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Autumn 12 preview
Spring 12
Pure Spirit
Pure Spirit
Trend-led young fashion brands served up shots of colour and eye-catching prints for autumn 11 and spring 12
Pure Footwear
Pure Footwear
Block heels and wedges dominate women’s footwear, as the palette takes a bold direction
Autumn 11
Pure eveningwear
Lace, metallics and a penchant for colour drove women’s evening and party wear at Pure London.
Pure London preview
Expanded across two sites, the new-look Pure London and Pure Spirit will host new brands and old favourites.
Spring 11
Spring 11 Premium
Spirit
Spring 11 preview
Autumn 10 collections
Autumn 10 Preview
Pure London preview
Buyers at Pure London will have plenty to be inspired by in autumn 10, as rich tones and bright colours dominate most categories, while feminine silhouettes continue to clash with harder details.
Spring 10 collections
Labels to watch
Autumn 09 collections
Spring 09 collections
Pure eveningwear
Lace, metallics and a penchant for colour drove women’s evening and party wear at Pure London.
Pure London Preview
Our pick of the labels to watch ahead of next month’s womenswear show at Olympia and Earls Court 2.
Womenswear news
Made-to-measure suits to drive growth at Lewis Yates
Lewis Yates, the premium indie based in Billericay, Essex, is to launch made-to-measure suiting as it looks for new ways to expand the business.
FrockandFrill head for international shores
Womenswear etailer Frockandfrill.com has set its sights on international expansion and will plough half a million pounds into the business as it attempts to push into new markets.
Peacocks receives four bids in second round
Peacocks administrator KPMG has received four second round bids to buy the business, or parts of it, out of administration, it is understood.
Missguided records sales of £14.7m for 2011
Young fashion etailer Missguided made total annual sales of £14.7m for 2011, the company announced today.
Slow growth in clothing and footwear sales contribute to dismal January for retail
Slow growth in clothing and footwear retail sales helped contribute to the second worst January sales performance since 1995, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
Boohoo.com's parent sees profits soar in 2011
Pinstripe Clothing, the parent company of young fashion website Boohoo.com, saw pre-tax profits jump 80% last year as its turnover also shot up by 85% to £24.5m in 2011.
Newness drives fashion sales at John Lewis
Fashion sales at high street bellwether John Lewis saw a “pleasing uplift” last week, up 5.2% in the week to January 28.
Bastyan targets 25 stockists for autumn wholesale debut
Contemporary womenswear brand Bastyan is making its first foray into wholesale for autumn 12.
Lagom targets fellow indies with short-order label
Women’s young fashion indie Lagom is offering its own label as a short-order wholesale brand for spring 12.
Former Religion duo set up own label
Two former designers from young fashion brand Religion have launched a 50-piece womenswear label, Prey of London, for autumn 12.
House of Fraser Oxford Street axes 14 brands in womenswear overhaul
House of Fraser’s Oxford Street flagship has axed 14 of its womenswear labels, including longstanding brand James Lakeland, in a major overhaul of its womenswear department.
Selfridges unveils exclusive designs for jubilee and Olympics celebrations
Selfridges has unveiled a host of exclusive products by UK labels including Mulberry, Gieves & Hawkes, Barbour and Fred Perry for its jubilee and Olympics celebrations later this year.
Brewins takes back seat at Republic
Republic co-founder Carl Brewins has stepped back from day-to-day involvement in the business after 26 years.
Buffalo David Bitton plots UK comeback
Canadian young fashion brand Buffalo David Bitton is returning to the UK for autumn 12 after a three-year hiatus.
Matilda & Quinn to pop up in London
Women’s tailoring etailer Matilda & Quinn will open a 1,200 sq ft pop-up shop at Brent Cross shopping centre on February 1.
IMAGE GALLERY: Karl by Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld’s diffusion line launched on Net-a-Porter yesterday with crowds queing in London’s Covent Garden to get a peek at the Karl pop-up window.
Bestseller appoints UK sales reps to drive wholesale
Danish brand house Bestseller, which operates young fashion chains Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, has appointed three new sales reps for its brands.
Visitor numbers 'tremendous' at Premium
Visitor numbers at Berlin tradeshow Premium surpassed expectations last week as the fashion industry descended on the German city for a plethora of tradeshows.
