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

24 April, 2021

Yuzu beauty news – a fragrance, a foundation, and a fabulous fruit-growing lab

Louis Vuitton On the Beach Les Colognes fragrance

Latest update on beauty ingredient, yuzu fruit. Since I mentioned it in my spring trend round up, the Japanese citrus has cropped up in a summer fragrance and a radiance boosting foundation.

The fragrance first. Louis Vuitton’s ‘On the Beach‘ (£200, above and below) is part of its Les Colognes line (colognes but with eau de parfum concentration) and combines a top juicy note of yuzu (the note you smell first), with a herby cocktail of thyme, rosemary, pink pepper, cloves and cypress, plus a floral neroli note. It’s designed to smell subtly coastal rather than full-on beachy (despite the name). Fragrantica has some early reviews here. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Beauty, Brands, News, Shopping, Trends beauty, Cle de Peau, fragrance, Konfekt, Louis Vuitton, make-up, shopping, skincare, yuzu fruit

10 April, 2021

Positive fashion: Homebrunn handmade jackets

Homebrunn jacket

I recently spotted these images on my friend Emma’s Instagram and had to know more. Homebrunn is the brainchild of Emma Brunn, who I met while she was working in PR for Agnes b. She agreed to answer a few quick questions for the blog about her wonderfully homespun line of quilted jackets and waistcoats. Read and enjoy…! (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Design, Designers, News, Shopping, Trends Cacharel, design, Emma Brunn, Homebrunn, Liberty, positive fashion, shopping

7 April, 2021

Wish list: Mari Giudicelli SS21

Spring sandals on my radar, Mari Giudicelli’s new Bardot and Oasis flats. I’m also eyeing her woven Urca clog and Ilana woven Mary Jane. Come on summer…!

UPDATE: Damn, the woven Mary Janes are selling out everywhere, but there are a few sizes at Garmentory here*. And these embossed ‘croc’ leathers are still available (and marked down)… (more…)