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Frasers-backed Four Marketing snaps up A-Cold-Wall

Samuel Ross’ A-Cold-Wall has been sold to distribution agency Four Marketing just months after it was acquired by London-based fashion accelerator Tomorrow Ltd. In a press release seen and reported on by Vogue Business, Tomorrow Ltd CEO, Stefano Martinetto, said: “We’re thrilled to see the brand transition into such capable hands.” Martinetto...

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Tomorrow Limited mulls sale of A Cold Wall

Just months after acquiring the sportswear brand, Tomorrow Limited is believed to be mulling a sale of Samuel Ross’ A Cold Wall. The brand accelerator is understood to have met with financial advisory firm Interpath, which was then appointed by the directors to find buyers for the premium label, as reported by Drapers. Tomorrow Limited snapped...

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Samuel Ross appointed artistic director of London Design Biennale

British designer Samuel Ross has been named artistic director of the London Design Biennale, a design and innovation festival that is being hosted in the English capital from June 5 to 29, 2025. The event, which is to take place at Somerset House, will follow the theme ‘Surface Reflections’, exploring how ideas are “fuelled by both our internal...

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Samuel Ross and Mary Portas recognised in King’s New Year’s Honours List

Retail consultant and broadcaster Mary Portas, British designer Samuel Ross, and beauty entrepreneur Tajinder Banwait are among the fashion and beauty names recognised in King Charles’ 2024 New Year’s Honours List. Portas, dubbed as the ‘Queen of Shops,’ who spearheaded a report to save the British high street, has been awarded an OBE for...

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Samuel Ross designs China-inspired Absolut vodka bottle

British fashion designer and founder of A-Cold-Wall Samuel Ross has designed a limited-edition China-inspired Absolut vodka bottle via his industrial design practice SR_A. The one-litre vodka bottles have a limited run of 1,350 bottles and will be available in China through Absolut’s WeChat mini-programme, Absolut Lab. In addition, Ross has also...

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Timberland celebrates five decades of its original boot with designer collaborations

2023 marks the 50th anniversary since the original Timberland yellow work boot was first created, and the brand is celebrating with the creation of the 'Future73' collective, featuring designers including Christopher Raeburn and Samuel Ross reimagining its 6-inch premium boot for the future. The ‘Future73’ project features six “future makers,”...

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A-Cold-Wall opens its first store in China

British designer label A-Cold-Wall, founded by Samuel Ross, opened its first standalone store in China on July 22 to mark the beginning of its expansion into the Chinese retail landscape. Located in the Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping district in Beijing, Ross opened the store in partnership with brand management group Power Rich and Tomorrow Ltd,...

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Samuel Ross unveils his first watch for Hublot

British fashion designer Samuel Ross, who has been a Hublot ambassador since 2020, after winning the first Hublot Design Prize in 2019, has unveiled his first wristwatch collaboration with the brand by reimaging its iconic Big Bang timepiece for its 40th anniversary. The limited-edition Big Bang Tourbillon Samuel Ross watch utilises Ross’...

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Samuel Ross collaborates with Hublot

Luxury Swiss watchmaker, Hublot has announced a new collaboration with A-Cold-Wall designer and founder Samuel Ross, following him being named the Hublot Design Prize winner in 2019. The British designer’s new collaborative role will see Ross being an ambassador for the brand working on an ongoing basis, with projects expected to include new...

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Marc Jacobs reunites with Dr. Martens for new collaboration

American fashion designer Marc Jacobs has teamed up with Dr. Martens as part of the iconic footwear brand’s ongoing 1460 remastered collaboration to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Jacobs first collaborated with Dr. Martens, 27 years ago in 1993, with his DM’s-adored Perry Ellis grunge collection and it is this “shared history of rebellion” that...

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A-Cold-Wall remasters Dr. Martens 1460 boot

Dr. Martens has teamed up with menswear fashion brand A-Cold-Wall, founded by Samuel Ross, on a footwear collaboration as part of the brand’s yearlong celebration of the 1460 boot's 60th anniversary. The partnership marks the seventh drop in the footwear brand’s 1460 Remastered collaboration series where Dr. Martens has been working with brands...

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A-Cold-Wall* to offer grants to black-owned businesses

London-based designer Samuel Ross, founder of high fashion streetwear label, A-Cold-Wall* has launched a 25,000-pound grant fund to support independent black businesses. Announced on the brand’s Instagram page, A-Cold-Wall* stated that the 25,000-pound fund would be distributed as 10 individual grants, giving black-owned businesses 2,500 pounds...