Tag: Footwear

New York Fashion Week’s Big Changes: Mercedes-Benz Pulls Out, New Location Undetermined, Made Gets Acquired

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It’s been a tumultuous ride for the kingpin of fashion weeks, the New York Fashion Week, over the past few months. And today, it was announced that their title sponsor, Mercedes-Benz has pulled out of the title sponsorship role. In addition, WME-IMG which owns Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week said it is acquiring their rival, Made New […]

Rihanna Named Global Puma Ambassador, Creative Director

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On December 16, 2014, PUMA announced that Rihanna had signed a multi-year partnership with the brand starting in January, 2015 to be PUMA global ambassador for Women’s Training and serve as the PUMA Women’s Creative Director, bringing her styling sensibilities and innovation to PUMA’s collections. The same day, reports have surfaced that Kering, which also […]

H&M Sales Up 10%; CEO Karl-Johan Persson Recipient of the Fairness Award

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While many fashion retailers are having a challenging time with changes in consumer spending and trends, H&M continues to perform well. Their recent financial report released today, December 15, 2014, for November sales include an increase by 10% compared with the same time last year. The total number of stores amounted to 3,511 on November […]

Bread & Butter January Show Officially Canceled—Letter from Karl-Heinz Muller

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Today, December 9, 2014, Bread & Butter Managing Director, Karl-Heinz Muller, sent out a letter to officially announce that Bread & Butter in January 2015 is cancelled. It’s been a challenging couple of weeks for the European urban contemporary and streetwear trade show that first announced it would tighten down to one hall for January. […]

VF Corporation Distributed First Round of Financing for Bangladeshi Factories Safety, Plus the Movements Changing Fashion Sustainability

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VF, owners of Vans, The North Face, Timberland, and Wrangler, among others, are working with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide loans to 3 Bangladeshi garment factories under a new program for funding fire and building safety improvements. This is obviously a step in the right direction with transparency being a […]

Bread & Butter January, 2015 Show Now Canceled

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News just in, that Bread & Butter’s January show is now canceled. No comments yet from Karl-Heinz Muller, but just last week, he announced the show would be smaller and down to one hall. Meanwhile, some of the original Bread & Butter brands are moving to other shows. Carhartt is headed over to Bright, the […]

Billabong Plans to Open New Stores After Losing 99% of Market Value

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The Billabong saga which seemed as though it would go down in surfing history as one of the great fails of our time has announced that they plan to rebuild more stores. According to CEO Neil Fiske, Billabong is ready “right now.” “Stores are key to a brand’s health over time,” Fiske said in an […]

Fashion Positive Names Industry Leaders Bionic Yarn, Stella McCartney, Loomstate, More by Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

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Just in time to remind us all about shopping consciously and sustainably this holiday season, on November 21, 2014, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute named its Fashion Positive launch partners, including G-Star RAW, Loomstate, Bionic Yarn, Saitex, and Stella McCartney. Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute launched Fashion Positive as the first and […]

Crossover Outdoor X Urban Fashion On the Rise—Outdoor Retailer to Debut Venture Out

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In the past few years, there’s been an interesting trend emerging in streetwear and urban contemporary with a crossover of outdoors. From camp-inspired collections, to actual tents from brands like Poler, to Swiss Army becoming an accessories staple exhibiting at shows like Capsule and Agenda, the urban outdoorsman has become a bona fide category of […]

Toms Partner with Target’s Blake Mycoskie for a Cali-Casual Collection for the Holidays

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The latest cause-related collaboration is coming from Toms and Target with their new collaboration on a collection of women’s and men’s apparel, as well as housewares being released on November 16th. Blake Mycoskie has unveiled his latest revelation in a quick video that brings the casual California lifestyle to Target shoppers for all under $50, […]