Asos director James Hart has resigned after 14 years with the online clothing retailer. Hart, who was one of the company's first employees in 1999, alongside founder Nick Robertson, is set to leave the business later this year to spend time developing his new family home...Read More
Some of the UK's finest independent boutiques are closing at a rate of 18 a day as high street retailers continue to suffer, according to the latest figures. More stores are closing than opening with fashion and clothes store retailers suffering the most, data from the Price Waterhouse Coopers and the Local Data claimed without providing specific figures. Meanwhile, charity shops, betting shops and cheque-cashing outlets continue to grow...Read More
Australian menswear retailer Industrie is set to make its UK debut in London’s Seven Dials in Covent Garden with the opening of its first store outside Australia...Read More
London Fashion Week designer Matthew Williamson has teamed up with Swedish high street retailer Lindex to launch a new collection of apparel for both women and children...Read More
Giorgio Armani always closes Milan Fashion Week and as one of Italy's last self-owned fashion companies, Mr Armani knows what to deliver to his clients, even if that means avoiding producing the most press worthy catwalk show...Read More
River Island has signed the Bangladesh factory safety Accord, a union-backed agreement designed to improve workplace safety in the country, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse which killed more than 1,000 textile workers five months ago...Read More
Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello is rumoured to be in talks with Italian fashion house Versace to be the next guest designer for its sister label Versus...Read More
The Italian luxury label has confirmed recently to be at the lookout for a new financial partner. Sources close to Versace have pointed out that the company would be ideally looking at selling a 15-20 percent stake in its capital. Institutional investors from South Korea and Qatar have been mentioned as potential suitors...Read More
Leather accessories brand Zatchels is to launch its first standalone store in Westfield London at the end of the month...Read More
Luxury designer brands Chanel, Prada and Alexander McQueen all feature in the top 20 of the annual CoolBrands list, following the disappointment last year where no fashion labels were featured. For the 12th annual survey, Chanel came in a 13, placed just ahead of Prada at 14, which hasn’t featured in the top 20 since 2007, while Alexander McQueen helmed by Sarah Burton, which last year was ranked outside the top 20 and named the coolest fashion brand, was ranked 19th...Read More
In a new move, the government has extended the implementation of the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton yet again,... Read more
The global apparel industry has experienced a year of mixed fortunes in 2024, with various brands and markets displaying a... Read more
In a move that has sent ripples through the fashion world and beyond, iconic denim brand Levi's has launched a... Read more
Gen Z, the generation born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, is rapidly emerging as a key driver of the... Read more
The once-booming fashion and apparel sector is experiencing a noticeable slowdown, with growth figures slipping and consumption patterns changing dramatically.... Read more
The appointment of Muhammad Yunus as the interim leader of Bangladesh has brought a glimmer of hope to the domestic... Read more
The US bottomwear market, once dominated by denim and athleisure, is undergoing a change. With an estimated value of over... Read more
Imagine a world where your clothes come with a digital ID, revealing their story from fiber to fashion. This is... Read more
The fashion industry is notorious for its environmental impact accounting for roughly 10 per cent of global carbon emissions according... Read more
The Textile Exchange’s latest Materials Market Report paints a complex picture of the global fiber market. A market that despite... Read more