InWear CEO gone after just a year

Thomas Ulstrup, CEO at the Danish clothing label InWear since the summer of 2007, has had to leave his position. The news came as a complete surprise to the Dane. “I certainly wasn’t expecting them to tell me that I was no longer InWear’s Managing Director.” Ulstrup feels his departure is down to ‘sudden changes in […]

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Fashion, music and style

November will see the launch of FASHION.MUSIC.STYLE bi-monthly magazine. The web and print publication will promote, review and inspire new talent in the fashion and music industries. The magazine’s mission is to focus on fantastic talent and is target at the creative communities who like witty writing. FASHION.MUSIC.STYLE will have an indie feel to it […]

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Sapph set to make big impact in Paris

For the third year in a row, the successful lingerie brand Sapph will be present at the Salon Internationale  de Lingerie in Paris. And how! “We’ll be making a bigger impact than ever this year,” says co-owner Rob Heilbron, who is also responsible for marketing the lingerie range which has recently become a premium brand. […]

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Gap brings back Creative Officer role for Old Navy

Gap Inc this week announced today that Mark Breitbard will return to the company as Chief Merchandising and Creative Officer leading design and merchandising functions for Old Navy. Breitbard, 40, will guide product strategy for the brand from design conception to product assortment through to its final presentation in stores. Click Here: United Kingdom Rugby […]

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BFC appoints People’s Revolution

London’s Fashion Council appointed US based PR company People’s Revolution to further promote London Fashion Week and British designers in the USA. Caroline Rush, joint chief executive of the British Fashion Council, commented: “The appointment of People’s Revolution aims to  increase awareness and exposure of British designers amongst US media and buyers with the goal […]

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UK shopping sites rank higher than US

Click:Gravity Concentration Equipment US-owned retailers websites have performed significantly worse than their British counterparts and delivered some of the weakest scores in the table of 100-plus websites tested this month for The Retail Bulletin. According to Sitemorse, a specialist in website testing, it ranked US-owned sites lower than their UK counterpars. The comprehensive list of […]

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Gant premieres first Pre-Fall 09

Lifestyle label Gant is presenting its first Pre-Fall collection, which will be in store from the beginning of May 2009. The concept for this debut collection is inspired by the atmosphere of the Scottish ‘Highland fling’ featuring strong transitional colours such as deep purple, fuchsia pink, green and royal blue to capture the atmosphere of […]

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Chanel to dress National Ballet dancers

The English National Ballet’s principal dancers will don Chanel haute couture for a special production to celebrate the centenary of the influential troupe Ballet Russes. According to the Daily Telegraph, the dance company, which was founded in France in 1909, brought together some of the 20th century’s leading creatives, including Coco Chanel, Pablo Picasso and […]

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