Today, the 76-year-old reigns over a luxury goods empire worth more than five billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year, with her world about to expand further with the takeover of flamboyant rival Versace.An avant-garde designer whose minimalist style belies its rebellious nature Prada has imprinted her elegant and intellectual sensibility on the world of Italian fashion for decades Anthropologie is showcasing TALA’s activewear for the next four weeks The store kicked off with a community opening party on the evening of 10 April with the company saying it saw "queues out the door".It’s only the second TALA physical location in London and the first time the label has been available to shop directly in Chelsea one of London’s most popular and affluent shopping neighbourhoods that attracts a huge volume of visitors as well as well-heeled locals the new Negozio prioritizes contemporary design principles—meaning a bright space with minimalist finishes and furniture elements The Negozio—Italian for shop—is primarily dedicated to Luxury Leisurewear: a collection defined by exquisite fabrics and versatile silhouettes where each piece prioritizes comfort and refinement It features walls alternating between fine-troweled plaster and open-pore lacquered ash wood paneling—both in the ivory tone that has become a characteristic of Zegna's aesthetic.Alongside these soft ivory hues is a range of colors pulled from unique artworks included in the "Born in Oasi Zegna" book it offers a visual tale that recalls more than 100 years of heritage through beautiful imagery and inspiring anecdotes These works have been adapted for use in the Negozio drawing on the rich colors and atmosphere of Oasi Zegna—a 100km² natural Alpine park developed by founder Ermenegildo Zegna that expresses his vision of harmony between people and nature.The retail space is enriched with details in burnished brass and Canaletto walnut resulting in a sophisticated yet comfortable environment where the colors of the Luxury Leisurewear collection are given ample room to breathe To represent the meeting point between innovation and craftsmanship a state-of-the-art 3D-style configurator that allows clients to create their dream wardrobe.Offering 49 billion potential combinations of clothing and styles Zegna X allows customers to order and receive their unique choices worldwide in less than four weeks effectively bridging the gap between physical stores and digital channels Their Knightsbridge Bellville Sassoon salon was a magnet for the rich and famous from the 1960s onwards.Sassoon was born in London in 1932 and had ambitions to be an actor although this wasn’t approved of by his family and he changed direction Bellville invited him to join her existing salon in the 1950s and as a reflection of his importance to the business However, Bond Street isn’t the most expensive worldwide as New York’s Fifth Avenue takes that title Bond Street now has an indicative prime rent of €15,333 per sq m but Fifth Avenue is way above that at €26,000 per sq m.The stratospheric rents come as 2024 bucked the slow 2023 trend and saw a 12% increase in new store openings globally And it’s not on one of the more obvious thoroughfares such as Bond Street or Sloane Street Instead it’s tucked away discreetly on Hanover Square It’s not far from Bond Street but is still in a location where it’s more likely to be discovered by those who were looking for it than by casual passers-by.As such it’s part of the wider reinvention of the square as a location for luxury shopping rather than the offices and galleries that previously dominated it It’s also part of the general spread of the luxury sector to take in more streets than ever in Mayfair The fashion show with a 166-feet-long runway featured a selection of spring/summer 2025 Vivienne Westwood looks and special archive pieces alongside a capsule collection crafted with the hand-woven fabrics from India.The special capsule collection included fabrics like chanderi silks wool and silk sourced from across India by Khadi India and Aaranya from Madhya Pradesh For the first time in three decades, the V&A museum is showing a retrospective of some of Cartier's most iconic creations.Founded in Paris almost 180 years ago the company has pioneered and modernised the luxury jewellery market and a virtually guaranteed 5,000 consumers over the four-day experience  The company will open two stores in Quebec this month including a 700-square-foot store in Place Rosemere and a 750-square-foot location at Galerie Rive Nord Change will open a 1,000-square-foot location at Guildford Town Centre in Surry this December and a 775-square-foot store at CF Masonville Place in London the brokerage firm that partnered with Change for their retail expansion Daniel Robson at Premier Model Management in London, confirmed the Brazilian model had signed a contract with Victoria’s Secret, but declined to comment further.Sampaio posted a backstage Instagram photo of herself in a white dressing gown on a shoot this week, with the hashtags #diversity and #new #vspink #campaign, referring to Pink the brand launched in 2002 aimed at younger women The lingerie giant has confirmed the supermodel for its 2016 line-up with Gigi taking to Instagram to announce the news The US star posted a throwback video of her Victoria's Secret 2015 debut alongside the caption: "There is no feeling in the world like walking down this runway I'm elated to say I'll be returning to the @VictoriasSecret Fashion Show this year."She went on to thank the brand's senior creative Ed Razek saying: "Thank you @ed_razek for putting on the show that has been one of my greatest motivators since I was a teenage fan of the Angels and for making this dream come true for me again As it does every year for the summer season, Chanel unveils its new seasonal boutique nestled in the center of the coastal town of Saint-Tropez Once again housed in the La Mistralée townhouse the store has a flamboyant new look that showcases the style and heritage of the French brand including the signature beige and black.With decor that combines classic architecture and contemporary furnishings the main space hosts the majority of the Chanel spring-summer 2019 clothing collection Customers can also view a selection of watches and jewelry from the Coco Crush collection The April edition created shock-waves among the fashion-minded when its cover was revealed Friday, showing the reality starlet appearing in a strapless, white gown in the arms of her fiance, hip hop maestro Kanye West The choice sparked outraged comments on Twitter where fans disapproved of the fashion-authority making a sophisticated cover girl out of a Hollywood celebrity who more regularly appears in downmarket tabloids writing in her editor's letter inside the April edition that "part of the pleasure of editing Vogue.. is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it." "I think we can all agree on the fact that that role is currently being played by Kim and Kanye," she said the couple appear in photographs by Annie Leibovitz walking down a desert highway and lounging in a private jet Their nine-month-old daughter North West also makes a cameo appearance Although rumors had spread for months that Wintour would not hear mention of Kardashian the editor rejected as "gossip" the rumor that Kanye had begged her to feature his fiancee which Wintour found "both charming and touching," was "entirely our idea" she said But fashion enthusiasts were flocking to Twitter to challenging the choice Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar announced her intention to unsubscribe from the magazine while style bloggers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez said: "This is NOTHING about fashion." "Hell hath frozen over," tweeted Canadian fashion magazine Flare ready-to-wear and couture to jewelry and cosmetics Bella Hadid has managed to win over all kinds of brands the model was revealed as the new face of Max Mara accessories who fronted the spring/summer 2017 campaign.Almost a month after the announcement Bella Hadid and Max Mara have revealed photos of their new campaign via Instagram The American model can be seen posing next to a light-flooded window showcasing handbags from the brand's fall/winter 2017 collection including the Whitney Bag designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop which sell erotic accessories as well as lingerie has emerged as Britain’s most searched-for brand with 823k monthly searches almost doubling the number of monthly visits of the second most searched-for brand Boux Avenue (246k) and Bravissimo (135k).But when it comes to social media engagement Victoria’s Secret takes the top spot with a score of 131k Other brands with strong following and engagement are Intimissimi with 6802 adding that an initial public offering for J.Crew is still on the table It is possible that the talks with Fast Retailing may be revived J.Crew, which was taken private by TPG Capital LP and Leonard Green & Partners LP for $2.8 billion in 2011 hoped to fetch at least $5 billion in a sale J.Crew and Fast Retailing could not be reached for comment Run by well-known executive Mickey Drexler J.Crew is a multi-channel retailer of women's eight crewcuts stores and 65 Madewell stores J.Crew's revenues increased 9 percent to more than $2.4 billion while adjusted earnings before interest depreciation and amortization rose to as much as $371 million from $360 million in the prior year Fast Retailing also owns U.S. apparel brands Theory and J Brand The company started trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange in early March Chief Executive Tadashi Yanai has set a lofty goal of making his company the world's top apparel retailer by 2020 by quintupling revenue to 5 trillion yen ($49 billion), overtaking Zara's Inditex, H&M and Gap While Uniqlo's global expansion has been driven primarily by Asia so far it plans to accelerate a push into the United States adding 20-30 shops a year to reach 100 outlets in several years The move comes after a French court approved representative was appointed to mediate talks between Vivarte and its lenders Vivarte failed to get agreement from two-thirds of its lenders to ignore a breach of its covenants and suspend further tests by a deadline of Jan Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has also been appointed to advise non-consenting lenders A lender meeting is due to take place on Feb 11 to discuss possible options to resolve the stalemate Willkie Farr and Vivarte were not immediately available to comment Private equity firm Charterhouse backed by 3.43 billion euros ($4.68 billion) of leveraged loans but has struggled to manage its debt in an unfavourable economic and consumer environment in France Vivarte asked lenders to suspend its covenant tests in a 'covenant holiday' in December to buy time to implement plans that would improve its business trading performance Vivarte's loans have fallen on Europe's secondary loan market as lenders sell out of the debt to avoid potential losses Vivarte's unextended term loans were quoted at 75.25 percent of face value on Wednesday over 10 points lower than 85.6 on January 1 An extended term loan was quoted at 74.96 on Wednesday