Boohoo group plc, the leading online fashion retailer, has completed the acquisition of the brand and intellectual property assets of women’s pureplay fashion brand MissPap. Founded in 2015, MissPap is a celebrity influenced and impulse led online brand with a strong visual identity. Based in the North West of England, MissPap’s core focus is the UK market. Pic: Boohoo “MissPap is a brand with great potential which can leverage the group’s expertise. This acquisition further strengthens our

Spring edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabric has begun today on 12 March 2019 where four key trends of Spring/Summer 2020 trends are being displayed. Figure 1: A visitor is looking for a perfect fabric at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabric- Spring Edition that is showcasing Spring/Summer 2020 trends under the new theme ‘Hybrid’. “In the coming era, technological innovations and human experiences will become inseparable,” the latest Intertextile Directions trend guide, presented b

Just in time for the Opening Day, DKNY is launching a capsule womenswear collection in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), to celebrate America’s favourite pastime sport. The sport-inspired collection brings DKNY’s signature city-ready sport styles to ballparks across the country—creating the perfect game day uniform for all 30 MLB teams. Pic: DKNYThe collection includes DKNY Sport favourites—the sneaker dress, coach’s jacket, cropped hoodie and leggings—cobranded with an MLB team i

Kering, a global luxury group managing development of renowned houses in fashion, has unveiled its new website with aim to highlight all its projects and values, those of luxury that is constantly on the move, creative and bold. The new site captures Kering’s signature: ‘Empowering Imagination’ – crafting tomorrow’s luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. Pic: Kering True to its primary vocation, the new Kering site brings together all of the group’s resources and news, and presents the

PVH Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to reacquire from Dickson Concepts Ltd the license for Tommy Hilfiger brand in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia along with certain related leases and retail assets. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of 2019 and is aligned with PVH’s strategy of gaining more direct control over its brands. Pic: PVH Corp “This transaction demonstrates our commitment to making strategic investments to support the long term growth of PVH a

Mustang and C&A are strengthening partnership. A test phase started last October with the denim specialist’s bestseller Basic products on around 60 premium zones of the fashion retailer's premises has been concluded with great success. Now a further 340 C&A stores with 680 Mustang areas - both for ladies’ and men's ranges - are to be opened by year end. Pic: Mustang Jeans For three months, Mustang had presented itself at C&A's top 60 premium stores in Germany, Belgium, the Nethe

Net sales for G-III Apparel Group, a company that sources and markets apparel and accessories, increased by 9.6 per cent to $3.08 billion for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019 from $2.81 billion in the prior year. For Q4 2019, the company reported record net sales increase by 7.3 per cent to $766.8 million from $714.9 million in Q4 of last year. Pic: GII Apparel“We are pleased to have reported fourth quarter results that capped off a record year for G-III in which we surpassed $3.0 bill

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently invested in Turkish e-commerce platform Modanisa, which received its second global investment within three months. The funds will be used to strengthen its e-commerce and logistics infrastructure and help more Turkish ready-to-wear brands and manufacturers reach world markets. Pic: Modanisa Goldman Sachs and Wamda Capital bought a minority stake in the firm in January. The EBRD invested in 34 projects in Turkey in 2018

Asos, a global fashion destination, has witnessed 15 per cent year-on-year improvement in the total orders received during the second quarter of fiscal 2019. The company's total sales grew at 13 per cent on a reported basis and 11 per cent on constant currency basis. With 19.2 million active customers, the retail gross margin was up 40bps during the quarter. Pic: Asos"We continued to outperform in the UK with sales growth of 14 per cent. Sales in Europe were up 12 per cent, although France an

The board of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has given permission for the appointment of the well-known fashion designer Tom Ford as its next chairman, effective June 2019. Ford will succeed Diane von Furstenberg, CFDA's current chairwoman. Furstenberg was named president of the CFDA in 2006 and became chairwoman in 2015. Tom Ford; Pic: CFDA "I have had the privilege of being a member of the American Fashion community for many years and have experienced what the CFDA does