A sensation on the other side of the Atlantic and with undoubted international success; the Florentine tradeshow Pitti W_Woman Precollection is proudly presenting Proenza Schouler as its guest of honour.
Take the world of luxuries, a mixture from all sectors, a selection of the latest ecologically responsible initiatives and put them all together and you’d have “1.618 Luxury Ecological Fair”.
From 2-5 April Milan will pay homage to perfume and host the first edition of the tradeshow for professionals “Esxence – The Scent of Excellence”. 85 brands will be present, including the biggest names in the business.
A new Burberry store dedicated to children’s wear has opened in the Notting Hill area of London, bringing the total number of these stores owned by the English label up to seven.
Originally planned for 1-3 July, Pitti Filati will take place between 7 and 9 July at the Fortezza da Bossa in Florence, a result of the connection between the exhibition and Prado Trade, who are launching the new trade show Prima Moda Tessuto on these dates.
Polish retailer Vistula won a two-month reprieve from its bankers to continue talks about the repayment of 287 million zlotys ($81.4 million) of debt took on for a hostile takeover of jeweller W. Kruk, it said on Tuesday March 31.
Barcelona is aiming to become one of the strong centres for world fashion. After the departure of ‘Bread & Butter’ to Berlin the Catalan capital is launching – as we reported on January 23 – a professional tradeshow for off-the-peg clothing: ‘The Brandery. Post Fashion Circus’.
As announced at the end of 2008, the lingerie tradeshow Bodylook will henceforth be an annual event. It will return 26-28 July in Düsseldorf with a new setup. Entirely redesigned, Bodylook has been planned around the idea that different areas will correspond to their part of fashion.
It's tricky to know what to wear in a recession if you are job-hunting, but the advice from professionals is to play it safe and formal.
Hanesbrands Inc said on Thursday March 12 it amended its first-lien credit agreement and is aiming to reduce its long-term debt in 2009 by at least $300 million.
If the trendspotters have it right, recession is helping the fashioning of a new politically-correct wardrobe, a trend labelled "Slow Wear".
French men now favour boxer-briefs over briefs, bikini briefs and G-strings -- but few men actually buy their own, according to organisers of this week's upcoming international lingerie trade fair.
Searle Blatt & Co Ltd, which makes and sells women's ready-to-wear apparel, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a New York court. It sought bankruptcy protection last week along with an affiliate, Tom Jones Inc, court documents show.
Fancy sports shoes were declared off limits at New York prisons from Monday as authorities sought to reduce friction between fashion conscious inmates.
Moscow's top annual luxury fair was extravagant as always on opening night: champagne flowed freely, sexy models showed off the new Hummer and hardly anyone seemed worried about the global financial crisis.
