Can ‘Primania’ satisfy Primark’s lack of e-commerce?
By London – Most mass market fashion retailers today would agree that e-commerce plays a vital role in guaranteeing success by fulfilling their customer’s demands. However, there is one Irish value fast-fashion chain which has managed to succeed in Europe without the aid of an online store, namely Penneys, better known as Primark. However, do not […]
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Pringle launches knitwear customisation service
Luxury knitwear brand Pringle of Scotland has launched an interactive online customisation service, allowing customers to customise its iconic signature styles including its Scottish cashmere twinset and argyle styles. The Deconstructed Studio platform is part of the brand’s bicentennial celebrations and allows customers to customise their own Pringle of Scotland knitwear with inspirational colours, exclusive […]
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Uniqlo to hire refugees
Japanese high street giant Uniqlo will hire 100 refugees both at home and overseas in an expansion of its self-reliance programme that supports recognised refugees to work at its stores. The retailer is currently employing 13 refugees in Japan since the programme was launched in 2011, according to Asahi Shimbun. Fast Retailing, parent company of […]
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Chanel presents "high-fashion ecology" haute couture in Paris
Languid models strutting along a grass-covered catwalk in Paris on Tuesday showed off Chanel’s ecologically-inspired haute couture collection that avoided most of the red carpet flash. Chanel — the fashion house that is perhaps the most synonymous with Paris’s reputation for glamour — sent subtle, classic clothes across a runway outfitted with pools of water […]
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Fair Trade: Graduate Aims to Bring Fashion to Cameroon
Kibonen Nfi hopes that her country of Cameroon will soon realize that fashion is as legitimate and rewarding a career as being a doctor or lawyer, and will support its immense homegrown talent. “After all, it happened with soccer,” explains Kibonen. “At first Cameroonian people were very sceptical the sport could be a professional pursuit, […]
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As Next announces tough Christmas sales, will other retailers follow?
As retailers begin to post their Christmas sales, a picture of a tough holiday season has begun to emerge, as Next’s figures showed it struggled in the 60 days trading to December 24. Phrases such as ‘unseasonably warm weather’ and ‘lacklustre sales’ will become familiar lines over the coming weeks on both sides of the […]
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Real Fur sold as fake on British high-streets and online
With winter sitting on our doorstep, most fashion retailers have been scrambling to stock up on warm hats, gloves and scarves and other cold weather staples. Whilst many of these items are adorned with a fur trim, most shoppers do not stop to question if it is with many assuming its fake due to low […]
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‘The death of fashion lead to appetite for something new’: The Emancipation of Everything
“Following the death of fashion is the emancipation of everything – not just in fashion, but in all disciplines of life as we free ourselves from the past and finally move into the 21st century, and begin to ask ourselves why we do things the way we do,” said renowned trend forecaster and futurist Lidewij […]
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Hints of sportswear at Paris Fashion Week
Sportswear permeated the spring/summer 2016 womenswear collections of Chloe, Carven and Paco Rabanne on the Paris catwalks Thursday, while Balmain unashamedly celebrated sexy women. Chloe’s hippie sportswear Chloe mixed a long floaty skirt studded with small flowers and a two-colour tracksuit top, or wide black pants with sleeveless t-shirts. The label’s British artistic director Clare […]
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Moda Operandi launches capsule collection with Paule Ka
French designer label Paule Ka has launched its much anticipated, limited-edition collection with luxury online retailer Moda Operandi. Currently available for pre-order for 15 days, items from the collection 53 piece collection include trench coats, shifts dresses and pussy bow blouses in an array of pastel pinks, blacks, ruby reds and white. Many of the […]
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