If I hear one more person saying “we shouldn’t be buying fashion at a time like this”, I think I’ll scream. Try saying that to the thousands who’ve lost their jobs at Oasis, Warehouse, Cath Kidston, Animal, Laura Ashley, Harpenne and other brands, plus the millions with no means of support in supplier factories in…
I never quite understood why people buy celebrity ranges but they do and despite celeb labels and collaborations getting a bad reputation after some of the cheap junk turned out in decades past, consumers will pay some hefty sums for a slice of the celeb pie these days.
Chanel’s cruise collection was shown in Havana yesterday (as if you didn’t know). This was the first ever international catwalk show in the country, staged on the streets of city itself in front of 600 clients, press, buyers and celebs. And while that very fact may be a great leap into the future in terms of…
First, let me declare myself. The answer to the question in the headline is: a bit of both. I love high street designer collaborations. They’re a great way of buying into a designer look at a fraction of the regular price and the quality levels are usually high. Some work better than others of course (the critical…
Is the future of fashion Demna Gvasalia? Is it the smartwatch? Or is it… plus size? Given the general trend towards larger waistlines globally, that’s a growth area that easier to guarantee than a tech product category we’re not quite convinced we need and a disrupter designer who likes to deconstruct and reconstruct classics. Which is…
It’s official, shoppers spent more money online on fashion than on computer hardware for the first time last year. Well, American shoppers did, making fashion is now the biggest e-commerce category in the US, with the rise of m-commerce and free shipping deals helping to push the growth. Consumers bought $51.5bn of fashion goods online in 2015 compared to $49.9bn…
H&M has pulled out all the stops for its latest offer under the Conscious banner with the new Conscious Exclusive Collection looking more ‘fashion’ than the average ‘eco’ line-up. It’s more about glam dresses than basic T-shirts or planet-friendly fatigues. And in that respect, it takes a big step forward – it means eco has…
I have a love-hate relationship with designer collaborations. I love the fact that we mere mortals with less cash than a millionaire can buy into a powerful signature style at a fraction of the usual price. But I hate the fact that they sell out too fast with all the key pieces ending up at…
Effortless, cool, hardly a foot wrong. Those were some the descriptions of the the dresses on the red carpet last night and I have to agree. Even Tina Fey, who often gets it wrong, looked great. In some ways it felt more low-key than usual but the lack of really OTT dresses was a plus as there…
I’m a big fan of Marni. It’s one of those labels that goes its own way and is all the better for it. Not that this always makes it the most popular of the Milan Fashion Week labels. Just compare the reaction to its H&M collaboration a few years ago. Strong seller though it was,…
