On November 18, high jewelry brand Cartier opened a new boutique in New York City’s SoHo district. The new store is located at 102 Greene Street.
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On November 17, French resale e-commerce platform Vestiaire Collective announced the banning of 30 fast fashion brands from its platform, including Zara, H&M, Gap, Mango, and Uniqlo.
On November 16, Burberry indicated that it may have difficulty meeting its full-year sales guidance due to weak global demand for luxury goods.
Chinese IT company ByteDance officially began operating its TikTok Shop in the United States in September 2023. With an estimated 150 million TikTok users in the U.S., the marketplace attracted a great deal of attention when it first launched, but what are the current trends?
LVMH Métiers d’Art announced that it has entered into a partnership with Hosoo, the historic manufacturer of silk fabrics for kimonos in Kyoto, Japan. This announcement follows the conclusion with Okayama-based denim fabric manufacturer Kuroki in April 2023.
On November 10, it was reported that Davide Renne, the new creative director of Moschino, had passed away. He was 46 years old.
On November 8, the Metropolitan Museum of Art officially announced that “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be the theme for the Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 Exhibition and Gala.
On November 6, the CFDA Awards, hosted by Amazon Fashion was held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In a time when generative AI is rapidly changing the fashion industry, fashion e-commerce site Revolve has taken a bold step forward. The company has collaborated with AI studio Maison Meta and has begun carrying apparel produced by generative AI.
Italian fashion house Blumarine has announced the appointment of Walter Chiapponi as creative director. Chiapponi’s first collection for Blumarine will be presented for the first time at Milan Fashion Week in February 2024.