November 30th, 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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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 10th, 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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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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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 24th, 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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 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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As reported by ZDNet,  last week saw the European Parliament vote through the Consumer Rights Directive. The biggest change for UK retailers (although one most knew was coming) is that consumers will now have 14 days to change their minds and a phone call may be all that’s required to let the retailer know they’re sending [...]

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Wealthy Chinese shoppers who are looking to buy luxury goods have been travelling to Hong Kong, London or Paris where they can get better value for money.  Chinese tourists are the biggest group of foreign shoppers in France, buying 650 million euros ($933.7 million) of duty free items in 2010, a recent survey by Global [...]

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Fashionista was pleased to see that representatives from Britain’s fashion industry were included in the Queen’s birthday honours list in the guise of Celia Birtwell, Nick Robertson and Sarah Mower. Celia Birtwell is a celebrated textile designer from the 1960′s who has experienced a resurgence in the last 5 years, first with her 2006 collaboration with [...]

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