BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund unveils shortlist for 2016
By Designers Christopher Raeburn, Craig Green, Sibling, Lou Dalton and Astrid Andersen have been selected by the British Fashion Council (BFC) to compete for the annual BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund 2016. It is the second time that Sibling, Lou Dalton and Astrid Andersen have been shortlisted for the fund, and the third time for Christopher Raeburn. […]
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Copenhagen Fashion Summit: Making Sustainability ‘Sexy’
London – The social and environmental issues within the fashion industry are well established. The industry knows that it needs to clean up its act and take responsibility to work sustainably for the sake of the millions of workers it employs, as well as the future of the planet and its resources, (not to mention […]
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Next battles for credit customers
Next, once the stalwart of the British high street with a catalogue business many companies aspired to, is this week to reveal a decline in customers purchasing goods with its high-interest credit option. Despite a tripling of the company’s share value in the past three years, Next will likely report a 3 percent fall in […]
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A day in the life of a trend scout
Trend scouting is often referred to as the grey area of fashion, a somewhat dubious profession whose methodology is largely based on observations that may or may not seem highly speculative. The reality, of course, couldn’t be more different, as there is a measurable business benefit to trend scouting, even if results are not always […]
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The latest emerging talent competition: Asos Fashion Discovery
Online fashion retailer Asos is set to follow in the footsteps of fellow retailers Topshop and H&M with the launch of its first talent competition, aimed at cultivating young, British designers. Named Asos Fashion Discovery, the competition is part of the retailer’s ongoing commitment to support up and coming designers registered in the UK. The […]
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Katie Jones wins Selfridges bursary
Selfridges has named knitwear designer Katie Jones as the recipient of its 2016 Bright New Things bursary. Jones impressed Selfridges with her “eye-poppingly unique aesthetic” as well as her “fundamental sustainable values” to win the 30,000 pounds bursary, which also includes a year of mentorship to assist the designer in building her sustainable business. A […]
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Key Styling Directions from Coachella 2016
Once again in 2016, Coachella is the place to be for the ultimate in street style inspiration. Famed for celebrity appearances, it is in fact the eclectic crowd of style-conscious festival goers that makes the event such a hub of fashion brilliance and inventiveness. Always with their finger on the pulse, Trendstop’s cool hunters didn’t […]
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Mugler to unify company under one name and logo
All for one and one for all at French fashion house Mugler, as the company revealed plans to unify its fashion range and fragrance lines under one name and logo. The unification of the fashion and fragrance businesses is set to begin with the impending launch of Mugler’s newest women’s fragrance, Angel Muse, in the […]
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(Re)defining sustainability: Closing the loop & Slow Fashion
London – Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest ‘topics’ of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between – more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and ‘going green.’ However, in spite of […]
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British creative industries back remain in Europe
Nearly 300 of Britain’s biggest creative industries names including fashion designers Vivienne Westwood, Katharine Hamnett, Bella Freud, and Patrick Grant, have signed a letter supporting the ‘Stronger In’ campaign to keep the UK in the European Union, ahead of the referendum on June 23. The open letter features signatories across fashion, film, music, theatre, literature, […]
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