Sandbridge News

WWD – While many have voiced the need to address changing consumer patterns and shift the fashion cycle, Mellon has made it the core of her business model. By fashion norm, Tamara Mellon’s

PITCHENGINE.COM – Stio, the Jackson, Wyoming-based mountain apparel brand, is pleased to announce the closing of a $5.9 million round of funding to support its growth trajectory and future

WWD — Topshop is spreading its wings across the globe and expecting 2015 to be a landmark year for expansion.The company is getting an assist from model du jour Cara Delevingne.

WWD – The first store for the Derek Lam 10 Crosby line will open in November, followed by e-commerce. Derek Lam doesn’t need a lesson on the pace of New York City commercial real estate.

THESTAR.COM – Co-founder of Jimmy Choo hits retail sweet spot with shoes, handbags and line of ready-to-wear clothing. Tamara Mellon sums up her new eponymous lifestyle brand in a soft

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Louis Vuitton’s new The Icon And The Iconoclasts project will also see Cindy Sherman, Marc Newson and Rei Kawakubo make over the brand’s iconic monogram.

VANITY FAIR – It is in no way clear when Karl Lagerfeld finds time to brush his teeth, let alone polish his medallions. The Chanel front man not only designs for Fendi and his eponymous

RETAIL WEEK – Topshop and Topman will open their first standalone store in Holland this October, as parent company Arcadia continues to ramp up international expansion.

British fashion retailer Topshop is gearing up for major New Zealand expansion, with a central Auckland site secured for a flagship store – set to open this year – and big plans to establish

ADWEEK – He’s part of a breed of hot designers making luxury more accessible. Derek Lam remembers a time when it would take years before an apparel brand was established enough to spin off

RACKED NY – 10 Crosby Derek Lam, the designer’s sister label, will open a store in Soho this October—but not on Crosby Street. WWD says it’s headed for 115 Mercer Street, and bringing along

The fashion label has sold a minority stake to Sandbridge Capital. WWD – Derek Lam International LLC has sold a minority stake to Sandbridge Capital. The terms of the deal were not disclosed

If Tamara Mellon has her way—and when has the Jimmy Choo cofounder not?—her new namesake collection, with its buy-now, wear-now monthly deliveries, might just shake up the fashion system as

The co-founder of Jimmy Choo will launch the Tamara Mellon brand in November, aimed at the busy working woman. Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon will launch her eponymous lifestyle.

Nordstrom, the conservative Seattle-based department store, is bringing in Topshop, the British fast-fashion chain with rock ‘n’ roll flair. Topshop, along with the men’s brand, Topman, will