B&B Barcelona exceeds expectations

Last week’s winter edition of Bread&Butter in Barcelona has proved to be a great success. The three-day fashion trade fair registered 82,837 visits. Last season the amount registered was 53,774. The organisation had initially expected at least 60.000 visitors. The registered amount represents the amount of times people were admitted to the trade fair. “This […]

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Alice Temperley named top business woman

London designer Alice Temperley and Bodas founder Helena Boas have been named top business women in the trade magazine Management Today’s 35 Under 35 list of young female business talent. Boas’ lingerie business was launched in 2000 and Temperley’s design are sold in top stores around the world, including Selfridges, Lane Crawford in Hong Long […]

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Badgley Mischka introduces bridge collection

US fashion house Badgely Mischka is set to introduce a more accessible bridge sportswear collection. The new collection, which consists of 25 pieces, will be unveiled next month, the day before their runway show. “We didn’t want this to be stripped-down office clothes,” Mark Badgely told WWD. “There will be soft feminine pieces and hard-edged […]

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Royalty marries former CK model

Prince Charles’ stepdaughter Laura Parker Bowles, the gallery manager at Eleven Fine Art, married Harry Lopes, a former Calvin Klein underwear model, at the 11th Century church of St Cyriacs in a small Wiltshire village last Saturday. Camilla witnessed the nuptials in the company of Prince Charles and his sons Princes William and Harry in […]

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Dolce & Gabbana open ‘Gold’ restaurant

Dolce & Gabbana are no strangers when it comes to opulence, and it comes as no surprise that the glamorous duo’s new endeavour, a restaurant called ‘Gold’, bares as its name the ultimate symbol of money and luxury. Gold has long been key to D&G’s collections, being it their jewellery, ready-to-wear, accessories, and now restaurant […]

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Vive la France

High-end French design has never gone out of fashion, and a recent growing interest in French high street brands is inspiring its London counterparts and making its way to our wardrobes. French luxury brands such as Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton are some of the most covetable designers in the world and the […]

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Pretty Polly takes the dive

Hosiery brand Pretty Polly, known for its innovative nylon collections will launch its first swimwear range for SS08. From the beginning of next year the hosiery brand will not only try to make your legs look lovely, but also your body in a bikini. Different styles and shapes are designed to suit various body shapes […]

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MiMi London’s own label

MiMi London has launched its first own-label capsule collection, which is in store now. Designed by founder and buyer Mimi Lowe, the four piece outerwear line for A/W 2007 features luxurious Italian made leather and sheepskin pieces.The A/W collection,launched instore recently, will be followed by MiMi’s first cruise collection this winter. Since opening in 1997 […]

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