Published September 12, 2025 Holiday retail sales in the United States are expected to rise between 2.9% and 3.4% this year, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday retail forecast, signaling a slowdown compared to last season’s 4.2% growth. Holiday retail sales to climb up to 3.4%: Deloitte. – Michael Kors The firm’s retail and consumer products…
Published September 12, 2025 Dior has named Greta Lee as its newest brand ambassador for the collections designed by Jonathan Anderson. Dior names Greta Lee as brandambassador. – Dior The American actress, acclaimed for her moving performance in Celine Song’s “Past Lives” and more recently in Kent Jones’ “Late Fame, has emerged as one of…
Our new Google DeepMind image generation and editing model (fondly known as Nano Banana) in the Gemini app opens up a whole wide world of possibility. Want to turn your pet into a tiny figurine, or a video game character? Sure. Eager to have a tea party with your younger self? You’re in luck: This…
Published September 12, 2025 The opening of the Stone Island flagship store in Hangzhou coincides with a period of profound transformation in consumer behavior. The return of rationalism and the rise of the performance wardrobe concept mean people are increasingly valuing the long-term worth of clothing, material innovation, and a sense of community over simply…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 12, 2025 Christian Dior is about to start a fresh chapter under new creative director Jonathan Anderson, and has been adding to and reorganising its senior staff. Notably in the communications department, which the LVMH group’s star label has strengthened by hiring Peter Utz, who has worked in the…
Published September 12, 2025 Digital fashion/lifestyle giant ASOS has appointed its first Customer & Commercial executive VP and has also become the first UK & European wholesaler for Australian fashion brand I.Am.Gia. First, that newly-created appointment sees Ben Blake (above) joining to lead and combine Global Commercial & Trading, Customer, ASOS Media Group (AMG), and Customer…
Published September 12, 2025 New York City fashion brand Aimé Leon Dore has launched two mainline collections exclusively across global fashion websites Mr Porter and Net-A-Porter. Designed to bring the brand’s “distinct rhythm of modern prep, street influence and timeless spirit to its global audiences”, the collections aim to showcase the brand’s “signature balance of comfort…
This post is co-written with Gareth Jones from Anthropic. Anthropic’s Claude 4 Sonnet model has launched on Amazon Bedrock, marking a significant advancement in foundation model capabilities. Consequently, the deprecation timeline for Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v1 and v2) was announced. This evolution creates a dual imperative for production AI applications: the opportunity to harness…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 12, 2025 Acne Studios acquires a major new showcase in Paris. Following the opening of its Stockholm headquarters dedicated to design in 2019, the Swedish brand, known for its avant-garde creations, is relocating to Paris, into a beautiful turn-of-the-century townhouse that once housed a pharmaceutical laboratory. The space,…
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