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Aspinal of London officially enters the U.S. market

When Giles Deacon took helm of Aspinal of London as design director late last month, Barneys New York took interest in the popular British brand. Aspinal has found much success on its home turf; Glossy reported the brand saw a 24 percent boost in annual revenue to 39.6 million dollars last year. While the brand sells in ten stores throughout...

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Aspinal of London appoints Giles Deacon as Design Director

British designer Giles Deacon has been appointed Aspinal of London's new design director. According to the Business of Fashion the appointment comes after the success of a collaboration between the two parties and a capsule collection, Giles x Aspinal, that was well received. The collaboration came about when Aspinal invited Giles to "dress" his...

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London Fashion Week AW17 - Day 4

London - Day four of London Fashion Week kicked off to vibrant start Monday morning, starting with a catwalk show from Serbian designer Roksanda Ilincic and ending with a stunning show from British heritage fashion house Burberry, whose finale included models remerging with ornate collars, decorative headpieces and elaborate hoods added to their...

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Aspinal of London secures 9.75 million pounds in funding

British luxury accessories brand Aspinal of London is set to accelerate its store and concession opening programme following a 9.75 million pound investment from Santander Corporate and Commercial. The funding package is part of Santander’s Breakthrough Production Suite, an investment package aimed at fast-growing and ambitious businesses. It...

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Aspinal of London to look for new investment

Aspinal of London, the luxury leather goods business, is looking to bring in a new investor to fund an international expansion plan. Whilst the brand is cleverly associated with being a British leather goods heritage company, it is in fact only 14 years old and set up by entrepreneur Iain Burton. The company has become synonymous with English...