Fashion Industry

Great Plains collaborates with Plan UK

Great Plains have announced their collaboration with Plan UK, one of the largest child-centred community development organisations in the world, helping children and their families in 48 of the poorest countries to break the cycle of poverty.

Theo Paphitis to present The Buying Game on BBC Two

Behind the scenes at Britain's retail giants, buying teams have the power to create trends, make or break careers and decide exactly what the public buys.

Coldplay support Oxfam’s Haiti appeal

Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis have joined Oxfam’s call for funds to help those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Emporio Armani to stream live menswear show

Giorgio Armani has announced that on Saturday, January 16th, starting from 4.30pm Milan local time, his Autumn Winter 2010 Emporio Armani Menswear show will be streamed live on the internet.

Amanda Wakeley appointed OBE

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Amanda Wakeley an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year 2010 Honours List. The award, for services to the British Fashion Industry, also recognises the considerable contribution that Amanda Wakeley makes as founding co-Chair of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, a charity which has raised around £10m to raise awareness and fund research into Breast Cancer since the charity’s inception in 1996.

Challenges facing the fashion blogosphere

Konector, who recently published the ‘Top 50 Fashion Blogs and Bloggers’ report, discovered that most professionals who promote products and services in the fashion blogosphere are currently facing significant challenges.

Your fashion passport to Paris

Think about Paris, and your mind may wander to the Eiffel Tower, The Champs-Elysee, croissants and café culture.

Van Cleef & Arpels to exhibit at Art Dubai

Van Cleef & Arpels has been invited to participate in Art Dubai, the renowned international Art fair. From 17 to 20 March 2010, Van Cleef & Arpels will organize an exclusive exhibition celebrating nearly one hundred years of watchmaking creation dedicated to the Poetry of Time.

Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist enters Simply Yours competition

Plus size lingerie specialist Simply Yours has received the first entrants to its lingerie design competition, among them Britain’s Got Talent 2009 semi-finalist Fabia Cerra.

Shopaholic ‘pixies’ wanted for new online fashion community

A free new online alert service for price-conscious fashionistas is looking for like-minded bargain hunters to help crowd-source its content.

Who is Ed Hardy? Just ask Madonna

Coveted in the US and around the world by a long list of film, music, sport and fashion celebrities, Ed Hardy is the fashion lifestyle label taking the world by storm. The collection is a rock and roll performance on fabric and from November 26th 2009, Londoner arbiters of style can join the entourage with the first ever Ed Hardy London store opening at Westfield Shepherd’s Bush.

Timberland launches global climate change campaign

Timberland, a leading outdoor footwear and apparel company, has announced the launch of Don’t Tell Us It Can’t Be Done – a movement that encourages citizens of the world to challenge government leaders attending the United Nation’s Conference on Climate Change (COP15) in Copenhagen this December to set standards for emissions.