H&M set for a major expansion, a pop-up store that will allow you to pay for your purchase with social media currency, and more fashion-related stories that made the rounds this week.
- We are curious to see how retailers will be using animated GIFs now that Pinterest has made that option available.
- Brooks Brothers is bringing its menswear line to Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps womenswear will be next?
- Fans of girly, retro-vibe frocks: Zooey Deschanel’s capsule collection for Tommy Hilfiger will debut at Macy’s on April, 14. Here’s a first look at some of the designs.
- Paying for your purchase with tweets, FB posts or Instagram updates? Marc Jacobs’ pop-up store will allow just that.
- Design duo Peter Pilotto was announced as winner of the BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund.
- After a Greenpeace investigation showed that 82 garments by 12 brands contained hazardous chemicals, Burberry pledges to banish potentially harmful substances from its clothing.
- Good news if you’re in London this Spring. The Paul Smith exhibition has been extended until mid-June.
- H&M has plans to widen its product range and open around 375 new stores in 2014, Australia is one of the countries on the list.
