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RYU opens flagship store in New York

RYU Apparel Inc., creators of urban athletic apparel, have officially opened their flagship store in Williamsburg, New York, as they continue their expansion into the United States. RYU – which stands for Respect Your Universe – is a Vancouver-based urban athletics and accessories brand headed by industry visionary, Marcello Leone. It currently...

Fashion

Michael Kors goes uptown chic for fall campaign

Michael Kors has debuted his fall collection and paid tribute to New York’s uptown region in the line’s promotional campaign. To showcase the pieces for the upcoming season, Kors enlisted the help of photography duo Inez & Vinoodh to capture the new items in the Michael Kors Collection. The images feature the city as a backdrop with model Binx...

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Luxury watch brands missing opportunities in London, New York

London and New York are missing opportunities for luxury watch makers who are seeking expansion in 2018. According to Savills, the international real estate advisor, 44 percent of brands that operate standalone boutiques globally are not yet present in either city. By contrast, the company says 73 percent of such brands already have a boutique...

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Saks Fifth Avenue debuts new beauty floor at New York flagship

Saks Fifth Avenue has officially opened the new beauty floor at their flagship Manhattan store today. With over 32,000 square feet, the new store features over 120 color cosmetics, skincare, fragrance and wellness brands, of which 58 are new to the floor. The new floor is more experienced focus and features and is now 40 percent larger with 15...

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Suitsupply opens Williamsburg store

Suitsupply, the European-based brand known for their affordable, yet high quality suits, has opened its first store in Brooklyn on Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg. Located at 57 Wythe Avenue, the store is a welcome addition to the street known for other retailers including J. Crew, Kinfolk, and Baggu. The new 1200-square-foot store offers a vibrant...

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Anita Dongre launches flagship store in NY

Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre, whose designs have been worn by Kate Middleton and Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt, is opening a flagship store in New York. The shop will occupy three storeys, spanning over 4,500 square feet, and house Dongre’s three collections: bridal, ready-to-wear and sustainable fashion. Last...

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NY fashion designer pleads guilty over bribery scheme

A New York fashion designer admitted his role Wednesday in an alleged international bribery scheme involving the brother and nephew of former UN chief Ban Ki-moon, officials said. Malcolm Harris, 53, pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to money laundering and wire fraud after pocketing a 500,000 USD bribe purportedly meant to persuade...

Fashion

Proenza Schouler show celebrates New York and protests

The US womenswear label Proenza Schouler channeled the energy of New York and its recent political protests at its final runway show in the Big Apple on Monday before relocating to Paris. "For us it was a celebration of everything we love about New York. It was our idea of New York really, the energy," said Lazaro Hernandez, who co-founded the...

Fashion

Chinese designer lights up NY with gender bending show

Chinese designer Calvin Luo may be only 21, but his gender bending New York runway show and display of app-controlled LED technology drew a packed house in New York Monday. There were his n' hers mix and match: sharply tailored jackets, pants and gauze mesh tops created for "young boys, young girls who have a very strong attitude," as he told...

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Parent company of Glamorous opens US showroom to support growth

London - Kacoo Fashion, the parent company of fashion labels Glamorous and True Decadence, is set to open its debut showroom in the United Stated next month to support its growing sales in the market. Located in the middle of Manhattan’s historic garment district, the new 3,000 square foot showroom on 7th Avenue is set to showcase the latest...

Fairs

Kingpins pushes date back for New York show S/S 2019

The Kingpins New York show for Spring/Summer 2019 season, which was orginally set to take place November 1 to 2, 2017 has been pushed back. The show will now take place on November 29 to 30, 2017, four weeks later than previously announced, revealed the denim boutique's organisation on Thursday morning. "We shifted the dates back a few weeks...

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Huntsman opens first store in New York

Savile Row tailor, Huntsman, has opened its first location away from London's iconic tailoring street, at 130 West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York. The new shop marks Huntsman debut store off Savile Row and further cements the tailors growth overseas in the US. With an estimated 60 percent of the Huntsman's clientele based in the US, the new...