Fashion News

Following the immense success of the Oxford Street store relaunch in June, Ann Summers is set to continue their ambitious expansion plan by unveiling another unique in-store design concept at their London Flagship, Marble Arch.

Vivienne Westwood’s first Scottish store opened in Glasgow’s prestigious Princes Square shopping centre last Friday (8 August). As the eighth Vivienne Westwood boutique in the UK, an extensive range will be available to shoppers including all lines; Anglomania, Gold Label, Red Label, MAN, jewellery, perfume and shoes. Each collection is known for being iconic and impeccably designed with Westwood’s trademark eye-for-detail.

Ladies clothing brand Hooch is delighted to announce its launch into clothing mecca Topshop with a permanent shop-in-shop installation at the retailer’s flagship Oxford Street site this week.

Luxury fashion label, Aquascutum has chosen unsigned underground rock band The Trophy Hearts as the sound of their Autumn/Winter 08 global advertising campaign. Supermodel Gisele Bündchen and London scene man Jamie Dornan star in an exclusive behind the scenes photo shoot video featuring The Trophy Hearts song 'Cars Collide'.

Harold Tillman and Belinda Earl have entered into partnership with shoe designer Beatrix Ong in a move which will see major expansion of the growing British luxury footwear label by the same name. Sharing the same vision for the brand “Beatrix Ong”, Harold Tillman, Belinda Earl and Beatrix Ong are joining forces to build the brand into a global luxury accessories brand, a dream which Ong has worked hard to fulfill since launching on her own.

3i, a world-leading private equity firm, announces that it has acquired a 45% stake in Soya Concept, a fast-growing women’s clothing company based in Denmark. The transaction facilitates a smooth generational transition following the retirement of Viggo Jensen from the business.

Red Hot PR has announced that from 1st July 2008 it is representing Ghazals Couture, a luxury fashion collection inspired by the Asian roots of its designer Ghazal Asif. Launched in June of 2008 the collection is already stocked by retailers in the SE and in Scotland. Ghazal Asif is the beautiful Apprentice who survived eight episodes of the 2007 Apprentice and at 23 was the youngest ever contestant.

Think of tailoring and you may have visions of Savile Row – expensive, male-oriented and maybe even old-fashioned; think of couture and you probably have visions of catwalks and high-end designers – aspirational, for the super-rich and the stuff dreams are made of. But couture tailoring now has a modern, accessible edge.

Have fun online with Boredofthehighstreet.com and bring the fun back to shopping. Along with this summer’s retro trend, boredofthehighstreet.com will add a bag of retro-style sweets with every order placed. Partner Ben Morrison stated “keeping our customers satisfied is the most important thing to our company, we strive to have the latest stock from designers, at bargain prices and with incentives that thank our customers for shopping with us. We pride ourselves on the fact that we sell limited edition designerwear for women that they may be able to get anywhere else at the right price”.

Toni&Guy are supporting the Scottish Fashion Awards and have announced that they are to be the ‘Official Haircare Sponsor’ for the very first time. In addition, TONI&GUY will also be the official sponsor of the Scottish Fashion Awards 2008 Model of the Year. The event is taking place on Sunday June 29th.