Luxury fashion house LVMH has acquired a majority stake in British shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood. Photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

Luxury fashion house LVMH has acquired a majority stake in British shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood.Photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

Kirkwood, whose designs have graced the feet of singer Beyoncé, Hollywood actresses Jessica Parker and Jessica Alba and fashion supermodels like Djamila Celina Melcherts, will remain with the business following the sale, and will be given free rein to “further explore the boundaries of his creativity”, according to LVMH. Mr. Kirkwood founded the eponymous brand with business partner Christopher Suarez in 2004 after studying shoemaking at the Cordwainers College. His collections are currently distributed in 150 stores around the world and the brand boasts three flagship stores in London, New York and Las Vegas. He has twice been named Accessories Designer of the year at the British Fashion awards and this year became the first accessories designer to be awarded the British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Mr Kirkwood said of the deal: “LVMH is home to the most celebrated and revered brands and talents in our industry, and has an implicit understanding of luxury. “We have the same values of design, creativity, and craftsmanship. I look forward to us working together to achieve our long term vision for the brand.” LVMH is also in advanced talks to acquire a stake in fashion designer J.W. Anderson, according to people familiar with the situation. Jonathan William Anderson set up the label bearing his name in 2008, three years after graduating from London College of Fashion. He has collaborated with Gianni Versace SpA and Topshop. Kirkwood, who trained at Central Saint Martins and Cordwainers College, founded his brand in 2004, and has twice been named accessories designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards. LVMH, which in July bought cashmere clothier Loro Piana SpA for € 2 billion euros said today its purchase of Kirkwood affirmed its commitment to nurture talent and creativity. Acquiring a stake in Anderson would underscore the growing appeal of emerging designers to large luxury groups as they seek to keep shoppers interested. LVMH acquired French fashion label Maxime Simoens in February, while Gucci-owner Kering bought stakes in designers Christopher Kane in January and Joseph Altuzarra this month.

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London Fashion Week Trend Spotted; Graphic Sweatshirt Dressing Goes Upscale; photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

More and more graphic tops spotted in the new spring 2014 collections of designers as we saw in New York and London. High Street retailers like Topshop, the luxury fashion brand Youngandminted , Wulterkens next to designers like Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Christopher Kane have ushered in an attractive lot of not-so-standard-issue crew-neck sweatshirts, emblazoned with bold, eye-catching graphics, in their new collections. These statement pieces have been paired with unexpected separates, like patterned skirts at Christopher Kane and Marc Jacobs and voluminous graphic shorts at Alexander Wang, for looks that are cozy yet chic. The London Fashion Week counts with 58 designers showcasing their wares over the course of five days. The fashion industry in the UK is now worth £21bn to the economy and supports 816,000 jobs. Over the last decade, sales of UK designer clothing have risen 20pc a year thanks to the success of companies such as Burberry and growing demand from emerging middles class populations in Asia.

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London City rumours; Luxury brand Versace eyeing sale of 15-20% stake; photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

Fashion house Versace is said to be looking to sell a stake of up to 20% to help it fund growth in a deal that would value the fashion retailer at more than € 1.2 billion. The stake that could be sold would be around 15-20 percent and will be sold to a financial, not industrial, partner, according to L:ndon City sources and reported by Reuters earlier today, The aim was to complete the deal by the end of the year. The stake would be sold through a reserved capital increase of around € 250 million. The fashion house, whose glittering gowns are worn by stars such as Lady Gaga and Madonna, hired investment banks Goldman Sachs and Intesa Sanpaolo's Banca Imi as advisers in May 2012, fuelling speculation of a sale. Versace is seeking to strengthen its balance sheet to help fund expansion in overseas markets such as Asia ahead of a possible listing further down the road. Versace hired Goldman Sachs and Banca IMI last year to explore growth options. Versace expects “double-digit” percentage growth in sales in each of the next three to five years. In 2012, Versace reported Ebitda of € 44.5 million on revenue of € 408.7 million. Versace has a valuation of about €1.4 billion, based on 32 x Ebitda (when compared with Qatar’s Mayhoola for Investments SPC acquistion last year of Valentino). Donatella Versace owns 20% of Versace, Santo, her brother 30% and Donatella’s daughter Allegra, a non-executive director, owns the rest. The need to expand internationally to counter the downturn in home markets has prompted Italian luxury groups such as Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Missoni, and Ermenegildo Zegna have been reluctant to sell and are still controlled by their respective founding families. The strong performance of luxury brands has made them a target for cash-rich buyers seeking recognition as well as returns. In August Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore said a "teaser" - or data sheet about the company - had been sent at the end of July to some 10 investors potentially interested in the group. According to several sources, Qatar Holding and FSI, an Italian investment fund owned by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, could be interested in investing in the fashion house. Qatar Holding signed a joint venture agreement with FSI last year to invest in Italian companies in sectors including food, fashion and luxury.

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Victoria’s Secret opens new stores at three European airports;photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

New stores open in Lisbon, Gothenburg and Hamburg airports Lingerie and beauty product supplier Victoria’s Secret recently opened three new beauty and accessories stores in Europe. Victoria’s Secret operates these stores in partnership with travel retailer The Nuance Group. These new stores add to the ones at Singapore Changi and the shop-in-shop one at Las Vegas McCarran International airport. Victoria’s Secret and Nuance will also open a new location in St. Petersburg at the Pulkovo airport later this year, where the retail giant obtained retail space in the newly-built passenger terminal. Earlier this year, in May, Victoria's Secret Beauty & Accessories opened its first travel retail store in Russia at the Domodedova International Airport in Moscow With these new openings at Lisbon and Gothenburg-Landvetter airport and the recent opening in Hamburg International airport in the month of August Victoria’s Secret marks the entry to the Iberian Peninsula and German markets. The new Victoria’s Secret stores aim to surround travellers in luxury and have modern façades with dynamic storefronts that boast an air of sophistication. The stores will also showcase both its brand identity and range of products with a “gallery of iconic black and white images and video walls broadcasting footage of the Victoria’s Secret Angels”, according to Victoria’s Secret The airport stores obviously will focus on a fashion-forward range of beauty products and accessories designed for the modern traveller. Shoppers looking for beauty products will find fragrances like the Victoria’s Secret Bombshell, the newly-launched Fabulous collection and other products. Travel-ready items such as signature lip glosses and body-care products will also be available. The stores also sell passport holders, phone wallets, travel adaptors and trolleys for organised travellers. Fashion essentials including scarves, sunglasses and underwear: items that are perfect for last-minute gifts are also available. It was already pointed out earlier that the global luxury and cosmetics product makers are there to get their piece of the cake in new and emerging markets, cutting their dependence on mature markets in Europe and the U.S, where they are facing a lower consumer spendings, depressed economic environments amid the general macroeconomic slowdown. Victoria’s Secret plans to open more stores, in addition to these ones before the end of the year Limited Brands is very optimistic about Victoria’s Secret’s potential outside of North America whereas markets like Russia and China will be the biggest on the planet at some point Limited Brands owns and operates through Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel. The company operates 2,629 specialty stores in the United States and its brands are sold in more than 700 company-operated and franchised additional locations world-wide