Phillips-Van Heusen’s Q2
By Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.’s second-quarter net income fell 25% as the company recorded costs for its exit from the Geoffrey Beene outlet business, and its sales declined. In the second-quarter, the company’s income declined to $29.2 million, or 56 cents a diluted share, from $39.1 million, or 68 cents, in the same year-ago period. Earnings were […]
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Gap’s net earnings rise
Gap Inc. on Thursday released its earnings results for the first quarter of 2008 and said net earnings for the company increased 40 percent to $249 million compared with $178 million for the first quarter last year. Earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2008 were $249 million compared with $205 million last […]
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Fashion Exports moves under BCIA
UK Fashion Exports has been moved under the British Clothing Industry Association umbrella as part of a plan to create a single voice for the country’s fashion and textile industry, reported WGSN on Friday. Peter Lucas, chairman of the BCIA, said his aim was to “use BCIA’s structure and financial strength to bring the industry […]
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Scotland’s most stylish boutique
Saltmarket boutique by Che Camille has won the award for Scotland’s Most Stylish Boutique at the 2008 Scottish Style Awards. Following its win, the independent design store is opening a new showroom and workshop on November 15th. The new boutique is located in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre, in a B-listed 3,500 sq.ft loft […]
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Ethical Pure launches at Pure London
Showcasing stylish clothing, footwear and accessory collections, fashion trade fair Pure London will launch an ethical section called Ethical Pure, sponsored by Made. Ethical Pure will feature dedicated sections on the upper level for accessories and footwear, and ready-to-wear labels will be located on the ground floor. Ethical Pure’s sponsor Made, will bring collections designed […]
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Pop celebrates 20th anniversary issue
Style bible publication Pop Magazine will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special animal issue. Covergirl Drew Barrymore is photographed by Alasdair McLellan holding a white rabbit and donning a furry hat. In the wake of celebrating its anniversary issue comes the departure of the magazine’s former editor-in-chief Katie Grand, who has defected to […]
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Madonna new face for Vuitton’s ad campaign
Marc Jacobs, creative director of Louis Vuitton, has chosen Madonna as the new face for the luxury label . Shot by photographer Steven Meisel, a long-term collaborator of Madonna’s, the six-image campaign takes a Parisian theme, as inspired by Vuitton’s spring/summer ’09 collection. Madonna was chosen for the campaign by Jacobs, after he was “blown […]
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Marc Jacobs signs licensing deal with Staff
Marc Jacobs has signed a global licensing agreement with Staff International SpA to produce and distribute the Marc Jacobs men’s wear collection for the next five years. The license was formerly held by Gibò. Starting with the spring 2010 collection, menswear will be licensed and produced by Staff International SpA, part of Renzo Rosso’s Only […]
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Knitwear thrives
London Fashion Week saw an explosion of knitwear talent and specialists on its February catwalk. For next season, fine cashmere affenciado’s and wool worshippers should look out for the new collections of Louise Goldin, LFW first timer Mark Fast, emerging knitwear label Sibling and British designer Rebecca Cella. The knitwear movement in London continued, especially […]
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Pitti Uomo number drop
There was a slight visitor numbers drop of 8% at Pitti Uomo 76 held at the Fortezza da Basso exhibition centre in Florence. The fashion fair catered for 8700 sales points, over 18.000 buyers, and attracted over 30.000 visitors. According to Raffaello Napoleone, Managing Director of Pitti Immagine, the main foreign markets are currently Germany, […]
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