Articles by Isabella Griffiths
Career Focus: What’s in a day’s work for a wholesale manager
As part of FashionUnited’s Work In Fashion series, Jess Tedds, International Wholesale Senior Manager at womenswear brand Quiz Clothing, shares the ins and outs of her job and her top tips for a career in fashion wholesale. What is your background? From a young age, I have always had a passion for working in fashion and as soon as I was able to...
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How sustainable UK swimwear brand Naeco helps rid the ocean of plastic
British-made men’s luxury swimwear brand Naeco offers sustainable and stylish beachwear made from recycled ocean plastics, with each pair of Naeco swim shorts made from 15 plastic bottles. The brand was founded by avid kite-surfer and e-commerce and marketing expert Zac Johnson who saw first hand the devastation plastics were causing to the...
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Career Focus: Laura Dowling, Chief Marketing Officer of Digital Brands Group
In the latest installment of our Work In Fashion Series, FashionUnited quizzes Laura Dowling, Chief Marketing Officer of US based Digital Brands Group, a globally expanding digital-first luxury lifestyle business, about the ins and outs of her job, career progression and her top tips on how to break into a marketing role. What is your...
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Work in fashion: Ethical brand Komodo's 'real-life' experience internship programme
British sustainable fashion brand Komodo offers an internship scheme that regularly attracts high calibre international students for six-month placements at its London head office. Rather than doing the cliché coffee rounds or handling the photocopying, Komodo’s emphasis is on giving students an insight into the workings of the business and...
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How the “George-Effect” put kids swimwear brand Sunuva on the global fashion map
Kids swimwear brand Sunuva was founded by entrepreneurs Emily Cohen and Sabrina Naggar in 2008 after meeting on holiday and discovering by chance that their children knew each other from nursery. Having bonded over their mutual frustration at the lack of stylish and protective swimwear for children, they decided to launch their own brand. Sunuva...
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Grass + Air: How innovation and individuality are driving the rapid growth of the kids label
Children’s rainwear brand Grass + Air made its market debut 16 months ago and within three months secured high-profile department store Liberty of London as a key stockist – no mean feat for a small start-up from Manchester. Other prestigious accounts followed, including some of the best UK independents, quickly catapulting the label into one of...
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Lifestyle brand Aessai’s quest to make luxury fashion sustainable and accessible
London-based lifestyle brand Aessai specialises in luxurious knits, homewares and accessories that have been ethically handcrafted by artisans across the world. Each season the brand, founded by Argentinian-born designer Rebecca Kramer, teams up with different Fair Trade Groups and collectives of local craftsmen who produce the range, empowering...
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Spotlight on independent retailers: Starburst Boutique
Name: Starburst Boutique Location: Dartmouth Owner: Hannah Jennings Established: 2008 Product categories: Womenswear, accessories, lifestyle products Brands: Pyrus, 120 % Lino, Cash Ca, Maison Labiche, East by East West, Quinton & Chadwick, Denim Studio, Just in Case Hannah Jennings opened Starburst Boutique in Dartmouth in Devon in 2008, after...
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How Tiba + Marl made changing bags fashionable – and a commercial success
Tiba + Marl was launched in 2015 by London duo Anna Tizard and Lydia Barron who saw a gap in the market for trendy, contemporary and cool changing bags for mothers and dads. Their cleverly designed, functional and mostly unisex bags quickly became a hit with style-conscious parents up and down the country and are now stocked in high profile...
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5 key trends from Pure AW19
Despite the gloomy economic outlook and uncertainty over Brexit, buyers seemed upbeat and ready to place healthy orders for a/w 19. Once again, finding commercial product at price points that offer value for money was top on retailers’ agendas, and thankfully this season brands didn’t disappoint, with colour, textures and prints among the...
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