YESTERDAY
Generation B: Generation B: Father and Daughter...
A single father turns shared reading into a shared language and tradition with his daughter.
CFDA Names Jacobs, Karan and Wang Among Top...
Fashion Wire Daily - With the news fresh of Diane von Furstenberg's election to serve a third term as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, or CFDA, she joined Nadja Swarovski at her downtown store and studio in New York on Wednesday, March 17, to announce the nominees and honorees for the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards, the "Oscars" of the fashion industry.
Guess posts bigger fourth quarter profit
Apparel brand Guess Inc posted an 81 percent rise in quarterly profit as margin improvements and cost controls helped the fashion house, and the company forecast first-quarter results mostly above estimates.Read more...
Hugo Boss says not recalling any clothes in China
German fashion house Hugo Boss is not recalling any clothes in China after a Chinese province said it had seized some imported top-end clothing carrying labels of well-known luxury brands.Read more...
Benetton says CEO to leave, proposes lower...
Italian clothing retailer Benetton Group SpA said its chief executive would leave after nearly three years at the helm and said it would distribute a lower dividend as it confirmed a drop in yearly net profit.Read more...
Casual Male fourth quarter profit beats market...
Casual Male Retail Group Inc swung to a fourth-quarter profit that beat market expectations, as the men's apparel retailer tightly managed costs and inventories to offset declining sales.Read more...
Shoe Carnival fourth quarter profit beats...
Shoe Carnival Inc reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, mainly on strong demand at its boots and athletic footwear business, and forecast a strong first quarter.Read more...
US fashion designers pick McQueen for NYC honor ...
The fashion world has announced one more tribute to designer Alexander McQueen.
MARCH 17
Skin Deep: Guide on Beauty and Aging Seeks to Help...
The pursuit of beauty increases anxiety as women age; two doctors and former models have a book to suggest answers.
Madonna, design house team up for suglasses line ...
Madonna and her manager will create a new line of sunglasses with designer duo Dolce and Gabbana, making the first-ever cobranded collaboration for the Italian couture fashion house.
China province seizes imported clothes on safety...
The eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang has seized items of imported top-end clothing made by the likes of Versace and Hugo Boss after tests showed some were of substandard quality and a potential health threat.Read more...
Merrill upgrades Ann Taylor on turnaround hopes
AnnTaylor Stores Corp's efforts to revamp its offerings and reduce prices will boost the company's performance near term, Bofa Merrill Lynch said, and raised the stock of the women's apparel retailer a notch to "neutral".Read more...
Mariella Burani declared insolvent
An Italian court has declared debt-laden Mariella Burani Fashion Group insolvent, leaving 30 days to decide whether the luxury goods maker can be saved by an administration process.Read more...
PVH to tap debt market to fund Hilfiger deal
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp has turned down guaranteed bank financing for the purchase of fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger, in order to save millions of dollars in fees.Read more...
Inditex 2009 net profit beats forecasts
Zara-owner Inditex reported a 5 percent rise in net profit for 2009, beating analysts' forecasts, as Europe's biggest clothing retailer defied a grim recession on home turf Spain to take market share.Read more...

Henry Holland X Levi's
House of Holland has announced yet another collaboration, this time round Levi's gets the makeover,
Kate Moss supports Sport Relief charity
Kate Moss has shown her support for the Sport Relief 2010 campaign by modelling a one-off dress woven out of recycled mosquito nets. The supermodel created a buzz in the blue design, created by William Tempest for Sports Relief 2010's commitment to
Inditex profits rise with new stores
Inditex, the owner of the Zara fashion chain, has reported a 5 per cent rise in profits for 2009
London Show Room to NYC
The London Show Room’s will travel down to New York to present London’s leading fashion
Tom Tailor continues growth
German fashion and lifestyle company Tom Tailor announced it continued its growth of the past years and increased sales by 5.9 per cent. The group increased its sales from E 283.5 million in fiscal year 2008 to E 300.2 million in fiscal year 2009.
Madonna X Dolce&Gabbana
After teaming up with Iconix Brand Group, the company that’s behind brands such as Badgley
Calvin Klein owner buyers Tommy Hilfiger
The Tommy Hilfiger fashion group is being bought by the owner of Calvin Klein, Philips-Van Heusen. The £2bn deal will create one of the world's largest clothing companies with $4.6bn revenue. Tommy Hilfiger is being sold by private equity firm Apax
Calvin Klein owner buys Tommy Hilfiger
The Tommy Hilfiger fashion group is being bought by the owner of Calvin Klein, Philips-Van Heusen. The £2bn deal will create one of the world's largest clothing companies with $4.6bn revenue. Tommy Hilfiger is being sold by private equity firm Apax
Be captured by Nikita
Outerwear label Nikita is launching its next photo shoot competition for its SS11 look book. The
China sees clothing export rise
China's exports saw a sharp increase in 2010, including clothing. Textile and garment exports showed
McQueen's final show
On Tuesday the collection Alexander McQueen started but never lived to complete was presented during Paris Fashion Week in quiet setting in the 8th arrondissement.. "All the patterns in this collection were cut on the stand by Lee Alexander
Madonna promotes fashion with new brand venture
Madonna is to promote fashion with the use of her name in a new partnership with Iconix Brand Group have called MG Icon, a joint venture to be owned 50 per cent by Iconix and 50 per cent by an entity controlled by Madonna and Guy Oseary.
PFW: a promising season
As a welcoming and inspirational venue for both French and foreign designers, Paris was ideally equipped to host Fashion Week. The capital of design welcomed 89 prêt-à-porter fashion shows, an average of ten shows a day. On the Parisian podiums,
Oscar fashion
The Oscar's are as much a celebration of film and acting as they are of red carpet fashion. Months before the award ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, studios and actors will begin wooing the Academy and promoting their work with non-stop fervour for
A work of Persol
Going back to its historical bond between contemporary art and eyewear, Persol is presenting the second edition of A Work of Persol. The communication platform features eight new talents from the international contemporary art world.
Cath Kidston to sell company to American firm
Cath Kidston, best known for her vintage style prints, is in talks to sell her fast-expanding retail empire to TA Associates, an American buyout firm. The deal will value her business at £100m, writes Matthew Goodman. Kidston, who started out with a single
Who's the most innovative?
Fast Company magazine named the world's top businesses for its annual Most Innovative
Kuala Lumpur Shoe Festival
Shoe fashionistas from around the world are set to congregate in Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural Malaysia International Shoe Festival. Taking place at the Putra World Trade Centre from April 2nd to 4th, the event will celebrate the best of the local
MFW: Spotlight focused on the shows and the web
This will pass into history as the fashion week of disputes but also of the fightback by the young, the triumph of the web, the importance of the shows and, lastly, of the pride of the designers. Prada, Fendi, Krizia and Laura Biagiotti, for example, who
Worldwide retail competition
The retail battle will be on at the Oracle World Retail Awards 2010 taking place in Berlin on 22nd April.
Moises de la Renta for Mango
Following in the footsteps of his father Oscar de la Renta, Moises designed a limited edition T-shirt
Erick Morillo for Knomo
Known for his international music career, DJ Erick Morillo is teaming up with accessory brand
Gap looks to Italy for expansion
Gap this week announced it would enter the Italian market in 2010 as one of its long term growth investments. Expanding on the international appeal of its London and Paris stores, the company plans to open Gap and Banana Republic
Liz Claiborne reports losses
Designing and marketing a global portfolio of retail-based brands, Liz Claiborne reports a loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.45) and adjusted loss per share of ($0.18) for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Net sales for the fourth quarter were
3D digital media polo shirt
Luxury menswear label Jomie is introducing the second 3D Digital Media Rugby Polo Shirt for
Anouck Lepere for Esprit
This March will see the launch of Esprit Collection’s new premium accessories line of quality leather

  Burberry to close Spanish factory
  Grachvogel new online experience
  Replay's new online strategy
  Gant by Michael Bastian
  Moschino new opening
  FIFA World Cup collection
  Hermès sales 2009
  US retail sales rise
  Alexander McQueen dies at 40
  O?Neill inks new eyewear line
  Rusty collaborates with Green Day
  BFC goes digital and Burberry 3D
  US shoppers return to stores
  Jonathan Saunders for Topshop
  Nicolina new online presence
  Benetton continues to invest
  New chairman at Debenhams
  Kate Moss for Longchamp collection
  Benetton street-casts for new ads
  Matalan comes with heft price tag
  H&M continues expansion to aid recovery
  Amazon's profits surge
  Valentino opts for fantasy
  From fire to fashion
  Burberry opens in Lebanon

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