PPR announced on Tuesday morning that it had taken a 27 percent stake in German sportswear retailer Puma. The French luxury goods group said that it planned to take over the rest of the company for €5.3 billion, or €330 per share. With the sale of their stake to PPR, siblings Gunther and Daniela Herz […]
On 8th April 2008 the Open Day of the British Fashion Council (BFC) will take place between 10am – 6pm at a new venue, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) building, 66 Portland Place, W1. The annual event gives industry insiders the opportunity to preview the work of graduates who will be entering the […]
Directional designer fair On|Off is debuting at Paris Fashion Week. During last month’s Pret-a-Porter, Paris saw the arrival of young British design talent. From 29th February until 3rd March 2008, On|Off will debut within Atmosphere at Jardin des Tuileries. The AW08 creations by designers Katarzyna Szczotarska, Delphine Wilson, Deryck Walker, Hemyca, Rizvi Millinery and Steph […]
Click:Valentine’s Day anniversary gift for couples The influential people in Paris, the Capital of Design, get together throughout the year and more particularly during the 25 fashion and home fairs in September and January. The most eagerly awaited of all these shows is no doubt the Prêt-à-porter Paris (PAPP) fair. The leading fashion fair in […]
For the 13-week period from 10th August to 8th November 2008, Ted Baker’s wholesale sales for the period were 21.0% below last year’s numbers partly due to the later phasing of deliveries and the challenging trading conditions experienced by customers. The stylish British clothing brand expects the wholesale sales for the full year to be […]
Marc Jacobs will be launching a new women’s perfume this autumn. Called Lola, the new fragrance will complement the designer’s ‘Daisy’ fragrance. “Where Daisy is more innocent and sweet, Lola is more sensual — the name conjures up a flirtatious, warm spirit,” Jacobs told WWD. “It was the first thing that came to my mind, […]
Fashion.Music.Style is a new web and bimonthly print publication launching on Wednesday, 24th November. The publication promotes, reviews and inspires new talent in the fashion and music industries and its principal mission is to shine a spotlight on the amazing talent that is all around us and get unsigned bands heard. The Fashion.Music.Style bimonthly publication […]
Natalie Sanders from De Montfort University took home the coveted Annual Student Dissertation Award 2008 sponsored by Marks & Spencer. Hosted by clothing and textile forum ASBCI, Sanders won the first prize of £500 and three years complimentary membership to the ASBCI. The joint runners up, Katie Lee from Nottingham Trent University, and Helen Vause […]
Debenhams beat market expectations for its Christmas trading figures and said it was well-placed to weather further uncertainty in the consumer environment, as it continued to focus on improving gross margins. In the 18 weeks to January 2, like-for-like sales at the department store chain rose 0.1 per cent compared with last year, in line […]
Chinchillas, mink and other fur animals can no longer be raised for their pelts under a new measure in the wealthy Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. Animals bred for the fashion industry are highly stressed, mistreated and “kept in cages that are so small they cannot even move properly,” the law says. “All this cruelty […]