Fashion Industry
3i partners with Soya Concept
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.
Former apprentice contestant launches fashion collection
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.
Couture tailoring delivered to your door
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.
If you’re bored of the high street, hit the web
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 to sponsor Scottish Fashion Awards
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.
Update your summer wardrobe wisely
As the credit crunch bites, women can still grab fashionable summer items without breaking the bank says discount supermarket Aldi. Aldi has launched a lifetime calculator – saveamillionwithaldi.co.uk – to show how much money can be saved in a lifetime by shopping with Aldi and when it comes to looking gorgeous in the sun, savings over a lifetime work out at over £1235.36. With this you could treat yourself to some Jimmy Choos, a spa break or even a holiday.
Cordwainers Graduates put their best foot forward
Burlington Arcade played host this week to flamboyant footwear icons Joseph Azagury, Georgina Goodman, Emma Hope and Beatrix Ong in celebrating the Arcade’s beautiful jewellery, creative talent of London College of Fashion’s Cordwainers and beginning of the first ever Coutts London Jewellery Week. Models were dressed in cashmere and dazzling jewellery from Burlington Arcade, while showcasing work from the Cordwainers Graduates of 2008.
Orla Kiely and Joseph win at 2008 UK Fashion Export Awards
Winners of the UK Fashion Export Awards 2008 presented today in London by HRH The Princess Royal span companies with more than 220 years of history to those who have just started on the export ladder and are based in London, Devon, Matlock , Galashiels and Brighton.
Matthew Williamson to judge graduate fashion show
London College of Fashion will be staging its annual BA graduate catwalk show at the fantastic fashion week venue the Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, on Thursday 29 May 2008.
Designer boutique opens at Cowley Manor
The contemporary country hotel Cowley Manor will open its flagship store ‘The Village Shop’ in July, complementing the relaxed, luxurious ethos of Cowley Manor. The first luxury hotel shop of its kind in the Cotswolds, The Village Shop will offer sumptuous goodies including clothes and handbags from the latest designers and beautiful things for the home; luxurious bath and beauty products; stunning contemporary jewellery and fun toys for children.
Oasis supports the 2008 Fashion In Film Festival
The Oasis sponsored London Fashion in Film Festival 2008, which is running till the end of May, comprises a series of films sharing the running theme of how fashion, costume and styling are used in film to add an air of chic decadence. The films will be screened at five major London arts venues, the ICA, BFI, Tate Modern, Cine Lumiere and Horse Hospital.
Get the look with Big Label Fortnight at TK Maxx
For celebrity street style at half the high street price head down to TK Maxx for a very special delivery of casual wear from the world’s hottest lifestyle brands. From 21st May – 8th June, Big Label Fortnight will feature a huge selection of jeans, tees, vests, sweats, hoodies, dresses and polos in the coolest street, surf and skate labels.
Fashion says ‘Balls to Bullfighting’
Don’t Panic and The League Against Cruel Sports have joined forces to launch the ‘Balls to Bullfighting’ creative campaign to find the next big thing in the graphic design world. Do you reckon you have what it takes? The brief is to create awareness by giving talented graphic designers a chance to come up with a T-shirt design that promotes the ‘Balls to Bullfighting’ message.
Celebrating Britain at its creative best
Graduate Fashion Week has become the world’s greatest showcase of young up and coming fashion and design talent and with a move to Earls Court 2 this year, it promises not only to be bigger but even better. Truly the best place in the world to spot undiscovered new talent Graduate Fashion Week is the industry’s looking glass into the future of fashion and all its related disciplines. It will celebrate the work of more than 1000 of the finest BA Degree fashion students from 49 member universities across the UK, for the biggest showcase of young talent in the world.
Elegance: Get the expert’s advice!
Sit up straight, elbows off the table and don’t drag your feet. We all remember our nagging mothers request for us to act like a lady but somewhere along the way the manners were dropped and the ladette was born. But is this end of elegance? Do you ever dream of being as elegant as a modern day Ms Hepburn? And what are the dos and don’ts of today’s lady?