WOMENSWEAR news and archive

LoveShackFancy to open its first international store in London

Womenswear brand LoveShackFancy has confirmed that it is opening its first international store in London on December 3. Located in London’s Notting Hill on Westbourne Grove, the store will mark LoveShackFancy’s sixteenth retail location and will house the brand’s vintage-inspired dresses and miniskirts, as well as its ethereal home collection....

1 Dec 2022

Fashion

SS23 Women’s print and pattern trends

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at spring/summer 2023’s key emerging print and pattern trends from the international Women’s catwalk collections. Print and pattern offers a visual representation of the consumer mindsets underscoring seasonal trends. Prints are upcycled and reworked with the expressive DIY feel of the Gen Z...

21 Nov 2022

Fashion Featured

Flannels launch luxury womenswear rental offering

Flannels, part of Frasers Group, have launched its own luxury rental offering for women, powered by Hurr, as it looks to “break down barriers in the world of rental”. The new service is hailed as a “dynamic shift” in the rental market by Flannels and features an “expansive range” of women’s ready-to-wear and accessories from the likes of Area,...

1 Nov 2022

Retail |In Pictures

End. opens first dedicated women’s store in Newcastle upon Tyne

Luxury retailer End. have opened its first dedicated womenswear store in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, as part of its continued physical retail expansion that has included recent openings in Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. End. Women occupies the brand’s former location on Grainger Street and showcases a revamped store that blends End.’s signature...

24 Oct 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Jigsaw launches collection with Collagerie

Premium fashion retailer Jigsaw has unveiled a new fashion collection with shopping platform Collagerie, founded by former Vogue fashion editors Lucinda Chambers and Serena Hood. The 22-piece collection, inspired by British fashion, aims to “take daily dressing to a new level of elevated luxe,” and features dresses, skirts, knitwear, shirts,...

20 Oct 2022

Fashion

JW Anderson questions reality with tech-inspired collection

As a brand that has become known for its distinctive take on fashion, JW Anderson stuck close to its reputation for its spring/summer 2023 collection presented during London Fashion Week. The womenswear show was located in a London casino arcade, an aesthetic that was also translated into the collection, which aimed to blend the world of...

22 Sept 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Simone Rocha debuts first fully-formed menswear collection at LFW

Irish designer Simone Rocha took to the historic grounds of The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Justice Court, for her London Fashion Week show this season. During the event, Rocha displayed a selection of her typically voluminous pieces alongside the debut of her first fully-formed menswear collection for spring/summer 2023. Models paced...

20 Sept 2022

Fashion

Primark launches first ever menopause collection

Ageing is not something that is generally celebrated, especially if it goes along with hot flashes, chills, night sweats, sleep problems and mood changes. In fact, many brands and marketers avoid the m-word or menopause, as if a woman magically goes through this period of transformation and comes out stronger on the other side after shutting...

8 Sept 2022

Fashion Featured

Love Island winner Ekin-Su confirms Oh Polly deal

Womenswear brand Oh Polly is collaborating with Love Island winner and actress Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu on a series of curated collections, with her debut range launching on September 15. The deal will mark Oh Polly’s biggest brand collaboration to date and will feature curated collections incorporating Cülcüloğlu’s personal style and celebrate the...

1 Sept 2022

Business

Marks & Spencer shakes up womenswear team

Marks & Spencer has announced the appointment of Emma Fox to the role of head of buying for womenswear. Fox, who will be joining the retailer in October, will report directly to Maddy Evans, who was promoted to director of womenswear earlier in 2022. She joins Marks & Spencer from The White Company, where she was head of buying, and has...

23 Aug 2022

Fashion

& Other Stories unveils collaboration with A.W.A.K.E. Mode

Womenswear retailer & Other Stories is launching a new co-lab collection with London-based brand A.W.A.K.E. MODE this autumn. The & Other Stories x A.W.A.K.E. Mode collection will feature ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories that showcase the brand’s fashion-forward aesthetic and tendencies for art-like yet wearable pieces with avant-garde...

22 Aug 2022

Fashion |Interview Featured

Browns buyer: “More is more” when it comes to accessories

Alongside exclusive high fashion, shoes, handbags and accessories are an important driver of the luxury industry. FashionUnited spoke with Hollie Harding, womenswear non-apparel buying manager at Browns about what role the segment plays for the British luxury department store. In the interview Harding talked about the most popular product...

19 Jul 2022