“The Queen Monster’s $90 million in earnings and mastery of social media pushed her past perennial winner Oprah Winfrey. Not that Oprah’s doing badly.” (Forbes) “A Madrid-based venture has just launched a fashion line that uses Facebook, QR codes, apps and some innovative techniques to connect the buyers and makers of particular items of...

“According to a Women’s Wear Daily report, young Japanese shoppers are less impressed by designer brands and more value-driven than their parents.” (The Independent) “While it is true that the headwear business is not altogether on the skids (retail sales of hats in the United States are estimated at $1.75 billion annually, roughly 40...

“This fall, major design houses featured a number of Chinese models in fashion weeks as part of a bid by the firms to boost their sales in China.” (CNN) “Luxury’s recovery has momentum.” (The Economist) “The Times’ fashion critic talks about the business.” (Stanford Report) “Shares of Saks Inc. rose in trading Thursday after...

“It looks like H&M has snared one of the hottest labels in Europe — Lanvin — for its next designer collaboration.” (WWD) “Environmentally friendly fashion will be putting its best foot forward in a special two-day show at the Metropolitan Pavilion during New York Fashion Week.” (The Independent) “Top global luxury brands like Burberry...

“, who never studied fashion and who tend to finish each other’s sentences, spoke with Weekend Journal Asia on a recent visit to Hong Kong, where they launched a special line of one-time pieces created in collaboration with actress Maggie Cheung Man-yuk to benefit Unicef.” (WSJ) “Discount designer website theOutnet.com,...

“Saks Chief Executive Stephen Sadove raised the possibility of the luxury department store operator closing a handful of underperforming stores as the retailer seeks to lift margins back to 2007 levels.” (Reuters) “Hollywood star Jude Law is to appear in a Guy Ritchie-directed TV ad for luxury brand Christian Dior.” (Marketing) J Brand to...