“Forget dictating the trends, these days brands are throwing the ball into the consumer’s court. Crowdsourcing – allowing your audience to decide on your product via social media, forums, and high-tech web customising programs – has become the buzz phrase in fashion.” (FT) “The pioneering founder of Net-a-Porter transformed online fashion by giving women...

“In a surprise move, Carine Roitfeld said Friday she will step down as editor in chief of French Vogue at the end of January.” (New York Times) “Pre-fall and resort are actually the most important seasons in fashion, because the clothes stay in stores longer. So that means that more units are produced. Fall...

“In its bravura, its beauty and its possibility of going viral to hundreds of million of people via ShowStudio and over the Internet, this grand slam in the virtual world poses a question that is increasingly being asked by both designers and executives: Is a fashion show really necessary? ” (New...

“As China has emerged a serious player in the luxury industry we have seen brands increasingly creating designs for the Chinese market that reflect Chinese tastes and cultural heritage.” (Luxury Insider) “Purple’s Olivier Zahm is working on the first biographical book about Carine Roitfeld, set to be published by Rizzoli in the fall of...

Kate Moss and Longchamp hosted a party at The Ritz Club during Paris Couture Week in honor of her very first “Kate Moss for Longchamp”collection. There were a host of high wattage attendees including Loulou de la Falaise, Carine Roitfeld, Giambattista Valli and Audrey Marnay.