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Paul Smith announces festive collaboration with the Royal Opera House

British designer Paul Smith is collaborating with the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden for the festive season to celebrate “the spirit of creativity and cultural heritage”. The festive takeover is described as a first-of-its-kind collaboration bringing together “two icons of British design and the arts, united by a shared commitment...

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InterContinental Edinburgh The George teams up with Edinburgh College of Art for Christmas

Students from Edinburgh College of Art have unveiled a collection of luxury, sustainable festive decorations for the lobby Christmas tree at the InterContinental Edinburgh The George. The decorations, created with off-cuts provided by Scottish fine cashmere, wool and accessories luxury brand Johnstons of Elgin, were inspired by different aspects...

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Dior transforms Harrods for Christmas into a gingerbread house

French luxury fashion house Dior has transformed Harrods into a giant glittering gingerbread house for the holiday season, as it takes over 44 window displays and illuminates the façade with stars, roses and flowers. ‘The Fabulous World of Dior’ takeover runs until January 3, 2023, and celebrates Monsieur Christian Dior’s love of British...

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Kate Spade opens festive pop-up in London

Kate Spade New York, the fashion accessory brand part of Tapestry, has opened an experiential pop-up for the holiday season in London. Located at 59 Greek Street in London, the festive pop-up will be open for four days, until November 13, and has been designed as a visual expression of the brand’s holiday campaign, complete with a secret disco...

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Bouclème teams up with Preen By Thornton Bregazzi for festive season

Plant-powered haircare brand Bouclème have partnered with luxury fashion brand Preen By Thornton Bregazzi on a limited-edition scarf made from 100 percent recycled polyester. The Bouclème x Preen By Thornton Bregazzi scarf launches on November 7, priced at 60 pounds, and takes inspiration from the curlcare brand’s packaging and reworks the...

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Barbour places sustainability at the heart of Christmas campaign

British heritage brand Barbour is sharing a heartwarming tale on sustainability and promoting repairing over buying new as part of its new Christmas campaign. The campaign features a film inspired by children’s author Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas that follows a boy whose dog chews his father’s Barbour wax jacket. The boy writes to Father...