Online personal stylist iStylista.com
Do skinny jeans not work for you? Are empire line dresses less than flattering? Don’t fret, a new online site called iStylista is at hand to offer you advice on everything you need when it comes to chosing a wardrobe that suits you. iStylista is a free online personal stylist shopping service that is managed…
River Island owners pay £250m dividend
Owners of the River Island fashion chain, the Lewis family, has paid a dividend of close to £250m viq its investment vehicle, despite the company suffering a near 30% drop in profits last year. Worth close to £1bn, the family – headed by Bernard Lewis – is one of the UK’s richest, having turned River…
Oracle Retail Week Awards
The Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010 are now open for entries. The Awards are one of the largest events in retail and offers a platform to highlight the innovative, resilient and creative business ideas. The organisers recognise that this has been probably the most challenging time for retailers in over a decade, but is challenging…
LeJu at the Royal Academy of Arts
Jewellery label LeJu, will be sold at the Royal Academy of Arts from 23 January – 18 April 2010 to complement the Van Gogh exhibition. Known for its colourful, vegetable ivory jewels, three of LeJu’s designs will be available for purchase: The Bubble necklace, the Flor necklace, and Polo earrings. On the partnership LeJu’s Dutch-born…
Replay’s new online strategy
Italian fashion retailer Replay announced the launch of its new replay.it portal. Now online, Replay’s new e-platform is developed to promote its collections and online shop. The main aim of the new website is to offer more innovative and fast-access content to its unique users. Through video technology visitors are able to access clips that…
Agent Provocateur to eyes double expansion
British fashion lingerie label Agent Provocateur plans to double in size to almost 100 stores in the next three years under ambitious proposals drawn up by Kim Winser. Winser, the former CEO of Pringle and Aquascutum, is the new chairwoman of the lingerie retailer. Winser said high-class underwear was due a surge in growth, after…
Woolrich celebrates 180th anniversary
Celebrating its 180th Anniversary, iconic American outdoor clothing company Woolrich is creating a special collection consisting of 17 of the brand’s more historic models. Seeing an official launch within this year’s Fall/Winter season, two outerwear pieces from the line, The Stag Jacket and The Ranch Coat, can already be seen online (see image). Both blend…
Good orders at Textile Forum
There was an optimistic vibe at last week’s Textile Forum exhibition. The fashion fabric fair matched the record figure of the October 2009 show, with more visitors placing good orders as well as sampling. Overseas buyers were attracted to the show’s focus on stock lines as well as forward order fabrics. Large export orders went…
Asos unable to handle surge of bargain hunters
Asos’s online and mobile site’s were unable to cope with the immense surge of sale shoppers after a technical error, which left the online retailer unable to process orders placed on Sunday, December 28 for several hours. On one of the busiest days for shopping post Christmas, the online fashion giant sites struggled to keep…