Business

Celtic and Co. expanding following successful year

Slow-fashion brand Celtic and Co., which sells luxury womenswear, menswear, footwear and homeware made from all-natural fibres, is expanding to larger premises after experiencing rapid growth. The Cornish-based company has been located at Treloggan Industrial Estate in Newquay since 2002, with more office premises added in 2005, and has signed a...

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Fashion

Sustainable bridesmaid dress brand Nola London launches

Nola London, a new sustainable bridesmaid dress brand, has been launched by a duo with thirty years combined buying and design experience from Topshop and Asos. Best friends Abigail Heinimann and Sophia Munro are looking to challenge the one-wear mindset of bridesmaid attire with Nola London by producing modern dresses that are stylish as well...

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Business

Bambuser wins 2021 LVMH Innovation Award

Start-up Bambuser that specialises in live stream shopping events has been crowned the 2021 LVMH Innovation Award overall winner. Bambuser aims to bridge the gap between online and offline buying experiences and allows brands to host live shopping sessions online with influencers or sales associates. These shows are hosted natively on the brands...

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Fashion

Paris fashion week SS22: houses eyeing a physical return to catwalks

France's fashion houses are tip-toeing back on to the catwalk this week after more than a year of crisis that has upended the industry and left many wondering if the traditional calendar will ever return. With pandemic restrictions easing, many in the Paris fashion world hope men's fashion week, starting Tuesday, marks the start of a return to...

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Fashion |In Pictures

Reebok unveils collaboration with Daniel Moon

Sportswear brand Reebok has unveiled its first collaboration with Daniel Moon inspired by the power of colour with palettes that evoke the colourists signature hair art. The ‘Major Reebok’ capsule features a bright, colourful twist on the Reebok Classic Leather Legacy and Club C Legacy silhouettes. Moon is one of the recognisable hair colourists...

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Business

Graduate Fashion Week announced 2021 award winners

Graduate Fashion Week, the world’s largest showcase of BA Fashion talent, has crowned Jasmin Bourne from Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University as the Christopher Bailey Collection of the Year Award first-place winner. Bourne was inspired by her “deep-rooted love for tribal culture” for her graduate collection,...

21 Jun 2021

Fashion |Opinion

How Victoria's Secret rebranded from female stereotype to female empowerment

It wasn’t so long ago that a very public backlash against a tone-deaf Victoria’s Secret clipped the company of its angel’s wings. The bedazzled and out-of-sync lingerie company lost its standing in an era of inclusivity where winged venus goddesses, cloaked rhinestone fantasy bras and limited representation of the female body no longer...

21 Jun 2021

Fashion

"Africa is the future": Nigerian models take over fashion's runways

Champagne corks popped and sequins sparkled like a thousand tiny stars in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, where an international model casting was on the hunt for the face of the future. Elizabeth Elohor is sure that it will be an African one. The former top model created the first modelling agency in Nigeria back in 2004, when there was no...

21 Jun 2021

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Retail |In Pictures

Selfridges opens a garden centre in London

Luxury department store Selfridges has opened a garden centre in its London store, alongside ‘Green House’ concepts in Manchester and Birmingham, and online to tap into the gardening boom. As part of its ‘Good Nature, Selfridges’ creative theme for 2021, the luxury retailer has transformed its London accessories hall and the store exterior on...

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Fashion

Meet the biggest names in the fashion business on new Journalism Master’s Degree

Studying for a Master’s Degree can be a very lonely pursuit. Your unique niche of knowledge sets you apart from everyone else and it can be very isolating. Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design aims to break that particular mould with its new Fashion Journalism MA where, as well as learning about the craft of journalism, collaboration and...

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Fashion

Burlington Men’s Legwear Spring/Summer 2022

Summer Breeze - Let the sun shine Thinking of a relaxed spring out in the countryside or a sunny day at the beach in summer, Burlington’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection explores the collection theme Summer Breeze. Inspired by the British nature, the country lifestyle and the simple things in life that make you smile, the collection is...

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Retail

Landsec announces new beauty-themed event

Landsec is to host a new beauty-themed two-day event across six of its destinations, starting later this month, as part of a wider campaign on beauty, cosmetics, and health and wellbeing. The ‘Be Your Beautiful’ event aims to celebrate “each person’s individual form of beautiful,” explains Landsec and will run across key retail destinations...

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