Bally for sale
By Swiss fashion and accessories house Bally is said to be for sale. Its current owner, private equity firm Texas Pacific Group, is believed to be preparing its exit. The Fort Worth-based TPG acquired Bally in 1999 and has since restructured the fashion house. Last year it broke even for the first time. According to WWD, […]
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Helena Christensen to open London boutique
Danish supermodel and photographer Helen Christensen is planning to open a clothing boutique in London in addition to her two stores in New York. Christensen currently runs an antique shop and the clothing store, Butik, in Manhattan, and is planning to expand her business with a new shop in Notting Hill. Says Helena: “Many of […]
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Naomi Campbell for Swarovski campaign
To celebrate the return of Swarovski Fashion Rocks to London on October 18 th hosted at The Royal Albert Hall, Naomi Campbell will star in the new Swarovski Fashion Rocks 07 campaign. British photographer and director of SHOWstudio.com Nick Knight, is commissioned to shoot two images of super model Naomi Campbell. His unique experimental vision will […]
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McQueen & McCartney on their way up
Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney managed to turn things around. Both companies made profit over FY2007 and reached their targets, set by director Robert Polet in 2004. This was announced by the mother company of Gucci Group, PPR earlier this week. Even though PPR didn’t published any numbers of the individual brands, we are led […]
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Luella’s return to London
This London Fashion Week, Luella Bartley will show her Spring/Summer 2008 collection in the British capital. Not only Luella finds her way back to the London catwalk, she’s about to open a shop on 25 Brook Street, W1. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon and graduated of Central Saint Martin’s, Luella distinguished her brand with her own preppy […]
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Rob Ryan for Tatty Devine
London based artist Rob Ryan is teaming up with Tatty Devine design Duo, Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine. Ryan will design a limited edition jewellery collection themed around his work of paper cuts and screen prints. One of the bespoke jewellery pieces features a heart shape with a brightly coloured grid. The customer can choose […]
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Tesco not so green
Green may be the new black in fashion, however Tesco’s recent attempt to present itself as a force for environmental good appears to be backfiring, according to the Observer. Britain’s biggest retailer, who’s clothing brand Florence+Fred is an unsurpassed success, has severely underestimated its true contribution to climate change. Development charity Christian Aid says Tesco’s […]
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Ikea abandons plastic
Lifestyle retailer Ikea is to completely abandon traditional plastic bags and will go ‘carrier neutral’ by removing all plastic bags from its stores. ‘Our role as a retailer is to help our customers make small changes that will have a positive impact on the environment,’ said Ikea environment manager Charlie Browne. The initiative stems from […]
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Zara Home online
Spanish fashion giant Zara is offering its home collection not only via its actual stores, but they’ll also be easy accessible via the web. The Vice President and Chief Executive of Inditex, Pablo Isla announced Zara is targeting thirteen European countries including Spain, UK and the Benelux. It’s for the first time Zara is going […]
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Vogue Italia’s Black Issue
Rarely does a consumer magazine inspire controversy in the way the current Italian Vogue cover has. Vogue Italy’s Black Issue, featuring solely black models and a blazing Naomi Campbell on one of its cover series, were shot by renowned photographer and image-maker Steven Meisel. Instead of the generic fashion magazine model , all the faces […]
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