Drapers
3 February 2012
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3D Knits
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A call to find fashion's best innovators
The fashion industry is being invited to put its best innovators forward in a nationwide compeition to find the most innovative products and business practices in Britain. -
Almost Famous
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Animal
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Apprenticeships to double this year, predicts Skillset
The number of fashion and textile apprentices in the UK is expected to double by the end of the year, after a deal between sector skills council Skillset and learning provider Pearson. -
Barbour cracking down on counterfeits
Barbour, the heritage outerwear brand, is attempting to crack down on rogue traders selling counterfeit Barbour products online. -
Bastyan targets 25 stockists for autumn wholesale debut
Contemporary womenswear brand Bastyan is making its first foray into wholesale for autumn 12. -
Belstaff sets record for highest rent on Bond Street
Belstaff has set a record for the highest rent around Bond Street, shelling out £3m for a 25,000 sq ft store. -
Bonmarché stores to go into clearance; Peacocks final bids expected
More than 150 Bonmarché stores will be put into clearance over the weekend before closing. -
Bonnie Baby to open store in Hong Kong
Luxury babywear brand Bonnie Baby has chosen Hong Kong to open its first standalone store, following a £250,000 investment in the business. -
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. -
By royal approval
The Duchess of Cambridge’s style, with its cinched-in silhouettes, is translated into prim and proper dresses. Boxier shift shapes are also seen for a more caommercial take. -
Channel the panel
Panelling made headway on trousers for autumn 11 but for autumn 12 it’s a huge trend across categories. Contrasting fabrics and colours add interest to classic pieces. -
Collarless
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Debenhams aims to be menswear top dog
Debenhams has set its sights on overtaking Marks & Spencer and Next to become the biggest menswear retailer by market value, according to the department store chain’s trading director. -
Dior Homme
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Dolcis to regain its footing via wholesale
Footwear brand Dolcis will be relaunched for spring 13 on a wholesale-only basis. -
Dr Martens up for grabs
The family group that owns Dr Martens is looking to sell after more than 50 years in the business. -
Drapers calls retailers for market survey report
Drapers will launch its first ever Market Report, a comprehensive survey of fashion retailers that will help shape the magazine’s future content, at the end of March. -
Dries Van Noten
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Drop your collar
One of the newest trends sees brands remove the collars from traditional jacket and coat styles, creating a pared back, minimal look. -
Edinburgh Woollen Mill pulls out of Peacocks talks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has pulled out of the bidding process for Peacocks. -
Escada launches casualwear sub brand
German luxury womenswear brand Escada has launched a new casual sub-brand of weekend and leisure wear. -
Eudon Choi
The womenswear designer tells Marie Davies about his on-schedule debut at LFW – and his Scott of the Antarctic obsession -
Exclusive: JD Sports Fashion snaps up Fly 53
Menswear young fashion brand Fly 53 has been snapped up by JD Sports Fashion, the latest label to be added to the retailer’s portfolio. -
Farah Vintage shoots its customers
Farah Vintage chose 11 customers to front its spring 12 campaign, which launched this month. Social media sites were used to find fans of the menswear brand to take part. -
Fashion Fringe to suppport regional UK
Designers including Matthew Williamson, Erdem and Christopher Kane will hit the road next week to scout out the next generation of British designers as part of Fashion Fringe, the competition set up to support up and coming regional British design talent. -
Fenn Wright Manson
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Fever
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Folk
As the brand prepares for its womenswear debut, Drapers gets a first look at its autumn 12 range. -
Forest Green
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Forever 21, Westfield Stratford
The third Forever 21 to open in the UK is enormous and is one of the anchors at Westfield Stratford, but is it in a position to capitalise on Peacocks’ troubles? -
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. -
French Connection issues profit warning
French Connection has issued a profit warning, downgrading its pretax profit from £5m for the year January 31 to £4.7m, which includes a one-off exchange gain of £700,000. -
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. -
Gary Donoghue
Buying director, Ann Summers -
Gieves & Hawkes gets slicker as it builds bespoke services
Gieves & Hawkes has overhauled its stock management and supply chain system as it focuses on bespoke services and quicker product turnaround. -
Goat
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Google offers lots of plusses
Retailers can use Google+ to build brand awareness while interacting with an expanding customer base. -
Graphic Print
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Hell for leather
Leather jackets are most coveted in biker shapes with asymmetric zips. Putty shades update the traditional black, and contrast sleeves move the look on even further. -
High cotton prices forces income drop for Levi's
Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has announced a drop in net income for the full-year ended November 27, 2011, blaming high cotton prices. -
How to be an Own-label lingerie buying director at a high street chain
Advice from Donna Jones, Business manager, buying and merchandising at Freedom Recruitment -
Indies plead for action over credit crisis
Survey by Drapers and Labour MP reveals full extent of credit insurance woes, with fashion indies demanding Government tackles the issue -
Indies tell of credit squeeze pain
It seems fitting somehow that in the week former RBS boss Fred Goodwin is stripped of his knighthood, we on Drapers are taking a look at some of the long-term repercussions for the fashion sector of the credit crunch. -
Iron Fist
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Jenny Packham launches first high street collection for Debenhams
Jenny Packham has joined Debenham’s growing designer roster and will launch her first high street collection for the department store in April. -
Johnstons of Elgin to expand Hawick site as visitor destination
Scottish cashmere and woollen brand Johnstons of Elgin is to expand its operation in Hawick on the Scottish Borders with the opening a visitor centre, café and retail outlet at their Eastfield Mills site. -
Khujo
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Knit one, purl one
The cardigan is seen in all its guises from cable to Fair Isle, all united by a longer length, while wide-web knits have a strong trend direction and freshen up this key autumn category. -
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. -
Lanvin
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Learn your lines
Simple mini and column dresses are given a new graphic twist with bold contrast lines that contour the body, working best in a monochrome palette. -
Leather
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Linea Raffaelli
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Little Mistress
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Louis Vuitton
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Love Art Wear Art
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LVMH boosted by 16% revenue growth
LVMH has posted a 16% increase in revenues for the full-year to December 31, 2011 - testament to the continuing strength of the luxury goods market. -
Mais il est où le Soleil?
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Make yours a double
It’s time to button up as the double-breasted mac becomes a key outerwear shape for autumn 12, in lightweight cottons to heavier wools, and in colours ranging from classic to bright pops. -
Manchester office for Brand National
London-based sales agency Brand National has opened a Manchester showroom in an effort to grow its business in the North. -
Matt & Nat
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Men's Contemporary Indicator, February 3 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from men’s contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect men’s contemporary by clicking on the PDF’s -
Metallics
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Mugler
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Neat Collars
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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. -
Off the record, February 3 2012
Drapers gets the lowdown on the latest gossip and reports back from the hottest parties and events. -
Pamplemousse
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Paris Haute Couture Week
Elie Saab got in the party mood as Chanel played the blues and Jean Paul Gaultier covered Amy Winehouse. -
Paris men's news
The fashion week’s top trends and stories at a glance. -
Paul Smith
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Pepe Jeans London
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Polka
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Polka face
Go dotty with one of the key print trends for the season. Usually reserved for spring, polka dots are seen in all forms from micro to macro across tops and dresses. -
Portas pilots competition launched
Mary Portas and local government minister Grant Shapps have launched a competition to pick 12 towns to become blueprints for the recommendations outlined in her December Review. -
Precious gems
Jewelled emerald tones and luxe teal shades bring rich colour to statement evening dresses, while other tones of green are key across different categories, including dark forest and khaki. -
Price personalisation calls for new skills
Pricing and promotion was one of the key topics to emerge at US retailer conference the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York last week. -
Primark parent donates £240m to charity
Wittington Investments, a major shareholder in Primark, has given £240m of its profits to charity after a delivering a profit of £585m for last year. -
Print works
Say goodbye to spring’s florals, as print moves towards geometric and 1970s influences. Angular shapes prove popular and look modern on separates and dresses. -
Q&A: Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones
During his eight years at Shop Direct, chief executive Mark Newton-Jones has transformed a struggling catalogue retailer into an online giant. As the retail boss reveals his plans to leave Shop Direct, Gemma Goldfingle finds out why it’s time to depart and what the future holds in store. -
Racy ladies
A continuation of the clothing trends lies underneath too with polka-dot patterns and sunset orange set to be winners alongside lingerie favourites lace and silk. -
Raf Simons
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Ravel
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Rust
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Ruth Runberg
The buying director of Browns crossed the Atlantic to join the designer indie, where only the best of the best is good enough to keep her ‘global luxury customer’ happy. -
Sainsbury's bags Matthew Williamson designer shopper
Sainsbury’s will launch a Matthew Williamson shopper range instore from February 15. -
Set to sparkle
Bringing a glamorous shine to autumn 12, sequins, glitter and studding covers everything from skirts and dresses through to blazers and tops. -
Shoon plunges into administration
Family owned footwear retailer Shoon has collapsed into administration after the company was unable to sell loss making shops. -
Skillset to give incentive payments for creative business apprentices
Skillset is to give incentive payments of up to £1,500 to 500 small businesses taking on their first apprentice, business secretary Vince Cable announced yesterday. -
Skirting around
The skirt returns as a key item in a season of strong separates, but the floaty midi shape gives way to a more fitted style that finishes on or above the knee. The pencil in particular stands out -
Sleeve notes
The shirt was a key item last autumn and remains so for the next – these sleeveless varieties are given the print treatment and work well under cardigans. -
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. -
Sunset strip
If you buy into one key colour make it orange – or shades of – as it’s the essential highlight colour. From mandarin and pumpkin to burnt orange and rusty tones, it’s sure to warm up stores. -
SuperGroup revises profit forecast after January sales slowdown
SuperGroup has revised its full year profits guidance following a slowdown in sales in the last three weeks of January. -
Tatty Devine
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Textiles tycoon in surprise Peacocks bid
Textiles tycoon Alshair Fiyaz has teamed up with Danish investment fund Solstra Capital to submit a second round bid for Peacocks. -
The new mood - Womenswear Autumn 12
The old phrase ‘the devil is in the detail’ has rarely been more true for womenswear than it is for autumn 12. -
The third dimension
Knitwear gets even cosier with chunky knits looking super-tactile. 3D elements bring the category to life with the use of bobbles, looped threads and exaggerated cables. -
Tips for retailers on Google+
Advice from Obi Felten, Director of consumer marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Google -
True colours
Red and yellow and blue and green – it’s all the colours of the rainbow for trousers. Denim, chinos and cords all come in a range of hues, from brights to wintry forest shades. -
University to train Thai design talent
The Thai fashion industry is set to get a boost with the creation of a University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) campus to help nurture design talent in the country. -
VIDEO: Bill Cunningham New York preview
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Vintage years
Lace, sequins and feathers collide for a glamorous eveningwear season – a big trend on the catwalks, this look nods to bygone days of the 1920s, 1930s and 1960s. -
Women's Contemporary Indicator, 3 February 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from women’s contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s contemporary by clicking on the PDF’s -
Womenswear Autumn 12 - The shoot
Contrasting patterns, prints, textiles and textures play a central role in the season’s boy-meets-girl look. -
Womenswear Autumn 12 - The shoot
From elegant embellished gowns to sleek shimmering separates, when darkness falls detailing shines through this autumn. -
Yves Saint Laurent
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