The Shop at Bluebird, the luxury multibrand concept store which is part of the Jigsaw group, will open a new store in Covent Garden early next year.
Why fix it if it isn’t broken? That’s the big question around Gucci at the moment with many fashion observers wondering when (and if) brand saviour Alessandro Michele will shift gear from his eclectic, hugely decorative style.
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Browns launches exclusive Basquiat capsule
London boutique Browns has launched an exclusive capsule collection, Basiquiat for Browns, to co-incide with the first major UK retrospective of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art at The Barbican.
ALEX AND ANI, the Rhode Island-based jewellery brand known for its stackable bracelets and charms, is to open its first UK store at Bluewater in Kent on 25 September.
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CFE relocates Manufacturers Trade Show to Textile Forum
The Centre for Fashion Enterprise will stage its Manufacturers Trade Show alongside the Textile Forum, when the shows takes place next month.
Erdem’s show on Monday offered up a vision of evening dressing the was pretty darned perfect. Channelling the 1930s and 50s, it wasn’t something that the high street could instantly pick up and remake, but there was plenty in there to influence the after-dark and wedding market.
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Discounting and digital re-platforming hit House of Fraser sales
Department store group House of Fraser said a major re-platforming of its website and significant discounting of its legacy house stock, as it launches a refreshed womenswear offer, has hit its interim sales and profits.
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Lidl’s Heidi Klum collection sells at a rate of 106 items a minute on first day
Lidl UK has reported that its hotly anticipated fashion collaboration with supermodel Heidi Klum sold at a rate of 106 products per minute when it was launched yesterday.
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BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund announces JD.com partnership
The British Fashion Council has announced that Chinese retail giant JD.com has become a partner for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, which has helped support the careers of some of the UK’s most promising designers.
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French Connection narrows losses as Sarah Curran joins the board
French Connection has narrowed its losses and has announced two new non-executive board members including former Very Exclusive managing director Sarah Curran.