Kiwi online fashion venture in China push
Posted by Lucky on Jan 15, 2010
A young Auckland maths student has combined her entrepreneurial spirit and sense of fashion to create an e-commerce store she hopes will one day be a market leader.
Jane Li’s online store – mode92.co.nz – went live in November 2009, and offers a range of women’s clothing and accessories.
Li is in her [...]
S’pore fashion industry aims high with inaugural Asia Fashion Exchange
Posted by Lucky on Jan 13, 2010
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s fashion industry is going global with its inaugural Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX). The five-day event will bring together local and international designers, retailers and consumers.
Andrew Phua, director of Tourism, Shopping and Dining, Singapore Tourism Board, said: “The big four fashion weeks are all in the Western countries and we [...]
Chinese chic steps up to the catwalk
Posted by Lucky on Jan 11, 2010
Fashion designers challenge traditional Western couturiers
The Devil along with countless Chinese people may wear Prada but there is a growing feeling that the world’s second-biggest consumer of luxury goods could start looking closer to home for fashion accessories.
China is on the verge of fielding high-end fashion that can compete with [...]
New Look asserts rising status in fashion
Posted by Lucky on Jan 8, 2010
New Look said it had become the second-largest women’s wear retailer in the UK by value, signalling the growing power of fast fashion on the high street.
However, the retailer on Thursday said it was undecided on a potential stock market listing.
The company appointed JPMorgan Cazenove, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in [...]
[Read More]Teenage blogger shoots up fashion industry ladder
Posted by Lucky on Jan 5, 2010
The fashion industry recently got a bit of a shakeup when bloggers crashed the front row of several shows in Europe.
Perhaps it is the insular nature of the industry and its writers, but the surprised reaction by established fashion writers to the bloggers is hard to understand.
After all, the industry prides itself [...]
The Year that was : In Fashion
Posted by Lucky on Dec 31, 2009
From bright shades, and flamboyance in an elegant manner made a big return in 2009. MyBangalore spoke to fashion designer Sanchita Ajjampur who predicted the future in fashion, 2010.
One of the leading fashion designers in India, Sanchita Ajjampur was born in Mumbai and moved to Europe at the age of three. [...]
Dan and Dean Caten are the Canadian-born twin-brothers behind the fashion label Dsquared2
Posted by Lucky on Dec 31, 2009
Dan and Dean Caten, the twin-brother team behind the fashion label Dsquared2, have shows on TV and radio; they created concert costumes for Madonna and Britney Spears; and they’ll be outfitting the headliners at the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
They have a collection of branded MAC cosmetics as [...]
Fashion awards 2009: this year’s big winners
Posted by Lucky on Dec 31, 2009
Brits are still popular in Paris, the ‘it girl’ model is having a moment, and First Ladies are now key in setting trends.
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At the British Fashion Awards in December, Burberry’s Christopher Bailey snatched the main prize as Designer of the Year. It was a double win for the British label since Burberry also bagged the [...]
Me and my wardrobe: Myleene Klass
Posted by Lucky on Dec 30, 2009
Myleene Klass, 31, is a broadcaster, musician, designer and the face of Marks & Spencer. Engaged for three years to Graham Quinn, they live in London with their two-year-old daughter, Ava.
Eclectic: ‘I dress to please myself’, says Myleene Klass
I dress to please myself – I like to think that I’m not [...]
Yearender: China’s love affair with luxury
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Jane Shi strides into Beijing’s Lane Crawford Seasons Place shopping mall, dashes to one of the up-market shops, snatches a bag, glances at the price tag and drags out her wallet, as if she was in the supermarket.
However, the purchase today is a Balenciaga motorcycle [...]
Berlin tour offers fashion addicts a fix
Posted by Lucky on Dec 29, 2009
Berlin – In the world of fashion, a certain order prevails, with Paris and Milan at the top of Europe’s capitals. Yet one German is trying push Berlin into the spotlight by drawing fashion-conscious tourists to the city’s small boutiques and independent designer shops. Marcus Maienschein is a fashion guide and former [...]
[Read More]Fashion fair draws foreign attention
Posted by Lucky on Dec 25, 2009
The Istanbul Fashion Fair will host customers from the United States, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East between Jan. 24 and 26 at CNR Expo.
The fair’s opening meeting on Wednesday hosted purchase specialists and groups of chain stores from several countries at Sofa Hotel.
The opening day of the fair will be [...]
Best buys: Five fashion magazines that give you more for less in December
Posted by Lucky on Dec 24, 2009
We’re in full holiday swing, and while fashion mostly wants you to spend more money this month, these international glossies give something back with their current issues.
French Vogue has released a racy-as-ever calendar for 2010 that shows models including Natasha Poly and Raquel Zimmermann lounging around at Paris cabaret Lido wearing [...]
?stanbul to emerge as fashion corner where East meets West
Posted by Lucky on Dec 24, 2009
As consumption shifted from the Western world to the East with the recent global financial crisis, ?stanbul became the meeting point of the two, especially in the textile and ready-to-wear sectors, CNR Holding sales coordinator Selçuk ?çinsel has said.
Delivering a speech at a press conference organized to promote the 15th ?stanbul [...]
Twins double up as force in world of high fashion
Posted by Lucky on Dec 24, 2009
NEW YORK — Dan and Dean Caten are loving the limelight.
The twin brothers behind the Dsquared2 fashion label have created concert looks for Madonna and Britney Spears.
They’ll outfit performers, too, for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
This year, the brothers received a star on Canada’s Walk of [...]
