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Tourists from continental Europe and China buying Burberry clothing and accessories helped the luxury goods company to navigate the downturn during the past three months. As was published in the Financial Times, Burberry said sales excluding currency movements fell 4 per cent in the three months to June 30, while they were up 8 per […]
Philanthropy and style will be brought together at the Heart & Design charity event, which is taking place from September 13-15th. Coinciding with London Fashion Week and London Design Week, commissioned works from iconic designers including Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Dixon will be auctioned on the 15th. Heart & Design’s first charity auction […]
Seizures of counterfeit goods being smuggled into the European Union more than doubled last year, official figures have shown. Customs authorities across the 27 member states seized 178 million fake items in 2008, up 125% from 79 million in 2007, said the European Commission of which clothing was 10%. The European Commission said China remained […]
Online fashion and entertainment platform FashionAir is closing its fashionable online doors. The high end fashion website is not much more than a holding page after its owner stopped funding, according to The Times. Fashionair was co-founded by Simon Fuller, former manager of the Spice Girls and Sojin Lee, a former Net-a-Porter buying executive, and […]
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Federico Fellini’s legendary film La Dolce Vita, eyewear label Persol launches two new sunglasses styles inspired by 60s design. Persol has had a leading role in the Italian cinema and other international acclaimed movies, and established itself as the eyewear brand for artists, actors and directors. Nowadays the brand […]
Shop Direct is gearing up for the holiday seasonal rush and has reportedly invested nearly 7.5 millions pounds in promotional campaigns for its brands, which are set to run until the year’s end. The multi-brand digital retailer unveiled its ‘Step into Christmas in Style’ campaign for Very.co.uk and debuted its Aladdin pantomime inspired Christmas advert […]
Trade show Moda Footwear will be launching a new area for directional brands at the February 2010 show. Moda Platform, located within Moda Footwear’s Boutique fashion zone, will bring up-and-coming footwear brands to the UK’s national footwear show. The new platform area will house creative brands from around the globe. Rakish Heels will showcase its […]
As shoppers become increasingly channel agnostic, hopping from digital platforms to high street stores as they see fit, driven by mobile, a new purchasing behaviour has been brought to light. New research from online aggregated fashion and beauty promotion service SalesGossip has shown this new shopping behaviour emerging among UK consumers, earning them the name […]
The third in my series of profiles from the very best in graduate fashion is University of East London menswear designer, Kayleigh Walmsley who was part of the 25 strong Gala showcase during the recent Graduate Fashion Week. Her streetwear collection made a statement on the Truman Brewery catwalk combining fashion and politics, drawing inspiration […]
India’s capital — which has been ranked the most polluted city in the world — experienced hazardous levels of pollution on Friday afternoon, shooting up to as high as 743 particles of PM2.5 per cubic meter on the air quality index in some areas. Any level above 100 is considered unhealthy. ### If air pollution […]