Ariella opens new retail store within House of Fraser

Red Carpet British fashion brand Ariella has opened a new retail store within House of Fraser in Westfield. 

The branded concession has a stunning Hollywood aesthetic, inspired by the current Ariella TV campaign. The brand is currently the exclusive sponsor of all the Hollywood Red Carpet Academy Award Season including The Oscars and the forthcoming Emmys, an amazing coup for an independent UK brand, as they secured the deal from previous sponsors LVMH and Moet Chandon. 

Customers love the original design aesthetic of the Ariella space, which offers a red carpet shopping experience and carries the Ariella London range with prices from £95 to £295 and the Ariella Couture collection of Designer dresses ranging from £200 to £2,000.

The Ariella Design Team have dressed some of our leading celebrities for their red carpet events including the late Princess Diana, Leona Lewis, Amanda Holden, Myleene Klass, Michelle Rodriguez, Naomi Watts, Kelly Rowland and many more, making Ariella a firm favorite with the British fashion press.

Ariella CEO and co-founder Achilleas Constantinou explains why the brand is thrilled to open a store within House of Fraser “It is very exciting that even after 20 years of supplying House of Fraser with exclusive eveningwear, our relationship with them is still growing and will be joining forces in retail as well. We have a lot of respect for House of Fraser and feel the Ariella branded store has fit in perfectly, giving House of Fraser clients the benefit to now choose from our own exclusive Ariella London collections as well”

House of Fraser say, “Ariella and House of Fraser have a longstanding collaboration to provide premium eveningwear to our customers. We are delighted to continue in our support of British brands and extremely excited about the new concession.”

Ariella has been at the forefront of British fashion since its launch in the sixties and has maintained its status as one of Europe’s leading fashion houses for occasion wear. Next year the brand will proudly celebrate 50 years of offering exclusive, original and beautiful styles for fashion conscious women around the globe.

The Ariella store within House of Fraser, Westfield is open weekdays 10am -8pm, Saturday 9am-8pm and Sunday 12pm- 6pm.

The PPR Group and Christopher Kane enter into a partnership

Today PPR and Christopher Kane jointly announce today that they have signed an agreement by which PPR acquires 51% of the luxury designer brand “Christopher Kane” in order to develop the business in partnership with its creator, the Scottish designer, Christopher Kane.

The Christopher Kane brand was founded by the designer in 2006 upon his graduation from Central Saint Martin’s College, London. He has developed a reputation as one of the most talented and innovative British designers. His brand is known for its inventive and imaginative fashion, offering classic yet subtly daring designs. Originally focused on ready-to-wear for women, the brand expanded into menswear in 2010. It sells across the world and has enjoyed successful collaborations with brands such as Versace, Versus, J Brand, Topshop, Swarovski and Shiseido. The company is based in London and has 26 employees.

In partnering with Christopher Kane, PPR increases its portfolio of luxury brands while fulfilling its mission to empower new creative talent. PPR has a strong track record of backing rising designers and has enjoyed great success with brands such as Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney.

PPR will enable the Christopher Kane brand to accelerate its expansion, by providing the support it needs to grow to the next level.

François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of PPR, commented: “Christopher is a truly great talent who has shown a real sense of modernity in the way he mixes elegance and subtle constructions. In just a few years, he has built a very distinctive and exciting brand with a unique DNA. I am delighted that Christopher Kane is joining PPR’s portfolio of luxury brands and working with us to further develop its business as a global luxury brand. Christopher Kane is already established as a luxury label and has a tremendous intrinsic growth potential. We thus have great ambitions for the brand and will enable it to benefit from our expertise and know-how while providing the space for it to further develop its own creative identity.”

Christopher Kane, Founder and Creative Director of the brand, said: “We are very excited and honoured to be partnering with PPR for the next stage of development for our brand. PPR have an incredible reputation for building some of the very best luxury brands in the world. They respect our creative vision and they have the expertise and experience to help us build the Christopher Kane brand globally.”