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Bionda Castana relaunches with zero-waste strategy

After a two-year hiatus, luxury footwear brand Bionda Castana has relaunched with a new, sustainable approach that celebrates its bestselling designs on a made-to-order basis. Its new direct-to-consumer, zero-waste strategy, means that co-founders Jennifer Portman and Natalia Barbieri will be starting a new chapter for the brand, focusing on...

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L.K Bennett x Bionda Castana

Premium footwear and accessories brand L.K Bennett has launched its much awaited collaboration collection with luxury footwear label Bionda Castana today. "It is an honor for us that our first collaboration is with L.K Bennett and receive support from such an iconic fashion house, which is also British,” said Natalia Barbieri and Jennifer...

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L.K Bennett and Bionda Castana to collaborate

British footwear brand L.K Bennett is collaborating with luxury footwear label Bionda Castana on a limited-edition spring/summer shoe collection, which will launch globally on February 10, 2016. The capsule collection features 20 designs made up of six different styles, a selection of flats, sandals, and block heels that the retailer says will “...

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Walpole names Brands of Tomorrow

Walpole, the not-for-profit trade body that represents more than 160 British luxury brands, has chosen London Fashion Week ready-to-wear womenswear designer Emilia Wickstead as one of its twelve emerging companies for its Brands of Tomorrow programme. Wickstead, who was recently placed in the spotlight after dressing Diane Kruger at the Golden...

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Financiers turn their hand to fashion

Previously financial types and creatives never found common ground when it came to business proposals. Now with the 21st Century seeing a new merging of mediums, bankers and lawyers seem to finding second careers within the fashion industry. Key examples of those who have successfully crossed boundaries, include luxe shoe designers Natalia...