Monthly Archives: May 2009

May 30, 2009

Generation Jones

Fashionista was excited to hear that one of her good friends, publicist Vicki Day, has launched a new website this month called “Generation Jones”. The website is aimed at the 39-54 year old market, the so-called “late” baby boomers, and will highlight those stores, brands and other products that are successfully targeting this particular market, [...]
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May 29, 2009

Sister Act

Fashionista was thrilled to receive an invitation from the Fashion Business Club to attend their recent event at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Daniela and Annette Felder, the talented twin sisters behind the Felder Felder brand were interviewed by illustrator, Daisy De Villeneuve and provided insight into the inspirations behind their unique designs. During the [...]
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May 28, 2009

Why cash is king (over gift vouchers)…

Fashionista has learned from Retail Week that some very unhappy customers (or should she say creditors) of Principles have been plaguing the administrators at Deloitte with up to 200 calls a day about how they may go about redeeming their gift vouchers. In most instances, on the insolvency of a retailer, holders of gift vouchers [...]
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May 21, 2009

From Zero to Hero: but who really wins?

Just over a month ago, Fashionista brought you the news that Woody Allen was suing American Apparel for $10million for the unauthorised use of Woody Allen’s image in an advertising campaign. Mr Allen claimed enormous damages. American Apparel refused to pay up. A month later, and on the morning of the trial, news broke that [...]
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May 21, 2009

Guess who Gucci’s suing …

Taking a break from her glamour mags, Fashionista thought she’d take a look at Business Week for a change — and that’s where she read that French-owned Italian fashion house Gucci is suing rival fashion and leather goods label Guess Inc. for copying one of its dress designs as well as several trade marked logos. [...]
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May 20, 2009

This is not just any sale. This is the M&S 125th anniversary sale…

Hundreds of shoppers queued patiently outside select Marks & Spencer stores today as M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose – together with Twiggy, one of the faces of M&S – announced that the Penny Bazaar was now open. Fashionista was at the flagship London store at Marble Arch at 9am this morning when Sir Rose made [...]
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May 20, 2009

M&S

M&S has found itself in the headlines over the last week for the wrong reasons. First there was the “bigger bras pay more” story which saw the business back-track on its pricing policy in the face of a Facebook campaign. This week, Fashionista has read in Retail Week that M&S is back in the headlines [...]
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May 19, 2009

Donna Karan and Luxottica: renewed eye deal is ideal

Cementing its reputation as the world’s leader for the design, manufacture and distribution of glasses (both specs and sun), Italian luxury optical company Luxottica Group SpA has just renewed its global eyewear licence agreement with Donna Karan to produce prescription glasses and sunglasses under the DKNY and Donna Karan brands for a further 5 years. [...]
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May 15, 2009

Fashionista is thinking green . . . . .

Ever open to new initiatives, Fashionista has been inspired to consider going “green”. And, of course, she is far from alone and certainly not the first to recognise that “green is the new black”. Today’s news that luxury giant LVMH is taking a minority stake in Edun, the ecological and ethical fashion label, has caught [...]
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May 14, 2009

Debenhams: right time for a rights issue?

It is rumoured that Debenhams plc is working on plans to raise between GBP£300m and GBP£500m in a rights issue to cut its level of debt, which is believed to be around GBP£927m. Fashionista recalls that it was thought, as reported in the Independent on Sunday, that a rights issue may be announced when the [...]
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