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Another celebrity collaboration, is enough, enough? Apparently not, with Liv Tyler’s capsule collection with Belstaff.
The fall/winter 2016 12-piece capsule ranges from a pea coat with leather trim and gold buttons, a fitted version of the Milford coat to a fine-leather jacket with a removable collar and quilted interior. “I wanted to express strength through the outerwear and leather pieces, and sensuality through the softer materials and more tailored silhouettes,” said Liv Tyler on the collection in a recent fashionmag.com article.
Liv Tyler pulled references from Belstaff’s archives to produce a very functional capsule collection that combines glamour with a rock n’ roll edge. The collection is currently in stores.
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Odell Beckham collaborates
If you thought the era of ballplayers launching fashion lines was over, think again!! New York Giants Odell Beckham has partnered with Bloomingdale’s and Twenty Tees and LaPina founder David Helwani to launch 13 x twenty, an athleisure menswear line comprised of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, knitwear and jackets.
13 x twenty, which takes its name from Beckham’s jersey number and Helwani tee shirt line, will launch in Bloomingdale’s in September. Tee shirts will retail for around $85 and outerwear will retail for around $595.
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Zara gets unionized
Zara has unionized its employees in New York City, making its NYC employees for first Zara unionized workers in the US.
On August 1, Zara agreed to accept a union for its NYC employees at employees at its 8 NYC stores signed cards saying that they wished to be represented by the RWDSU Local 1102 chapter. The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) represents the employees of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Cole Haan, and Modell’s, as well as supermarkets, drug stores and car washes.
“I’ve worked in the New York retail sector for many years and it’s great to work for a company which respects the right of its employees to join a union if we want to do so,” detailed Darren Frett, a Zara employee. Zara has NYC stores SoHo, Herald Square, Bryant Park, Flatiron, the Financial District, Upper West Side, and Midtown.
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Armani’s legacy
Giorgio announced on July 29 the he would create a foundation in his own name. Armani, who recently turned 82 has not named a successor to the Armani Group, a company that is solely owned by Giorgio Armani.
In a statement Armani detailed that the founArmani’s legacydation will, “safeguard the governance of assets of the Armani Group and ensure that these are kept stable over time in respect of and consistent with some principles that are particularly important to me.” Armani also stated, future management of the company would have to be committed to “innovation and excellence,” and be supported by “appropriate investments, prudent and balanced financial management, limited recourse to debt and a careful approach to acquisitions.”
“This structure will certainly make it harder, if not impossible for Giorgio Armani to be bought by another group. Armani has always said he wanted to maintain his group independent,” said Bernstein analyst Mario Ortelli in a fashionmag.com article.
Ortelli added that it will be “interesting to see the governance of the foundation in order to understand the implications on a management, operational and fiscal level.”
—William S. Gooch
