An exclusive line of German fashion brand Tom Tailor is on the way that will be designed and manufactured in India with an aim to be retailed globally, according to Devender Gupta, founder of Inceptra Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, which owns the exclusive rights of the brand in India. The brand will also aggressively expand in tier-1 and tier-2 cities, he said. In an interview to Fibre2Fashion, Gupta said the Hamburg-based brand is working on two new exclusive lines — Tom Tailor Contemporary, in line

Brand: Arrow Company: Arvind Fashions Limited Location: High Street Phoenix, Mumbai Area: 1000 sq ft Product profile: The store houses the complete range from Arrow’s latest collections. The store also has a finely curated ‘shirt bar’ that displays extensive range of Arrow shirts. Store design | Interiors & VM | Fixtures: Recreated with the sole aim of bringing the brand’s core value of ‘expert craftsmanship’ to life, the store showcases ARROW’s glorious heritage in a bef

Canada Goose is setting up a regional head office in Shanghai and has named Scott Cameron as president, Greater China as part of its expansion plans. The company will also launch its direct-to-consumer business including two retail stores – in Beijing and Hong Kong – with operating partner ImagineX Group, and e-commerce operations via Alibaba Group’s Tmall. “As the world’s largest luxury market, the opportunity for Canada Goose in China is massive. We have already seen exceptional demand f

For the first quarter of 2018, sales of Chico's Fas were $561.8 million compared to $583.7 million in last year's first quarter. This decline of 3.8 per cent reflects a comparable sales decline of 5.9 per cent and the impact of 41 net store closures since last year's first quarter, partially offset by the favourable impact of the calendar shift in 2017. The selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter were $186.4 million, or 33.2 per cent of net sales, compared to $182

The revenue of Perry Ellis International, a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, rose 5.4 per cent to $255 million from $242 million in the first quarter of 2018. Revenues were fueled by growth in Golf and Nike Swim and a high-single digit increase in the DTC channel sales. GAAP gross margin was 36.8 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to 37.6 per cent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, driven

H&M group is showing two new cutting-edge technology features at the Stockholm Fashion Tech Talks, a state-of-the-art conference on fashion digitisation, which is being on June 5, 2018. The full-day conference explores how new technology is transforming different parts of the fashion industry – from design and manufacturing to retail, media, and marketing. In collaboration with Google, H&M group has developed a voice app for H&M Home in selected markets, one of the first voice

Several international fashion brands will reunite at the Delhi edition of Junior's Fashion Week (JFW) on June 10. With trained junior models walking the runway for the brand, JFW stands to bring a spring of newness to the kids wear industry with its every new showcase. The runway showcase will be preceded by a workshop helmed and moderated by experts. Adopting the thought — 'Everything is designed. Few things are designed well', JFW will be showcasing the Spring 2018 collection of internati

Brand: Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corporation, mainly focuses on designing and marketing apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and kids.Company: Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world’s premium designer lifestyle groups. Brand ambassadors: American model Hailey Baldwin, and Winnie Harlow, Canadian fashion model and activist are the new global brand ambassadors for Fall 2018 Tommy Icons capsule collection for women. Product profile: Tommy Hilfiger’s focus is on designing and ma

The gross profit of American Eagle Outfitters in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 has increased 10 per cent to $304 million from $278 million. The gross margin rate increased to 37.0 per cent of revenue, compared to 36.5 per cent last year, reflecting rent leverage and a favourable markdown rate, partially offset by increased digital delivery expense. For the reported period, the company's total net revenue went up 8 per cent to $823 million compared to $762 million last year. The consolida

Variant has unveiled its new eco-friendly knitwear platform, which redefines the fashion industry’s manufacturing process by ethically sourcing luxury material and utilising 3D localised production to significantly reduce waste. Variant’s revolutionary platform allows users to design unique, custom, high-quality products that are ready to ship in days. “Variant is offering designers and creatives customised eco-friendly knitwear, where all orders are manufactured after purchase and made to