Fashion Industry
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.
Chevrolet’s Spark of fashion
Chevrolet has given a further showing of its bold and edgy new Supermini, the Spark, at a night celebrating young creative people in Berlin.
Abu Dhabi hosts successful jewellery & watch show
Abu Dhabi is celebrating a successful close to the 17th Jewellery and Watch Show, held last week. The five day event drew more visitors than ever before. H.E Dr. Maitha Al-Shamsi, UAE Minister of State, opened the event on October 14th.
New Look to open 1000th store in Bath
Leading high street retailer New Look is to open its first store in the historic spa town Bath. New Look’s 1000th store will open in the brand new ‘Southgate Centre’ on Wednesday 4th November at 10am.
All star line-up for Regent Street Christmas Lights switch-on
Regent Street has announced an all star line-up for the Christmas Lights switch on this year - Tuesday 3 November 2009. London indie pop rock band The Noisettes will perform live as part of the festivities to launch the Regent Street Christmas lights.
Marina Bay Sands brings new fashion brands to Singapore
Marina Bay Sands will bring a host of new emerging fashion brands and store concepts to Singapore’s premier integrated entertainment destination.
Shoppers in Leeds offered ‘price-per-wear’ receipt
Visitors heading for Leeds Shopping Week this month (October 15-25, 2009) are being offered a new type of till receipt – one that shows not just the cost of the item, but its price-per-wear.
Pop-ups proliferate across Mayfair and Belgravia
Grosvenor has announced further pop-up projects, set to feature across its London estate, covering 300 acres of iconic Belgravia and Mayfair. Earlier this year, Grosvenor began a collaboration with ‘Eleven Fine Art’ to produce a series of pop-up art spaces in conjunction with the gallery.
Research reveals jeans are longest serving wardrobe item
Almost two million Brits have a pair of jeans that date back over 40 years to the 1960s, according to new research by Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. The poll quizzed 1,044 UK adults to discover just how long jeans tend to linger in our wardrobes.
Leeds demonstrates its passion for fashion
Leeds is demonstrating its passion for all things shopping with its fourth annual Leeds Shopping Week from 15th to 25th October, 2009.