UK footfall down again but which destinations rose?

If you thought I was done with all those Christmas shopping reports, think again. My readers don’t escape that easily. The reason? The latest report from Springboard about shopper footfall during December. You see it’s not only sales that count – actual shopping trips are key to the health of the retail sector and give…

Tamara Mellon wins court case, set for brand relaunch

Do you think of Marie Antoinette when you hear Tamara Mellon’s name? No? Well, a trio of multimillionaires who’ve failed in their court bid to block her plans to restructure her company and bring it out of bankruptcy protection obviously do. “I’m not Marie Antoinette,” she said after winning the US court case and getting…

Pre-fall 16 print trend: Cat lovers

The new (pre-)season has one big print story that’s a five-star gift for knitwear designers, T-shirt maker, plus anyone who fell in love with Kidult and who likes the cute and the quirky. Cat prints are having a moment and are an easy way to update tops, skirts, coats, dresses – in fact, just about anything.…

SS16 campaigns: Chloé’s new direction?

First the disclosure – I LOVE the SS16 Chloé collection. Those colour combos, the contrast between the semi-opaque silks and the sporty separates, the slip dresses, the sandals, the dungaree maxidress, the lace and much more. So I was always going to like the ad campaign too (unless they messed it up really badly of…