Yearly Archives: 2011

December 19, 2011

New data protection proposals leaked: What does it mean for your business?

Data has become an increasingly important commodity for those working in the fashion industry. Knowing who your customers are, their spending habits, likes and dislikes is invaluable. But alongside enjoying such an asset comes responsibility. Most will know that such responsibility is legally based on our data protection regime and legislation which has been in [...]
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December 12, 2011

Taxman puts interns in the spotlight…

Fashion houses have long provided internships to young hopefuls looking to break into the industry. But this practice is under increasing scrutiny from the UK taxman – Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – amid concern that interns are in fact carrying out the work of employees, and should be rewarded for doing so. As reported [...]
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December 5, 2011

Career Story: Catherine Palmer

Fashionista attended a wonderful event last Thursday organised by the networking group Women in Law. The evening was hosted by the inspiring Catherine Palmer, General Counsel of luxury fashion brand Joseph at Joe’s Cafe established by the label’s founder Joseph Ettedgui because he needed somewhere to go for lunch which was close to his shop! From his favourite table in the [...]
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November 30, 2011

Fashionista heads East…

As the nights draw in and the fog settles in London, Fashionista thought it was high time to set up a base out in Asia and has done just that so readers can expect to see news and commentary on fashion happenings in the region from here onwards. There are certainly many signs that Asia [...]
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November 17, 2011

Fashionista champions new UK brand: Matilda & Quinn

Fashionista is always on the look out for new and exciting emerging designers, both through her work with the Centre for Fashion Enterprise and in the wider fashion world. Fashionista was therefore excited to meet Sally Hartfield, ex-City lawyer and the founder of Matilda & Quinn , a new brand focused on filling the gap [...]
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November 10, 2011

Fashion joins Google+

Search engine giant Google has just launched Google+ Pages, a new service available on Google+ which means that companies as well as individuals can create their own interactive pages. As reported in the Telegraph, fashion is taking a lead in the new venture – some of the first companies to join since the new service [...]
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November 1, 2011

Will luxury brands embrace m-commerce?

Given Fashionista’s propensity towards shopping in all its many forms,  she was unsurprised to learn that the latest industry research suggests that there is a huge appetite for buying luxury goods via mobile devices. A survey conducted by consultancy company CoSkill (as reported in Drapers ) found that 81% of respondents would shop for luxury goods [...]
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September 20, 2011

Burberry struts the “Tweetwalk” at London Fashion Week

Being in the front row at London Fashion Week is so last season.  Fashionista was thrilled that she didn’t need an invitation to see Burberry’s catwalk show on Monday because Burberry unveiled its Spring 2012 collection via live Twitter feed.  Burberry tweeted photographs of each model moments before they stepped onto the catwalk, so Burberry’s [...]
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August 24, 2011

Designer Shoe Wars…

Fashionista is intrigued by the recent developments in relation to the U.S. action brought by Louboutin against Yves Saint Laurent.  Louboutin has argued that YSL’s use of red soles on their designer ladies’ shoes amounts to trade mark infringement and unfair competition, and is “likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception.” Louboutin [...]
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July 27, 2011

The countdown to the Games begins….

 Today marks 1 year until London hosts the Olympic Games. London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Chair Seb Coe said: ‘With a year to go we are inviting the athletes, spectators and visitors from around the world to come to the UK next summer – it’s ‘London Calling’.  There is no doubt that the Olympics will [...]
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