Category: Denim

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 […]

More American Apparel Drama—Bigger Capital Fund Needs More Info Regarding Dov Charney Ouster, Take-Over Bid in Consideration

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It looks like the ouster of American Apparel founder Dov Charney is under question. The 6th largest investor of America Apparel, Bigger Capital Fund, is questioning the amount of information that was given to investors before making the final decision to fire Charney. According to Bigger Capital, in a letter from Bloomberg News, there was […]

Bread & Butter Files for Insolvency, But Boots-up New Concept “Back to the Street”

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Following the cancellation of BREAD & BUTTER for January 2015, the management of BREAD & butter GmbH & Co.KG saw itself forced to file for insolvency on 16th December 2014. On the same day, the attorney Christian Graf Brockdorff (BBL) was appointed preliminary receiver in insolvency. According to BREAD & BUTTER, having been caught up […]

Kelly Slater’s Outerknown—Why This Brand Is So Important for Fashion Right Now

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After ending a 23-year relationship with Quiksilver in April this year, Kelly Slater has moved on to create his own lifestyle fashion brand, Outerknown. As we’ve written about before, Outerknown is one of those highly anticipated new brands that’s changing the course fashion for many reasons. First, while surfing is obviously at the heart of […]

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 […]

Bread & Butter Fashion Trade Show in January Tightens-Up to One Hall

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Bread & Butter is one of the leading fashion trade shows that tends to spark debate and rumors. As a progressive entity, they have pushed boundaries more than any other fashion trade show, and tried to launch consumer days and another show back in Barcelona, only to be met with speculation by exhibitors and the […]

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 […]