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Net-à-Porter holds first menswear day at its Tmall Luxury Pavilion store

April 13, 2020/10.22

Net-à-Porter had its first menswear day on its Tmall Luxury Pavilion shop on April 10, giving Chinese buyers a chance to check out what’s in trend for spring 2020.    Since joining Tmall in September, Net-à-Porter has had plenty of attention from fashion-conscious online shoppers, and the menswear day sought to build on that, and […]

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British Fashion Council expresses its fears over a no-deal Brexit

September 2, 2019/11.47

While British politicians continue to argue over Brexit, the British Fashion Council has warned of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit, in what this title believes is its first statement on the UK leaving the European Union.    While some who voted to leave are happy to do so at any cost, saying that the […]

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H&M details high level of transparency on all garments and interior products

April 23, 2019/14.41

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has announced that it will provide a greater level of transparency about its garments on its website as of today, detailing materials used, country of production, suppliers’ names, factories’ names and addresses, and even the number of workers in the factories.    While not the first brand to go into this […]

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HRH the Duchess of Sussex a surprise presenter at the Fashion Awards

December 11, 2018/2.47

John Phillips Mike Marsland/BFC The Fashion Awards, formerly the British Fashion Awards, have become one of the fashion industry’s most celebrated nights. As usual, the British Fashion Council, which runs the event, slowly drip-fed media over the last six weeks on this year’s developments: that Jack Whitehall and Alek Wek would host on December 10 […]

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Chanel shows cruise 2018–19 in Bangkok, with Lily-Rose Depp, Soo Joo Park, Araya A. Hargate, Angela Yuen

November 3, 2018/11.05

Chanel is travelling the world showing its cruise 2018–19 collection, with its second appearance in Bangkok (after Paris).    Guests were invited to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel before embarking on traditional Thai boats to travel down the Chao Phraya River.    Celebrities included Chanel ambassadors Lily-Rose Depp, Tilda Swinton, Caroline de Maigret, Soo Joo Park, […]

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Cara Delevingne launches Volkswagen T-Cross, its smallest SUV yet

October 25, 2018/23.00

Gisela Schober Cara Delevingne starred in Volkswagen’s world première of its T-Cross compact crossover SUV, a new model that slots under the T-Roc.    Delevingne—whom Volkswagen notes has 41 million Instagram followers—presented the new vehicle at the Amsterdam launch, which followed an earlier event in Shanghai and preceded one in São Paulo, all within hours […]

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Nike is world’s most valuable apparel brand, says Brand Finance

March 23, 2018/21.28

Nike holds its position as the world’s most valuable apparel brand, according an independent brand valuation company An independent brand valuation company, Brand Finance, has ranked Nike at number one in its annual Brand Finance Apparel 50 ranking, despite a 12 per cent drop to US$28,030 million.    Brand Finance calculates the values based on, […]

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Oscars 2018: Saturday afternoon live

February 27, 2018/10.33

From top: Presenting sponsor Curtis & Co. with Oscar winner Viola Davis. Jon Mack (Pandora’s Box) with sponsor Precious Vodka. Title sponsor Buywine.com with multiple Grammy Award-Winning artist, Anita Pointer. Twenty seventeen was an epic roller-coaster year for Hollywood, between the watershed #MeToo movement, all-encompassing political turmoil, and changes in the public’s moviegoing habits and […]

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