Marc Cain opens first store in Madrid

Marc Cain opens first store in Madrid

Marc Cain has opened its first store in Madrid. The exclusive gallery is located in Plaza de Canalejas, in one of the most important historical and architectural groups of buildings in the capital.

The new Store extends over a 91 square metre level inside the “Galeria Canalejas”. The wide entrance area invites visitors to enter the world of Marc Cain. The newly developed interior design is presented with high-quality materials – carpet, wall colour and furniture – all in soft pink. The highlight is the dressing area with an expansive XXL sofa in rose-coloured velvet and a 360-degree rotating mirror in the centre of the room. The area is located at the back of the store and offers customers an exclusive and private shopping experience.

“Until now, Marc Cain was only represented in the Canary and Balearic Islands. Now we have opened our first Store in Madrid. The metropolis is a cosmopolitan city with appeal for the whole of Spain and attracts numerous tourists from North America, South America and Asia. We want to continue to expand our presence in Spain in the future,” explains Helmut Schlotterer, Chairman of the Board.

As an international fashion company in 32 countries, Marc Cain has Stores all over the world. In total, there are 139 stores, 328 shop-in-stores, 238 depot customers, 6 outlets and a further 705 upmarket speciality shops in 54 countries.

The HUGO BOSS Foundation welcomes its first long-term partner Coral Gardeners

The HUGO BOSS Foundation welcomes its first long-term partner Coral Gardeners

The HUGO BOSS Foundation joins forces with Coral Gardeners, a non-profit organization that focuses on coral restoration and ocean preservation in French Polynesia, Fiji, and soon also in Thailand. Launched in 2023, the HUGO BOSS Foundation is driven by the purpose to be “Bold for the Planet”, supporting climate and environmental protection initiatives around the world. The foundation plans to donate an amount of EUR 1.8 million to Coral Gardeners over multiple years to support their mission.

Established in 2017 by Titouan Bernicot, Coral Gardeners has evolved into a global collective comprising of scientists, engineers, creators, and advocates determined to revolutionize the field of ocean conservation through the use of digital tools and AI technology. The HUGO BOSS Foundation will support Coral Gardeners with funds to cultivate heat-resilient coral fragments in nurseries, to educate local communities and to build ocean ecosystems, which are fully AI monitored by their ReefOS system.

After witnessing the devastating impact of coral bleaching on the island where they were raised, Bernicot and his friends decided to take action against the rapid degradation of reef ecosystems. He explains: “As we progress towards scaling up production and expanding our international reach, we are thrilled to have the financial backing of the HUGO BOSS Foundation. Without proper action, all corals are at risk of disappearing by 2050 with disastrous consequences for life on Earth. We are looking forward to making a sustainable impact together and working towards our goal of growing one million corals worldwide.” The Coral Gardeners aim to scale up reef restoration around the world to regenerate the ocean.

With the “Every Purchase Counts” initiative, HUGO BOSS donates five cents for every own product sold worldwide, both offline and online (excluding licensed products). This way, all customers of the BOSS and HUGO brands automatically support the work of the HUGO BOSS Foundation.

JOOP! brings JOOP! JEANS WOMEN collectionJOOP! brings JOOP! JEANS WOMEN collection

JOOP! brings JOOP! JEANS WOMEN collection

JOOP! brings JOOP! JEANS WOMEN stand alone collection. The official premiere is planned for the summer collection 2025 and promises not only an authentic fit and iconic styles, but also a complete one new design language.

The market launch is the logical step following the consistently positive developments of other divisions: In addition to the successful JOOP! MEN collection, both the JOOP! Womenswear as well as JOOP! JEANS MEN since their reintroduction in 2020 and 2016 respectively continue bringing double-digit growth rates. With this in mind, JOOP! with the expansion YOOP! JEANS WOMEN continues its success story and strengthens its leading position in the fashion market.

Marine Serre Guest Designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo 106

Marine Serre Guest Designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo 106

Marine Serre, Founder and Creative Director of the eponymous brand, will be Guest Designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo 106 (Florence, 11-14 June 2024). Born in 1991, already praised among the most interesting talents of Paris Fashion Week, the French designer will create a fashion show-event in Florence, on the occasion of Pitti Uomo. On Wednesday, 12th June, a location yet to be revealed will host the new MARINE SERRE Menswear collection.

“I am really excited to present my next show in Florence on the 12th of June. It’s an honor for me and my team to be the Guest Designer of Pitti Uomo this season. We’re looking forward to bringing the essence of MARINE SERRE to Florence, mixing craftsmanship our way, and shaking the lines of what’s expected to be, bringing imagination at the service of transformation”  – MARINE SERRE

VIEW Premium Selection June 2024

VIEW Premium Selection June 2024

The VIEW Premium Selection is the exclusive review and preview concept of MUNICH FABRIC START. With a selective portfolio of high-quality fabric and accessories collections, the textile trade show provides information and inspiration for the premium industry on the coming season.

At the next VIEW show on 26 & 27 June 2024, international premium weavers as well as textile and accessory manufacturers will present a selected portfolio of the latest material developments and collections to buyers and designers of premium brands from all over Europe – in the areas FABRICS, ADDITIONALS, DESIGN STUDIOS as well as DENIM and SPORTSWEAR.

In addition to the review and preview textile show VIEW Premium Selection, Munich Fabric Start Exhibitions GmbH organises the International Fabric Trade Show MUNICH FABRIC START and the International Denim Trade Show BLUEZONE twice a year.

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True Religion collaborates with 6PM

6PM has collaborated with True Religion Brand Jeans Germany GmbH. The unisex collection from 6PM and True Religion is a blend of two expressive brands. For the launch of the collection on April 6th, 2024, the streetwear label and True Religion offered visitors to visit the 6PM crew in person at a pop-up store event in Düsseldorf. Fans also receive exclusive early access to the new limited pieces, before adding more limited ones a week later. The host for this day was the concept store JADES Men. International stars like Justin Timberlake, Victoria Beckham and Georgia May Jagger’s jeans brands were exclusively launched and celebrated here. Founder Achraf Ait Bouzalim made 6pm one of the most successful streetwear brands from Germany within just a few years. With international collaborations and sensational campaigns, the brand stands for community and youth culture.

Alessandro Michele Valentino’s New Creative Director

Alessandro Michele Valentino’s New Creative Director

Alessandro Michele has been appointed as Valentino’s New Creative Director.  The designer’s first day at the Couture House will be next Tuesday, 2 April. His debut collection under the Valentino flag will be Spring/Summer 2025: under current plans, it will be unveiled during this September’s edition of Paris Fashion Week at what will be the most anticipated show of the season.

In a statement on his Instagram channel, Michele said “It is a great honor for me to be welcomed into the Maison Valentino. I feel the immense joy and enormous responsibility in entering a Maison de Couture that has engraved the word “beauty” in a collective history made of refinement and extreme grace. My first thought goes to this story: to the richness of its cultural and symbolic heritage, to the sense of wonder that it has constantly been able to generate, to the precious identity that its founding fathers, Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, gave to it with unbridled love.

These are references that have always represented an indispensable source of inspiration for me and to which I intend to pay homage by rereading them through my creative vision. I cannot help but sincerely thank Rachid Mohamed Rachid for offering me this unrepeatable opportunity. His trust is a gift of the soul that I will try to honor with my work and my complete dedication. My thanks, immense and boundless, to Jacopo Venturini. Going back to work with him is a wonderful dream come true for me. Jacopo is not only an extraordinary professional, capable of combining pragmatism and strategic ability, skills and sensitivity. Above all, he is a man capable of celebrating the daily love of life, with his passions and his ability to care. Today I’m looking for the most suitable words to express joy, to pay homage to it: the smiles that kick in the chest, the sense of profound gratitude that lights up the eyes, that precious moment in which necessity and beauty reach out to each other. However, joy is such a living thing that I fear hurting it by saying it. May my bow with arms wide open be enough to celebrate, in this early spring, the life that regenerates and the promise of new blooms.”

Louis Vuitton presents the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Medals Trunks and Torches Trunks

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Louis Vuitton presents the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Medals Trunks and Torches Trunks

As part of LVMH’s Premium Partnership with Paris 2024, Louis Vuitton presents the Medals Trunks and Torches Trunks, special trunks created for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. 

Louis Vuitton has designed and crafted two Medals Trunks that will carry the medals of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, and two Torches Trunks for the Official Olympic and Paralympic torches. They are a key part of the Maison’s mission for Paris 2024 and a continuation of its history of creating handmade trunks. The trunks will be associated with key Paris 2024 moments of celebration, such as Olympic and Paralympic Torches Relays with the Torches Trunks and the Medals Trunks will be notably presented at the Champions Park.  

The Medals Trunks and Torches Trunks join a celebrated family of Louis Vuitton trophy trunks, which has continuously grown since 1988. For more than 35 years, Louis Vuitton has realised trunks that combine ingenious design, artisanal skill and a forward-looking vision for many of the world’s greatest sporting events. 

These two creations echo the mission of the LVMH group in the art of crafting dreams, and its contribution to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 as the “Artisan of all Victories”. 

Tiffany & Co. presents ‘Culture of Creativity’ exhibition

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Tiffany & Co. presents ‘Culture of Creativity’ exhibition

Tiffany & Co. presents “Culture of Creativity”, the inaugural exhibition at The Landmark, its iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York. Architect Peter Marino, known for his multifaceted relationship in art, has brought his private collection from the Peter Marino Art Foundation to Tiffany’s exposition space in the 10-story flagship.  

The exhibition promises an immersive experience, featuring nearly 70 contemporary meticulously curated artworks, as well as Peter Marino’s collection of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver masterpieces from the 1880s. The exhibition brings together works by renowned artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst and Louis Comfort Tiffany. More than an exhibition, “Culture of Creativity” is an affirmation of style, a reflection of Peter Marino’s identity. The walls of The Landmark become pages on which a spectacular story recounts profound passion, superb taste and an intimate knowledge of the art world. In his choice of artworks, Peter Marino exhibits his predilection for boldness, color and a certain narrative complexity that challenges and delights the viewer.  

The exhibition celebrates Tiffany & Co.’s ongoing dedication to fostering artistic expression, anchoring The Landmark’s status as a New York cultural hub.  

Kering launches Kering Generation Award, first time in Japan

Photo Credit :Kering's 3rd "Kering Generation Award" ceremony in China (2023)

Kering launches Kering Generation Award, first time in Japan

Kering, together with the global innovation platform, CIC Tokyo, is launching the Kering Generation Award in Japan, aiming to fast-track sustainable innovation within the luxury sector. The top three winners will receive a prize that includes comprehensive mentorship and networking, travel to Europe to meet with innovation leaders of sustainable fashion and beauty, and a 10 million yen grant to the first-place winner.

Inspired by the Kering’s vision of Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury, the award program will identify promising change-making start-ups and technologies in Japan that have the potential to challenge the current value chain, bringing a positive environmental and social impact. Under the theme of “Sustainable Fashion and Beauty,” this first edition of the award program will specifically seek to identify start-ups that address the key phases of a product’s lifetime: alternative raw materials, product manufacturing, retailing, and consumer engagement.

Following a process of pitching sessions and critical reviews, 10 start-ups will be selected to participate in an intensive support program. An expert jury will select the top 3 finalists who will be presented at the Kering Generation Award ceremony in spring 2025. The first-place winner will receive a monetary prize of ¥10,000,000 to develop its project.