SWAROVSKI news and archive

Jimmy Choo and Swarovski partner in personalisation service

Jimmy Choo is expanding its personalisation service with new bespoke options in partnership with jewellery brand Swarovski. Jimmy Choo, which is owned by Capri Holdings, launched Choo x You last month, a service allowing customers to create personalised Jimmy Choo shoes and bags with Swarovski crystals. Bespoke options include sparkling letters,...

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Video: Modernising traditional brands

Featuring Tommy Hilfiger CEO Daniel Grieder, Nadja Swarovski, Jim Lanzone from CBS & Karen Tso from CNBC. Source: Web Summit, YouTube.

Fashion

Ikaria launches Havana Nights Capsule complete with Swarovski Crystals

Ikaria has added some Cuban flair to their latest collection. The Los Angeles resort brand drew inspiration from the Island nation for its Destination Cuba Resort 2019 collection. Modeled on 50s’ era Hollywood glamour, the 20-piece line offers items that can be worn both on the beach and as evening attire. Among the designs are two key styles,...

Fashion

Swarovski launches crystallized fashion patches made by five designers

Swarovski has partnered up with five designers to launch a limited-edition collection of crystallized patches that can be peeled and adhered to clothing or bags. Designed by Rosie Assoulin, Kenneth Kole, Tabitha Simmons, Jason Wu and Nadja Swarovski, the patches will retail for 19 US dollars at five selected Swarovski stores in New York, from...

Schools

Graduate Fashion Week names two lifetime patrons

Graduate Fashion Week has appointed Diane Von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski as its two new international lifetime patrons. The iconic fashion designer and chair of the Swarovski Foundation mark the first international patrons in the charity’s 27-year history as part of the organisations aim to offer a global stage for students to receive...

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Swarovski renews global eyewear license with Marcolin Group

Building on the partnership which began in 2011 with the launch of the first eyewear collection, Swarovski has renewed its global eyewear license with Marcolin Group for another five years. The company said in a statement that Marcolin Group will be responsible for the design, production and distribution of Swarovski and Atelier Swarovski...

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2.2 million Swarovski crystals used during NYFW

There was one trend that no one could miss at New York Fashion Week, seeing as it appeared a couple million times. Between all the collections at NYFW, over 2.2 million Swarovski Crystals were used. Swarovski supported the collections of Jason Wu, Jeremy Scott, Creatures of the Wind and Tome. Jason Wu integrated Swarovski crystals into his...

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Swarovski pledges 300,000 pounds to BFC Education Foundation

Luxury crystal brand Swarovski has pledged 300,000 pounds to the BFC Education Foundation, the charity from the British Fashion Council that supports fashion students who are studying for bachelor and master-of-arts degrees at UK universities. The investment comes as Swarovski once again partners with the British Fashion Council for the annual...

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Faustine Steinmetz wins Swarovski Collective Award

London-based French designer Faustine Steinmetz has been named the Swarovski Collective Award winner for 2017, in recognition of her ability to “push the boundaries of Swarovski crystal in fashion”. The award celebrates creative talent, innovation and craftsmanship within the collections shown by Swarovski Collective members over the...

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Faustine Steinmetz wins Swarovski Collective Award

Fashion

Karl Lagerfeld designs tiara with Swarovski

Swarovski has unveiled this year’s debutantes’ tiara for the 2017 Vienna Opera Ball designed by Karl Lagerfeld, the crystal company’s latest designer collaborator. Lagerfeld used a mix of 394 Swarovski crystals in clear and sapphire hues, finished with five Swarovski crystal pearls, to create an elegant and timeless tiara for the iconic ball....

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Swarovski Collective 2017 designers announced

London-based designers Sadie Williams, Emilia Wickstead and Faustine Steinmetz are among the 11 designers named to be part of the Swarovski Collective 2017, a 12-month scheme that supports designers with financial aid and crystals for their spring/summer 2017 and autumn/winter 2017 collections. They are joined by Tome, Creatures of the Wind,...