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By Steve Draper , Ana Santi , Amy Shields , Keely Stocker , Sonia Kho , Marie Davies , Drapers Fashion , Abigail Luffrum , Victoria Gallagher

The Drapers team share their views and thoughts on the latest happenings in the fashion business.

The men of my-wardrobe

By Steve Spear , Antony Hawman , Lee Douros , Troy Munns

The men of my-wardrobe.com join forces to discuss the latest menswear trends, key pieces and news from the menswear trade and fashion shows around the world.

DotFashion

By Martin Newman

Martin Newman is the founder and CEO of e-commerce consultancy Practicology.

Fashion stylist

By Rebekah Roy

Rebekah Roy is a fashion stylist and creative consultant based in London.

Frances Card is a professional Fashion and Business Expert who, through Frances Card’s Consultancy- FCC, works together with a wide client base of Brands, Retailers, Wholesalers and. eccomerce companies.

The Fashion Network

By Alice Smith , Katrina Urwin , Emma Doyle

Based in Manchester & London, The fashion network is a business networking service that creates and develops business opportunities to the fashion, apparel and creative industries across the UK.

Fashion Globe Trotting

By Rosane Ribeiro

International fashion experts share their experiences from around the globe.

The Creative Cut

By Sushma Sagar

Sushma Sagar is a fashion brand marketing specialist with over 10 years experience developing iconic brands.

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Guest Post: Candy girls

6 February 2012 | By Drapers Fashion

After a deceptively mild winter period it seems this week Jack Frost was merely delayed and, with the prospect of more snow this week, the only thing keeping me warm is the thought of SS12.

Guest Post: Valentine's New Crush

23 January 2012 | By Drapers Fashion

This Valentine’s Day S/S trend will guarantee a crush that’s hard to brush.

Guest Post: London Fashion Week - the countdown begins...

13 January 2012 | By Drapers Fashion

One of the world’s most exciting fashion shows is merely a month away. London Fashion Week (LFW) kicks off its A/W12 show on February 17th at Somerset House, Central London.

Guest Post: Is shape the new size?

3 January 2012 | By Drapers Fashion

The need to find clothes that look and more importantly fit correctly has always been the purpose of shopping; however it is not necessarily the easiest task at hand. Women spend countless hours in an out of changing rooms across the retail high street trying to find that desired fit, which let’s face it, is hard to find.

IMAGE GALLERY: Button it

19 December 2011 | By Steve Draper

A new book, On the Button, examines the cultural history of the button, not just in fashion but also literature and the visual arts.

Image Gallery: New exhibition offers A Front Row Seat

2 December 2011 | By Steve Draper

Mere mortals can usually only dream of a front-row ticket or backstage pass to the world’s top fashion shows.

The Fridja Steamer

21 November 2011 | By Rebekah Roy

I met Ben Fridja at London Fashion Weekend. He had a very colourful stand of delightful steamers. A good steamer is a stylist’s best friend and I just wanted to know what made Ben get into this steamy business.

Put the customer at the heart of all you do

7 November 2011 | By Martin Newman

The foremost drivers for consumers are convenience and immediacy, irrespective of the channel of engagement. So retailers need to let customers shop the way they want to, or they’ll lose considerable market share to those who do empower customers to do so. This is what is meant by cross channel.

What's next for heritage?

10 October 2011 | By Troy Munns

Whilst looking through the pictures of our current homepage shoot, I was firstly marvelling about how the model looks composed under layers of twill and tweed, but also wondering where this love of heritage materials had come from.

Pull out a Breton stripe

30 September 2011 | By Troy Munns

The past seven days have been a crazy week in fashion retail. Forget economic wobbles or the eccentricities paraded at Paris Fashion Week. Britain is having a heatwave.

Guest Post: Mixed emotions towards the British fashion industry

23 September 2011 | By Drapers Fashion

There’s a lot of mixed emotions towards the British fashion industry. It’s great for the economy and employment, it can be aesthetically beautiful, it involves creativity, skill and it’s a trade.

MAN Day

22 September 2011 | By Troy Munns

It’s a bit quiet in the office at the moment; the women of my-wardrobe are at the carnival that is London Fashion Week. The men are waiting patiently for their day, on Wednesday, for the sixth dedicated menswear day at Somerset House.

Talking Shoes with Mechante of London

19 September 2011 | By Rebekah Roy

An Interview with Deborah Lyons of Mechante of London.

60’s mod-diva meets drunken soul sailor…

26 August 2011 | By Sushma Sagar

The world was rocked by the death of Amy Winehouse, so tragic and perhaps not so surprising given her well documented struggle with addictions. The desperately skinny and tattoed body, was the unlikely home of a huge and undeniable talent. Amy was a original and I’m truly sorry we will never get to hear her voice again.

Manchester retailer’s unite post riots…..

22 August 2011 | By Emma Doyle

The aftermath of the riots left Manchester’s retail sector bruised and battered, as profits and footfall are rumoured to have been down by up to 20%. So this weekend people from across Manchester gathered in the city centre to show their support to trade as part of the ‘I love Manchester campaign’