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  • Michael Kors turns to stage performers for 45th anniversary campaign
    Michael Kors Collection's 45th anniversary campaign Credits: Michael Kors Collection In Pictures For its 45th anniversary campaign, Michael Kors Collection cast six stage performers across ballet, opera and Broadway to celebrate the milestone through a photoshoot by Dutch duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Misty Copeland, Sutton Foster, Judith Light, Audra McDonald, Lea Michele and Kara Young were photographed on set in New York City, with movement direction by Stephen Galloway and styled by […]
  • ASICS unveils Nimbus Mirai™ 2: the second generation of the circular running shoe
    Credits: Asics Japanese sports brand ASICS has launched the Nimbus Mirai™ 2, the second generation in its running shoe line focused on circularity. The shoe builds on the original Nimbus Mirai, introduced in 2024, and continues the brand's approach of designing shoes with material recovery and recycling in mind. The original Nimbus Mirai was a milestone in ASICS' sustainability strategy. The shoe featured an upper made predominantly from a single material, which simplified material recovery […]
  • Canada Goose appoints former Balmain's CEO Massimo Piombini to board of directors
    Canada Goose store. Credits: Canada Goose Canada Goose has appointed Massimo Piombini, president and chief executive officer of Italian luxury accessories supplier Cadicagroup, to its board of directors with effect from August 7, 2026. Piombini was elected at the company's annual and special shareholder meeting held virtually on the same day, drawing 99.98 percent of votes cast in favour, the highest share of the 10 nominees. His election returns the board to 10 members, after […]
  • Whatnot raises 545 million US dollars in Series G round
    Whatnot app Credits: Whatnot Whatnot, the biggest live commerce platform in the UK, Europe and North America, has closed a 545 million US dollar Series G round, valuing the company at 20 billion US dollars, nearly doubling its valuation in less than a year. The round was led by Iconiq, Lightspeed and Avra, with new investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Wellington Management, Robinhood Ventures Fund I, S32 and Standard Capital. Existing backers CapitalG, Y Combinator, Durable […]
  • Mizuno Sportstyle names Guè as ambassador
    Mizuno Sportstyle names Guè as ambassador Credits: Mizuno In Pictures Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno has added Italian rapper Guè to the artist roster of Mizuno Sportstyle, the group's lifestyle line, extending a run of partnerships with figures from the music scene. The brand said the partnership took shape during the artist's visit to Tokyo in December 2025, a city it describes as a long-standing source of inspiration for Guè and one that symbolises Mizuno's own […]
  • Former Zalando executive Carlo Alberto Cingolani moves to Puma
    Puma store in London Credits: Puma. Carlo Alberto Cingolani is taking on the role of global director for commercial go-to-market at Puma. Cingolani joined the Herzogenaurach-based sportswear company last week, he announced on the professional network Linkedin on Saturday. He joins from the Berlin-based online retailer Zalando, where he worked for more than 11 and a half years. He joined Zalando in January 2015 as a kids & accessories private label merchandiser. He has since […]