Less than two years after launching her eponymous label, Phoebe Philo is forging ahead. The British designer has just unveiled her D collection, the fourth since her debut in October 2023. Still sold mainly through its e-commerce store, the brand began poking its nose into the wholesale market last year through a handful of select multi-brand boutiques. Now, the label seems ready to take the plunge with the opening of its first store.
A look from the D collection – Phoebe Philo
This new collection follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, focusing on around twenty looks as the business advocates for limited production. Once again, the starting point is wardrobe classics, with quality pieces made in beautiful materials- comfortable yet cool in a way that makes you want to wear them. These designs include trench coats, slim-fitting jackets, sculptural tops, and voluminous coats such as a black leather model. Jackets are rounded in shape and range from leather designs with wide collars to more spherical pieces.
Fur continues to make an appearance, with items including coats, muffs, puffy sheepskin breeches, playful, cosy catsuits, and statement furry trousers. Most of the looks are monochromatic in neutral tones of white, black, and brown and follow a pure, minimalist style, with the exception of a black and grey plaid shirt and pants and a few flashes of yellow fur.
Phoebe Philo’s womenswear favours loose, well-cut men’s suits in mottled fabrics and flowing trousers, sometimes decorated with fringe or in a cargo style, designed to be worn with a simple tank top, t-shirt, or black shirt. In addition to ready-to-wear, Phoebe Philo also offers bags, jewellery, and shoes, such as its new multi-strap flat sandals.
The brand, which has adopted a very minimalist marketing style from the outset, has given no further information on materials used or product prices. It merely communicated that it presented its designs as a series of editions which were made available to purchase in stages and came together to form its first collection. Since October 2024, the brand’s collections have been presented in their entirety several months before going on sale, returning to a more traditional approach.
Minimalism and neutral colours characterise the D collection – Phoebe Philo
Presented as a preview on the phoebephilo.com website, the D collection will be available from the beginning of 2026 and will continue to be sold until May. It will be distributed on the brand’s e-commerce store, and offline via shop-in-shops dedicated to Phoebe Philo at London’s Dover Street Market and Galeries Lafayette Haussmann in Paris, as well as in select multi-brand boutiques worldwide.
This model could soon evolve with the opening of a physical boutique in London. According to the American newspaper WWD, this will take place at Carlos Place in the British capital’s prestigious Mayfair neighbourhood. The location is not far from The Row‘s boutique and the historic Connaught Hotel, situated at the entrance to Mount Street, a more quiet and discreet thoroughfare than its neighbouring New Bond Street. Phoebe Philo declined to comment when contacted by FashionNetwork.com.
The English designer created her Phoebe Philo brand in London in September 2020 with her husband, real estate entrepreneur Maximilian Wigram, and welcomed LVMH as a minority shareholder. Earlier this year, Philo added to her team by appointing Bruno Sialelli, former creative director of Lanvin, as design director for her ready-to-wear collection.
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Lululemon Athletica’s CEO shake-up has put the spotlight on the once-dominant yoga pants maker’s race to wrest back younger and affluent shoppers from rivals and revive its sagging U.S. business.
Calvin McDonald – Reuters
Its shares, which have halved in value this year, rose 10% on Friday following the departure of CEO Calvin McDonald after about seven years in the role.
An athleisure pioneer known for its premium yoga apparel, Lululemon lost ground as newer rivals such as Alo Yoga and Vuori weaned away its core younger shoppers with trendier styles, marketing campaigns and celebrity partnerships.
Meanwhile, established players like Nike and Gap also entered the market with lower-priced styles.
Lululemon “caught the perfect wave in fashion, becoming the trend for the last five years,” said Brian Mulberry, senior client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management.
“But as its core customers graduate college and face tighter budgets, affordability is a challenge and a new outfit at Lulu can cost as much as a month’s groceries.”
Lululemon sells a range of yoga, running and training apparel such as Align yoga pants priced at $108 and men’s joggers at $128.
The slow refresh to core styles and product missteps, such as its decision to pull its $98 “Breezethrough” leggings from shelves last year, have led to heavy discounting to clear aged inventory.
At an earnings call late on Thursday, company executives said the board is “focused on a leader with experience and growth and transformation”.
“It’s understandable to think that a strategic overhaul with a new leader at the helm will be a positive, but this opens the door to more questions as to what direction the board will go with a replacement,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.
Lululemon is the latest global consumer company facing leadership churn as macroeconomic uncertainty fuels increasingly divergent spending patterns.
Lululemon is making efforts to speed up product development, launch fresh styles and drive company-wide efficiencies to offset cost inflation and protect margins.
The company beat third-quarter results, lifted by strong China sales, but issued a weaker-than-expected holiday forecast as higher promotions and increased spending on marketing weigh on margins.
Founder Chip Wilson, who is also Lululemon’s largest independent shareholder, in a statement on Friday slammed the board for “poor succession planning” and value erosion.
He called for an urgent CEO search led by new, independent directors with deep company knowledge to restore a product-first focus. Lululemon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on Wilson’s statement.
The company’s forward price-to-earnings multiple, a common benchmark for valuing stocks, is 14.66, compared to 31.26 for Nike and Abercrombie & Fitch‘s ratio of 10.8, according to LSEG data.
“The main challenge I foresee for the new leadership is not how consumers see Lulu, but how does it see itself?” said Mulberry.
Ferragamo appoints Alberto Tomba as a brand ambassador. The collaboration with the Italian skiing legend celebrates values shared by the Florentine fashion house: dedication, perseverance, resilience and attention to detail.
Alberto Tomba
Born in 1966, Tomba is the quintessential emblem of an Italy that invests in talent, commitment and the ability to push beyond one’s limits. His career is marked by major international successes, including three Olympic gold medals and two silver medals, two World Championship gold medals and two bronze medals, and 50 World Cup victories.
The Bologna-born skier is also the only athlete to have won races in 11 consecutive seasons (1987-1998) and to have claimed four World Cup discipline titles in giant slalom and four in slalom.
“Tomba’s sporting journey perfectly reflects Ferragamo’s philosophy: every achievement comes from sacrifice, every result from dedication. We share with him a deep sense of authenticity and a love of excellence, values that continue to inspire our daily work,” said Leonardo Ferragamo.
“Being chosen by Ferragamo is an honour,” Tomba commented. “I have always believed that sport and style share a common language: that of passion, rigour and the desire to improve every day. Representing a brand that embodies all this, and that brings Italian beauty and craftsmanship to the world, is a source of great pride.”
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New York–based fashion brand Guizio is expanding its retail footprint with the opening of its second store, at Aventura Mall in Miami, this month.
Guizio expands retail footprint with Miami store opening. – Guizio
Designed in collaboration with Brandi Howe, the new Miami store reflects the brand’s refined aesthetic and contemporary edge, while introducing elements inspired by Miami’s vibrant energy.
It opens with a robust assortment of womenswear, along with an exclusive, limited-edition Puma sneaker available only at the Miami location.
“Opening a Guizio store in Aventura Mall is such a special moment for me,” said Danielle Guizio, founder and designer. “It allows us to connect with our community here and share the brand’s energy in a new way. Bringing our world to Miami felt like a natural next step in growing Guizio, and we’re so excited for what’s ahead.”
Guizio founded her namesake womenswear label in 2014 and continues to offer ready-to-wear collections that celebrate the modern-day woman.
Through her collections, woven knits, structured suiting, and signature corsets are emboldened with asymmetrical details, purposeful cut-outs, ruching and custom hardware. The label has become a favorite among talent such as Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Rosalia, and more.
The opening follows the success of the brand’s SoHo flagship in New York, which opened in September 2024.