Manchester United names official outdoor apparel partner
By Football club Manchester United has signed a partnership with American outdoor brand Columbia Sportswear as its first official outdoor apparel partner. As part of the deal, the well-known American outdoor brand will design and create dual-branded outerwear for outdoor endeavours, including hiking, climbing, mountaineering, as well as water and snow activities. The exclusive Manchester United […]
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Burberry faces legal dispute for misleading outlet prices
First came the headline that Burberry has started legal proceeding against American department store giant JC Penney for alleged trademark infringement, and copying its scarf motif. Now it looks as if the shoe is on the other foot, as Burberry is to face a US class action lawsuit claiming the UK fashion house used misleading […]
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Luxury market remains buoyant
What crisis? The demand for luxury goods around the world is as booming as it ever was, as wealthy Chinese consumers continue to cement their status as top spenders, according to a new study by Bain consultancy. The study, released Thursday by Italian luxury producers Altagamma, forecasts that global sales of personal luxury goods will […]
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Paris catwalks rediscover their cavalier swagger
Hold onto your horses. French fashion is back to its swashbuckling best and the designer leading the charge is a young mixed-race man determined to give post-attacks Paris a new swagger. “I want to make all men feel like princes again,” Olivier Rousteing declared Saturday after his dashing, unashamedly masculine show for Balmain. Not since […]
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Dior’s floral extravanganza wows Paris fashion week
Designer Raf Simons paid homage to Christian Dior’s legendary love of flowers creating a mountain of 400,000 delphiniums in the heart of Paris, the centrepiece of a stunning setting to show the house’s collection on Friday. The giant lavender hill created in the courtyard of the Louvre drew A-list celebrities including brand ambassador Rihanna, resplendent […]
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Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Shrimps celebrated in PETA’s Vegan Fashion Awards
With more and more designers launching fur-free, faux leather and other cruelty-free garments, animal rights organization PETA honours the best animal friendly brands and retailers each year in it’s annual Vegan Fashion Award. This year saw the organization expand the award category for its biggest prize ceremony to date. Some of this year’s top winners […]
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Invista to relaunch Coolmax and Thermolite
London – Invista, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibres, is to relaunch its Coolmax and Thermolite brands in early 2016, in an attempt to establish a new brand position for them both. The campaign, Embrace the Elements, will highlight the new brand positioning for Coolmax and Thermolite, which includes a […]
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Sartorial Success: Top Trends for Apparel Retailers in 2016
In 2015, retailers’ omnichannel offering took centre stage, as brands innovated across mobile apps and in-store technologies, multichannel fulfilment urban solutions, and coordinated cross-channel promotions and marketing. These kinds of initiatives will continue to be top of mind in 2016, particularly as consumer expectation for a seamless and personalised experience grows. However, 2016 will also […]
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Web Summit: The ‘fashionization’ of wearables
London – “How far away is the tipping point of wearables?” asked Eric Migicovsky, CEO of Pebble, the first commercialized smartwatch to hit the market during the , the world’s largest tech conference in Dublin. “I think that we are close when it comes to size, price and technology. But we are still fighting the […]
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UK retailers may benefit from China visit
Click:Feather hair extension China may be the world’s second-largest economy behind the US, but it has more money in the bank than any other country. Chinese investment in the UK is an important business, even if in the first half of this year its investment fell sharply – just 1.8 billion dollars compared with more […]
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