Monthly Archives: November 2009

November 27, 2009

Scottish (as opposed to French) and Saunders

So Fashionista hotfooted it to the Swarovski Crystallised Lounge to listen to the rather luscious Jonathan Saunders being interviewed by Vogue.com editor Dolly Jones at the recent Fashion Business Club event. The interview started with a discussion about the relationship between fashion designers and fashion journalists. Scottish-born Saunders, who seems to have a very positive [...]
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November 24, 2009

Christmas blues . . . .

As Fashionista waited for the Christmas lights to be turned on in Bruton Street last night, she pondered on the gloomy news in The Times about the forecasts for Christmas retail sales. Flat or up or down 1% or 2% and this is supposed to be good news. What is clear is that retailers – [...]
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November 23, 2009

No sweat?

“Do Sweatshop Scandals Really Damage Brands?” was the question asked by Laura Fitch on BrandChannel at the end of last week. She cites a five-part Global Post investigation which accuses a number of top brands of sourcing from exploitative factories in Asia, transgressing the norms of human rights which consuming countries hold dear and also [...]
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November 20, 2009

Modeliste . . . . .

. . . . is Fashionista’s IT savvy little sister who will be following be updating (or should Fashionista say “tweeting”?) you on Fashionista’s views via twitter. How cool is that? So check out modelisteatlaw at twitter.com . . .
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November 20, 2009

Fashion Summit

Fashionista has been a little quiet this week – but that is because she has been busy mingling with the Fashion elite this week at the Drapers/WGSN Fashion Summit 2009. Rather like a child in a sweetie shop, Fashionista found herself sitting amongst a dazzling array of Prada handbags and Miu Miu shoes listening to [...]
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November 14, 2009

Porsche Cayman -v- Crocs Cayman

Today – given the deluge – Fashionista is minded to consider wearing a pair of Crocs shoes whilst carrying her coveted Jimmy Choo for H&M high heels in her bag. And such an event might well be headline news. Less welcome news for Crocs is the trader mark action brought by Porsche. Crocs’ best selling [...]
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November 11, 2009

Unringing the belle: Skechers return to nursing

One great way to kick-start your recovery from recession if you’ve got a popular brand is to go for brand extension. Just like the Californian entrepreneur back in the 1970s who saw the potential of movie classic Jaws as a marketing icon for his Jaws Sandwich Bar (“If you liked the movie, you’ll love the [...]
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November 9, 2009

A garage sale, but not as we know it

What do you get when you cross charity conscious celebs and a car boot sale? The “Selfridges Really Really Great Garage Sale“, of course. On Sunday 15 November, Yasmine Le Bon, Louise Redknapp, Trinny Woodall and Lisa B are hosting an upmarket garage sale in Selfridges car park, with 100% of the profits going to [...]
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November 7, 2009

Nintendo: playing the fashion game

Fashionista has always been content to spectate computer games. This is not through her disdain for the pastime; it is more of a prudent precaution against the risk of collateral damage to her immaculately manicured fingernails. She has however taken due note of Nintendo’s latest idea: that company, which she associates with the innocent pleasures [...]
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November 6, 2009

Bankable band: is the check in the post?

It isn’t to everyone’s taste, but rock group King of Leon’s clothing — like its music — attracts a loyal and enthusiastic following. According to XFM the band is collborating with French fashion designers Surface To Air to produce a collection of jackets, jeans, shirts and accessories which resonate with the group’s sartorial preferences and [...]
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