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Rebecca Minkoff (right) with blogger Aimee Song at the designer’s LA show
Rebecca Minkoff kicked off the first of the LA fashion shows this season (Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Ford and Rachel Zoe to follow), with a shoppable collection as well as a series of connected handbags on offer. There was also entertainment galore, which gives Tommy something to try and outdo later this week.
Meanwhile, other news this week has focused heavily on the execs movements at various brands, including Stefan Larsson out as CEO at Ralph Lauren, Riccardo Tisci leaving Givenchy, rumoured headed to Versace, and Clare Waight Keller exiting Chloé. Also worth reading is detail on the John Lewis delivery trials straight to your car boot, insight on everything you need to know about the Snapchat IPO and Gap’s new 90s inspired campaign.
TOP STORIES
- Rebecca Minkoff teams with Like to Know It to make LA show shoppable [WWD]
- Ivanka Trump’s brand responds to Nordstrom [Racked]
- John Lewis and Jaguar Land Rover are trialling shopping deliveries straight to your car [Forbes]
- LVMH sets up new investment vehicle for emerging brands [Fashion United]
BUSINESS
- Ralph Lauren CEO Stefan Larsson quits after dispute with founder over creative control [WSJ]
- Riccardo Tisci is leaving Givenchy [BoF]
- Clare Waight Keller exiting Chloé [BoF]
- Hudson’s Bay reportedly in talks to acquire Macy’s [Retail Dive]
- Farfetch sets share options scheme for all employees [WWD]
SOCIAL MEDIA
- 8 things marketers need to know about Snapchat’s IPO [AdAge]
- How social media turned Hollywood’s beauty prep into marketing gold [BoF]
- Step inside the YouTube-fuelled, teenaged extravaganza that is Beautycon [Wired]
MARKETING
- Gap debuts ’90s-inspired ads starring the children of its former campaign stars [Fashionista]
- Adidas tells the stories of female athletes’ struggles with ‘Unleash Your Creativity’ campaign [The Drum]
- Luxury brands leverage custom emojis for peer-to-peer communication push [Luxury Daily]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- DKNY taps Farfetch to revitalise e-commerce strategy [Glossy]
- How Lululemon and Adidas use RFID to set the stage for omnichannel [Apparel]
TECHNOLOGY
- The promise of augmented reality [Economist]
- Why retailers struggle to adopt mobile payments [Digiday]
START-UPS
- Caraa CEO Aaron Luo: Startups have given up on good, old-fashioned (non-tech) product innovation [LeanLuxe]