Hints and tips:
...Ms Chetrite studied law before moving into fashion, working in the Parisian garment district of Sentier. She encouraged her younger sister to join her....
...Charlotte Adsett founded her self-funded Charlotte Aluna accessories label in 2015....
...Truly, the resulting garment is sublimely handsome (especially when worn by Firth). “It was a bold statement,” Vaughn says....
...It is the legacy of a business structure based on aspiration, where too much detail about what sells (fragrance or accessories as opposed to four-figure garments, say) might tarnish the luxury veneer....
...Many have tried to co-opt the selfie....
...Her role puts her in parallel with Ms David, who was promoted to Harrods’ fashion director of womenswear, fine jewellery, accessories and childrenswear after Ms McKee’s departure....
...Of the forthcoming show, she says: “I found a great book with beautiful images from the 1980s that has inspired some of the fabric finishings and garment shapes....
...Think lots of dark-black solemnity, playful experimentation, asymmetry and, especially, a blurring of the western distinction between male and female garments....
...” … ‘Club to Catwalk’, until February 16 2014, Victoria and Albert Museum, London SW7; www.vam.ac.uk www.vam.ac.uk www.jeanpaulgaultier.com herchcovitch.uol.com.br store.drmartens.co.uk www.viviennewestwood.co.uk...
...Roughly 100 menswear designs, including accessories, will be shown to buyers and media at its inaugural runway show. A store will also open in Beijing....
...“There has definitely been a nod towards fetish this season and we’ve seen this in designer fashion, lingerie and accessories,” says Helen Attwood, the buying manager at Selfridges in London....
...On one of the busiest recruiting days of the year, Yang Guowei of New Happiness Hair Accessory Company sits slumped behind a small table, one of many set up at a labour exchange in Yiwu, a city in China’...
...Transparency What with the hoo-ha surrounding Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond’s salary, and what Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam did or did not know when he made certain trades, it’s little...
...“It is critical to see how a designer who is used to creating high-end garments adapts specifically to the mass market,” says Stanfill....
...Peter York Co-author of ‘Cooler, Faster, More Expensive: The Return of the Sloane Ranger’ The tweed waistcoat seems to be coming back....
...The new men’s wear collection, a lacrosse-themed line-up of retro sports coats, lined tweed jackets, plaid shirts and bow tie accessories, will launch this month, while a new 53-piece women’s line will launch...
...According to provincial statistics, January-July exports of garments and accessories fell 31 per cent from the same period last year to $13.3bn (£7.2bn, €9.1bn)....
International Edition