Daily News: A Global Roundup

“The CFDA has caused controversy after deciding to relocate its offices from New York’s beloved Garment District to Bleecker Street – a move designers have described as a snub to the area – a location that the organisation has always tried to protect and promote through initiatives such as Fashion Incubator and the Made In Midtown study.” (Vogue UK)

“For decades, Japan simply imported the wares of foreign cultures, but recession has led to invention. The country has begun creating the finest American denim, French cuisine and Italian espresso in the world. Now is the time to visit.” (WSJ)

“Facebook plans to file the prospectus for its initial public offering on Wednesday, according to people briefed on the matter, finally kicking off one of the most anticipated stock sales of the social networking era.” (New York Times)

“Alberta Ferretti is next up in Macy’s designer series for the store’s Impulse contemporary department.” (WWD)

Daily News: A Global Roundup

“This afternoon in Paris, British menswear designer of the year Kim Jones presented his second collection for Louis Vuitton. He talks exclusively to the Guardian about his inspirations and moodboard.” (The Guardian)

“GQ is not the only media operation to embrace a more overt commercial role. More and more publications have been trying to establish ecommerce operations in an effort to extend their brands beyond the printed page, and find new sources of revenue in a tough advertising market.” (FT)

“The US was shut out of today’s launch of the Versace for H&M cruise collection–it was only available online and H&M doesn’t have e-commerce here yet–but that doesn’t mean we’re not interested in how it all played out (or that we can’t shop it on eBay). And as has become the norm with these fast-fashion collaborations, there was drama.” (Fashionista)

“Swatch Group’s decision to lower watch part supplies to rival watchmakers this year has already impacted the industry, forcing some brands to hold back production and others to scramble for alternatives.” (Reuters)

Daily News: A Global Roundup

“Now Tavi is 15 and has started her own web magazine for teenage girls, RookieMag.com, that counts 4 editors and 40 writers, illustrators and photographers. She explains to the BBC what teenagers look for in the internet and talks about being a blogger, an editor-in-chief and a young girl.” (BBC)

“According to a recent report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), China is set to become the world’s next e-commerce superpower, surpassing the United States to become the largest online commerce market in the world, with an estimated market size of $300 billion.” (Business of Fashion)

“Just as the men’s runway collections came to a close in Milan on Tuesday, organizers of the shows in New York and London announced that they have settled, for now, a dispute over the dates of the women’s runway shows planned this September.” (New York Times)

“Despite the latest signs of continued economic turmoil in Europe, men’s wear designers are not shying away from luxury fabrics for fall.” (New York Times)

Daily News: A Global Roundup

“Yesterday, BoF was first to bring you the news of the recent $18 million investment in Farfetch.com. Today, we continue a week focused on e-commerce by examining the historical challenges faced by online retailers and how recent innovations and infrastructural advances have fundamentally improved the economics of e-commerce, setting the stage for a renaissance in online retail.” (BoF)

“Alexander McQueen is introducing a made-to-order line with Huntsman of London’s Savile Row. And that news, along with the upscale clothes displayed in the brand’s Milan showroom, confirm that the tilt in men’s wear is toward the formal and the evening.” (New York Times)

“With sustainability still not incorporated within the core strategy of most fashion retailers, change must happen.” (The Guardian)

“At the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, quite a few actresses had hems spilling wildly behind them.” (New York Times)

“In a two part series, courtesy of our friends at 032c, BoF takes you inside notoriously press shy, New York-based streetwear brand Supreme. Today, in Part I, we examine how Supreme — the Chanel of downtown streetwear —became a global cult brand with its own myths, iconography and belief systems.”  (BoF)

Daily News: A Global Roundup

“Louis Vuitton’s hotly-anticipated Marc Jacobs exhibition will open at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris on March 9 until September 16.” (Vogue)

“L’Oréal USA, the New York-based subsidiary of L’Oréal S.A., a worldwide company in the cosmetics industry, signs a five-year master agreement with PFSweb, Inc., to develop and manage multiple end-to-end e-commerce solutions for some of L’Oréal’s most prestigious brands.” (L’Oreal)

“For the last 15 years, Mr. Brûlé, an Estonian-Canadian who keeps his perma-stubble artfully cropped like Tom Ford’s, has gone outside the publishing establishment and started two culture magazines regarded as bibles in certain design-savvy circles: Wallpaper and Monocle. And he did so while upending notions of what a media company does.” (New York Times)

“The publishing world is all about what’s new and what’s next, so 2012 should be right up its alley.” (WWD)

Daily News: A Global Roundup

Slate chronicles Gucci’s “roller-coaster history.” (Slate)

“Getting rich requires serving a mass market, which means the rest of us can buy what the rich buy.” (WSJ)

“Sweden’s booming economy and fashion-hungry population are enticing more and more international brands to open stores in Stockholm, as foreign investment continues to drive the Swedish retail market.” (Swedish Wire)

While any museum would be hard-pressed to recreate the magic that was “Savage Beauty,” more fashion exhibits are popping up all over the world and several big ones are already on track to debut next year.” (Fashionista)