Wellcreative to produce Made-By campaign
Made-By, the label for sustainably produced fashion, is keen to raise its profile with European brands, retailers and consumers so that these products become commonplace on the high street within the next few years. Following an agency selection procedure, Made-By has chosen Amsterdam-based Wellcreative to spearhead this operation. A branding and communications agency with considerable…
New Prada space at Harrods
Click:fugitive emission gate valve London just saw the launch of the new Prada store for men at historic department store Harrods. The new boutique will feature Prada men’s clothing, footwear, leather goods and eyewear collections. A custom-made suit, jacket and coat service is also available in a special selection of fabrics, colours and styles. The…
Ethical award debut
This November the very first award dedicated to ethical fashion, ‘RE:Fashion’, will take place in London. Eleven awards will celebrate the social and environmental improvements in retail, manufacture and consumer engagement. Winning entries will need to prove their style credentials. The RE: Fashion judges will be looking for on trend fashion that makes a difference.…
Largest Pure London
Even though the climate of caution is taking over the high street, it failed to take over fashion exhibition Pure London last week. Over 800 brands showcased their SS09 collections and exhibitors reported a confident mood among buyers and experienced strong orders from both existing and new customers. This season was the largest Pure London…
Celeb attendance Mango presentation
Spanish retailer Mango presented its new collections with Scarlett Johansson, Dree Hemingway, Mónica Cruz, and Moisés de la Renta attending the event. It was a showcase of the brands’ new ranges for the Spring-Summer 2010 season and was held in Madrid. Scarlett Johansson is the face of the brand, and Dree Hemingway also stars on…
Miss Sixty to close US stores
Young fashion label Miss Sixty Miss Sixty is to close 10 of its 20 U.S. stores, including two in NYC, after its sales plummeted in the recession. Miss Sixty has entered administration, the U.K. equivalent of filing for bankruptcy, after losses of nearly $30 million in 2008. Last week, the brand closed its store in…
Ted Baker sees 19 per cent rise in Christmas sales
Ted Baker this week announced a 19.1 per cent increase in retail sales for the period 1 November 2009 to 24 December 2009, compared to the same period last year. Average retail square footage rose by 14.3 per cent over the period to 209,255 sq.ft. The UK continued to perform ahead of expectations during the…
Bravissimo targets younger customers with social campaign
Bravissimo, the UK lingerie retailer for bigger bras, has launched a new marketing campaign to target a younger generation of customers, underpinned by a new online social portal and Facebook app. The #AmazingYou campaign aims to improve the brand perception with younger audiences and inspire all women to recognise how amazing they really are, by…
Column: Should pro teams visit the White House with the country so divided?
They say history repeats itself and it’s hard to argue when looking at the events that have unfolded in this country over the past week. The Washington Nationals won the World Series and are scheduled to meet President Trump on Monday. The first time the Washington Nationals went to meet the president was in August…
Mueller documents: Manafort pushed Ukraine hack theory during 2016 campaign
WASHINGTON — During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s servers, Manafort’s deputy told investigators during the special counsel’s Russia investigation. The unsubstantiated theory, advanced by President Trump even after he took office, would later help trigger the…