4 May, 2021

TRP Travel Retail Style Index: May 2021

Welcome to the latest travel retail column for DRG by Alison Farrington aka The Retail Planner (TRP).

This month’s highlights come from a purposeful social retail pop-up in Hainan, a luxury hometail makeover and the latest TikTok trend.

1/ SOCIAL RETAIL. Societal pressures are the focus for a new type of phygital pop-up courtesy of Japanese skincare brand SK-II that has debuted a retail-tainment destination in the Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Centre in Sanya, Hainan.

The pop-up is an immersive representation of the P&G-owned brand’s new SK-II Studio animated anthology series called VS. The film and retail campaign aims to highlight career pressures faced by women and viewed through the experiences of six athletes taking part in this year’s Tokyo Olympics. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Beauty, Brands, Business of fashion, Retail concepts, Shopping, Technology, Trends Bicester Village, celebrity, DFS, Gucci, luxury, LVMH, shopping, SK-II, skincare, Tiffany, TikTok

12 November, 2017

THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Mr Porter, Glossier, Tiffany, Anya Hindmarch and more!

Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands and industry stories currently buzzing on my radar…

1. INTRODUCING MR.P – FUTURE-PROOF FASHION FROM MR PORTER

Mr Porter has entered the own-label fray with Mr P, a collection of ‘future-proof’ pieces. Alongside core staples, there will be five limited-edition capsules every year, each inspired by a style icon. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Beauty, Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Films, Menswear, News, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Shopping Anya Hindmarch, Bicester Village, denim, DRG Style Index, Glossier, Grace jones, how it's made, Mai Couture, menswear, Mr Porter, pop-up shops, retail concepts, Tiffany

25 May, 2015

What to expect at the sixth British Designers Collective at Bicester Village

Bicester village British Designers Collective 2015

Now (almost) as much a part of the summer style calendar as The Chelsea Flower Show or Cannes, the Bicester Village British Designers Collective is in its sixth year. Launched last week, the latest pop-up presents some of our biggest British fashion talent in a theatrical new setting. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 1 Comment Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Designers, Events, News, Retail concepts, Trends Bicester Village, British Designers Collective, Celine, luxury, Mary Katrantzou, Peter Pilotto, retail concepts, retail news, Ryan Lo, Sophia Webster, Thomas Tait

14 June, 2014

The Bicester Brit factor

Bicester Village Designers Collective

What better way to spend a weekend than heading down Oxfordshire way to Bicester Village? If you do, you’ll be well rewarded, with the fifth British Fashion Council Designers’ Collective pop-up offering plentiful pickings of our celebrated womenswear talent. Curated by Yasmin Sewell, this year’s edit is the best yet (no filler!) and better still, it comes with a new art twist. The Royal Academy has jumped on board, so there are limited edition prints to buy from Royal Academians including Gary Hume and Grayson Perry. (more…)