Articles by Ole Spötter
Stuffed animals, three stripes and live performances: Highlights and trends from Seoul Fashion Week
Mar 27, 2023 - Fashion
The designers at Seoul Fashion Week create very bold designs and experiment with different silhouettes, asymmetry and patterns. Although black plays an important role in many of the collections, colours and bright creations can also be seen. On the other hand, there are dark looks like Iryuk's, which are reminiscent of the gothic scene, and...
Heaven by Marc Jacobs is coming to London
Mar 9, 2023 - Retail
Heaven, Marc Jacobs' Gen Z line, is set to open its first store in London. So far, the brand has only been available directly through its own store in Los Angeles, online and in the Marc Jacobs flagship on Madison Avenue in New York. In addition, there are retailers such as Dover Street Market in New York, Los Angeles and London as well as...
Germany's LFDY opens first UK flagship
Mar 2, 2023 - Retail
Düsseldorf streetwear label Live Fast Die Young (LFDY) is driving its international expansion and opening its first flagship store in the UK. The London store is set to open its doors in August, LFDY announced on Thursday. After the brand opened its first international store in Amsterdam in late 2021, the UK store will be its first outside...
‘She’s back’: Rihanna set to collaborate with Puma again
Mar 2, 2023 - Fashion
"She's back." - with these words Puma CEO Arne Freundt announced on Wednesday the renewed collaboration with Rihanna. In early 2016, the singer, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, showed the first joint collection with Puma under the name ‘Fenty by Rihanna’, which was presented during New York Fashion Week. Before that, she had already been...
From hip flasks to frog shoes: The FW23 menswear accessories trends
Feb 9, 2023 - Fashion
Accessories and shoes are what make a look complete and ensure that an outfit is elevated. That’s why it’s worth taking a closer look at the special details and ‘it-pieces’ that defined the men’s fashion weeks this season. FashionUnited has summarised the highlights from animal-cool shoes to picnic accessories. Messenger bag With its long strap,...
Pitti Uomo: An animalistic mood in Florence
Jan 13, 2023 - Fairs
Pitti Uomo ushered in the autumn/winter 2023 season this week. With a few rays of sunshine, the mood at the men's fashion fair was generally quite positive. Yet, of course, the fashion industry in Florence was fairly preoccupied with the overall economic situation. Nevertheless, trade fair organiser Pitti Immagine is looking to the future with...
From Gen Alpha to high heels for men: The trends in the luxury segment at Zalando
Jan 11, 2023 - Fashion
As an online retailer for fashion, Zalando wants to propose the entire range; from affordable fashion to the luxury segment. The Berlin-based company is constantly expanding the latter in particular and currently has 400 brands and almost 90,000 products in its range in the premium contemporary, advanced contemporary and luxury segments. In...
Asphaltgold founder: Customers will forego ski trip but not new sneakers
Dec 16, 2022 - Business
Asphaltgold is one of the growing groups of retailers and brands that do not participate in discount battles on Black Friday. Instead, the German sneaker retailer is setting an example against racism with a charity campaign. Sporting the motto “We all walk the same earth”, Asphaltgold is selling a t-shirt in 16 different languages and donating...
Vestiaire Collective co-founder Sophie Hersan: Gen Z enters luxury consumerism with secondhand
Dec 2, 2022 - Business
The second hand market is booming and, especially with the current price increases, offers a cheaper and more cycle-oriented alternative for consumers. But it can also offer more than that, says Sophie Hersan, the co-founder of resale platform Vestiaire Collective. In the age of the internet, filled with fashion drops and the hype of...
Adidas says it wants to continue using Yeezy designs
Nov 10, 2022 - Business
Adidas has said that it is planning to continue using the Yeezy designs even after the end of its collaboration with Kanye West. This was announced by Adidas chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer on Wednesday morning at a conference call on the results of the company's third quarter. According to Ohlmeyer, the German sports goods manufacturer is...