http://www.drapersonline.com/RSS/community.xml en-uk We’re in the process of opening a second shop, not a branch in another city, but just another site around the corner from the existing one. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingshop/2008/10/talking_shop_cut_out_the_scissors_to_focus_on_strategy.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingshop/2008/10/talking_shop_cut_out_the_scissors_to_focus_on_strategy.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 03 October 2008 09:23 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/120708Victoria-Suffield_resized_70_tcm12-1737312.jpg There are moments of great luxury in the life of a secret agent, and James Bond provides an insight into the evolution of the male wardrobe. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingfashion/2008/10/talking_fashion_bond_gives_tailors_a_licence_to_thrill.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingfashion/2008/10/talking_fashion_bond_gives_tailors_a_licence_to_thrill.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 03 October 2008 09:20 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Oliver%20H%202%20copy_resized_70_tcm12-1326321.jpg At Smith & Pye we specialise in the recruitment of fashion designers, and we have been bracing ourselves for the economic downturn for a couple of months – but it hasn’t really arrived. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingbusiness/2008/10/talking_business_designs_on_a_bright_future_for_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/talkingbusiness/2008/10/talking_business_designs_on_a_bright_future_for_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 02 October 2008 11:57 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Alice-Smith_resized_70_tcm12-1885777.jpg You can’t really blame the British consumer for staying indoors and keeping the curtains shut – it’s starting to get scary out there. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/comment/2008/10/prophets_of_doom_perplexed_by_asos.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/comment/2008/10/prophets_of_doom_perplexed_by_asos.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Lauretta Roberts 02 October 2008 11:46 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg Drapersonline.com is giving away five double passes to the Viktor & Rolf exhibition running at London's Barbican Art Gallery. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/08/win_tickets_to_the_viktor__rolf_exhibition.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/08/win_tickets_to_the_viktor__rolf_exhibition.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 20 August 2008 12:11 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/viktor_resized_70_tcm12-1803564.jpg After months of speculation around difficult trading, fashion footwear chain Faith has been put up for sale. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/jessicacolumn/2008/08/a_week_in_fashion_keeping_faith.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/jessicacolumn/2008/08/a_week_in_fashion_keeping_faith.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Jessica Price Brown 15 August 2008 17:11 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/jess%20square_resized_70_tcm12-335863.jpg Like most mums and dads, I’ve been looking forward to the summer holidays. But with school out for summer, the kids are already on my back. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/talking_business_cutting_the_cost_of_back_to_school.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/talking_business_cutting_the_cost_of_back_to_school.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Anthony Thompson 14 August 2008 12:45 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Anthony-Thompson_resized_70_tcm12-1798756.jpg At Velvet we have been pleasantly surprised that even in the current economic climate in which retail sales figures are down, the brand has continued to perform strongly and maintain a high sell-through. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/talking_fashion_velvet_discovers_a_recipe_for_success.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/talking_fashion_velvet_discovers_a_recipe_for_success.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Toni Spencer 14 August 2008 12:42 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Toni-Spencer_resized_70_tcm12-1798733.jpg I love this time of year. The Sale is coming to an end and new season deliveries are coming in thick and fast. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/talkingshop/2008/08/talking_shop_embrace_the_new_for_next_season.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/talkingshop/2008/08/talking_shop_embrace_the_new_for_next_season.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Deryane Tadd 14 August 2008 12:40 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Deryane_resized_70_tcm12-1798711.jpg Much noise has been made in the media this week about Spanish fast-fashion chain Zara overtaking US casualwear giant Gap as the world’s largest fashion retailer. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/comment_zaras_lead_is_not_that_much_of_a_gap.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/08/comment_zaras_lead_is_not_that_much_of_a_gap.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Lauretta Roberts 14 August 2008 12:10 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg Drapersonline.com is giving away four pairs of tickets to the Fashion V Sport exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert museum. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/08/win_tickets_to_fashion_v_sport_at_the_va.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/08/win_tickets_to_fashion_v_sport_at_the_va.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 13 August 2008 10:13 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/fashionvssport_resized_70_tcm12-1796764.jpg Fashion show of SS'08 Preview Collection at Pit...   http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/diesel_liquid_space_holographic_fashion_show.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/diesel_liquid_space_holographic_fashion_show.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 22 July 2008 14:57 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Diesel-%27Liquid-Space%27-Holog_resized_70_tcm12-1738640.jpg A fashion show, hosted by Mr. T, from the 80's....   http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/mr_t_on_80s_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/mr_t_on_80s_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 22 July 2008 14:48 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Mr_resized_70%2E-T-on-80%27s-Fashion_tcm12-1738631.jpg A selection of exotic harajuka fashion looks.  http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/harajuku_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/harajuku_fashion.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 22 July 2008 14:41 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Harajuku-Fashion_resized_70_tcm12-1738617.jpg Amusing predictions by american fashion designers from the 1930s of what the well-dressed man and woman would be wearing in the year 2000.  http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/1930s_futuristic_fashion_predictions.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/1930s_futuristic_fashion_predictions.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 22 July 2008 14:32 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/1930s-Futuristic-Fashion-Pr_resized_70_tcm12-1738610.jpg Seal performs his hit song, "Amazing", at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!  http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/victorias_secret_fashion_show_2007__seal_performs.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/youtube/2008/07/victorias_secret_fashion_show_2007__seal_performs.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 22 July 2008 14:21 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Victoria-Secret_resized_70_tcm12-1738591.jpg To help make the most of your fabric, Propress is giving you the chance to win one of their leading steamers, just in time for Pure London. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/07/win_a_propress_steamer.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/07/win_a_propress_steamer.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F 09 July 2008 12:16 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Propress1_resized_70_tcm12-1703779.jpg “It’s much worse here than in the US,” one business analyst from across the pond told me this week when we were discussing consumer confidence. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/comment_confidence_laid_low_by_us_credit_virus.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/comment_confidence_laid_low_by_us_credit_virus.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Lauretta Roberts 14 June 2008 10:57 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg Scorching sun up north and a month’s rainfall in a day down south – this most recent bank holiday weekend was far from as settled as the last one and the bi-polarity of the weather only goes to illustrate just how challenging this season has been for both multiples and independents. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/comment_show_must_go_on_despite_the_forecast.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/comment_show_must_go_on_despite_the_forecast.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Lauretta Roberts 01 June 2008 10:49 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg The fashion industry is good at making a noise. Catwalk shows get people excited, new stores or ad campaigns get people excited, and sales get people excited. It’s an exciting business. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/talking_fashion_noise_drowns_out_products_message.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/opinion/2008/06/talking_fashion_noise_drowns_out_products_message.html;jsessionid=B7D1511E2497EB18A9C83D5F90E0979F Oliver Horton 01 June 2008 11:13 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Oliver%20H%202%20copy_resized_70_tcm12-1326321.jpg