Retail Visits

Skin-toned comfort essentials dwindle in the new mood of the consumer, who wants mood-boosting, feel-good garments to mix and match in their own way. The London market offer…

As the general mood of London improves with the spring sunshine and the easing of lockdown, the Bodyfashion market reflects this enthusiasm with bright, clashing colours and optimistic…

After the third lockdown in London, our first shopping trip to Oxford Street confirms that the enthusiasm for the in-store shopping, and for lingerie, is very much back.…

The amount of novelty properties of plain fabrics and laces have doubled in the last couple of months. There is ample choice in sustainability, from recycled nylon and…

At Concepts Paris, we had the pleasure of not being isolated during lockdown thanks to various webinars and our involvement in Interfilière Connect, the digital fair by Eurovet.…

The Coronavirus confinement has given us ample time to reflect on everything that is said and written about women and the changing attitudes towards bras. Every newspaper has…

There are lessons to be learned about how athleisure, animated by the activewear industry, has become the new frontier of fashion whilst staying within the realm specific sport…

It is hardly a new trend: but responsible consumerism is supposed to go mainstream. If that means that buying-to-possess is waning, one just has to walk down New…

The recent opening of Nordstrom’s New York flagship store, and the new Nike stores in Shanghai and New York, underline a powerful message: colour, details and activities are…

In strong contrast with previous years, Parisian retail starts the autumn season with lots of colours and ideas. On all levels of the market, the message is optimistic…