Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
LFW: Kent & Curwen redefining British preppy style
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Kent & Curwen, the menswear heritage brand that started out making Eton school ties, is banking on preppy style becoming the new streetwear as it looks to reposition itself as the British answer to Polo Ralph Lauren. Established in 1926, the brand began as a maker of club and college ties for Oxford and Cambridge universities and creating sports...
Gant celebrates 75th Anniversary with LFW pop-up
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American sportswear and lifestyle brand Gant celebrated its 75th Anniversary during London Fashion Week with an experiential pop-up. Located at 59 Greek Street, the vintage-inspired pop-up showcases the brand’s evolution from its origins in 1949, when it was founded by Bernard Gantmacher in New Haven, to today, spotlighting seven decades of prep...
Yaku brings the Afrofuturism movement to LFW
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London Fashion Week is renowned as being a hotbed for emerging talent and this season St Albans-born and London-based designer, Yaku Stapleton, a graduate of Leeds Beckett and Central Saint Martins, became the standout NewGen talent with his immersive SS25 Afrofuturism presentation. Following the success of his MA collection, which won the L'Oré...
Nensi Dojaka unveils Calvin Klein collaboration at LFW
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Albania-born, London-based emerging designer Nensi Dojaka, who has won the LVMH Prize and the BFC Foundation Prize, unveiled a collaboration with global fashion powerhouse Calvin Klein during her London Fashion Week spring/summer 2025 show. Against the Gothic Revival backdrop of the St Pancras Renaissance hotel, Dojaka merged her intricate and...
Mattel names new head of UK consumer products
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Mattel, the leading toy and family entertainment company behind brands including Barbie, Monster High and Hot Wheels, has appointed Mara Verzé as its new head of UK consumer products. In a statement, Mattel said Verzé would lead the UK consumer products team and continue accelerating licensing in the market. Verzé joins Mattel EMEA from...
Primark continues to expand its click-and-collect service
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Value fashion and homeware retailer Primark is continuing to expand its successful click-and-collect service to another 50 stores by year-end, as well as adding menswear and homeware to the offering for the first time. Primark will expand click-and-collect to 54 more stores before the end of this year, as the retailer marks its 50th year on the...
Christian Siriano to launch affordable bridal with Azazie
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US direct-to-consumer bridal and special occasion dress brand Azazie is collaborating with award-winning CFDA designer Christian Siriano on an affordable bridal collection launching in October. Three pieces from the collaboration, one bridal and two bridesmaids look in all black, were unveiled during Siriano’s New York Fashion Week SS25 show on...
Fabletics launches exclusive collection with Next
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Fabletics, known for offering fashionable, high-performance activewear collections, has launched an exclusive collection with British retailer Next to expand its reach in the UK and Europe. The exclusive collection will feature the activewear brand’s popular core range, including the Power Hold, Oasis Pure Luxe and Motion 365+. Additionally,...
Reformation unveils collaboration with Kacey Musgraves
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American sustainable womenswear brand Reformation has unveiled a collection designed in partnership with Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves. The 17-style Kacey Musgraves x Reformation collaboration has been designed to share the singer’s desire for “slowing down,” with a collection that is less brat summer and more English...
Pantone colour report for LFW SS25 is playful and nostalgic
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Pantone Color Institute, the global trend forecasting and colour consultancy, has revealed that the colours for the spring/summer 2025 edition of London Fashion Week, which runs until September 17, will combine “romance with practicality for a vibe that is fresh and optimistic”. Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color...