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Nicole Farhi postpones search for Sykes successor

Fashion label Nicole Farhi has decided to wait with the search for a new creative director. Last Friday, news broke that Joanna Sykes, had leftthe label one year after her appointment to focus on new projects. The label's current in-house design team will continue working without a director for now. Nicole Farhi revealed in a statement Sykes...

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Nicole Farhi's creative director steps down

Joanna Sykes, creative director at fashion label Nicole Farhi, has stepped down from her role and left the company. Sykes reportedly left the label into order to give her full attention to new projects, according to Drapersonline. She first joined Nicole Farhi in 2012, after working as design director for Aquascutum. “I have always had great...

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Nicole Farhi names new CEO

Fashion label Nicole Farhi has named former Lulu Guinness CEO, Martin Mason as its new chief executive. Mason, who starts on April 1, has also worked at Pringle, Mulberry, Tanner Krolle and MCM, where he held board positions, but it is his most recent role as Lulu Guinness CEO that helped him get the role. The Nicole Farhi brand has had a...

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Nicole Farhi creditors stand to lose 3 million pounds

Luxury fashion label Nicole Farhi collapsed last month with debts of almost 20 million pounds, according to the administrator’s report. The brand, which fell into administration in July, went under owing close to 20 million pounds, including 15.7 million pounds to its owner Kelso Place Asset Management, more than 500,000 pounds to the taxman and...

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Nicole Farhi rescued from administration

Luxury British label Nicole Farhi, which entered into administration earlier this month, has been rescued by Maxine Hargreaves-Adams, the owner of Fenn Wright Manson. In a short statement from Zolfo Cooper, which handled the administration, it stated that Hargreaves-Adams has acquired all six Nicole Farhi stores, its nine concessions, as well as...

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Nicole Farhi to show menswear in London

London-based fashion designer Nicole Farhi has announced that she is bringing her menswear collection back to London to take part in the British Fashion Council’s London Collections: Men. For the past two season’s Farhi has showed her menswear line in Milan, but for spring/summer 2013 the collection will showcase at London’s dedicated menswear...

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Nicole Farhi announces graduate winner

Fashion designer Nicole Farhi has announced that Joseph McGee from the Royal College of Art as the winner of their Graduate Competition in association with the British Fashion Council. McGee was chosen by a panel of judges including Anne Tyrrell, Chair of the BFC Colleges Council; Caroline Rush, CEO, BFC; and Farhi herself, based on his...

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Nicole Farhi appoints interim CEO

British-based fashion label Nicole Farhi, which shows at London Fashion Week, has named Francois Steiner interim CEO with immediate effect. This announcement follows the departure of former CEO Niki Scordi last week after the label was sold to Kelso Place Asset Management. Luxury goods veteran Steiner has held several positions in retail and...

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French Connection farewell to Nicole Farhi brings profit back

British retailer French Connection appears to have overcome its financial struggles. The smart youth fashion label reported a pre-tax profit of £7.3m in the year to the end of January, up from £700,000 before. Revenue was up 2% to £205m soon after its announcement of giving away Nicole Farhi brand. Chairman and chief executive Stephen Marks...

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Nicosia to head up menswear Nicole Farhi

A new head of menswear is appointed for Nicole Farhi and Farhi by Nicole Farhi collections. Massimo Nicosia will look after both collections. Nicole Farhi will be presenting his first menswear collection for the brand during Milan Fashion Week in January 2011. Nicosia previously headed the menswear collections Pringle of Scotland and Alessandro...

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Nicole Farhi sale

Designer Warehouse Sale (DWS) is presenting Nicole Farhi from October 10-12th. A selection of the London based fashion designer will go on sale exclusively at DWS. The stock will include mainline Nicole Farhi, Sportswear, Diversion, Farhi and Initial collections. For men and women there will be rails of lightweight knits, jersey separates...