Ferragamo Doubles Size of Houston Unit

Salvatore Ferragamo is taking a bigger slice of Texas.

The brand officially reopened its Houston boutique at The Galleria on Tuesday, almost doubling its space to 4,000 square feet.

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Ferragamo Sets Online Store

MILAN – Salvatore Ferragamo SpA is the latest fashion company to step up its Internet activity by launching its own online store.

The Florence, Italy-based group’s...

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Armani, Ferragamo Expand Online

MILAN — Salvatore Ferragamo SpA on Monday became the latest fashion company to launch its own online store, while Giorgio Armani went one further and unveiled plans for mobile...

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Fashion House Salvatore Ferragamo Launches Online Store

ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italian family-owned haute couture Salvatore Ferragamo SpA has launched its online boutique, the company said Monday, as luxury-goods makers aim to tap into the growing Internet market.

Residents in Italy and the U.K. can already shop via Ferragamo's Web site, and in the next few months, customers from the U.S. and the main European countries will be able to do so too, the Florence-based company.

"The Internet has certainly revolutionized our consumer behavior and today it is fundamental for luxury goods clients to be able to turn to the company directly," said Ferragamo's chief executive, Michele Norsa.

Norsa said Ferragamo is aiming for the online boutique to become one of the company's top global stores from 2010 onwards.

The company, set up more than 80 years ago, became well-known by making shoes for Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren.

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Runway report: next season's hot new looks

In the fashion world, Milan and Paris are the masters of the universe and dictate next season's hot looks. Natasha Silva-Jelly celebrates Europe's finest.

After three weeks running with the international fashion pack in the global epicentres of London, Milan and Paris, the curtain drew to a close on the spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear runways in the city of lights last week.

While the clothes won't arrive in stores here until early next year, we say take inspiration from the three big trends and start adopting the looks now. As for the hot hue of the season, fashion was in a monochromatic mood with many shows starting with all white or all black – though Givenchy combined the two with a fierce-looking geometric collection.

That's not to say there wasn't the occasional burst of colour, mainly tomato red and sunny yellow. Fabulous floral prints livened up many a designer landscape but it was Stella McCartney, Valentino and our own Collette Dinnigan who did it best. And all evidence of recession dressing is officially dead, as almost all designers turned up the glamour meter with the help of Swarovski crystal-encrusted detailing and splatterings of sequins – or in the case of Lanvin, the hottest show on the circuit, luxe jumpsuits and dresses to die for, all accessorised with lashings of gilt and accessories to make you go gaga.

Of course, glamour comes as naturally to Donatella Versace as mother's milk. Not that spring-summer was all about exuberance. At the heart of the collections, a new era of wearability emerged. Phoebe Philo pioneered the movement at Celine with a seriously chic, precision-tailored display of understated glamour: ultra-lightweight leather tees, tailored trousers and sexy safari-style utilitarian pieces. Of course, not everyone got it right – Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, what were you thinking? Why not leave the experimental approach to your own label and return the iconic luxury brand to its classic roots? For if there was one trend that tied all of the talent together this season, it was to remain true to designer DNA.

THE NEW LUXURY

1. Prada: Gorgeous island prints, crystal chandelier pieces and crystal-encrusted shoes – what's not to love?

2. Givenchy: The sharp, almost futuristic geometric vibe was offset at Givenchy with draped goddess dresses complete with shimmering shoulders.

3. Lanvin: Consider Lanvin the go-to label for after-hours glamour. Glittering jumpsuits, short, block-colour cocktail frocks and plenty of luxe neck, arm, wrist and bag candy.

FABULOUS FLORALS

4. Stella McCartney: In addition to her sharp tailoring and lots of wearable basics (welcome back, denim skirt), McCartney's show was big on beautiful rose-print dresses and blouses.

5. Valentino: The emperor might have retired but his successors are ensuring the glamour lives on with short, sheer party dresses (no, there was not a hint of red) and a stunning floor-length chiffon gown with black-orchid print.

6. Collette Dinnigan: Dinnigan injected a little bit of Australiana into her collection with long and short-tiered florals in a kaleidoscope of colours and a stunning silk strapless maxi with beaded and embroidered sunflower motif.

OH SO WEARABLE

7. Celine: Thanks to the Celine show, we're all coveting earthy shades of camel, nude and safari – not to mention butter-soft leather.

8. Salvatore Ferragamo: Hello, sunshine – bursts of bright yellow were warmly received at Ferragamo, who in Milan also channelled chic wearability.

9. Stella McCartney" Don't be afraid of soft and simple was the message at Stella McCartney and for that, her show was a standout.

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Ferragamo's Frieze

IN celebration of the Frieze Art Fair, which starts today, Salvatore Ferragamo is launching an exhibition featuring works of the maverick characters Blue and Joy - created by artists Fabio La Fauci and Daniele Sigalot.

Based in Berlin, the artists' work has been featured in exhibitions and galleries across Europe and now wings its way into Ferragamo's Old Bond Street store with a selection of pieces featuring the cute critters and culminating in a bespoke button work of art - made from 35,000 Salvatore Ferragamo buttons no less (pictured).

All of the artwork on show will be for sale and the day will end with a trunk show of Ferragamo's autumn/winter 2009-10 show.

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