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Johnstons of Elgin granted Royal Warrant of Appointment

Johnstons of Elgin has received a Royal Warrant by King Charles for their exceptional work in Manufacturing Estate Tweeds, Knitwear, and Woven Accessories. This recognition places them among approximately 800 Royal Warrant Holders, ranging from individual craftsmen to global corporations, supplying goods and services to the Royal Household. The...

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Zachary Prell marks his return to menswear with the launch of Orchard & Broome

Seasoned menswear designer Zachary Prell has returned with the launch of a new brand under the name Orchard & Broome. The succession to Prell's established eponymous menswear brand, Orchard & Broome is a next-generation knitwear brand firmly wedged at the intersection of streetwear and luxury. Designed in response to an ever-evolving menswear...

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Peregrine commits to sourcing 100 percent of its wool from regenerative farms

British heritage knitwear brand Peregrine has announced that it is planning to transition to 100 percent regeneratively sourced wool by 2026, working exclusively with UK farms. Peregrine, which has been manufacturing knitwear in England for more than 220 years, sourcing wool from British farmers for over eight generations, is committing to...

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John Smedley launches sweater with Duchy of Cornwall Estate tenants

Family-run British knitwear maker John Smedley, which holds two Royal Warrants, has unveiled a limited-edition Cornwall sweater made exclusively in the UK using British wool. The unisex jumper has been created in partnership with The Campaign for Wool and utilises wool sourced from farming tenants of the Duchy of Cornwall Estate and the sheep...

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Gigi Hadid debuts DTC cashmere brand at New York Fashion Week

Gigi Hadid has launched a direct to consumer (DTC) cashmere brand, with a popup at New York Fashion Week. The model-cum-designer is the creative director behind the new label, which is called Guest in Residence, and is designed “with time in mind, to create future heirlooms made to last.” The collection features everyday cashmere basics, such as...

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Aeron rebrands as a responsible luxury knitwear label

Budapest-based womenswear brand Aeron, founded by Eszter Áron and part of the Vanguards Group, is repositioning itself as a responsible luxury knitwear label launching with its pre-fall 2022 collection. The relaunch follows a strategic realignment and will feature a new brand identity across all touchpoints, including a new A-shaped logo,...

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John Smedley targets Chinese market

Knitwear brand John Smedley is launching a suite of digital activities in mainland China to drive the brand forward in what it calls “the world’s largest market”. The move will see the brand launching an e-commerce mini programme shop on WeChat, making the brand’s luxury merino wool and cotton knitwear more accessible to Chinese consumers. John...

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Loro Piana announces Knit Design Award winners

Italian fashion brand Loro Piana has named two students from the Institut Français de la Mode, Paris as winners of its Knit Design Award 2022. The international competition challenged students from six schools of fashion and design including North Carolina State University, the Institut Français de la Mode, Heriot Watt University of Edinburgh,...

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Labels to Watch: Knits

Knitwear is a winter wardrobe classic, but lightweight knitwear is also becoming increasingly popular in the summer season. The benefits are clear: knitwear is beautifully crafted and very versatile, made in wool or cashmere it can be warming yet breathable, in cotton or synthetic fibres it can be water repellent and lightweight. And knitwear is...

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Fashion student Chloe Severien wins Threshold Award 2019 with knitting collection made of recycled plastic

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences awarded The Threshold Awards during the final examination exhibition 'Graduation Show 2019' on July 13th. The university reported in a press release: The Threshold Award is an incentive prize of 5,000 euros that is awarded annually by a...

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Polimoda and Missoni launch master's program in Knitwear design

Polimoda announced yesterday its new master's degree in Knitwear design created in partnership with Missoni. It is a nine-month course from January 2020, presented with a video by Angela Missoni herself, president and creative director of the maison, live from the family atelier during the preparation of the new women's collection in September....

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Tse taps Claudia Schiffer for capsule collection

German super model Claudia Schiffer has teamed up with Chinese cashmere label Tse to develop a capsule collection. Schiffer, who launched her own eponymous knitwear line in 2011, has agreed to a two-season collaboration with Tse, the first of which is set to debut this autumn. The 17-piece collection, created together by Schiffer and Tse...