Biba, the quintessentially British fashion label made popular in the 60s, has found a new stakeholder. Manny Mashouf, chairman and founder of the fashion retailer Bebe, has taken a 60 percent stake, making it an Anglo-American company like Burberry. Biba has been facing a tumultuous season with the departure of creative director Bella Freud after…
For February, Pure London will see the launch of a new section called Spirit Village. Presenting promising young names in fashion, the new area is set within the Spirit zone. Buyers visiting Pure London will have an exclusive preview of the new collections by Vivi, emilyandfin, Jam, Alexander Longe, Amma, LDG and Isis Cashmere. Vivi…
Despite the credit crunch, new exhibitors from Japan and France to Germany and America will flock to the UK to showcase their new collections at trade fairs Londonedge and Londoncentral. Fresh at Londonedge are New Jersey label, Too Fast Clothing with a style was born from a love of punk rock. They are inspired by…
International fashion group Benetton, published its preliminary revenue estimates for the first half of 2008. The group indicates an increase of around 5 percent, at constant exchange rates, compared with the first half of 2007. The expected results take account of the new delivery calendar for collections, developed to take advantage of new business opportunities…
London may be one of the fashion capitals of the world, but global recognition can also be found in towns as far as field as Elgin, Cheltenham and Yeovil, says the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), organisers of the annual export awards, the industry’s Oscars, being staged this Thursday in London. Despite the difficult…
Marks and Spencer’s chief executive and chairman Sir Stuart Rose will give up his executive role in July and take a 25 per cent pay cut, the company has announced. Sir Stuart will then give up his position as chairman in March 2011 – earlier than initially planned. Marc Bolland – formerly boss of Morrisons…
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) appointed Eric Musgrave, the former editorial director of Drapers, as the director general designate from 4 January 2010. He will succeed John Wilson when he retires in the summer after 38 years with the industry’s leading trade associations. John was awarded the OBE in 1999 for services to…
Click:ball valve manufacture Troubled London Fashion Week brand Meadham Kirchoff are reportedly trying to salvage their business, after earlier reports this week of it not showing its autumn/winter 2015 collection during the LFW presentations due to the company’s debts and operational costs. A spokesperson for the brand confirmed the brand is facing financial problems but…
New York – It’s commonplace in the fashion industry for people to play copycat, however, it’s another when a designer is flat out accusing another brand or designer of copying their aesthetic completely. Last week during the peak of NYFW, designer Maryam Nassir Zadeh caused quite the controversy throughout the fashion industry when she accused…
(PARIS) — A bus headed from Paris to London flipped onto its side in the northern Somme region of France on Sunday, leaving 29 people injured, four of them seriously, authorities said. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The FlixBus that crashed on Sunday on a wet highway was carrying passengers from the U.S., Spain, Australia,…