Eileen Fisher, pioneer in eco-friendly designer fashion for women, has developed an integrated business process from design to distribution with the support of Columbus Consulting. The plan introduces a merchandise financial planning function and creates a company-wide universal calendar to support Vision2020, a plan on environmental and social goals. Eileen Fisher’s focus on “doing business as a movement” has led the company to outline Vision2020, “an industry where human rights and susta

The international kidswear Spring 2018 has culminated successfully at the Bengaluru edition of Junior's Fashion Week (JFW) with participation of various brands like USPA Kids, Cherry Crumble, The Children's Place, Flying Machine Boyzone and Marks & Spencer. At India’s only destination for kids' fashion, the Runway showcase was the highlight of the event.The Spring 2018 collection of US Polo Assn. (USPA) was an assortment of striper and overdyed polo tees, graphic round neck tees, and trendy

Invista’s Cordura brand gave away the Durable Design Award to Thomas Davidson from the Manchester Fashion Institute, for his cutting-edge workwear of the future, at the recently held Professional Clothing Awards (PCS) Vision 2018 international student design competition, in London, UK. The overall winner of the awards was Summer Gill from Bedford College. The PCA VISION 2018 awards exist to inspire and honour best-in-class innovative, stylish and functional workwear, corporate clothing, an

Guess has joined hands with I:Collect, a global solutions provider and innovator for the collection, certified sorting, reuse and recycling of used apparel and footwear, to introduce a wardrobe recycling programme. The programme, Resourced, launched in California on June 18, 2018, will expand to all North America by the end of 2018 and globally by 2020. Backed by the company’s chain-wide in-store, digital and online marketing campaign, it is Guess’ mission to encourage men and women everyw

The Cotton Council International (CCI) recently celebrated the ‘2018 China Cotton Days’ in Beijing and Shanghai to showcase innovative US cotton products from technology and fashion partners to the global cotton supply chain. Global industry leaders joined the global marketing arm of the US cotton industry for the innovative china cotton days. At the ‘What’s New In Cotton?’ exhibition, six technology partners showcased new products, which combined their technologies with US cotton. Chen We

Afound, an innovative marketplace offering discounted fashion goods, selected Mirakl, the leading global marketplace solutions provider, to launch its brand-new fashion marketplace. With both a store and digital presence, Afound will showcase external brands as well as the H&M Group own labels such as COS, Weekday, Cheap Monday and & Other Stories. Afound provides shoppers with a brand new omni-channel experience where they can access deals in-store and via the online marketplace.

Instagram has announced that it has expanded its shopping feature beyond feed to Instagram Stories. Users can tap on the sticker with a shopping bag icon on Instagram Stories to see more details about that product, said the photo sharing network on its official blog. Users will be able to shop products of select brands from the Stories feature. “We are beginning to expand shopping beyond Feed to Instagram Stories. Instagram isn’t just a place of inspiration, it’s also a place of action, an

Perry Ellis International has signed a definitive merger agreement under which a newly formed entity controlled by George Feldenkreis, Perry Ellis’ founder and member of the company’s board of directors, will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Perry Ellis not already beneficially owned by the Feldenkreis family for $27.50 per share in cash. Additionally, the company and Feldenkreis have agreed to defer the next annual meeting for the election of directors while the merger agre

Bottega Veneta, part of the global Luxury group Kering, has appointed Daniel Lee as its creative director. An experienced designer, Lee was most recently director of Ready-to-Wear Design at Celine. Lee, a British national, is a graduate of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. He also worked at Maison Margiela, Balenciaga and Donna Karan. Claus Dietrich Lahrs, CEO of Bottega Veneta, said: "Daniel Lee has a deep understanding of the House’s current challenges both in terms of

Italian company Eurojersey Spa will present in 2019 new embossing patterns and coloured pigments made with their Eco Print technology in their patented Sensitive Fabrics collections, made from nylon and lycra fibres, according to managing director Andrea Crespi. Comfort is the USP of our Sensitive Fabrics range, he said in an interview with Fibre2Fashion. “We are investing in several applications for the Sensitive Fabrics range such as thermoregulation and anti-bacterial properties... We see