, the latest accessory from the “Le Paysan” collection by Jacquemus, was unveiled to the public. The name was chosen in tribute to his mother, “inspired by his childhood in the south of France and the family’s…
Dillard’s sales gain 3% on women’s apparel, lingerie
Published November 13, 2025 Dillard’s announced on Thursday a 3 percent uptick in net sales for the third quarter, with women’s apparel, accessories and lingerie logging strong sales growth on last year. Dillard’s The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said retail sales for the three months ending November 1 rose 3 percent, while sales in comparable stores…
Skims opens second California store at South Coast Plaza
Published November 13, 2025 Skims opened on Wednesday its latest standalone store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, just seven months after the debut of its first California store. Skims opens second California store at South Coast Plaza. – Skims Designed by Studio Oro, the South Coast Plaza boutique reflects Skims’ signature design codes,…
OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works
“As these AI systems get more powerful, they’re going to get integrated more and more into very important domains,” Leo Gao, a research scientist at OpenAI, told MIT Technology Review in an exclusive preview of the new work. “It’s very important to make sure they’re safe.” This is still early research. The new model, called…
Jacob Cohën sets its sights on the US, will open its first standalone boutique in New York
Published November 13, 2025 Jacob Cohën is poised for its US retail debut, as the company’s president and creative director, Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle, revealed on stage at the 30th Pambianco Fashion Summit. But that’s not all… Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle with David Pambianco – FNW “Since launching our e-commerce in 2022, we have seen very encouraging…
Our dogs’ diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from…
Hermès names Anne-Sarah Panhard as new head of Perfumes and Beauty
Published November 13, 2025 Hermès has named Anne-Sarah Panhard as its new managing director of Perfumes and Beauty, in an important internal promotion within the famed French luxury house. Anne-Sarah Panhard – LinkedIn Panhard joined the house in 2011, where she became managing director of Hermès France, a vital division that encompasses 28 stores, 700…
