London-based social shopping site Styloko is sent to launch in the US this Friday, just in the time for one of the largest retail days of the year Black Friday, which falls on November 28 this year. The move comes after Styloko relaunched its UK site earlier this week, moving its platform from IBM to…
Pop-up shopping mall Boxpark in Shoreditch has won an award for ‘Best New eCommerce Retailer’ in the eCommerce Awards for Excellence for its Boxpark Marketplace platform, which launched earlier this year. The marketplace provides small independent retailers with an omnichannel solution in association with Magento, Paypal and EE. It allows retailers including Patagonia, Vagabond and…
Sportswear giant Nike has filed a lawsuit against three of its former senior shoe designers, accusing them of stealing the company’s commercial secrets and joining German rival Adidas, which announced in September that the new staff members – Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner – would lead its new urban footwear design studio in…
Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer, who was ousted from the suit retailer two years ago, has launched zTailors, a company that sends clothing tailors to homes or offices. zTailors’ website allows booking a tailor, which can be also done with a phone call. The company says it has hundreds of tailors in more than a…
In the Los Angeles social scene, many celebrities have used their stardom status to reach new heights in the fashion industry. In fashion today, fashion houses, lines, and designers have come from some of Hollywood’s “Most Famous.” Although in this realm of entertainment, some actors and actresses catch their fiery pop-culture stature, it does not…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, after releasing her plan to pay for single-payer health care. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says paying for “Medicare for All” would require $20.5 trillion in new federal spending over a decade. That spending includes higher taxes on the wealthy but no new taxes on…
On Wednesday 13th February the British Fashion Council will be hosting their international London Fashion Week Party at Beach Blanket Babylon in Shoreditch. The event aims to connect international visitors to London Fashion Week with key UK fashion industry figures. The guest list includes designers, journalists, buyers, PRs and guests of the British Fashion Council…
It is our pleasure to present to you the media partners for the upcoming BREAD & BUTTER – tradeshow for selected brands. Just as we do every season, we have put together a selection of significant international trade and lifestyle magazines. Check out the stands of our media partners or the magazine lounge in the…
Brand Beckham is back in the news. This time it has nothing to do with the Spice Girls tour or Victoria’s homage to Amy Winehouse’s beehive hairdo, whom she apparently regards as a true style inspiration (a day after Karl Lagerfeld declared Winehouse to be the new Brigit Bardot, but that’s another story.) This week,…
Giorgio Armani has designed a costume for the famous Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez for the upcoming LII ‘Corrida Goyesca’, taking place on September 6th, 2008 in Ronda, Spain. Ordóñez will wear a specially designed bullfighting costume, or goyesco: a techno satin jacket, trousers and cloak in Armani’s iconic greige. The three pieces are embroidered…