Woodland To Venture Into Skin Care

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Apart making a niche in the shoes and apparels segment, Woodland is now plans to add new products to its shelves. A new range of skin care products is set to be added to the existing range of accessories which includes backpacks, shoe care, belts, wallets, caps and sippers. Working in collaboration with a German company, BNS, the company will develop a special cream for travellers. These products will be launched in September/October this year in the prices range of Rs 500-1,000.

Not only new products but they also plan to increase store count to 60 this year. With 25 per cent growth annually, products and retail expansion are on its agenda. Woodland has around 300 exclusive stores within India and now the focus has shifted to smaller towns to push up growth. It also has a global presence with stores in the Middle East and Europe and with eyes set on the China market. Internationally, though, they are focusing more on multi-branded stores for the moment.

Custo Barcelona Opens in Westfield Stratford

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International fashion brand Custo Barcelona has opened its first UK store in the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. The store has been designed by directional Spanish architecture firm Dear and is divided into three distinct zones showcasing the Custo Barcelona women’s clothing, accessories, and Custo Growing, the brand’s kidswear collection.

The visionary concept of the new store features a dramatic geometrical ceiling structure made up from a complex assortment of abstract vectors, and will not only provide the blueprint for a roll-out for future UK stores but is also planned to be implemented across all new international openings.

Hugo Deane, director at Love Brands, UK distributor for Custo Barcelona said that they are thrilled to open their first UK Custo Barcelona store and make an exciting visual statement through the store’s imaginative design. The New York Fashion Week contemporary womenswear brand is currently sold in more than 40 countries, and the first UK stand-alone store is situated in The Arcade area of Westfield Stratford City.

Ralph Rucci to be Honored at SCAD

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Ralph Rucci’s upcoming exhibit at the ALT Gallery in the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art in Savannah coincides with the couturier receiving SCAD’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the university’s annual fashion show. The award will be presented by SCAD President Paula Wallace and Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley.

Rucci is the latest addition to the long list of fashion icons who have received this award, including Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano, Isabel and Ruben Toledo and, most recently, Manolo Blahnik. Much like past honorees, this isn’t the first time Rucci is being honored in a musueum; his work has been featured in three solo shows. He is also the subject of a book, “Ralph Rucci: The Art of Weightlessness,” a documentary film by David Boatman, titled Ralph Rucci: A Designer and His House, and in 2008 he was honored with the National Design Award in fashion awarded by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In October 2011, his plaque on the “Fashion Walk of Fame” was unveiled and he is also the subject of a newly released film and book.