Monthly Archives: December 2009

December 21, 2009

Time to go Christmas shopping.

Fashionista has been putting off doing her Christmas shopping in the hope that, like last year, the sales will start this week. But now the time has come and it is time for Fashionista to head to the stores. So as she heads off in search of bargains and those absolute “must have” items for [...]
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December 18, 2009

A new dictionary for green fashion?

Last week, Fashionista reported on fashion events in Copenhagen, including a Fashion Summit organised by NICE (the Nordic Initiative, Clean and Ethical). This summit has now been branded by Ecotextile News as “one of the largest ever sustainability summits for the apparel industry”. Fashionista has been on the lookout for NICE’s 10-year plan and Code [...]
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December 17, 2009

"Does my Butt look funny in this …?"

It’s not just fashion that enables people to express themselves in an individual manner — humour can achieve the same result. Both are subjective, Fashionista notes, which is why some people really appreciate her latest make-over while others are just plain wrong. So far as humour is concerned, though, delicate sensitivities can be offended — [...]
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December 15, 2009

Keeping in credit

Fashionista’s credit card has been used more frequently than usual over this season of goodwill. Whether on the internet or in shops, Fashionista likes to assume that her card details are safe and will not be misused by any techno grinches lurking in the payment processing shadows.However, having been chatting to her friends at Datonomy, [...]
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December 9, 2009

Fashionista heads to Copenhagen on a mission . . .

Much is happening in Copenhagen – but the excitement is not limited to politicians discussing climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference . Fashionista is also intrigued by the fashion scene there. Last week, green fashionistas attended ‘Innovating Sustainable Fashion’ organised by the Center for Responsible Design and Copenhagen Fashion Fairs. 19 collections made [...]
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December 9, 2009

Escada UK Rescued by Steely Determination

The fashion world (including Fashionista herself) now sleeps more easily knowing that the UK arm of luxury brand Escada has been rescued from the brink of extinction in a pre-pack administration. Escada UK has been sold to the Mittal family (best known for their successes in the steel industry), who in November also rescued the [...]
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December 9, 2009

What will the Chancellor have in store…?

Fashionista has recently been reading a lot of discussion in the run up to the Chancellor’s pre-Budget Report, and some of this discussion has been slightly disconcerting… How will the PBR affect the fashion industry she wonders? Will retailers have to cope with a decrease in consumer spending due to an increase in the rate [...]
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December 8, 2009

The place to be seen

So it seems the latest fashion trend is not an “it” item but an “it” continent. Fashionista has been hearing of more and more retailers continuing their expansions into Asia. On 3 November 2009, Drapers reported that Lulu Guiness had formed a 50:50 joint venture with First Eastern to expand the brand into Asia and [...]
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December 7, 2009

A site for sore Uggs?

It’s so difficult to buy real fakes these days, if the Guardian’s article, “Police shut 1,200 scam shopping websites”, can be believed. The sites in question — all 1,219 of them — purported to sell items which included Ugg boots, Tiffany & Co jewellery and GHD hair straighteners. Real or fake? Can you tell? Actually, [...]
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December 4, 2009

Falic fantasy ends up in a French court room

Fashionista has just been reading, with a tinge of sadness, about the hard times that have led to this week’s court appearance for Christian Lacroix, one of her favourite fantasy-designers, seeking approval from a French court for a restructuring plan that’s predicted to put an end to that fashion house’s haute couture and pret-a-porter clothing [...]
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