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Kate Spade celebrates 30th anniversary with Pantone collaboration

Kate Spade New York has unveiled its own colour 'Kate Spade Green' in collaboration with Pantone, the global authority on colour. The newly minted green hue, developed by Pantone, pays homage to Kate Spade’s heritage as the brand celebrates its 30th anniversary and will be integrated across consumer touchpoints starting in spring 2023, including...

Feb 6, 2023

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CPHFW Talent: Latimmier delivers a new take on the catwalk format for AW23

For autumn/winter 2023, CPHFW Talent recipient and emerging Finnish brand Latimmier delivered a new take on the traditional catwalk format during Copenhagen Fashion Week, with founder and creative director Ervin Latimer acting as a compere for the show. Latimer, who founded the brand in 2021, started the show by delivering an emotional speech...

Feb 6, 2023

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Lacoste names Pelagia Kolotouros creative design director

French brand Lacoste has announced that Pelagia Kolotourus is to be its new creative design director, succeeding Louise Trotter. In the position, Kolotourus has been tasked with overseeing the premium sportswear brand’s Creative Studio and the vision for all of its collections. It comes as the label looks to integrate “a new artistic approach”...

Feb 6, 2023

Fashion

NMG and FSF announce recipients of 2023 scholarships

US department store group Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) and non-profit organisation the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) have announced the recipients of the new NMG x FSF scholarship fund competition. Ten scholarships with a value of 10,000 dollars each have been awarded to the selected undergraduate students from US colleges and universities. The...

Feb 6, 2023

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Kate Spade New York launches resale programme with ThredUp

Kate Spade New York has joined the string of premium brands integrating ThredUp’s resale offering, with the launch of a ‘Pre-Loved’ programme that allows customers to shop secondhand items from the label. Via a dedicated ThredUp site, customers can both shop and resell select fashion items from any eligible brand, in exchange for Kate Spade...

Feb 6, 2023

Business

M&Co prepares to close all 170 stores following administration rescue

Clothing retailer M&Co is set to close all of its stores after AK Retail Holdings rescued the brand from administration. The Scottish company appointed administrators towards the end of 2022, two years after it had previously collapsed. According to the BBC, M&Co, formerly known as Mackays, currently operates 170 stores, with their upcoming...

Feb 6, 2023

Business

BrandLab360 appoints former Ralph Lauren VP to exec role

V-commerce fashion firm BrandLab360 has snapped up former Ralph Lauren vice president, Simon Lee, for the role of chief operations officer. The Welsh company said in a release that it had headhunted Lee for his expertise in the fashion sector, with the goal of helping develop the business further. Co-founded in 2016, BrandLab360 has established...

Feb 6, 2023

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Paco Rabanne: From fashion spaceman to fragrance king

Nicknamed "Wacko Paco" in the 1960s for his often unwearable designs, Spain's Paco Rabanne became best-known in later years for his globally popular line of fragrances as well as his eccentric beliefs. Dismissed as "the metal worker" by Coco Chanel, his influence nonetheless carried through many generations and he famously dressed global...

Feb 6, 2023

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Byborre raises 16.9 million euros in Series B funding

Dutch textile innovation company Byborre has raised 16.9 million euros (18.3 million US dollars) in a Series B funding round to accelerate its international growth. The funding round was led by Invest-NL and VP Capital, along with existing investors Shift Invest and Amsterdams Klimaat en Energiefonds (AKEF), and a group of angel investors...

Feb 6, 2023

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Smiley Originals launches Future Creators Fund

Smiley Originals has launched its first bi-annual Future Creators Fund to support designers in their sustainability journey at major fashion weeks this season. The 500,000-pound fund and mentorship scheme was born out of Smiley Originals ‘Future Positive’ sustainability initiative and is linked to its partnership with the United Nations to...

Feb 6, 2023

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Burberry unveils refreshed brand image under Daniel Lee

British luxury brand Burberry has unveiled a rejuvenated identity under the direction of its newly appointed chief creative officer Daniel Lee. Among a series of images and videos, captured by Tyrone Lebon, is the archive-inspired evolution of the Burberry logo and its Equestrian Knight Design, spotted in both white and blue. The imagery sees a...

Feb 6, 2023

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Zara launches beauty capsule for children

Zara has unveiled a playful collection of beauty products designed for children designed by British-born makeup artist Diane Kendal. The capsule beauty line is called ‘Mini Artists’ and includes both products and accessories designed to allow children to “push creative self-expression and imagination” through the “exploration of tones, textures...

Feb 6, 2023