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On Wednesday 12th November 2008, UK’s clothing and textile supplier forum ASBCI will host its forthcoming student members’ conference at the University of Huddersfield. Open to ASBCI student members across 16 fashion colleges throughout the UK the conference keynote presentation will be from Katie Greenyer, the creative director behind the Red or Dead label of […]

Sock Shop, the iconic 1980s specialist store, is to open its first retail outlet in the UK since the chain closed down after going into administration three-and-a-half years ago. Ruia Group, the hosiery and textiles manufacturer who bought the Sock Shop brand from the administrators, are opening a store at Manchester Airport this week.Amit Ruia, […]

Luxurious dresses, leotard separates, gothic lace polo necks and killer hot pants suits are a few examples of the new capsule range by PPQ. The British clothing label founded in 1992 by Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker, announced their premier collection in collaboration with Peaches Geldof. Available from the end of October at Selfridges, the […]

Click:star tracker Black Friday was followed by Panic Saturday, which saw UK consumers spend 1.2 billion pounds on the last Saturday before Christmas. Some 13 million consumers will be shopping for gifts and groceries, said the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). The CRR predicts in-store sales will reach 4.7 billion pounds over the 5 days […]

VF Corporation announced that it has named apparel industry veteran Susan Kellogg as President of its Contemporary Brands coalition, effective immediately. Kellogg brings more than 25 years of apparel and retail experience to VF. She most recently served as CEO of Elie Tahari, Inc., where she significantly increased the contemporary fashion brand’s international and retail […]

Liberty is exhibiting 30 years of Hermès’ iconic Birkin bag. The French luxury house will be showing rare vintage styles to mark its anniversary with pieces from Parisian collector Catherine B, some of which will be seen in London for the first time. On display will be rare and unique items such as a mini […]

Faith Shoes are the latest high street name to use MetaPack to manage their online delivery. With more and more brick and mortar retailers going multichannel and capturing a piece of the growing online market, they are now starting to discover that they require more automated and intelligent processes in order to manage their fulfilment. […]

Oscar de la Renta closed day six of New York fashion week with a stunning display of timeless elegance that eclipsed the likes of Vera Wang, Tory Burch and Serena Williams. There were more than 70 events celebrating spring/summer 2016 on day six of the bi-annual style fest as New York sweltered in the September […]

Fashion and technology will be united in matrimony thanks to Adidas’s new collaboration with Y-3. The globally popular athletic wear brand will be launching a new collaboration between their tennis division and Y-3. The collection, which is actually already in stores, includes socks, footwear (of course), wristbands, and athletic apparel, prices for the collection range […]

They say history repeats itself and it’s hard to argue when looking at the events that have unfolded in this country over the past week. The Washington Nationals won the World Series and are scheduled to meet President Trump on Monday. The first time the Washington Nationals went to meet the president was in August […]