H&M at Colette Paris
Dedicated followers of H&M’s trendy fashion, will be pleased to hear the Swedish store will stock a limited range at leading cutting edge fashion stores Colette in Paris. The Parisian store will be stocking the Swedish brand H&M for the very first time, and it’s all for a good cause: Fashion Against Aids. In conjunction…
V&A celebrates 150 th anniversary
The V&A launched its 150th anniversary of its opening in South Kensington with a decadent cocktail party on Tuesday. As the world’s leading museum of art and design, the V&A promotes knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world, and it inspires creativity. To reflect this and to mark the occasion, the museum invited 150…
Valentino: The Last Emperor?
Samsung will treat London Fashion Week to a special soiree celebrating the life of fashion designer Valentino Garavani. From September 14-19th the exhibition ‘The Red Thread: The Inspiration and Passion of Valentino Garavani’ will be on show at the Hospital Club in London. The documentary will be shown via Samsung’s latest HD technology featuring a…
Fashion Fringe shoe winner
Debuting this year, Fashion Fringe announced the winner of the first Fashion Fringe Shoes initiative. Liam Fahy was chosen by a panel of judges, including Paula Reed Style Director of Grazia, Sebastian Manes Director of Accessories at Selfridges, shoe designer Rupert Sanderson and chaired by Manolo Blahnik, Liam was picked from the six finalists. Liam…
Millions shop online on Christmas day
IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) reported 3.8 million people bought goods online on Christmas Day 2008 and spent a total of £102 million. In the Christmas run-up, online shopping was later, larger and longer than in 2007. Online shopping at Christmas was not immune from the economic downturn, and e-retailers had very mixed experiences,…
New names at Moda Beach
Swimwear fair Moda Beach is launching a new swim and beachwear zone this August. The exhibition already features some of the leading premium swimwear collections and up-and-coming talent from the industry. Swimwear label Fantasie will be making its debut at Moda Beach. Its latest collection of stylish, easy to wear swimwear is characterized by sophisticated…
Ronen Chen to London
Cult Israeli fashion designer Ronen Chen debuts in London introducing the UK to his timeless chic look. The designer opened his first London boutique at 23 New Quebec Street in Portman Village close to Marble Arch. His customers are women who love a flattering fit, quality fabrics and good value prices. . Ronen Chen commented:…
High street eco branding
Eco-awareness is growing into the garment branding, and according to branding specialists Nilorn, the fashion retail market is becoming more and more eco-aware with branding. This increasingly reflects the trend for clothes with a more organic and eco look. Natural looking cardboard is replacing card, and ribbon is becoming the equivalent to plastic ties. Head…
Sapph, no longer ‘girls only’
The fastest growing Dutch lingerie brand has just introduced its line for men. SAPPH MEN is made up of shorts in various colours and prints, for the most part well integrated with the female line’s colours and designs. That’s one sure way to get the picture right. The first billboards are already out there, showing…
Gap Europe expected to close
Gap Europe today is expected to announce it is closing or downsizing its European operations, which will see many of its staff without jobs. The company, which began to design European products out of its new London headquarters when American products were poorly received by the more fashionable European customer, will forge operations out of…