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Baring it All
Nina Ricci designer Olivier Theyskens keeps it clean.
Bright Ideas
Creative lighting has become a necessity for shopkeepers, and an expected touch of luxury for customers.
Kilgour: From Savile Row to the Runway
Carlo Brandelli plans to open a second Kilgour boutique and debut a new more-fashionable line the designer…
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Blue Bee Getting Into Black
Blue Bee, the Santa Barbara, Calif. specialty store will join a handful of upscale U.S. boutiques boasting a…
Bagir Opens Store in Japan
Bagir, the Israeli clothing company that markets itself as a maker of innovative, performance-driven suits…
Beene Campaign to Promote Charitable Efforts
Since Geoffrey Beene’s death in 2004, the foundation running the designer’s company has donated more than $75…
Borrelli to Bow in Boston
Borrelli, the high-end Neapolitan men’s wear line, will open its fourth U.S. boutique.
Itochu Division Buys Chester Barrie
Chester Barrie, the Savile Row tailor, has been acquired by Prominent Europe, a division of the Japanese…
Brioni’s Operating Profits Skyrocket in ’06
Brioni said its operating profits more than doubled in 2006 as it issued a bullish forecast for the current…
Zegna Bows Big in India
Zegna unveiled its brand-new Mumbai flagship late last month, which, at 3,000 square feet, is now the largest…
Hermès Lands on Wall Street
Hermès opened the doors to its latest store at 15 Broad Street, its 17th U.S. unit and its second in New York…
The DNR List: Men’s Wear Grandeur
The Luxury Institute surveyed 1,503 consumers with a minimum household annual income of $150,000 about…
Armani to Open More Casa Units
Giorgio Armani SpA said it plans to invest in the opening of 10 Armani Casa stores in China over the next…
Saks to Get Formal for Fall
Born from what was once an internal list of the season’s must-have items, the chainwide promotion captures…