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Elie Saab Maison broadens accessories and home linen range, mulls hotel opening
On the first day of Milan Design Week, FashionNetwork.com met Massimiliano Ferrari, CEO of Corporate Brand Maison, who talked about the new initiatives and ambitious projects of Elie Saab’s home interiors line.
Lifestyle
Dolce & Gabbana accelerates in the Middle East
The Italian label is multiplying its projects in the region, where it already has around forty points of sale, notably by strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia, with new boutiques and a café in Riyadh.
Luxury
Tapestry dives into hospitality for its Kate Spade and Coach brands
The New York-based fashion group is debuting food and beverage concepts in Dubai and Jakarta.
Lifestyle
Dolce & Gabbana unveils debut real estate project 888 Brickell Condo Hotel
Dolce & Gabbana unveiled on Wednesday its first real estate project and condo hotel in the U.S., in collaboration with developer JDS Development Group.
Lifestyle
Versace opens its first palace in Asia, in Macao
The Milanese label has opened its first Palazzo Versace in Asia in Macao, on the south-east coast of China. A luxury hotel with 271 rooms across 12 floors located within the casino resort managed by SJM in Cotai.
Fashion
Luxury hotels owned by French businessman Michel Ohayon exit receivership
The Bordeaux trade court has approved the recovery plan for the three luxury hotels owned by businessman Michel Ohayon, despite opposition from their main creditor.
Fashion
Claude Montana, star designer of the Palace years dies
Fashion designer Claude Montana, who died in Paris on Friday aged 76, had established himself as a fashion icon of the 1980s before being eclipsing from the catwalks by reversal of fortune.
Fashion
Bristol's Cabot Circus makes major new signings
Hammerson has signed three more brands at Bristol’s Cabot Circus, supporting the property giant’s investment to reposition the city centre destination.
Fashion
Bullring & Grand Central enjoys footfall strong in January as ‘flight to quality’ continues
The Bullring & Grand Central mall in Birmingham has continued to attract big-name retailers and increase footfall with strong visitor numbers in January, operator Hammerson has said.
Fashion
Aman Beverly Hills reveals first plans for Los Angeles
In 2027, one year before the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Beverly Hills will see the opening of the first Aman hotel in Los Angeles. An eagerly-awaited opening, where the luxury and fashion spheres are expected to flock.
Lifestyle
Westwood designs get starring role at Blenhein Palace fashion exhibition
Designs by the late Vivienne Westwood are to take centre stage in an ‘Icons of British Fashion’ exhibition at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, being staged across 23 March-30 June.
Luxury
BFC names key partner for February's London Fashion Week
The upcoming London Fashion Week has a new principal partner. Premium lifestyle beer brand 1664 Blanc has formed a year-long partnership with a series of initiatives starting in February, marking LFW’s 40th anniversary.
Fashion
Asprey new boutique fits "Best of British" theme for new Peninsula London hotel
Asprey, the fine jeweller-turned-luxury lifestyle/accessories brand, is set to open a second London boutique, this time within the newly-built The Peninsula London hotel on Hyde Park Corner in February.
Luxury
M&S makes two key appointments to continue driving its transformation
M&S has seen lot of transformational change in recent periods and with its turnaround strategy having met with great success, it’s not slowing down on that front.
Fashion
Battersea Power Station mall saw 11.2m visitors in 2023, fashion sales leap
Battersea Power Station appears to be justifying the tens of billions that have been spent on it, not to mention the multi-decade development project, and for Christmas 2023, the mall saw a 30% jump in visitors.
Fashion
Thai retailer says it’s received no communication about Selfridges investment
Central Retail Corp., one of Thailand’s biggest retailers, said that it has not received any communication about investing in the iconic Selfridges department store, which is majority owned by its parent company.
Fashion