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Briefs TEAMING UP Charlotte Olympia Meets Havaianas London footwear designer Charlotte Dellal, known for her Charlotte Olympia label, is lending a dose of exuberant chic to Havaianas flip-flops. Dellal will [...]

Byline: EDITED BY ARTHUR ZACZKIEWICZ By NINA JONES The Beckham Bunch VVB adds denim to resort collection mix. Flicking through the rails of her new Victoria Victoria Beckham resort collection [...]

Briefs LET'S DANCE Capezio Jumps Into Activewear Capezio, which has been making dance apparel and footwear since 1887, is adding activewear to its lineup - and has an ambassador to [...]

Byline: EDITED BY ARTHUR ZACZKIEWICZ By SAMANTHA CONTI, MILES SOCHA, NINA JONES AND JULIA NEEL llustration by JAMIE CULLEN London Connection: Rules of Engagement Insights from the WWD Digital Forum. [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Matthew Williamson Restructures LONDON - Matthew Williamson is set to concentrate selling his collections online with a renewed focus on licenses and is to close his London [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Lush Opens Its Largest Store LONDON - Lush Cosmetics, the firm known for its handmade products that spotlight natural ingredients, on Thursday opened the doors to a [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Fortnum & Mason Revamps Beauty Floor LONDON - Storied London department store Fortnum & Mason unveiled its new beauty hall this week, a tranquil, 7,000-square-foot space designed [...]

FASHION SCOOPS BACK IN L.A.: The Beckhams may have retreated back to London a few years ago, but the couple is clearly finding it difficult to part ways with their [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Burberry Feels Currency Squeeze LONDON - Burberry is the latest luxury brand to admit that volatile exchange rates are playing havoc with its global pricing structure. As [...]

MEMO PAD CARA'S NEW GIG: To mark European online retailer Zalando delivering Topshop's designs to far-flung European destinations, the two firms have collaborated on a television and print campaign featuring [...]

Byline: NINA JONES and PAULINA SZMYDKE Has Fur Finally Gone Mainstream? There was no missing the proliferation of fur on the fall runways - from cocooning 'polar bear' coats at [...]

FASHION SCOOPS JAPONESQUE DEAL: San Francisco Equity Partners is building its beauty portfolio with the acquisition of Japonesque. Terms of the deal, which takes effect today, were not disclosed. But [...]

FASHION SCOOPS IN THE PINK: Karl Lagerfeld has a good excuse for skipping the mega retrospective about his fashions opening to the public on Saturday in Bonn, Germany: The in-demand [...]

Byline: NINA JONES WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SAMANTHA CONTI Sotheby's Taps De Sole, Smith LONDON - Sotheby's, the target of activist shareholder ire, has two new leaders at its helm - [...]

Byline: NINA JONES David Beckham's Fragrant Decade A maze of mirrors, a Mediterranean garden and a meditation session were all part of the immersive experience that Coty Inc. and David [...]

Byline: Nina Jones Stars in Their Eyes The crystals play their own role in Hollywood. When Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell wanted the dreamy, cloudlike blue ballgown that actress Lily [...]

Byline: Samantha Conti and Nina Jones Sparkle Plenty The Swarovski story is one of continuous reinvention, in product, image, application and technology. Nadja Swarovski has always had crystals on her [...]

Byline: Nina Jones The Fashion Element Close collaborations with fashion designers have helped change the perception of crystals. There's no doubt that Swarovski's crystals have punctuated some major moments in [...]

Byline: Nina Jones Community Outreach The company extends its charitable efforts outside the worlds of fashion and design. The Swarovski family is all about sharing its values with the wider [...]

FASHION SCOOPS WRITTEN IN STONE: This was the week that was for Delfina Delettrez , who opened her first London shop on Mount Street in Mayfair and marked the launch [...]

London Scene In town for the shows? Here are some hot spots to check out. DESIGNS ON THE SEVENTIES: While Thea Porter might not be as much of a marquee [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Burberry Adds to Brit Rhythm LONDON - Burberry is bulking up its flankers as it seeks to continue to drive growth in its all-important beauty business. The [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Marie Claire U.K. Unveils Beauty Partnership The U.K. edition of Marie Claire is set to launch a beauty retail venture in partnership with Specialty Stores Ltd., Marie [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Paul Andrew Opens London Pop-up Shop LONDON - Paul Andrew, last year's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner, opened his first pop-up space here on Wednesday, on the second [...]

MEMO PAD MULBERRY'S NEW BLOOM: Mulberry's spring campaign marks a new direction for the British luxury label, with model Georgia May Jagger making her first appearance as the face of [...]

FASHION SCOOPS PANTS DOWN: Even on Sunday, as men's fashion week was drawing to a close, TV crews were still getting reactions to the 'free willy' project initiated by Rick [...]

Byline: - NINA JONES The Full Delevingne CARA DELEVINGNE made a grand entrance into East London's Boiler House as only she can. Yves Saint Laurent Beauté was throwing a party [...]

FASHION SCOOPS SPENDING PATTERNS: Talks to sell The Roberto Cavalli Group 'are proceeding,' and the sale should be completed by the end of March, chief executive officer Daniele Corvasce said [...]

Byline: by SAMANTHA CONTI and NINA JONES Merchants Applaud London's Retro Turn LONDON - Stores shopping London Collections: Men said that while no major trends emerged during the four-day showcase, [...]

True Brit THE SEVENTIES - AND OTHER RETRO THEMES - HAVE RUN RIOT OVER THE LONDON MEN'S COLLECTIONS, ALONGSIDE ENGLISH HERITAGE FABRICS AND PERFORMANCE TOUCHES. Alexander McQueen: As the world [...]

Pre-Fall 2015 The Row: Live and learn. When Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen launched their store in Los Angeles a year ago, it was merchandised with a pre-fall collection of dark [...]

MEMO PAD MOSS FOR MATCHLESS: Matchless, the British motorcycle brand owned by Manuele and Michele Malenotti , has teamed with Kate Moss on its ad campaign for a fourth season [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Max Factor Names Monroe Ambassador LONDON - Max Factor, the Procter & Gamble Co.-owned makeup brand, has looked to a late silver-screen icon for its latest face. [...]

MEMO PAD MIKE IS WATCHING YOU: In another sign that he's firmly retaken the helm of his namesake media company, Michael Bloomberg this week quietly reinstated its practice of tracking [...]

FASHION SCOOPS DE RIBES DUE AT THE MET: Beyond being an aristocrat, socialite, muse, fashion designer and longtime International Best Dressed List-er, Countess Jacqueline de Ribes will be the subject [...]

Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI and NINA JONES Paddy Byng Named To Linley CEO Post LONDON - Paddy Byng is to take over as chief executive officer of Linley, the interior design, [...]

Byline: NINA JONES DFS to Open T Galleria in Cambodia LONDON - After detailing plans to open a store in Venice in September, the luxury travel retailer DFS Group on [...]

Byline: - NINA JONES Moschino Launches Scent in a Teddy Following a social-media blitz earlier this week, Jeremy Scott made an appearance at Harrods in London on Thursday to officially [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Court Win Over Fakes Seen Major Precedent LONDON - Now Internet service providers are in luxury brands' crosshairs over counterfeits. Compagnie Financiére Richemont has struck a major [...]

Byline: - NINA JONES V&A's McQueen Edit When 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' opens at London's Victoria & Albert Museum on March 14, following its sellout run at New York's Metropolitan [...]

Byline: NINA JONES H&M, Zara Brand Values on Rise While tech firms like Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft dominated the top 10 of Interbrand's list of 100 Best Global Brands [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Shinola to Open in London's Soho LONDON - Shinola is getting ready to bring its U.S.-made designs to London. The Detroit-based company will open a 400-square-foot store [...]

Byline: NINA JONES BFC Pushes for 'No' Vote on Scotland LONDON - Britain's fashion industry has thus far kept quiet - at least publicly and apart from pro-independence Vivienne Westwood [...]

Byline: - NINA JONES Kawakubo to Mark Dover Street 10th LONDON - The Dover Street Market store here marks its 10th anniversary next week, and, to celebrate the milestone, Rei [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Rick Owens to Take Center Stage at Selfridges LONDON - Rick Owens hasn't held back in his major collaboration with Selfridges, which is set to be unveiled [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Bailey Sells $8.6M in Burberry Stock LONDON - Christopher Bailey, chief executive and chief creative officer at Burberry, sold 5.2 million pounds, or $8.6 million, worth of [...]

FASHION SCOOPS MARC'S MOVES: Next month's New York Fashion Week will end a little earlier and at a different venue. Marc Jacobs , who has been closing the week at [...]

FASHION SCOOPS CAMUTO'S YEARBOOK: Virtually everything one ever wanted to know about Vince Camuto can be found in 'Life of Style,' a new coffee-table book written by Camuto himself, which [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Critic Roy Greenslade Roy Greenslade is one of the U.K.'s foremost media commentators. He writes a blog on the media for British newspaper The Guardian, and also [...]

Byline: - NINA JONES Louis Vuitton to Open In Dover Street Market LONDON - Louis Vuitton is collaborating with Rei Kawakubo's Dover Street Market in London, New York and Tokyo [...]