Stella McCartney has teamed up with shopping charity Buy Once Give Twice. McCartney has donated A Whatever It Takes Book Tote featuring artwork that represents a ‘Symbol of Hope’ with her signature on the bag. This bag is exclusive in the UK to BuyOnceGiveTwice and comes with a letter of authenticity. BuyOnceGiveTwice is a network…
Classic apparel Sebago commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Dockside designs by launching a limited edition Dockside. Releasing for SS10, the limited edition design carries distinctive coloured eyelets with a special colourway and Sebago branding. Sebago has also produced a limited edition wallet and a special edition collection bag to sit alongside the Dockside, in…
Logistics service DHL expanded its partnership with Fashion Weeks around the world to include the London Fashion Week, to be held from 18 – 23 September 2009. Other cities where DHL sponsor Fashion Week events include Milan, New York, Toronto, Berlin, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Miami and Sydney. Since September 2008, the company…
In over 60 countries, Zara Man will introduce a collection of T-shirts with graphics by Keith Haring. The late artist is known for his semi-abstract TV cartoons takes you back to the Aztecs with touches of Pollock and Penck. The collaborative T’s are used as a canvas and a new medium for the artist’s acclaimed…
Spanish retailer Mango presented its new collections with Scarlett Johansson, Dree Hemingway, Mónica Cruz, and Moisés de la Renta attending the event. It was a showcase of the brands’ new ranges for the Spring-Summer 2010 season and was held in Madrid. Scarlett Johansson is the face of the brand, and Dree Hemingway also stars on…
After teaming up with Iconix Brand Group, the company that’s behind brands such as Badgley Mischka and Rocawear, Madonna is launching MDG eyewear together with Dolce&Gabbana. It will be the first personally designed eyewear collection by the Queen of pop. The range features six styles, which are planned to launch for May 2010. “Designing an…
Elle magazine has launched a competition to find the high-street heroes who style the British nation. Those who work in retail and who have always dreamed of being a stylist should get the portfolios ready to work with one of the country’s best-selling women’s fashion magazines. Starting this week, Elle has started a nationwide search…
Click:electrical insulating coating Celebrating the first anniversary of its menswear site, my-wardrobe.com achieved record sales of over £1m. The menswear sales of the UK online fashion retailer have totalled £1.4m in the first year of trading, exceeding 100 per cent like-for-like growth in sales for the first two weeks of 2010 against 2009. Now entering…
Burberry has returned to profit after opening new stores and spending more on online marketing. The British luxury brand reported pre-tax profits of £166m for the year to March. A year ago it made a loss of £16.1m, hit by charges at its Spanish operations. In the past year it has opened 21 new stores…
Red is the hottest colour and arouses passion, raising body heat and increasing the heart rate. If you have an important date and want to impress someone special this Valentines Day, wear red says Colour Consultant Jules Standish from www.colourconsultancy.co.uk says. “Whenever I wear red I feel assertive and dynamic”. Red demands attention and is…