Dutch luxury fashion house Viktor & Rolf is relaunching a menswear collection five years after closing its ready-to-wear business.The collection, called Mister Mister, is a playful take on formalwear and an extension of the personal style of the house’s founders Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren. The intimate collection of around 130 pieces mixes sharp tailoring with casual wear and features a myriad of textured patchworks and prints.“The collection embraces the modern dandy as a form of self

Guess, Inc. has revealed the face of its latest campaign: Jennifer Lopez. The multifaceted cultural icon returns to the company for the Spring 2020 advertising campaign of Guess and Marciano worldwide.“Whenever I do a collaboration, I always think of a character that I can play and be and we had a lot of fun doing that with this campaign,” Lopez shared in a statement. “The vibe this time was a mix between an Italian film star from the ‘60s, mixed with Madonna from the ‘80s, mixed with Sofia Lore

Cegid, a retail software vendor, has announced the launch of a distributed order management (DOM) solution. The software will help retailers find the best stock location to ship from while optimising the logistics costs and limiting the carbon footprint, whether ordered online, or picked up in a store, and getting products to customers faster.Pic: CegidWith increasing numbers of people ordering online and expectations rising for the speed of delivery of goods – from a few days to now approaching

The Leather Industries of America (LIA) and the US Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) joined hands to launch on January 1 the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA), a new, stronger industry association for the US leather sector that combines the membership, expertise and resources of the two organisations.Pic: United States Hide, Skin and Leather AssociationWith the formation of Washington, DC-based LHCA, the US leather industry is better positioned to be a leader in the global lea

South Korean lifestyle brand Mumuso recently announced its plans to aggressively expand across India. It is also looking for potential franchises to set up new stores. The brand launched more than 30 stores in the last one year—more than two stores per month. It has also expanded its categories and plans to enter food and beverage (F&B) section soon.Pic: MumusoMumuso India director Manoj Agarwal said the company’s expansion strategy is to set up outlets all over India along with entering the

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) recently testified in opposition to new proposed US tariffs on imports from France to resolve an unrelated dispute on digital services. AAFA senior vice president for policy Nate Herman testified that the United States is targeting imports of handbags from France in a dispute over a digital services tax.Pic: ShutterstockAAFA member companies source and sell handbags made in France to US consumers. Over 99 per cent of all handbags sold in the

Talk during London Fashion Week Men’s schedule may have been about the lack of big-name designers, the sparse schedule, and how long the event can stay separate, however, one thing everyone could agree on was that the menswear talent in London is still strong, with smaller designers really taking their moment to shine with their autumn/winter 2020 collections.Five emerging designers to shine during London Fashion Week Men’sFeng Chen WangA talent that had editors and buyers excited was Feng Chen

Roots, a premium outdoor lifestyle brand, has announced that its Board of directors has appointed Meghan Roach as interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Roach will be replacing Jim Gabel who has left the company, effective immediately. Roach is an accomplished corporate executive and has been an integral part of the executive team at Roots.Pic: RootsSince August 2019, Roach has served as interim chief financial officer of Roots. She also served on the Roots Board of directors fr

Sports company Puma based out of Herzogenaurach, Germany, will be the new sponsor of German Handball Federation as of July 1, 2020 and will exclusively supply all national teams (indoor as well as beach handball), all coaches, supervisors, and referees. The partnership with the German Handball Federation will intensify Puma’s handball activities in Germany.Pic: Puma"For Puma, this sponsorship agreement is the next milestone in professional handball,” said Matthias Bäumer, general manager Pu

At Heimtextil 2020, the world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles, green aspects are at the top of the fair’s agenda for the tenth time. With its range of measures, currentlyis promoting the industry's commitment to sustainability and giving green pioneers a platform at Frankfurt, Germany. The fair will go on till January 10.Pic: Messe FrankfurtThe tenth edition of the Green Directory, the exhibitor directory for sustainable producers, is supposed to include more pioneers and