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Boden announces record sales on Singles' Day in China

British fashion brand Boden is celebrating success in China after record sales over the Singles' Day event on Tmall. The brand ranked number two for childrenswear brands on Tmall Global and recorded a 120 percent uplift in sales on last year. Total sales this Singles' Day were more than double than last year, added Boden, and the most popular...

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& Other Stories turns data points into a wearable collection

Womenswear retailer & Other Stories has teamed up with New York-based information designer Giorgia Lupi to create a ready-to-wear collection that “challenges the idea of data as something impersonal and intimidating”. While other brands are collaborating with influencers, Love Island stars and celebrities, & Other Stories is taking a different...

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Iconix Brand Group Q3 revenues decline, swings to loss

Iconix Brand Group for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 reported revenue of 35.5 million dollars, a 23 percent, as a result of the transition of its Danskin and Mossimo direct to retail licenses in the women’s segment and the effect of the Sears bankruptcy on Joe Boxer and Bongo brands in women’s and the Cannon brand in home. The...

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Famous Footwear announces new NYC flagship store

Famous Footwear is expanding its New York City retail presence. The American footwear retailer will open its 32nd store in the New York metropolitan area on November 15, located in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The largest of all the retailer’s New York City stores, the new location will take up 8,400 square feet across two levels to hold a large...

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Club Monaco announces the appointment of a new creative director

Richard Chai has been appointed as the new creative director and senior vice president of Club Monaco. He succeeds Steve Cateron, who has held the role for 11 years. Chai will join the Ralph Lauren Corp.-owned brand on November 18 and will oversee the design and development for all womenswear and menswear, according to WWD. He will report to...

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True Religion names Michael Buckley as chief creative officer

Michael Buckley has returned to True Religion, this time as the brand’s chief executive officer. The company today announced that its board of directors appointed Buckley to the role, effective immediately. Buckley had previously previously served as president of True Religion Apparel from 2006 to 2010. After he left True Religion in 2010,...

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US ethical fashion brands Nisolo and Able challenge the industry to share lowest wages

Los Angeles - As fashion continues to progress within the movement of sustainable and ethical fashion, brands are turning the industry on its head. And while many have started to use environmentally responsible practices in production, another primary part of the movement focuses on the wellbeing of those producing the clothes. To put a...

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Tommy Hilfiger x Zendaya release latest co-designed collection

Tommy Hilfiger has announced the release of its Holiday 2019 capsule collection, co-created by the brand’s longtime collaborator Zendaya. This capsule is part of the TommyxZendaya collaborative collection that the brand premiered at its Tommynow experiential New York Fashion Week runway show held in September. Featuring a range of dresses,...

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Fashion experts discuss Richard Quinn S/S 20 show

Fashion experts at ShowStudio get together to discuss the Richard Quinn Spring / Summer 2020 womenswear show in London that took place in September 2019. The panel discusses Sustainability, empowerment and the "romance" fashion movement that has returned to the London Fashion Week runway through Richard Quinn's most resent presentation. Source:...

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Fashion's new favorite: How to style gender-neutral clothing

One of the biggest trends in modern day fashion is "Gender Blending", AKA gender-neutral dressing. To some people, this comes natural, including celebtities like Kanye West and Jaden Smith wearing skirts, or Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness wearing heels. Although gender blending isn't uncommon anymore, some people might need a little help from the...

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John Lewis fashion sales improve by 2.4 percent

Total sales at John Lewis, for the week to November 9, 2019, were down 2.3 percent on the same week last year but the company said in a statement that customers enjoyed shopping promotions across lighting, fashion and beauty. Fashion sales for the week were up 2.4 percent, while beauty, wellbeing & leisure sales were up 11.6 percent as the...

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Update: Chinese consumers smash 'Singles' Day' shopping record

Chinese shoppers set new records for spending during the annual "Singles' Day" buying spree despite an economic slowdown and worries over the US trade war, with state media calling it a sign of China's rising economic strength. E-commerce giant Alibaba said consumers spent 38.3 billion US dollars on its platforms on Monday during the world's...