Category: News

American label Public School NYC has been awarded the inaugural menswear International Woolmark prize during London Collections: Men. The brand, founded in 2008 by designers “Public School NYC wins Woolmark prize at LC:M”

The Hunt, a US-based social media fashion website and mobile app, has launched in the UK. The San Francisco-based tech platform, whose backers include actor “Fashion app The Hunt launches in the UK”

British leading umbrella company Fulton reported record sales for November, selling around 400.000 umbrellas across its concessions stores and website. The family run British brand “Fulton brollies record sales”

House of Fraser has announced that it is introducing Crombie into its stores and online shopping site. Since 1805, Crombie has established itself as the “House of Fraser introduces Crombie brand”

Calvin Klein Inc. is buying back licenses to bring its collections back in-house. The company, owned by Philips-Van Heusen, is expected to take over Warnaco’s “Calvin Klein buys back licenses”

Germany’s Otto Group announces, that all shares are back in family hands again. The investment company of Otto took over E. Brost & J. Funke “Otto in family hands”

Winnie the Pooh is getting a makeover. Celebrity designer Kidada Jones is styling the Walt Disney bear for a new capsule clothing collection availble to “Winnie the Pooh gets a makeover”

A judge in New York has ruled that online auction house eBay cannot be held liable for the sale of counterfeit goods by its users. “Tiffany loses eBay battle”

For Fall 2009, leading fashion design and marketing studio Calvin Klein decided to show their men’s collection during New York Fashion Week instead of Milan. “Calvin Klein to New York”

Old Levi’s jeans, found in a paper bag in an abandoned California gold mine, sold for $36,099 on eBay last week. The pair of jeans “100+ Year Old Levi’s Sold on eBay”