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Sophie Hulme to close handbag business for health reasons

British fashion designer Sophie Hulme is closing down her namesake handbag label in December due to health reasons. Hulme announced in a statement on Friday that the company will be selling two final collections and will launch “special projects” that it has been working on before it stops operating in December.“As some of you may be aware, I...

Fashion

Sophie Hulme expands into outerwear

British accessories brand Sophie Hulme, known for its boxy bags adorned with gold geometric hardware, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a capsule outerwear collection. The outerwear collection consists of five key “timeless and unfussy” styles and 15 pieces states the brand on its website, with the bold looks inspired by masculine and...

Retail

Sophie Hulme to open first permanent boutique

British handbag designer Sophie Hulme has signed a 10-year lease on a 710 square foot unit on Chiltern Street to house her full collection of accessories. The store, part of 110-acre The Portman Estate in Marylebone, will mark the designer’s first permanent boutique and will open this spring. In addition, menswear brand Dashing Tweeds will be...

Retail

Sophie Hulme launches customisation service

British accessories designer Sophie Hulme has opened her first standalone boutique in the Burlington Arcade to coincide with the launch of her new personalisation service. The 323 square foot boutique, which has been designed in collaboration between Hulme and her husband Ted Swift, features sustainable material sourced from Kvadrat textile...

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Sophie Hulme opens Harrods shop-in-shop

British accessories designer Sophie Hulme has opened a 355 square foot shop-in-shop in Harrods, located on the department store’s Lower Ground within their Accessories floor. The luxury department store has carried Sophie Hulme’s collections for more than four years, however, this marks the British designer brand’s first permanent retail space,...

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Sophie Hulme names new executives

New York - Sophie Hulme has made a slate of new appointments at their fashion label. The most prominent recent ones including Teresio Blanchetti as head of global sales, and Diane Crook as global communications director. Crook will be supporting communications, marketing and pr across all channels at Sophie Hulme. The new managerial structure...