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Fashion & Luxury
The future of Italian brands: a perspective on talent…
Think of Italy. Once you’re past the beautiful landscapes, art, architecture and delicious food, you think of brands, and you think of style. Be it the cocksure, sleek glamour of sports cars like Maserati and Ferrari,...
Outdoor Voices and the battle for the soul of…
I first heard about Outdoor Voices, one of the most exciting and ground-breaking activewear brands in the market, from a friend based in San Francisco. A little bit of Googling told me all I needed to know about why...
Q&A: Incoming BFC chair Stephanie Phair on Farfetch, fashion…
I first met Stephanie just after she had returned to the UK following ten years ensconced in the New York fashion world. She had by that point risen rapidly, beginning at a PR startup before a role at Issey Miyake and...
Sustainable fashion, why now?
2018’s edition of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit on the 15th and 16th May capped off an extraordinary year for the movement to make fashion sustainable. As Vogue proclaimed, 2017 ‘was the year that sustainable...
Beautiful Britain
Over the last decade London has become a key hub on the world fashion scene – indeed, fashion is now so important to “brand UK” that even the Queen made a highly publicised visit to London Fashion Week just last...
Ruth Chapman, not afraid to be first
I am a massive movie fan and I found the Oscar’s this year to be by turns inspiring and utterly deflating. My film of the year was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and I thought Frances McDormand’s...
ATA: More than just a clothing brand
In my teens growing up in apartheid South Africa, everything was bound up in politics and the answer for me lay in going to work on the land on a socialist kibbutz, which I did. My biggest regret was not keeping my set...
The denim trend comes and goes, but sustainability is…
I was looking at a photograph of myself when I was 18 and at the beginning of my gap year (which trust me, was a really long time ago!). What struck me was the pair of denim jeans I was wearing: Levi 501’s that had...
The CEOs of the future may come from unexpected…
It was a great pleasure to welcome William Kim, CEO of AllSaints, as the host of a dinner and roundtable discussion held in partnership with MBS this week. We always like to mix people together and get views from...
Latest Fashion & Luxury News
Revenue dips at Mulberry For the full year ended 30 March, the British luxury accessories brand has posted a 4% downturn in revenues. The business has cited lower demand for luxury, particularly in China, as the reason for the dip. Read more.
Full-year revenue edges up by 1% at Lanvin Group Lanvin Group, which owns the Lanvin, Wolford, Sergio Rossi, St John and Caruso brands, has posted revenue of €426m for last year, and significantly improved gross profit of €251m. The company saw particularly strong growth in the APAC region. Read more.
Retro-style sneakers drive growth at Adidas The German sportswear giant has said that strong demand for its Gazelle and Samba shoes have boosted first-quarter growth. Overall, Adidas' footwear revenue jumped by 13% over the quarter, with group sales up 14% in Europe. Read more.
Adolfo Domínguez quadruples annual profit For the year to February 2024, the fashion business has recorded revenues of €126.7m, up 10.9% compared with the previous year and representing a strong boost from the International markets. Read more.
First-quarter sales at Columbia Sportswear decline 6% The Portland, Oregon based company has posted revenues of $770m in the first quarter, representing a dip of 6%. Columbia Sportswear has said that its results were weighed down by softer wholesale demand in the US and Canada. Read more.
Skechers posts another record-breaking quarter Strong sales in Sketchers' international division has boosted sales at the footwear group by 12.5% to $2.25bn. The direct-to-consumer channels also saw solid growth in the period. Read more.
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