Frank Boclet has been named menswear designer for Emanuel Ungaro. He is replacing Jose Levy, who quit the fashion house six months ago. Boclet is joining the firm from Francesco Smalto and will present his first collection for Ungaro in Paris in July. Ungaro intends to breathe new life into its menswear business, which consists … Continue reading "New menswear designer Ungaro"

Today, High-Street lingerie label Agent Provocateur launched the new edition of Strip Perfume at Selfridges on Oxford Street. For the occasion, artist Jacques le Trompet painted a naked muse in the window display. To celebrate the launch of the new perfume, Agent Provocateur is challenging budding artists to take party in the Art Competition ‘Naked’. … Continue reading "Get naked"

International fashion designer Simon Kneen will be the new top designer for Banana Republic. Gap announced that Kneen, who has designed over 25 years for various apparel brands in the United States and Europe, would be the executive vice president of design and creative director for Banana Republic. Kneen will set the creative direction of … Continue reading "Simon Kneen to design Banana Republic"

For SS08, Bluhe the new men’s swim shorts brand launches their new swimwear collection especially for men. Earlier this year Bluhe’s luxury limited edition swim shorts was produced successfully. The brand established its name as a stylish, quality brand by using a unique printing process, which brings their especially designed prints to life. The new … Continue reading "Bluhe men’s swim shorts"

Recommendation engine solutions company Peerius announced they secured significant capital investment from the private investment firm Venrex LP. The Peerius Recommendation and Discovery Engine are building a vast store of intelligence and analysis about online apparel. This underpins the generation of the highest performing recommendations in this sector. Mark Esiri, Chairman of Venrex will join … Continue reading "Peerius secures venture capital partner"

For the period 1st November to 24th December 2008, British clothing brand Ted Baker announces a 7.2% increase in retail sales compared to the same period last year. Average retail square footage rose by 17.8% over the period to 183,031 sq.ft. (2007: 155,402 sq.ft.). Hence the current difficult retail trading environment, Ted Baker managed to … Continue reading "Ted Baker Christmas trading increase"

Metraco is a Dutch-Turkish owned garment manufacturer with a factory in Turkey. Metraco was established in 1988 and has steadily grown to a production company with 800 employees in Istanbul. Range of products Our lead time from Turkey is approximately seven weeks for the following: knitted garments in single jersey, heavy jersey, pique, interlock, ottoman, … Continue reading "Metraco fashion garment manufacturer"

The worst recession since the second world war has taken its toll on the high street, with one in 10 stores left vacant as battered retailers go to the wall, reported the Guardian. But as the recovery gets under way and empty shops find new tenants the names over the doors are changing. Several foreign … Continue reading "Foreign brands infiltrate recession-hit high street"

The iconic red-soled footwear label Christian Louboutin has announced the launch of a new online project to encourage its growing social media followers to populate its website and boost sales. Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Olapic, a three-year old start-up company, to help incorporate images and videos from it’s social media platform and push … Continue reading "Christian Louboutin launches new social media initiative: #LouboutinWorld"

For the sixth time, River Island is teaming up with Graduate Fashion Week. The high street giant renewed its title sponsorship, which will take their relationship into 2010 and nurture young design talent. “Graduate Fashion Week is where future trends begin, it’s fast moving, innovative, passionate about fashion, and continually evolving and full of amazing … Continue reading "River Island re-signs title sponsorship GFW"