Webinar | The New Fashion Market: Global Trends in Menswear and Men’s Grooming
Menswear is expected to contribute US$40 billion to the global apparel and footwear market by 2019, compelling consumer insight experts and strategists alike to take notice. Despite the smaller market, menswear is growing at a faster rate than their female counterparts. Have men started to care more about their appearance in recent years resulting in…
Endangered North American Right Whale Likely Killed By Canadian Fishing Gear
Click:custom clothing dance costume HALIFAX — Necropsy results indicate a North Atlantic right whale found in waters off the eastern U.S. in September died after being entangled in Canadian fishing gear. The 40-year-old male known as Snake Eyes was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Aug. 6 off the Magdalen Islands.…
California Shooting Leads Airbnb To Ban 'Party Houses'
ORINDA, Calif. ― Airbnb’s CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween party held at an Airbnb rental home in California. In a series of tweets, Brian Chesky said Saturday the San Francisco-based company is expanding manual screening of “high risk″ reservations and…
Pharmacist Admits To Misconduct But Says He 'Saved Lives' With Naloxone
TORONTO — A pharmacist who went door-to-door handing out naloxone kits in a neighbourhood ravaged by opioid use choked back tears on Friday as he admitted to professional misconduct. At a disciplinary hearing, Jason Newman said he felt he had no choice given the urgent need for the potentially life-saving drug. “I am guilty of…
SOAR menswear
For the new type of dandy, SOAR ‘Volume #1’ is offering a contemporary take on male tailoring. SOAR focuses on design, fabric use and attention to detail. The old distinctions of ‘suit’ and ‘street’ no longer apply. To SOAR it is about beautifully made clothes for the fashion forward male. “Volume #1” is the forth…
Mel B fronts Ultimo campaign
Mel B, aka Scary Spice, has been revealed as the latest face of Ultimo lingerie. Posing in a daring photoshoot above the LA skyline, the 32-year-old sparkles dressed in nothing but the company’s latest line of sexy two-pieces. The singer follows in the footsteps of supermodels Helena Christensen, Rachel Hunter and Penny Lancaster. Her honed physique,…
M&S eyes India
Marks & Spencer has agreed to form a joint venture with Indian retail firm Reliance to tap into the consumer spending power on the sub-continent. According to the BBC it will invest an initial £29m for a 51% stake in the new company, with plans to open at least 50 new stores in India over…
Cold Method China launch
One of Europe’s fastest growing fashion designers, Cold Method, is teaming up with Retail China Ltd. of Hong Kong to expand in China and Southeast Asia. The firms announced an exclusive 20-year deal for Retail China to introduce and develop retail channels for Cold Method in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. The retail company…
Abigail Lane creates Matches installation
Click:place for easy steering Frieze Art Fair hasn’t even arrived yet, but it all seems to be about the arts this week. Cutting-edge fashion magazine Dazed&Confused teamed up with the Royal College of Art, Vauxhall is hosting its Art Boot Fair in East London this weekend, and today we heard designer store Matches is about…
Adidas 1Q promising
The profit of footwear apparel adidas increased over the first quarter of 2008 with 32% to €196 million, which is higher then expected. During the first quarter of 2008, adidas’ sales increased with 10%, however the revenues in the Reebok segment declined due to the negative currency impact. On a whole the Group’s revenues grew…