The world’s largest handbag hall, an exhibition about Princess Diana’s style, a Dries Van Noten documentary, and more style stories that caught our eye.
- A documentary highlighting Dries Van Noten’s 25-year-long career in the fashion industry is in the works.
- Sarah Jessica Parker is opening a stand-alone store which will stock the SJP Collection footwear, her little black dress collection, handbags, jewellery and other assorted accessories.
- Next month, Ralph Lauren will receive the British Fashion Council’s Outstanding Achievement award.
- J.Crew is phasing out its bridal wear collection due to lagging sales.
- Fast Retailing, the firm behind brands like Uniqlo, has opened its first facility devoted to the research and development of denim fabric in Los Angeles.
- Luxury London department store Selfridges is in the midst of developing the world’s largest handbag hall.
- Kensington Palace is staging a special exhibition in 2017 celebrating the style of Princess Diana.
- As part of a new partnership, Rent the Runway is opening its first store-within-a-store inside Neiman Marcus’ Union Square store in San Francisco. More locations will follow in 2017.
Fun Fashion Fact
According to Mail Order Retailing in Britain: A Business and Social History, the first product ever sold via mail order may have been Welsh flannel: