Dover Street Market, the fashion concept store co-created by Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, launched its own in-house brand, DSM Brand. The company presented its first collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week, taking place from June 28 to July 1. "This is a new stage in DSM’s evolution: creating its own brand, both for its image and for...
Jun 27, 2025
Parley for the Oceans, the global environmental organisation and impact network, has announced a long-term partnership with the Paris-based Dover Street Market Paris Brand Development (DSMP-BD) to launch a new label and investment incubator to accelerate eco, natural and biofabricated innovations. The new partnership will see Parley launching a...
Feb 6, 2025
Valentino is expanding its retail footprint through a collaboration with concept store Dover Street Market. Beginning this week, the brand will launch a series of Valentino-curated pop-up shops at DSM locations worldwide, including London, Paris, New York, Singapore, Los Angeles and Tokyo, said WWD. The partnership is strategic for Valentino as...
Oct 30, 2024
Multi-brand retailer Dover Street Market (DSM), founded by Rei Kawakubo of Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons and her husband Adrian Joffe, has confirmed its new location in Paris will open on May 24. The 11,840 square foot store will be located at 35-37, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, occupying the ground and first floors, plus one of the...
May 13, 2024
The British Japanese concept store Dover Street Market is set to unveil its new Parisian flagship. The innovative space will serve as both the headquarters for the Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe brand in France and a dynamic hub for fashion experimentalism. Additionally, the 3,500 sqm store will house the 'brand development' division, which...
Apr 8, 2024
French luxury label Schiaparelli has opened a pop-up concept at Dover Street Market (DSM) in London, Los Angeles and New York, highlighting its autumn/winter 2021 collection. The pop-up, designed by Schiaparelli’s creative director Daniel Roseberry with bureau Betak, features a “special offering” of the label’s autumn/winter 2021 collection,...
Nov 15, 2021
American department store chain Nordstrom has partnered with Comme des Garçons owned concept store Dover Street Market Paris to highlight emerging designers in the fashion industry. The collaboration will feature seven individual up-and-coming brands curated by Dover Street that introduce their spring/summer 2021 collections in select Nordstrom...
Apr 8, 2021
Comme Des Garçons-owned concept store Dover Street Market has opened a new shop at 54 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris. The new, small space, aptly called Dover Little Street Market, showcases seven brands that are part of the Dover Street Market Paris Company’s brand development division, an incubator of emerging talent launched last year....
Mar 3, 2021
Iconic style publication i-D and Dover Street market have teamed up for a special in-store pop up in celebration of i-D’s 40th anniversary. A limited edition capsule collection from Dover Street Market collaborators include items from Comme de Garçons, Aries, Stüssy, IDEA and Futura 2000. A selection of t-shirts, hoodies, hats, accessories and a...
Nov 12, 2020
Coronavirus isn’t stopping Rei Kawakubo’s plans for retail expansion. Dover Street Market, which has become a cornerstone of retail in cities including New York, London, and Tokyo, will be opening a new store in Paris. It would be the company’s second multi-brand retail store. Speculation that Dover Street Market could open in Paris has been on...
Oct 22, 2020
With just 33 days to go until the next presidential election, American designers and brands are getting political, urging their customers to vote. While many brands may skew to the democratic end of the political spectrum, few openly pledge allegiance to either side, in a bid to not alienate followers and customers. Yet more so than at any other...
Oct 2, 2020
Tennis star Roger Federer and Swiss performance running brand On has unveiled their first tennis-inspired sneaker, The Roger. Federer, who invested in the Swiss footwear brand in November 2019, has worked alongside the On design team to create The Roger Centre Court 0-Series, a reinvention of the classic tennis trainer combining the athletes'...
Jul 6, 2020
