The Dubai-based Landmark Group is said to be courting fashion retailer New Look. Last week the British high-street retailer revealed that it was mulling over various options, such as a possible floatation on the London Stock Exchange or a sale to another private equity firm. The Dubai-based retailer told the Scotsman that it was in…
Read moreDaisy Lowe to launch dress collection
Model and London party fixture Daisy Lowe is to launch her own clothing line. The model will work with her mother, Pearl Lowe, who’s known for her delicate lace dresses, to launch a diffusion line in the same vein. “It’s in the embryonic stages,” said a spokeswoman for Pearl Lowe. “The collection will be in…
Read moreKeira Knightley for Chanel
Keira Knightley will reunite with her Pride + Prejudice director Joe Wright to shoot the advertisement for her new Chanel contract. Knightley takes over from Kate Moss as the face of Coco Mademoiselle perfume this year. Wright will direct the television ad this month. When the Chanel contract was first announced last year, Knightley said,…
Read moreDebenhams reports growth
Department store group Debenhams total cumulative sales for the 19 weeks to 13 January are up by 6.3 per cent compared with the same period last year, while like-for-like sales in the UK retail business are down 4.0 per cent. Debenhams stated that the group’s sales mix in the first half had been affected by…
Read moreNew Look worth 2 billion
Tom Singh, the founder of New Look, could pocket £200m from the retailer’s imminent sale. Singh, who holds a 22 per cent stake in the chain that he founded in 1969, is in the process of deciding whether to sell some or all of his stake in New Look, which has an estimated price tag…
Read moreHarrods launch designer kidswear
Luxury department store Harrods has opened a new designer room, but this time for children. Upscale brands such as Armani Junior, Dior, Ralph Lauren and D&G Junior are displayed in a new 2,000 sq ft retail space. Kirsty Vinten, childrenswear general merchandise manager, said the sector has been growing very healthily at Harrods for the…
Read moreEliasson art project for Vuitton
Click:Flexographic Printing Machine For Sale Louis Vuitton has commissioned artist Olafur Eliasson to create a centrepiece for the brand’s Christmas window displays. The art project, Eye See You , will feature in over 350 windows worldwide. Made from a lamp in the shape of the pupil of an eye, it emits a monochromatic yellow light….
Read moreNew Gen commences
The search for the UK’s new Generation (NewGen) fashion designer has started. Initiated, by the British Fashion Council (BFC) last season over 200 designers applied to be part of the BFC sponsorship. Topshop, whose alumni include designers such as Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson, Giles Deacon, Christopher Kane and Marios Schwab, supports the designer scheme. New…
Read moreAnother success for Pitti Uomo
The premiere menswear fashion fair Pitti Uomo has once again come to a close. This season the event, held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence , attracted 710 exhibitors with 867 collections, and a total of 21,219 buyers. “It was an energy-filled edition,” said Raffaello Napoleone, chief executive of Pitti Immagine. “The new points…
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C&A has implemented advanced environmental measures, to decrease the emission of CO2 and minimise the negative effects on global climate. All of C&A´s environmental engagements are based on the new C&A-Environmental Strategy under the title: We C&Are. C&A is taking on responsibility or the future in a sustainable and innovative manner. Andreas G. Seitz, member…
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