Safilo announces renewal of Max Mara licences
Premium eyewear manufacturer Safilo has confirmed the early renewal of its licensing agreement for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of the Max Mara and Max&Co collections of...
View ArticleAurora Fashions to sell Bastyan stake
Aurora Fashions, the group that owns Coast and Warehouse, is to sell its stake in ailing fashion brand Bastyan.Aurora’s profits dropped 2.3 million pounds to 12.7 million pounds in the full year to the...
View ArticleeBay no longer hotbed for collaborative fashion
Designer high street collaborations were once the stuff that was practically worth gold. Consumers couldn’t get enough of the product, especially as eBay merchants would queue up for days, buying as...
View ArticleMultifilament yarns for anti-counterfeiting security
A range of multifilament security yarns that can be woven into labels, fabrics and ribbons has been developed by taggant technology specialist Microtrace. The Microtaggant Security Yarns offer security...
View ArticleIUFF announces fashion video award competition
The first international fashion video festival meant only for new talent is being organised during the Milano Fashion City program from February 26 to March 4, 2013. The idea behind the initiative by...
View ArticleDressipi names Sir Stuart Rose as chairman
Former Marks and Spencer CEO Sir Stuart Rose has been named chairman of online fashion recommendation service Dressipi. Rose is joining the start-up online business in a part-time advisory role and...
View ArticleVery.co.uk trials digital windows
Fashion etailer Very.co.uk has unveiled a digital ‘window shop’ in Liverpool to push mobile sales over the festive period. Until January 6, the online fashion store will take over a shop front in the...
View ArticleJohn Lewis ad wins festive vote
Department Store John Lewis’ Christmas advertising campaign, entitled the ‘Snowman’s Journey’, has topped a poll of consumer’s favourite festive adverts.According to the survey conducted by Analyst...
View ArticleJ. Mendel teams up with Hunter
Luxury fashion brand J.Mendel, known for its red carpet gowns, has collaborated with wellington boot brand Hunter to create a capsule collection of rubber rain boots. Hunter Boot, which has previous...
View ArticleForever 21 opens at Lakeside
American fashion retailer Forever 21 has opened its sixth UK store in shopping centre Lakeside in Essex. The store spans across more than 28,600 square feet of retail space, in a space previously...
View ArticleM&S to open at midnight on Christmas Eve
Marks & Spencer is to open at midnight on Christmas Eve morning in 103 stores due to the restrictions on Sunday trading, which only allows for six hours of shopping. December 23 is traditionally...
View ArticleGilt Groupe names chief executive
Online designer flash-sale website Gilt Groupe has announced the appointment of board member and Citigroup Inc Internet executive Michelle Peluso as chief executive officer. In a move to prepare the...
View ArticleProspect Brands acquires Gerbing’s Heated Clothing
Prospect Brands, a partnership between private equity firm McCarthy Capital Fund V and former Ralph Lauren executive Tom Nolan, has acquired Gerbing’s Heated Clothing, the manufacturer of heated...
View ArticleSigns deal for first garment training school
The Garment Manufacturer’s Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has signed a US$3.3m loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) to build the country’s first garment training institute. The...
View ArticleDelta Galil USA acquires LittleMissMatched brand
Delta Galil USA, a subsidiary of Israel-based apparel maker Delta Galil Industries Ltd, is to acquire the LittleMissMatched children’s line as part of efforts to strengthen its branded portfolio....
View ArticleEbay achieves ‘Super Sunday’ through mobile use
Sunday 2nd December was a memorable day for Ebay, now being dubbed, ‘Super Sunday’ as 3 million Brits logged onto its website in the UK via their mobile devices. This was about double from the same...
View ArticleJ.W. Anderson, Simone Rocha Get Grants
London designers J.W. Anderson and Simone Rocha are among the winners of the British Fashion Council’s NewGen sponsorship to show during London Fashion Week in February. All of the sponsorships are...
View ArticlePalamon Buys Majority of Feelunique.com
Palamon Capital Partners said it has purchased a majority stake in Feelunique.com, an online retailer of premium beauty products, in a deal valuing the company at 26 million pounds, or $41.6 million at...
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S14 Seasonal Wrap Up Great Gatsby – Forecasting
Click here for Men or Quicklink In our first of two SS14 Seasonal Wrap Ups for the tailored clothing market, GREAT GATSBY is a full-on celebration of men’s tailored clothing through the years —...
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The Thread – Youth
Click here for Blue Collar Blue collar demonstrates a new dimension of workwear. With a Bauhaus influence of clean lines and minimalist aesthetic, this style presents a stripped down version. With a...
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