Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Danielle is a journalist based in London with over a decade of experience at FashionUnited, where she has been an editor since 2011. Her expertise lies in exploring the dynamic intersections of fashion, beauty, sports, and technology. Passionate about spotlighting emerging talent, Danielle also covers daily news, from launches to acquisitions, personnel changes and store openings, across the UK, US, and Canada.
United Repair Centre to add new repair hub in Paris
Circularity innovator United Repair Centre (URC) is opening a new repair hub in Paris in February 2026, to mark its third location in Europe, alongside Amsterdam and London. The expansion is being funded by a new investment of 3.2 million euros from a group of impact finance and social entrepreneurship investment companies, including Phitrust...
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Iris Van Herpen wins inaugural Perrier-Jouët Design for Nature award
Dutch fashion designer and couturier Iris Van Herpen has been named the winner of the inaugural edition of the Perrier-Jouët Design for Nature a Award, created to encourage designers to explore sustainability through their work. The prize was created jointly by Maison Perrier-Jouët and Design Miami and invites designers to “investigate...
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Shaftesbury Capital: West End holdings “are busy and vibrant”
Property company Shaftesbury Capital, which owns retail properties in Covent Garden, Carnaby, Soho and Chinatown in London, has issued a trading update for the four months from July 1 to October 31, which it states was a “positive performance”. In its trading statement, Shaftesbury Capital said that it has had 367 leasing transactions completed...
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Loewe executive Charlie Smith is leaving to join Nothing Technology
Seasoned marketing executive Charlie Smith, who served as chief marketing and communications officer at luxury fashion house Loewe since 2018, is leaving the brand to join London-based technology company Nothing, known for its smartphones and audio products. Smith, who led communications and marketing at Loewe during its exceptional growth, has...
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The Fashion Awards: Jonathan Anderson triumphant for third successive year
On Monday night at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson scooped the coveted Designer of the Year accolade for the third consecutive year at The Fashion Awards 2025. The annual awards from the British Fashion Council, which act as the annual fundraising event for the BFC Foundation to support fashion talent...
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Skims to venture into live entertainment for the holiday season
Kim Kardashian is to host a shoppable holiday livestream event on her own TikTok channel for her solutions-oriented lifestyle and apparel brand Skims for the holiday season. The move will see Kardashian, co-founder and chief creative officer of Skims, teaming up with OBB Media, the next-gen studio behind ‘A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina...
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Robyn Lynch reimagines Guinness Storehouse uniforms
London-based Irish menswear designer Robyn Lynch has redesigned the uniforms for the Guinness Storehouse attraction in Dublin, which tells the story of one of Ireland’s most loved brands, Guinness. The brand-new uniform celebrates the attraction's 25th anniversary, drawing inspiration from traditional workwear, constructed from denim and...
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Fashion Trust Arabia names 2025 prize winners in Qatar
Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA), the non-profit organisation supporting emerging design talent from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), awarded the winners of its seventh annual FTA Prize at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha, celebrating designers across the region in ready-to-wear, evening wear, accessories and jewellery. Moroccan designer...
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Snapchat launches festive AR retail experience
Social media platform Snapchat, which has more than 900 million monthly active users, has unveiled a festive retail experience in augmented reality (AR), designed to bring holiday shopping to life through immersive and interactive digital boutiques. The inaugural Snapchat Winter Village launches in collaboration with luxury fashion brand Boss,...
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Cashmere brand Soft Goat opens first international store
Swedish luxury cashmere brand Soft Goat is expanding into new markets with its first-ever international store in Oslo, Norway, and strengthening its UK presence, adding Browns and Harrods to its list of stockists. Soft Goat’s first international store marks the brand’s second store, and first outside of Sweden, in Oslo, Norway, and features a...
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