Desigual: the new Spanish phenomenon

It’s the new made in Spain phenomenon. Comparable to the likes of Mango and Inditex’ Zara. With 60% annual growth over the past seven years and a turnover in 2009 of over 250 million Euros, Desigual -famous for its patchwork designs- expands throughout Spain and all over the world under the motto of optimism. It…

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Timberland partners with Wyclef Jean

To promote the protection of the reforestation in Haiti, Timberland is teaming up with Grammy award-winning musician Wyclef Jean. Wyclef is one of seven Earthkeeper Heroes within the company’s Earthkeepers program. The initiative aims to catalyze a movement of environmental and social activists. A first for both the lifestyle label Timberland and Wyclef Jean, this…

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No end to Hermès and Gaultier collaboration

Fashion rumours, it seems, can come out of nowhere as quickly as a catwalk trend, but also be over as swiftly as it started. The rumour of Jean-Paul Gaultier leaving French luxury house Hermès, is a case in point. The internet was full of stories of the revered designer leaving his post to focus on…

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July sales comparable to Christmas

July saw retailers attract customers with Christmas season-style sales, despite the month’s heavy rains. Total sales rose by 3.6 per cent in July compared with a year earlier, after increasing by 3.2 per cent in June, said the British Retail Consortium. Stephen Robertson, director of the BRC, said that summer sales were much earlier and…

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Aliveshoes combines creative communities

Aliveshoes launches an online catalogue to purchase shoes featuring art installations. The ongoing project that mixes art and fashion is opening its online catalogue where shoes may be purchased. The e-boutique features art installations, created by artists from around the world that use Aliveshoes as a medium. New York City-based, Steven Siegel’s “Beach Blocks” will…

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New times, new projects!

Instead of fragmenting this into several short e-mails, we decided to gather all our news and surprise you all at once. This autumn has been all about a hardcore effort to make one of the best fairs ever. Our ambitions are great as always and we start this year with a piece of good news…

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Q&A: PPQ go Dutch

Designer label PPQ took the Dutch media by storm when they presented their AW10 collection during fashion platform Boutyq. Hosted by Mynth Events and Wella Professionals, Boutyq showcased a style experience for the who’s who of the Dutch fashion scene featuring PPQ and Dutch designer Sjaak Hullekes.   Taking place for the second time, last…

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Rusty’s Wired Series

Recognizing that music plays a massive part in youth culture, lifestyle brand Rusty introduces a collection of hooded fleece and jackets with built-in machine washable headphones. The Wired Series feature HB3 Technology and will be available exclusively at select surf shops and specialty stores starting in June. All pieces of the collection feature machine washable…

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Oscar fashion

The Oscar’s are as much a celebration of film and acting as they are of red carpet fashion. Months before the award ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, studios and actors will begin wooing the Academy and promoting their work with non-stop fervour for that coveted statue. In the same way, the luxury fashion houses…

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