Many store marketers are recognizing that today’s young shoppers are looking for trendy new looks and fabrications, particularly in jeans, and are stepping up to address this demand. Early results have been very encouraging – Hollister (a division of Abercrombie & Fitch) reported a comparable store sales increase of 5% in the 2017 second fiscal … Read More →
Fashion historian Ivan Sayers stands alongside two of the pieces he will be displaying and talking about at the African Mtindo fashion show Sept. 17 at the Corrigan Nature House. The show is a fundraiser for girls leadership training in Kenya, led by a former North Vancouver resident. photo Paul McGrath, North Shore News In … Read More →
India’s gems and jewellery exports is likely to decline by a staggering 30 per cent in the financial year 2017-18 due to unfavourable government regulations and trade restriction from the Gulf countries. The signals of the steep decline in exports were already visibile in July with over 26 per cent fall in India’s gems and … Read More →
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for #SephoraXKaufhof) Behold the beauty aisle; prepare to put on your war paint. Once invulnerable to promotions, price cuts and similar commodity-moving tactics, the beauty category — specifically higher-priced, prestige beauty — is buckling under competitive pressure from savvy consumers finding new ways to purchase venerated brands. As a result, some … Read More →
Image: Charl Marais With various fancy make-up terms floating around in the beauty world on the daily, it can be hard to separate the truly great ones from the fads. One technique that everyone loves, regardless of their skill set, is highlighting. Highlighting creates a bright, glistening glow that we all aim to achieve naturally, but … Read More →
Chanel’s new Gabrielle fragrance, which starts at £79 for 50ml. Photograph: Chanel There is likely to be a very heady aroma floating across the nation’s beauty halls this weekend as a small army of shop assistants mobilises to spray shoppers with Gabrielle – Chanel’s first new perfume in 15 years. The perfume industry’s equivalent of … Read More →
Onam shoppers throng Pazhavangadi in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: S MAHINSHA While the city received a slight downpour in the early morning hours, the climate improved later on, paving for a festive mood. Onam frenzy in the State capital reached its crescendo on Uthradam day on Sunday as the traditional ‘Uthradapachil’ witnessed huge … Read More →