MPs scold Missguided CEO for missing sustainability enquiry
MPs have voiced their disappointment at Missguided CEO, Nitin Passi, after he failed to attend a into the sustainability of the UK fashion industry. Earlier this month, the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Mary Creagh MP, wrote to the five leading online-only retailers – Asos, Amazon, Boohoo, Missguided, and PrettyLittleThing – to request information…
Luxury carmakers inspired by high fashion marketing techniques
Luxury automakers are taking a page out of fashion’s marketing manual in a bid to appeal to a similar luxury goods consumer. Whereas luxury brands do not market clothes as the vital garments that warm our backs, neither do luxury carmakers market their vehicles as solely a mode of transport. Fashion is about selling a…
Vionnet announces voluntary liquidation
New York – Vionnet announced through a press note on Tuesday that it will go through a voluntary liquidation process. The release explains that Vionnet Srl and its holding company NVO Srl will close operations with the intention to further sustainability. The French fashion house has been in operation since its founding by Madeleine Vionnet…
LFW: I-Am-Chen on pushing the limits of knitwear
London – Fashion Scout’s Merit Award winner, I-Am-Chen, who was recently announced as a finalist for the International Woolmark Prize, is proving that her knitwear label can be an all-seasons label after showcasing her spring/summer 2019 collection filled with innovative lightweight pieces. It has been a busy debut year for Hong Kong-based, London College of…
Maru Swimwear launches new ocean-friendly collection
British performance swimwear brand, Maru is partnering with the Sea Life Trust, a global charity dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans and the marine life that lives within them, on a new range of eco swimwear that will help fund projects to reduce ocean plastic waste. Maru, which has set itself a goal to make…
Aspinal of London appoints Giles Deacon as Design Director
British designer Giles Deacon has been appointed Aspinal of London’s new design director. According to the Business of Fashion the appointment comes after the success of a collaboration between the two parties and a capsule collection, Giles x Aspinal, that was well received. The collaboration came about when Aspinal invited Giles to “dress” his favourite…
Interview: Jean-Claude Jitrois on the past, present and future of leather
Leather has defined Jean-Claude Jitrois’ career. Worn by the likes of Brigitte Bardot, Elton John, Cher, Yoko Ono and Stéphanie de Monaco, to name but a few, his eponymous label has helped to show the world that leather can be sophisticated and versatile. So much so that he was knighted in 2001 by Légion d’Honneur,…
Infographic: the extent of overproduction in the fashion industry
The fashion industry clearly has a problem with overproduction. In March, fast fashion powerhouse H&M reported to be sitting on a pile of no less than 4.3 billion US dollars worth of unsold inventory. A few months later, UK luxury label Burberry received backlash for reportedly destroying finished products worth 28.6 million pounds (approximately 36…
Advertising Standards Authority bans Nasty Gal ads
Online womenswear brand Nasty Gal has had three of its adverts, which aired over the summer, banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after 22 complainants believed the model looked “unhealthily thin” and claimed the ads were “socially irresponsible”. The advertising watchdog agreed and stated that the model appeared “unhealthily underweight” and that there were…
British fashion firm Joules readies up for Brexit with European logistics centre
New York – British fashion retailer Joules Group is taking measures to mitigate the impact of the UK leaving the European Union. Amongst Joules’ Brexit plan there is the opening of an EU-based distribution facility, as well as bringing inventory of its 2019 spring-summer collection into the UK earlier than usual. In a conference to…