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INTERNATIONAL

VALENTINO LAUNCHES NEW PARIS HOME
ON AVENUE MONTAIGNE

Valentino has unveiled its new store in Paris, saying that
it’s “reinvented itself” on Avenue Montaigne. The change
of address, not far from its previous home, gives it more
space with its offer for both women’s and men’s ready-
to-wear and accessories spread over three floors.
Conceived by CEO Jacopo Venturini and Creative
Director Pierpaolo Piccioli, it follows the new-concept
openings that started last year in Madrid, Venice, Jeddah,
Geneva, New Delhi, Florence and most recently in New
York and Shanghai.
The new concept that was developed in-house
“reveals itself in a warm setting that blends spirit,
emotion and materials, embodying the codes of a serene,
enveloping and evocative future”. The new location also
has a Red Room dressed in scarlet velvet that “vibrates
at the heart of a mise-en-scene thoughtfully designed to
embody the Parisian heritage and context”.

NIKE UNITE, THE LATEST RETAIL CONCEPT FROM ICONIC SPORTS BRAND NIKE, HAS OPENED ITS DOORS AT BLANCHARDSTOWN CENTRE, DUBLIN’S LARGEST RETAIL AND LEISURE
DESTINATION. THE FIRST STORE OF ITS KIND IN IRELAND, NIKE UNITE PUTS THE COMMUNITY FIRST, AIMING TO HELP LOCAL PEOPLE CONNECT WITH SPORT. THE UNIT FEATURES AN IN-
STORE COMMUNITY WALL, CELEBRATING DUBLIN ATHLETES AND SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT, AS WELL AS LOCAL LANDMARKS AND PARTNERSHIPS. SIGNED ON A TEN-YEAR LEASE, THE STORE
SPANS 10,000SQ FT IN TOTAL AND CATERS TO ALL - STOCKING NIKE’S LATEST SPORTS, FASHION AND FOOTWEAR RANGES FOR MEN, WOMEN, TEENS AND KIDS. IT WILL SERVE TO STRENGTHEN
BLANCHARDSTOWN’S ATHLEISURE OFFER - SITUATED NEXT DOOR TO JD SPORTS’ FLAGSHIP STORE AND ADJACENT TO POPULAR BRANDS SUCH AS LIFESTYLE SPORTS, SKECHERS AND
KIVARI EXPANDS RETAIL HUGO BOSS OPENS ITS FIRST
PRESENCE WITH NEW SITES STORE IN POLAND

Australian fashion label KIVARI has opened two new retail stores in Złote Tarasy shopping centre has signed up a new tenant. HUGO,
Bondi Junction and Burleigh Heads. This takes KIVARI’s store count a brand of one of the world’s upmarket fashion companies Hugo
to six boutiques in key locations, with new store openings in the Boss, opened its first Polish brick-and-mortar store. Global real
pipeline as the company continues to expand. estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield is responsible for the
Located at 25 James Street, the new Burleigh Heads Boutique pays re-commercialisation and property management for the complex.
homage to the brand’s coastal roots. The boutique is designed with “HUGO launched its first physical store in Poland in Złote
modern architectural finishes, flowing curves and consciously-crafted Tarasy just a week after the revamped BOSS store was opened.
natural furnishings. This brand perfectly complements the retail offer of the
KIVARI’s Founder and Creative Director, Kirstin-Lee Keysers, said, shopping centre. HUGO collections are designed for people who
“I’m excited to have opened a store where it all began for KIVARI boldly follow current fashion trends and look for clothing and
nine years ago, where I was selling handmade leather goods at the accessories of the highest quality,” says Karolina Mucha, Cushman
Burleigh Heads TVM market.” & Wakefield.
The Bondi Boutique is designed to reflect KIVARI’s signature Złote Tarasy is a five-level shopping centre with an area of
aesthetic, with neutral tones, organic textures and natural materials over 66,000sq m. It has a portfolio of over 200 stores, including
creating a contemporary and inviting atmosphere. The new space Converse, Victoria’s Secret, Guess, Lacoste, LUSH, Sephora,
is located on Level 3 of Westfield Bondi Junction and joins existing Douglas, MAC, Marc O’Polo, Massimo Dutti, New Balance, as well
stores in Byron Bay, Noosa, Freshwater and Miranda. as Inditex and LPP brands.

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