Monthly Archives: February 2012

LFW celebrates young British talent

Fashionista is a big supporter of new British talent through her work with the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, a pioneering business incubator that nurtures young talent within the fashion industry.  And she was justifiably proud as she watched some of her favourite young designers triumph at London Fashion Week.  On Saturday she saw J JS Lee‘s [...]
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Fashionista In the Dock…

Fashionista’s recent judicial jaunt to the Employment Appeal Tribunal north of the Border has uncovered a gem of a case that should prove useful to all you fashion houses and retailers that choose to sponsor budding or promising designers through university courses [G E Caledonian Ltd v McCandliss EAT/0069/10]. Even though such university sponsorship may [...]
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Online customer reviews: Be careful what you say about them!

Providing a forum for customer feedback on websites and blogs is increasingly common including in the fashion retail sphere. Afterall everyone, including Fashionista, likes a recommendation before making a purchase. However, if you do provide this type of service or functionality you need to be careful that you don’t make any statements which imply (directly [...]
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