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Fashion News - July 2006 week 31

• What next for Olivier Theyskens
• Foot Locker sale affecting Puma
• Lilywhites owner takes shares in JJB
• Profits fall at Amazon

Fashion News - July 2006 week 30

• Too hot to shop
• Rockstar Anastacia to launch own collection
• Profits for Hugo Boss womenswear
• Bring back Farrah
• PPR Q2 shows strong sales growth
• Bulgari Q2 double-digit growth
• Links of London sold to Folli Follie
• Yasmin Yusuf designs for Miss Selfridge
• Armani Casa comes to London
• Loulou de la Falaise brings diffusion line
• Hermès Q2 sales slowdown
• FrostFrench in debt
• Hip hop clothing sales growing
• H&M signs football player for men's campaign
• London Fashion Week talk of the town
• China may cut import tax
• Arcadia Group to extend supplier terms
• Monsoon chairman plans demerger
• Scarlett Johansson designs for Reebok
• Vera Wang Bridal at Selfridges
• LVMH H1 sales growth
• Internet marketing gains momentum
• Chinese minister to hold Euro negotiations on shoe imports
• Alice Temperley named top business woman
• Harrods launch Bodymetrics
• Dress up at Warehouse
• Paris menswear roundup
• Kylie Minogue signs fragrance deal
• House of Fraser bid target
• Tesco retail online

Fashion News - July 2006 week 29

• Laura Ashley sales surge
• Lemaire revives signature label
• G-Star to open in London
• Gerard Darel conquers London
• What's next for Theyskens
• Superbrand Jaeger
• Versus makes comeback with accessories
• Vert profits rise
• Temperley considers sale minority stake
• Furstenberg for President
• House of Rochas to close
• Samsonite acquires Lambertson Truex majority stake
• Banca Intesa to take Prada share
• Liz Claiborne looks at British brands for portfolio
• Prada launches men’s fragrance
• Happy birthday Gucci
• Hobbs to test premium market
• Matalan in dispute over suppliers
• New CEO at Donna Karan
• Reebok and Scarlett Johansson to join forces
• Fashion publishers under scrutiny

Fashion News - July 2006 week 28

• Levi’s focus on European sales
• Kokosalaki to head up Vionnet
• Online sales to surpass EUR100 billion
• Le Tigre to launch in UK
• Inditex to buy Omnium stores
• 22 Fashion Boutique Labels are coming your way this season
• Missoni Sport photo exhibition
• Burberry Q1 sales exceed expectations
• Jenny Ming leaves Old Navy
• La Senza sold to Lion Capital
• Possible expansion for M&S
• New kid on the block
• Self-promotion for tomorrow's stars
• Samsonite signs Alexander McQueen
• Foot Locker courted by KKR
• China’s exports reach all time high
• Shop workers face ongoing consumer absuse
• Ebay sets up business site
• Marc Jacobs to open London boutique
• Matalan worth more than its bid
• Elle Macpherson on board of surfwear brand
• Next opens standalone for lower-priced brand
• Burberry not a ‘chav’ brand according to new boss
• Al Gore to bring eco vision to Wal-Mart
• FCUK ad founder to split with French Connection

Fashion News - July 2006 week 27

• Umbro scores in World Cup
• China accused of delivering cheap product to Europe
• Dickson to buy Tommy Hilfiger Asia
• Ralph Lauren receives 15m bonus
• Levi’s CEO to retire
• Galliano rocks Dior
• Celebrity obsession boosts Asos results
• Nanette Lepore opens in London
• Dries van Noten to open in Paris
• Chloé and Missoni ink children’s wear licensing deal
• Hargreaves faces ultimatum over Matalan
• Furla expands with watch collection
• What to wear for fall
• Fernando Sanchez dies age 70
• Villepin’s model children
• Wrangler to relaunch women’s denim
• Marlies Dekkers to open London boutique
• EU and US to fight piracy
• Claudia Sträter - From complexity to uniformity
• Hargreaves bid for Matalan
• Extended Sunday trading blocked
• Dolcis up for sale
• H&M virtual dressing room
• Surfwear not just for the beach

Fashion News - June 2006 week 26

• Morgan closes with 600 facing redundancy
• Escada H1 earnings surge
• Hartley resigns from Dawson
• Gerry Weber H1 profits rise
• Miu Miu a hit for next season
• Jas M.B. to design London Fashion Week bags
• Milan fashion closes with nod to elegant casualwear
• Growth in UK Fairtrade sales
• e-Marketing will stagnate without education
• World Cup boost sales
• M&S shares rise to FTSE 100 top
• Retailers turn to futuristic merchandising
• Kate Moss comes full circle
• Milan men's fashion week gets off to a rocking start
• The Devil's Bag
• Nike sees Q4 earnings slide, sales rise
• Adidas realizes €1.2bn football sales
• Marchpole earnings remain flat
• Pitti Uomo attendance drops
• Béubé opens online store
• Primark fourth largest UK women's retailer
• Cashmere deal for Asda
• Mulberry profits soar
• Baugur puts rumours to rest, consolidates UK presence
• Record profits for Kurt Geiger

Fashion News - June 2006 week 25

• H&M to open 10 stores for new chain
• Missoni Sport at Pitti
• Small retailers campaign for monthly rents
• Retailers clash on Sunday Shopping
• M&S plans to open 150 stores
• River Island crosses the Channel
• Lam joins forces with Tod’s and Modo
• H&M to launch new retail formula
• La Rinascente parent to purchase Printemps
• Bikini’s birthday
• TopShop keeps good company
• Joseph appoints new creative director
• Marni launches online store
• H&M to launch Harmony
• Luna Rossa expands with watch collection
• Asprey appoints new creative director
• Printemps in possible management buyout
• Internet buyers not getting the best deal
• Laura Ashley appoints new finance director
• Madonna not too old for H&M
• Sainsbury’s to become men-friendly supermarket
• Slimane and Dior in negotiation gridlock
• Design director Bally passes away
• World Cup fashion
• Harvey Nichols to open in Istanbul
• The London Scoop
• Broderie Anglaise is fabric for summer
• Vietnam jumper export explodes

Fashion News - June 2006 week 24

• Malverdi to join Galliano
• PPR contemplating sale Printemps?
• Massimo Dutti to open more Italian stores
• Tommy and Karl part New York ways
• Peacocks geared up for expansion
• Harrods at Heathrow
• Esprit opens in Liverpool
• Asia drives Inditex profits
• Look forward to Pure Accessories
• HoF underlying sales continue to fall
• Austin Reed on the up-and-up
• Trainers with a fashion edge
• Topshop to open in Moscow
• Next boss departs
• Tesco exits Sunday campaign
• Jil Sander appoints US executive
• Fendi sues Walmart
• Hermes has big plans for China
• House of Fraser takeover draws closer
• Retail property good investment
• Laura Ashley to issue shares
• UK retailers seek EU help for import quotas
• European partnership AEDT and FashionUnited
• Polo stops use of fur
• LeSportsac expands under new direction
• Vuitton Japan 's new CEO sees growth potential

Fashion News - May/June 2006 week 23

• Optimal results with your Fashion company
• Missoni M open first boutique
• Retail sales volatile
• Madonna goes high street
• House of Fraser accepts Baugur bid
• Louis Vuitton shows in Tokyo
• Primark goes green
• Comme des Garcons perfume launch
• Vivienne Westwood made a Dame
• UK retailers face higher rates on Asian imports
• Morgan favours French roots
• Shopper numbers down for 10th consecutive month
• Jil Sander to open London store
• Madonna to star in H&M ads

Fashion News - May/June 2006 week 22

• Design sees international copyright
• Ben Sherman celebrates 3 fashion awards
• Flower power
• Visual merchandising key to retail success
• Tiffany's Q1 sales gain
• Claire's comp sales rise
• John Lewis appoints new finance director
• Louis Vuitton Sunday shut-down
• Galliano for less
• New Look toughens supplier stance
• Short stories
• Fashion at Hay-on-Wye
• G-room in liquidation
• UK weather affecting retail sales
• Tesco to move into designer fashion
• Baugur in talks with House of Fraser
• John Lewis enjoys poor weather
• Jil Sander on track despite losses
• Yamamoto bags Mandarina Duck
• Burberry profits slide

Fashion News - May 2006 week 21

• Benetton reports rise in revenue
• Burberry Chief wins UK Fashion Expert Awards
• Emporio Armani to show at London Fashion Week
• Oxfam criticises sportswear companies
• Record profit for M&S
• Get ready for the Nike-iPod
• Matalan in talks with sportswear billionaire
• M&S to open buying offices n Delhi and Shanghai
• Clive Owen the new face Lancome
• BRC faces turbulent times
• Asos.com to launch online catwalks
• World Cup could generate over GBP 1bn to UK retailers
• Martin Margiela designs couture
• Primark opens in Spain
• Vivarte sees buyer interest

Fashion News - May 2006 week 20

• Diesel Bond street launch party
• Hackney Council may sue Nike for logo use
• Brazil grows in beauty market
• Topshop to open in Russia
• Harrods creative director departs
• Drop in retail figures
• Debenhams plans new department stores
• Littlewoods cuts warehouse jobs
• No model behaviour
• Gaultier on tour with Madonna
• Urban Outfitters sees sales dip
• B&B Barcelona to add childrenswear
• American Eagle Outfitters Q1 profits up
• Poor retail websites failing customers
• Wolford earnings to outstrip sales
• M&S to outline efficiency drive
• Do you know when your order arrives?
• Spending shifts from High Street to internet
• Patrick Cox for sale
• LCF graduate show at Royal Academy

Fashion News - May 2006 week 19

• UK sees rise in manufacturing sector
• Royalty marries former CK model
• Viktor & Rolf to team up with H&M
• Kate Moss to launch own label
• French Connection warns of lower year-end results
• H&M
• Adidas on top form for World Cup
• Tommy Hilfiger merger finalised
• Monsoon aspires to directional fashion
• Tesco UK’s second largest clothing retailer
• New Look owners see £350m bonus
• Biba Ball

Fashion News - May 2006 week 18

• Skinny jeans craze replaced by ‘boyfriend’ jeans
• Commes des Garcons in Glasgow
• Ralph Lauren launches new fragrances
• Footlocker lowers sales forecast
• Catherine Malandrino now available online
• Marina Rinaldi opens in Edinburgh
• Debenhams flotation raises £950m
• Matalan rounds off tough year
• Sumo enters UK market
• Versace contemplates earlier IPO
• Puma records strong Q1
• Etro goes for growth
• Marks and Spencer may change name
• Hobbs to introduce new lines
• Topshop goes stateside
• New York celebrates AngloMania
• How to wear minis
• Buckle up baby!
• Gap to focus design on UK market
• Gucci brand boosts group results
• Jacob & Turner realises record profit
• Doom and gloom expected for Matalan
• Theo Fennell contemplates expansion plans
• Doo.Ri – hot young designer
• Tesco is UK’s leading retailer
• Bid speculation at House of Fraser
• Debenhams directors to make fortune
• Cavalli courted by private equity firms?
• Baugur in possible HoF approach
• Liz Claiborne Q1 profits drop
• Links of London for sale

Fashion News - April 2006 week 17

• Toyota's Scion launches clothing line
• Crime in the city
• Jones Apparel profits plummet
• GBMI wins footwear licence from 7 For All Mankind
• Joules recruits Natalie Fones
• Vera Wang opens in Greece
• Hugo Boss Q1 sales rise
• M&S opens in Geneva
• Prada may sell Church shoemaker stake
• Liz Claiborne closes Regent Street store
• Keira Knightly faces off for Chanel
• Diesel opens on Bond Street
• Topshop joins forces with Celia Birtwell
• Mulberry in further US expansion
• Richemont sales rise
• Tesco: growth in challenging year
• Oakley Q1 profits slump
• Debenhams public offer continues
• New Look for Primark
• Scottish Fashion Awards
• People in Retail Awards
• JJB Sports profits take nose-dive
• Bottega Veneta most prestigious brand
• Tom Ford to open Milan showroom
• Aquascutum to market as most luxurious British label
• The Observer investigates treatment of supply workers

Fashion News - April 2006 week 16

• H&M benefits from World Cup
• LVMH Q1 sales soar
• Nine West catches designer bug
• Liz Claiborne courts Kate Spade
• Wade Smith closes shop
• Central London sales up in March
• Aquascutum to appoint new CEO
• Saks opens in China
• Louis Vuitton sues Carrefour
• Phat Fashions turns to Middle East
• Weather affects H&M March sales
• Continental expansion plans for New Look
• The skinny on Rachel Zoe
• Melanie Griffith sued for Golden Globe outfit
• Christie's to auction Princess Margaret's jewellery
• Ralph Lauren opens in Harrods
• Edit magazine launch
• Paul & Joe for Target
• Middle East franchise for Gap
• Different demographics for Coach
• Juicy in Japan
• D&G search for Europe's most creative young people
• Debenhams flotation one of UK biggest
• Moss Bros set for expansion
• Arcadia sees departure of top directors
• Will Easter be a retail spending bonanza?

Fashion News - April 2006 week 15

• Lectra presents its innovative solutions
• Discounts to promote procreation
• Safilo extends Max Mara license
• Lectra unveils new PLM offering
• Carrefour Q1 sales rise
• Burberry H2 sales surge
• Armani earnings surge
• Adidas makes plans for Reebok
• Trading up for leading Japanese retailers
• Roland Mouret will be back
• Vintage mecca Mensah
• M&S enjoys robust sales
• Next to enter TV shopping market
• Selfridges may house shoplifters
• Fashion eyewear company sees sales surge
• All about Dsquared2
• Chanel opens first Moscow store
• Burberry reports third quarter results
• Agent Provocateur does maternity wear
• Tod's in joint venture with Kurt Geiger
• M&S to reveal rise in sales first quarter
• Debenhams directors set for profits
• Gap sues graduate
• SS07 fashion show dates revealed
• Tom Ford to chair Fashion Fringe

Fashion News - April 2006 week 14

• Kate Moss signs with Calvin Klein
• All about summer shoes
• High Street chic
• Mothercare sees international growth
• Gap struggles through March
• HoF shares surge on “dawn raid” rumours
• Asos appoints new board members
• High street witnesses small revival
• Nike introduces performance innerwear
• High hopes for Helmut Lang
• Hugo Boss opens Milan women's store
• Perry Ellis wins Dockers men's license
• Debenhams prepares for pending flotation
• Alberta Ferreti opens Russian flagship
• Indian officials infuriated by nudity
• Anna Wintour's commandments
• Last chance to see Anna Piaggi
• Louis Vuitton and Morgan Stanley in court battle
• House of Fraser to update own label Linea
• Armani to expand in China
• New owner for Fred Leighton
• Playboy launched new lingerie line
• Zara most successful on the high street
• China third largest luxury market
• M&S grand thank-you for staff
• Mulberry growth to exceed expectations
• Karl Lagerfeld launches bridalwear
• German H&M employees bully unionists
• Fashion shares tumble
• Helena Christensen new face of Ultimo
• Menswear second best when it comes to stores
• Malin+Goetz skincare team up with Earnest Sewn jeans
• Roberto Cavalli gets prison sentence

Fashion News - March 2006 week 13

• Benetton posts mixed 2005 results
• Tod's double-digit profit leap
• Skinny jeans boost sales
• Liz Claiborne to increase China sourcing
• Retail Trust to support industry education
• Tiffany's continues expansion plans
• Lee Jeans and Goose collaboration
• Marchpole chief executive quits
• Asda launches budget clothing line
• Burberry to launch Icons range
• Alexon 2005 profits drop
• Movado signs licensing agreement with Lacoste
• Danish clothier sues eBay
• Inditex records sales growth
• H&M in line with projections
• Stella McCartney launches skiwear
• KarstadtQuelle returns to solvency
• Accessories to die for
• Valentino sees 2005 profits rise
• Footlocker will be back on track
• China to appeal EU shoe tariffs
• Web loses millions in sales due to slow processing
• Good start for HoF
• Next predicts bleak future
• Former Asda ceo launches buyout fund
• Profits sparkle at Bulgari
• Deputy PM approves South London shopping centre
• End of the skinny jean

Fashion News - March 2006 week 12

• Hugo Boss cautious after good news
• Hermès profits increase
• Forth & Towne in growth spurt
• Fashion disaster – a lesson in conventional cotton agriculture
• AngloMania to hit New York
• Monsoon no longer in share discussions
• Diddy suspends women's line
• Sales rise at Nike despite lagging in Europe
• Ted Baker sees international growth
• Bottega Veneta goes for gold
• Speedo goes online
• Boss opens Sloane Square store
• Jones Apparel possibly for sale
• Richemont sells Old England
• The power of fashion photographers
• Goodbye to a fashion icon
• Will Helmut be back?

Fashion News - March 2006 week 11

• Garrard and Asprey split up
• Adidas extends McCartney contract
• Body Shop sold to L'Oréal
• Vuitton opens stand-alone ready-to-wear shop
• Asprey investors pay dividend for luxury jeweller
• Harrods appoints new Managing Director
• Liz Claiborne launches Lucky Brand Jeans with own stores
• Ebay the new charity shop
• Asprey & Garrard persists
• Bulgari opens biggest store in Tokyo
• Fashion House licenses Mizrahi footwear
• Hobbs appoints new directors
• Gucci foresees promising 2006
• Burberry pulls Chinese fur from collection
• Prada sells Helmut Lang
• Tariffs imposed on Chinese imports
• From catwalk to High Street
• No bid for House of Fraser
• Korean counterfeiters prefer Chanel
• Rachel Weisz new face of Burberry
• True Religion sales soar
• Inflation scares consumers
• UK retail sales rise in February
• Golf sponsorship Ralph Lauren
• M&S signs Pundits for Menswear Campaign
• Major disappointment for French Connection
• Wal-Mart expands fashion line
• Burberry fragrance sees growth
• Asda to take on 7,000 new staff
• M&S recovers
• Possible strike at Harrods
• Office launches new footwear concept
• Clockwork Orange increases selling space
• Seventies for Loewe
• B Store on Savile Row

Fashion News - March 2006 week 10

• Gucci Group boosts PPR profit
• Umbro expects a strong year
• Tumi turns to India
• Ralph Lauren partners with Wimbledon
• Sean John adds younger line
• Shopper numbers down due to weather
• Brand jeans win case against counterfeiter
• Adams wins Boots contract
• Diesel ad considered too lewd
• Wal-Mart launches World Cup campaign
• John Lewis outperforms market
• Summer edition Who's Next cancelled
• Mean Girl faces off for Vuitton
• Fashion according to Posh
• Gucci great for disco
• Fashion goths
• Pirate Chic
• New CEO for Celine?
• Inditex appoints new CFO
• February retail sales rise
• Gerry Weber to expand standalone stores
• US considering separate textile discussions with China
• Valentino goes graphic
• Gaultier cracks the whip at Hermes
• LVMH goes for growth
• Shopper unaware for full online potential
• M&S Supplier to foot ad campaign
• Furla rolls out US stores
• Escada Q1 profits rise
• Matalan values at £903m in bid prospect
• Icelandic investors acquire Woolworths stake
• Exhibitors air grievances about LFW
• H&M expands men's range
• Personalise your YSL bag
• Fashion at Next
• Harrods open Louis Vuitton concession
• Pierre Hardy is first call for shoes

Fashion News - February/March 2006 week 9

• Liz Claiborne Q4 profit drop
• Retail sales below average
• Adidas rise in 2005 profits
• Matalan optimistic in tough times
• Itochu acquires Antichi Pelletieri
• Mulberry goes state-side
• River Island tycoon turns 80
• Apex bidding for House of Fraser
• Stella McCartney in art battle
• Smart fashion for smart women
• Amazon buys Shopbop
• Ralph Lauren chooses Luxottica
• Jordache acquires Earl Jean
• Balenciaga turns a profit
• Keen gains ground on European soil
• Kate Moss celebrates Burberry's 150th birthday
• Galliano in license deal with SIL
• Shoppers returning to high street with caution
• Possible Ford deal with Zegna
• GUS to demerge business this year
• Inditex in Japanese expansion
• House of Fraser in bid
• Holiday bling
• Laura Ashley sees sales rise

Fashion News - February 2006 week 8

• Big plans for Jil Sander
• Gap sales slump continues
• Miu Miu to show in Paris
• Brazil could be major textile market
• Art is the new fashion
• Wal-Mart beats Q4 estimates
• Armani and Gucci most desirable brands
• Prada not shy about fur
• Cavalli in stripes?
• Hugo Boss opens first Orange store
• China raises stake in Italy
• New hue for Ferragamo
• M&S and Next sign up for Lincolnshire development
• Federated in large-scale swap
• Christian Dior opens in India
• British Fashion Council may separate from BCIA
• Harvey Nicols to revamp menswear
• Kate Moss most stylish in the land
• Giorgio Armani kicks of Milan Fashion Week
• JC Penney profits surge
• Green plans accessories chain
• Wal-Mart profit may rise on discounts
• H&M goes Hollywood
• Capo goes into administration
• Beaumanoir continues recruitment
• Supermarkets take over high street
• Average working week is 32.1 hours
• London Fashion Week parties
• Are you seated front-row?
• Gharani Strok

Fashion News - February 2006 week 7

• Online retail challenges traditional retailers
• Paul Smith opts for the masculine
• Wintour is here
• January worst sales period for retailers
• Sports World acquires Gilesports
• Guess profits soar in 2005
• Target growth surge
• Allegra Hicks on true form
• Nike sues Adidas-Salomon
• Valentines shoppers good for high street
• Peta attacks Julien MacDonald
• Salute to Ann-Sophie Back
• Topman and Fashion East present London menswear
• 43 place to be during London Fashion Week
• Fashion goes dancing
• Margin London
• LFW off-schedule shows published
• Gap International president quits
• Sale of fake goods may reach $2 trillion
• Voucher collapse cost retailers £60m
• Uniqlo wants more fashion
• Demand for Puma fashion products rises
• Liz Claiborne to cut jobs

Fashion News - February 2006 week 6

• No sweat for Esprit Sports
• Moss Bros maintains positive outlook
• Pret à Porter attracts more French buyers
• Wolford records sales rise
• Hilfiger wholesale decline causes profit drop
• Hermès posts strong 2005 results
• Internet a threat to luxury brands?
• Jerry Osei-Tutu has launched his collection.
• Well known brands discover Pebblestone Fashion!
• CPD posts 5% rise
• Buyout rumours surround Matalan
• Baugur builds stake in Woolworths
• Polo earnings soar
• Geox enjoys success in Spain
• New York Fashion Week
• Chain reaction
• Not so kooky Kate
• Paul Smith sells company stake
• Harvey Nichols slated for International expansion
• Pret à Porter Paris focuses on international growth
• Lingerie is booming business in Paris
• Christmas sales versus January blues
• PPR considering US acquisitions
• Sara Lee records rise in income
• BHS not ready for chip & pin
• Asda to open Living Stores
• Second hand chic?
• Designer babies
• Liberty to build hotel
• Vivienne Westwood

Fashion News - January/February 2006 week 5

• Luxottica has reason to celebrate
• 20th Modefabriek Better Than Ever
• Tod's revenues rise
• Frida Giannini alone at the top
• Reebok CEO steps aside
• M+FG re-enters childrenswear market
• Stella McCartney launches accessories line
• M Missoni to open own stores
• Hilfiger opens four Indian outlets
• Lotte in retail's largest IPO
• H&M scores in the UK
• Sunday shopping laws retain popularity
• B&B visitors up
• Nautica to relaunch in England
• Sock Shop goes into administration
• Burberry Prorsum Milan show of the week
• Ethical clothes back in fashion
• Debenhams flotation to go ahead

Fashion News - January 2006 week 4

• Polo Ralph Lauren buys back its jeans license
• Galliano in Dior revolution
• On-line retailing report to identify rise of e-commerce
• Sainsbury's price cuts pay off
• Levi's to re-introduce Engineered Jeans
• UK Independents saved by the width of their jeans
• Brunotti opens office for UK and Ireland
• H&M profit below expectations
• Jimmy Choo goes East
• Bread & Butter Barcelona excels
• Fast Retailing contemplating UK alliance
• John Lewis voted best department store
• Tenson chooses Wellcreative for re-positioning
• Nike CEO quits, replaced by Parker
• TJ Hughes first eBay department store
• Shop workers prefer Sundays off
• Ebay reports rise in quarter profits
• LVMH records strong 2005
• Ecco appoints UK MD
• Fourth Italian outlet for McArthurGlen
• Kurz quits Seven For All Mankind
• Debenhams looks at expansion
• Government saving advice affects high street spending
• Conservative party appoints Next clothing boss
• Matalan shareholders express concern
• Luxury ranges at Lulu Guinness
• A dash of casual at Hardy Amies
• Alexander McQueen launches affordable line
• Kennedy's to star in Gant ads
• Malandrino opens in Paris
• Not so vintage Chanel
• Helmut Lang – end of an era
• Nicole Ritchie in new Jimmy Choo ads

Fashion News - January 2006 week 3

• Gap's first franchise deal in Asia
• London Retail Business Show
• Luxury brands lose billions to Japanese fakes
• Matalan loses its chief executive
• Debenhams might return to stock market
• Ted Baker sees sales rise
• Austin Reed sales improve, CC sales down
• Tesco's merry Christmas
• Levi's European president quits
• French Connection denies Russian rumour
• Body-what-trics?
• The Prada game
• Fashion goes white
• Project Catwalk on Sky
• Burberry gets Weisz
• Milanese theatrics
• Brantano 2005 turnover increase
• JD Sports reports sales rise
• China's Trust-mart up for sale
• Gap to focus on UK and Europe
• UK buyers missing at Pitti
• Fendi does film
• Marc Jacobs to open in London
• London sales higher during Christmas trading
• New Generation Sponsorship
• ASOS back online
• Theo Fennell considers new bids
• Mothercare sees sales rise
• Liberty reports encouraging results
• Monsoon records H1 profit drop

Fashion News - January 2006 week 2

• Mixed messages from Burberry
• Levi's launches iPod jeans
• Peacock reports sales rise
• John Laing cashmere requests receivership
• Chanel accused of counterfeiting
• High street loses plus-size market share
• Miu Miu to show in Paris?
• Matalan Christmas sales down
• French retailers angry over sales proposal
• John Lewis sees sales rise
• Philip Treacy designs for Umbro
• Siena Miller new face of Pepe Jeans
• Hugo Boss to discontinue Baldessarini
• Arcadia Group to increase pensions
• British retailer rumoured for bankruptcy
• Office to post profits
• Christmas sales figures not so gloomy
• M&S enjoys fruits of Christmas
• JJB Sports gives profit warning
• Diesel on Bond Street

Fashion News - January 2006 week 1

• Philo quits Chloe
• Slimma reports sales drop
• Luxury brands win case against counterfeiter
• Ferragamo focuses on Middle East
• High street chain Kookai to close
• Next assuages high street fears
• Ireland struggles with counterfeits
• Hilfiger tempts executives with bonus pool
• US restrictions come into effect
• Superdrug expansion to 700 stores
• Bank holiday brings good cheer
• Scarlett Johansson new face of L'Oreal
• Reminiscing about last year's fashion
• Japanese passion for brands spurs acquisitions
• Soft focus for Gucci
• Adidas prospects up
• Amazon report record Christmas sales
• Next expected to show sales growth
• Stead & Simpson in management buyout
• More Zara stores open in Moscow
• Sales as good online as in-store
• Fast fashion continues to flourish
• Rise in post-Christmas shoppers
• Men shouldn't sparkle
• Did you receive your gift?
• Wal-Mart ordered to compensate staff
• Hilfiger bought by British investors

Fashion News - December 2005 week 51

• Warnaco buys Calvin Klein licenses
• Nike focuses on emerging markets
• Sara Lee announces stock delistings
• A.Testoni names new CEO
• Wal-Mart cuts costs at Seiyu
• Staff changes at Prada
• French Connection keeps logo
• Actif appoints new non-executive director
• Escada reports profit rise
• Manolo alligators most expensive shoes
• Jacoby to sell Bogner
• Giving up the Ghost
• Discounts to tempt shoppers
• IC Companys acquisition in production Turkey
• Levi's rocks the party
• Hugo Boss denies acquisition Valentino
• Josheph Ettedgui quits own label
• Tod's offers the whole picture
• Higher demand for retail property
• Christmas consumption on the rise
• Shoe shortage
• Allders may be back in business

Fashion News - December 2005 week 50

• Profits rise for Zara
• Less fraud in online transactions
• Offers expected for Tommy Hilfiger
• M&S win court case
• Reiss to work with Anna Lou
• Topman in search of flagship
• Jaeger to refresh London presence
• Retailers must urgently update payment systems
• Armani online
• Profits slide at House of Fraser
• Gisele in new Louis Vuitton campaign

Fashion News - December 2005 week 49

• Limit on foreign investments in Japan
• The future of cashmere
• Sears lashes out at sceptics
• Villa Moda to open in London
• Bluefly announces sales increase
• Versace focuses on the US
• Debenhams to refresh lingerie department
• Ferragamo expands French business
• Esprit employs Geac to grow business
• What a year for Kate
• Juice Couture open Selfridges shop
• Log onto Stylebible
• Versace to focus on accessories
• November sales better than expected
• Retailers may sue closing shopping centre
• Kim Basinger in new Miu Miu campaign
• Chinese fashion to be big business
• Gap reports continued sales decrease
• Luxury brands support Harrods
• Littlewoods appoints head mature brands
• CBI predicts heavy sales slowdown
• Sexy dressing not good for the workplace
• Donatella Versace in Breast Cancer campaign
• Selma Blair new face of Chanel
• Hats on
• McCartney praises J. Crew's anti-fur stance
• King of Carnaby
• Hardy Amies back on form

Fashion News - December 2005 week 48

• Prada boss criticizes analysts
• Reserved spending for Christmas shoppers
• ASOS reports first half loss
• Chinese exports rise for Europe
• Lifestyle Sports bought by Stafford Holdings
• Prada for H&M?
• Giorgio Armani to expand cosmetics
• Johns Lewis CFO dies
• Loewe names new executive president
• Stephen Jones celebrates 25 years of millinery
• Madonna mania continues
• Byblos opens Art Hotel
• Milan goes back to longer show schedule
• Pinault ordered to pay 190m in legal battle
• Skinny jeans spark weight loss frenzy
• Sales rise for Selfridges
• Debenhams to consider flotation
• Esprit increases garment sourcing from India
• Littlewoods evening wear
• Tesco suffers weakening consumer confidence

Fashion News - November 2005 week 47

• John Lewis expects profitable Christmas
• Ultimo Bra to replace Rachel Hunter
• Juicy Couture continues expansion
• Marc Jacobs in London
• Strenesse fires two board members
• Jimmy Choo forges ahead
• Burberry bags good for profit
• Missoni opens boutique hotels
• Hugo Boss expects record sales
• European consumers are spending less
• Jaeger store receives £1m refurbishment
• Philo to leave Chloé?
• Paul Smith to open first US boutique
• Halle Berry new Versace model
• Brooks Brothers open first UK store
• Robert Cary-Williams dresses ballerinas
• High-end fashion gets auctioned
• Ozwald Boateng exhibition at the V&A
• Bailey wins top designer award
• Online shopping sees rise in consumer confidence
• Online shopping spark catalogue popularity
• Sunny days for C&C California
• Gap earnings fall
• Fortnum & Mason facing tough losses
• Harvey Nichols to open UK boutiques
• Fashion not embracing women's figures
• Matalan mandatory squeeze on suppliers
• Stella part II
• Caroline Charles to show at LFW
• M&S uses celebs to launch store card

Fashion News - November 2005 week 46

• Intersélection attracts more visitors
• Sport back in menswear
• New Look opens European trial stores
• Brantano achieves operating profit
• Asda reports flat sales
• Marchpole takes a hit
• Nike appoints Exeter president
• Green predicts Bhs profit drop
• Shoplifting more than a ‘nuisance'
• Burberry revenue up 3 per cent
• Debenhams breaks £2bn sales barrier
• Preference for online Christmas shopping
• London to improve for shoppers
• Target cautious while Q3 growth soars
• Benetton Q3 profits drop
• True Religion sees sales grow
• Valentino Fashion Group Q3 results
• Tod's reports revenues and profits growth
• The Pope wears Prada
• Kate Moss still the face of Burberry

Fashion News - November 2005 week 45

• Stella on eBay
• Microzine opens second store
• Penhaligon meets Temperley
• M&S recovery is progressing
• New Look invests in anti-theft technology
• Hermes reports solid Q3 results
• Stella frenzy at H&M

Fashion News - November 2005 week 44

• PPR has high expectations from US
• McQueen adds another ready-to-wear collection
• Balenciaga at Tesco
• Alexander McQueen to launch diffusion denim range
• Gucci says goodbye to Sergio Rossi founder
• M&S reveals new ad campaign
• Retailers in need of confidence boost
• KarstadtQuelle turns Q3 profit
• Wal-Mart exec to be CEO of Seiyu
• Forbes Top Designers
• Designer doodles
• Beijing 's Silk Alley under attack
• Sales fall at Beales
• Madonna's gold handbag Green with envy
• Marc Jacobs supports Katrina victims
• Adidas forecasts sales rise
• Ferragamo sells Ungaro brand
• A bag for all seasons!
• M&S focus on landlord and tenant relations
• Ann Valerie Hash launches shoe collection
• Primark loses stock in warehouse fire
• London to receive 70m investment to restore glory
• M&S invests in Irish expansion
• Matalan refutes profit warning
• Primark suffers warehouse fire
• Timberland increase Q3 revenue
• Timberland open East London flagship
• Tough Christmas ahead
• Matalan face tough sales
• Retailers not out of slump, yet
• Peacock buyout at £410m
• Prada foresees growth
• Bon-Ton buys Saks stores
• John David Group acquires Allsports
• All eyes on Camilla
• Italy looks to China for fabric sales

Fashion News - October 2005 week 43

• Juicy goes Couture
• Roland Mouret quits his company
• Boots profits drop
• Stella unveiled
• India number 2 on sourcing list
• Counterfeiting costs economy billions
• Filippa K new recreational line
• New Look to double in size
• Paul Smith opens Mayfair furniture boutique
• H&M to replace Kate Moss with Italian Model
• Levi's go premium
• Retailers not out of the slump yet
• Bond Street UK's most expensive shopping street
• Fashion goes skiing
• Christian Lacrois up in the air
• Women's line boosts Hugo Boss earnings
• River Island to open in Russia?
• Coach Q1 profit hike
• High Street to High Fashion
• H&M launches limited jewellery range
• Retailers hope for early Christmas
• Reebok Q3 profit rise despite acquisition concern
• Wal-Mart to open 15 new stores in China
• Escada founder passes the torch
• New Look acquires Littlewoods stores
• Celebrities rally around Kate
• Green pays himself £1.2bn dividend
• British Fashion Awards
• Ronit Zilkha to remain trading
• LFW organiser plan consumer show
• M&S predict healthier sales
• Drapers' Fashion Industry Awards Finalists
• Day Birger et Mikkelsen open London store
• Former Moss Bros CEO eyes acquisition?

Fashion News - October 2005 week 42

• Design your own jeans
• i-D Magazine turns 25
• Hussein Chalayan exhibition
• Arcadia Group sees high street increase
• New designer at Brioni
• Republic to be bought by Change Capital
• Sara Lee names apparel unit
• Sears hires non-retailing talent
• Brantano disappoints
• Deputy Chairman of Next retires
• Bulgari continues accessories expansion
• LVMH continues to thrive
• Emap in WGSN deal
• H&M to open Regent Street store
• The return of Tom Ford
• Davies considers new label
• Stead & Simpson buy-out
• Chloe eyewear deal with L'Amy
• Levi's not immune to challenging climate
• Cat in the fashionable hat
• Team Moss
• H&M disappoints in September
• Next buys too much stock

Fashion News -October 2005 week 41

• Saks returns to profit
• Co-op Group to shut down 10 stores
• Wal-Mart positive about RFID
• Bhs reports drop in profit
• Moss Bros brings good cheer
• Burberry worries investors
• Stella does tennis whites
• UK shoppers spending less
• Fast fashion overload
• Burberry in legal action against ferret check
• New designer for Gap
• VandeVelde fined over closures
• Davies quits M&S amidst euphoria
• Jil Sander axes 130 jobs
• Investors more positive about M&S
• Retailers expecting poor Christmas trading
• Ralph Lauren buys back Reebok licensing
• Burberry appoints new CEO
• Shoe dilemma Shoe dilemma
• Selfridges campaigns for car-free Oxford Street
• Size? Lauched in Ireland
• In Style awards
• Next announces sales increases
• Abercrombie posts September results
• Wal-Mart launches new clothing brand
• Austin Reed posts losses
• Klatsky partners in private equity
• Radcliffe Denim in US launch

Fashion News - September 2005 week 40

• Hilfiger lay-offs
• Burberry signs eyewear licensing deal
• Vogue editor's daughter becomes British columnist
• British Retailers lose revenue from absenteeism
• Agent Provocateur conquer Paris
• Paul Smith revs up !
• Giorgio Armani reports H1 profits
• Green light for Adidas-Salomon
• Wal-Mart sued by fashion chain
• Prada lures Ciampi from YSL
• Wax on about bags
• Ted Baker reports increase H1 profit
• M&S dances its way to optimism
• Bravo quits Burberry
• Paris Fashion Week
• Sharon Stone fronts Dior perfume
• Oxford Street not back to shopping mecca it once was
• Milan shows a hit
• Pucci appoints Williamson
• Wal-Mart management appointments
• Congestion charge comes to West London
• M&S launch lingerie with Per Una founder
• Prada sculpture in Texas
• Baugur to sue Icelandic persons over fraud
• Jeans with a purpose
• Viktor & Rolf
• Boots merger with Alliance UniChem
• Monsoon sales drop
• Esprit struggles in US amidst resignations
• Brooks Brothers UK launch
• Sara Lee European Branded Apparel sale
• We'll always have Paris
• French Connection abandons provocative slogans

Fashion News - September 2005 week 39

• Republic in possible sale
• Calvin Klein licensing deal G-III
• Chanel jewellery exhibition in NYC
• Lee supports cancer research
• Boots continues to suffer
• Pucci's a stunner in Milan
• G-Star donates funds to Live 8
• Brazil requests Chinese curb shoe exports
• CBI report historic sales decline
• H&M move production out of China
• Dolce & Gabbana celebrate 20 years in business
• Lacroix quits Pucci
• H&M sees profits rise
• Allsports runs out of cash
• Debenhams rules out float
• Sears to carry FCUK?
• Tod's posts profit
• Naf-Naf on the block?
• Woolworths losses increase
• Next to join up with Planet Sports?
• Wal-Mart in bid for Hilfiger
• Vice Chairman Inditex resigns
• Asics sets up subsidiary
• Warehouse changes under new management
• Alexon disappointing first half
• Wensum optimistic despite pre-tax losses
• Damon Dash sells Rocawear stake

Fashion News - September 2005 week 38

• Aganovich & Yung
• Robert Cary-Williams
• Shop till you drop
• Next voted High Street Retailer of the year
• Jonathan Saunders
• London parties get a bad rep
• Boycott on too sexy clothes
• Aimee McWillia
• LFW does its reputation proud
• Peacocks in takeover bid
• Hardship continues for UK retailers
• Gharani Strok strike the right chord
• On/Off is on again
• Jessica Ogden
• Peter Jensen
• Julien MacDonald
• Amanda Wakeley
• Jenny Packham
• Basso & Brooke triumph at LFW
• Giles goes for superluxe
• Julien MacDonald
• Manish Arora
• London Fashion Week
• Gucci to move investment to Asia
• Vogue Style Census
• Fashion SuperBlow
• Matthew Williamson preview

Fashion News - September 2005 week 37

• Fashion versus celebrity
• Doomsday retail reports exaggerated
• Bruno Magli announces appointments and plans
• Troubled French Connection attracts Baugur
• H.Samuel launches online retail site
• Christmas should see rise in online retailing
• Harvey Nic's temporary death trap
• J Crew returns to profit
• Esprit revises US strategy
• NY Fashion Week is back
• ABF to double retail space
• Vivier opens in Hong Kong
• Abuse Vuitton charity cards
• Scottish fashion awards to be launched in 2006
• Herz siblings increase Puma stake
• Valentino posts strong H1 results
• Missoni partners with Wolford
• FCUK suffers in slowing retail climate
• BOOK DUTCH CATWALK OVERVIEW
• Narciso Rodriguez tackles menswear
• Missoni partners with Wolford
• Sears management overhaul
• Britney's will be a Versace baby
• Gucci performs well for PPR
• A fashionably royal wedding?
• Scarlett Johansson on the catwalk
• M&S choose celebrities for fall advertising
• Herz siblings increase Puma stake
• Net-a-Porter wins big

Fashion News - September 2005 week 36

• Fakes put to good use
• Stella does affordable fashion
• Fast Retailing to invest in M&A
• China compromise receives go-ahead
• Oh a no-show
• LVMH profits leap
• Bags of style
• Gap still absent from Internet
• European retailers criticize EU
• Denim with a personal touch
• Santucci quits D&G, McMahon joins
• Evisu to open Savile Row shop
• New York goes Dutch
• Ben de Lisi off schedule
• Push-up bra sales plummet
• Release Chinese garments pending
• Luxury goods turn to artistic advertising
• China may outsource manufacturing to Bangladesh
• Prada Jeans
• Topshop in New York
• Pret a Porter in Paris
• First class
• Levi buys back stores
• Win a Temperley
• Best dressed pets
• Fashion fast forward
• No Spring collection for Helmut Lang
• High Street retail slump continues
• Chanel opens in Selfridges
• Wallis recruits celebs for cancer research
• London Fashion Week schedule a mystery
• Matalan feels spending pinc
• Shop at London Fashion Week

Fashion News - August 2005 week 35

• Court rules against Coach LVMH complaint
• Golden girls
• Gap closes internet shops
• Retailers learn to love real women
• Singer quits Abercrombie & Fitch
• Green moves out of China
• Maidenform Q2 sales growth
• Matalan sees H1 results slide
• German retailers feel import pinch
• Estee Lauder launches new Donny Karan fragrance
• UK retail has gloomy outlook
• Versace mansion now hotel
• Jovovich meets her Matches
• Wal-Mart donates $1 million for Katrina relief
• Diesel's new look at Harvey Nichols
• Jeanswear explosion
• El Corte Inglés expansion plans
• Louis Vuitton Paris to open
• One for you
• Philips-Van Heusen Q2 leap
• EU delibirates release Chinese imports
• What to buy for fall
• German companies pull production out of China

Fashion News - August 2005 week 34

• Flowers…
• Jessica Simpson
• Harvey Nichols launches men's grooming concession
• BRC to host retail crime conference
• Charles Jourdan files for bankruptcy
• Gap struggles with young consumer
• The authenticity of trends
• The Monopoly on pretty
• Marc Jacobs' youngest fans
• Jaeger's Extremely Fashionable Makeover
• No vote for Marchpole purchase
• Perry Ellis Q2 loss dimished
• HoF closes Barkers
• David Beckham on Viva! Black-list
• Gap targets 35+ woman
• Pret a Porter in sight
• LVMH denies sale Donna Karan
• Bluefly sales increase
• London retailers call for lower business rates
• Matalan cuts jobs
• Pick your team
• H&M launches new jeans brand
• Charles Jourdan and Stephane Kelian bankrupt
• Spanish Eyes
• Reiss goes pan-American
• It's all about Tippi
• Creative with Polo
• House of Fraser in White City opening

Fashion News - August 2005 week 33

• Tommy Hilfiger for sale
• Scottish retailers see rise in retail
• Do men need accessories?
• Retail giants support ethical wool trade
• Zac Posen teams up with Jaguar
• Juicy Couture jewellery
• Perfume Shop to expand UK business
• Ladies & gentlemen prefer pearls
• Miuccia Prada: Most influential designer
• West-end shopping numbers call for crisis meeting

Fashion News - August 2005 week 32

• Donatella to open London Versace boutique
• Esquire best-dressed men
• Tiscali UK to collaborate with Shopping.com
• Bags by Pauric Sweeney
• Pucci Galore
• Burberry for charity
• Temperley branches out
• Peacocks does its name proud
• Rumours of privatisation Gap
• Thailand on the fashion map
• Frances Bean in Teen Vogue
• Sales figures not as bleak as expected
• Fall Trends
• Gwen Stefani to launch Harajuku Lovers
• Oakley launches clothing lines
• High Street sales at 6 year low
• Tatty Devine
• The Thong Farewell Song
• Allsports in financial crisis
• Closure Littlewoods opportunity for other retailers
• Slimma upgrades specialist software
• Movado sues Gucci Group
• Hermes Q2 sales are up
• McGregor enters EDI partnership with FashionUnited
• Laura Ashley takeover rumours abound
• The temptation of Bish-Jones
• Sanderson on the A-List
• Goddess Di Milo
• Hobbs focuses on growth
• House of Dereon adds accessories

Fashion News - August 2005 week 31

• Tom Ford for Estee Lauder
• Dolce & Gabbana get broody
• Men's retailer accused of ‘misleading' discounts
• Rate Cuts have little effect for retailers
• TopShop rocks the party
• Size matters
• Moss Bros appoints adviser
• Adidas takes over Reebok
• Escada's expansion plans
• CFDA's newest finalists
• Let's Go Dutch
• Slimma acquires Cattiva
• Woolworths announces sale MVC
• Keller new creative director Pringle
• America 's top ranking brands
• Fashion is a dog-eat-dog world
• Entrepreneur increases stake in M&S
• Debenhams further reviews float
• New Business Venture For Clements Ribeiro
• Walk on the wild side
• Debenhams considers flotation
• L Capital acquires stake in Mariella Burani
• Boateng wins court case

Fashion News - July 2005 week 30

• Pringle appoints new creative director
• Asia Fuels Luxury Group Profits For Gucci
• iFashion
• BCBG soon available in UK
• Teacher knows best
• It's time for Berardi
• Tod's sales growth slowdown
• Liz Claiborne report strong growth
• Bulgari sales rise
• Hugo Boss expects sales growth
• Woolworths trade suffers following attacks
• Chloe bites back
• Monsoon reports sales increase
• Murphy face of Jordache
• Sales Rise At LVMH
• Good attendance CPD DÜSSELDORF
• Mango launches VIP clothing line
• Abercrombie & Fitch eye Jil Sander
• Wade Smith In Administration
• Duchess of Cornwall new style icon
• American Express supports new British designers
• London Attacks Will Affect Retail And Tourism
• Terry Green in talks to head Tesco clothing
• Monsoon in bid to go private
• Berlin Tradeshow Gets Mixed Reactions
• Retail Sales Growth Rate Highest In June

Fashion News - July 2005 week 29

• Retail's top locations
• New CFDA members announced
• Marchpoles announces debut Ungaro menswear
• Boots Q1 sales continue downward turn
• The reluctant new IT bag
• Madonna's latest makeover
• Versace to open 12 stores in China
• Kappler new CEO Strenesse
• Billionaire boy
• If the shoe fits
• GUS Q1 sales drop
• Nelly does fashion
• World of Jlo
• Burberry Chief Cashes 8m of Stocks
• EBay Posts Profits
• Christina Aquilera to get wed in Lacroix
• Jil Sander in cost-saving re-structure
• Pressure on M&S to produce commercial collections
• Retail Theraphy Increases Spending
• Debenhams Loses Credit Card Appeal
• Gucci Appoints New CEO
• Maloles for a touch of glamour
• It's a bling thing
• RFID held back by sceptics
• Wilson quits M&S
• Inditex performance steady
• Black's the new black
• Cavalli on the rocks
• Jude apologizes for cheating
• BCBG Max Azria purchase of Manoukian a fact
• CFDA and Ebay join forces against AIDS
• Polo completes shoe acquisition
• Mothercare Q1 sales drop
• Say No-oh to Boho
• Molton Brown Sold For £170m
• H&M Continues Europe Expansion
• Tommy Hilfiger opens Italian showroom
• M&S Sales Down But Steady

Fashion News - July 2005 week 28

• Choo opens in Ireland
• Shop Pammy-style
• Levi's Q2 earnings surge
• M&S continues losing streak
• Burberry Q1 revenues up
• These shoes are made for bowling
• Galliano's dinner debacle
• Gaultier's new BF
• Stefanel confirms return to proft
• Superdrug launches jewellery line
• Return to Russian Romanticism
• Manoukian to sell to BCBG?
• New face of Prada
• Don't mention Audrey
• Matalan appoints new director
• ASOS reports profit growth
• Discount shopping is hot
• London retailers's slow recovery
• New NYC Fashion Week venue
• Star bright
• Unilever completes sale to Coty
• Polo increases earnings projections
• Primark completes Littlewoods acquisition
• Mix and match for fall
• Lacroix and Givenchy show beautiful Haute Couture
• Molton Brown bought by Japanese cosmetics firm
• M&S on track for revival plan
• Tesco feels Euro-expansion tension

Fashion News - July 2005 week 27

• London Olympics to inspire designers
• Central London retail severely affected by attacks
• It's a frill thing
• London copes with terrorist attacks
• New artistic director at Celine
• Secret Sample Sale
• Less is more
• JJB sales drop
• French fair with British twist
• Early development
• A salute to Nan Kempner
• Celebrate South Sea
• Vogue China introduced
• M&S contemplating breast cancer lingerie
• Plus-size show comes to UK
• Asda to cut 1,400 jobs
• Bid for Somerfield in trouble
• Livestrong fashions
• Advice from Auntie Posh
• Tractor Tom fashion for kids
• Valentino floats
• Kurt Geiger sold
• Laura Ashley Plans Re-Structure
• Balenciaga in 2006 exhibition
• Retailers Still Feeling The Pinch
• Serpentine party off to wet start
• Gaultier launches unisex fragrance
• Designer Menswear Brands Feel High Street Competition
• All about Elle
• Roksanda's moving on up
• New scent for McQueen
• Second bidder for Beattie
• Bally breaks even
• No fashion connection with French Connection
• Karen Millen founder buys M&S stake
• Debenhams may bid for Beatties

Fashion News - June 2005 week 26

• New CEO Nike reaffirms strategy
• Banana Republic goes Japan
• Boots plans for reinforcement
• Mouret glitters
• Lord of the Flies
• Game, Set, Matches
• Cavalli To Dress Playboy Bunny
• DKNY London talent search
• For men, it's all about…white trousers
• Pool-side Candy
• Ferré at the V&A
• Must have Marchesa
• A&F attracts Gucci bigwigs
• Oakley introduces fire-resistant clothing
• Retail sales record drop
• Dazzling Denise
• Hardy Amies In Retail Makeover
• Esprit Academy
• Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball
• Burberry reigns in Milan
• District for New Luxury brands
• House of Fraser buys Beattie's
• Nike revenues increase
• New president for Perry Ellis
• Cruz for Diddy?
• The way Holmes
• Wal-Mart heir dies in plane crash
• Belli Ragazzi
• M&S to fund Fashion Retail Academy
• Levi's account probe
• High Street on sale early
• All about Katie
• Blue Boy for D&G
• Cartier and Choo
• True Religion closes down counterfeit retailer
• C'N'C Ducati
• Buyers of fakes are fined
• Cold as Ice
• Beales No Longer In Talks To Sell

Fashion News - June 2005 week 25

• Britney VS JLo
• H&M See Further Sales Growth
• Demi Moore in new Versace ads
• Mulberry Bags Profit
• New kids on the block
• Designer Tea
• Liv's the new Audrey
• Bruno Magli strengthens US employee base
• Badgely Mischka license agreement with Groupe JS
• H&M releases H1 report
• Couture Club
• New Senior VP Nike Swim
• Shopping with a conscience
• Laura Ashley closes Regent Street store
• A New Mood At Versace
• Estee Lauder eyes up YSL
• Boss increases revenues Woman
• Earning power
• New president Walmart.com
• Atomic model
• Oprah gets dissed
• Arnold quits CFDA
• Zara Home opens in Milan

Fashion News - June 2005 week 24

• Choosing camps
• Bundchen new face of St John
• House of Fraser sales drop
• Gatti sells Orwell
• Hilfiger pre-tax sales drop
• Gucci girl forever sexy
• SML aquires STR Gresham
• Vera Wang wins CFDA award
• By Appointment
• Madonna turns mumsy
• Paul&Shark in Asian expansion
• Cartier files counterfeit lawsuit
• Witkowski quits Kors
• Tommy Hilfiger Cites Sales Drop
• Drive a flash car by Versace
• Matalan to cut jobs at all levels
• Scottish Retails Curb Sales Drought With Discounting
• Fashion Found In New Corners Of The World
• Zara And Inditex Post Profits
• London Loves Salt
• Signet confirms Q1 rise
• JC Penney catalog sales jump
• Art of Fashion 2005 starts
• J. Crew reports rise in Q1 profit
• EuroFashion Week Berlin
• EU Agrees China Trade Deal
• Mosaic To Expand To Russia
• Matalan cuts jobs
• Elle's a winner
• Modesty is back in style
• Wimbledon Chic
• Figleaves gets US backing

Fashion News - June 2005 week 23

• No model life for Elizabeth Hurley in India
• Gianfranco Ferre Seeks Growth With Product Diversity
• Hilfiger Fragrance inspired by Enrique Iglesias
• Retail Slump Eases At Austin Reed
• Mind The Gap Of Declining Sales
• Principles and Warehouse set up for flotation
• Elle Macpherson to launch cosmetics
• May trading falls 2.5 per cent
• Employment less secure in current retail market

Fashion News - May/June 2005 week 22

• London Retailers Feeling The Pinch
• David Beckham unveils his new sportswear range
• Uma Thurman stays at Louis Vuitton
• Sweet nothings
• Bush calls for added trade pressure
• W Holdings buys Amanda Wakeley
• Puffywear for girls
• J Crew CFO resigns
• Sisley Casa Around The World
• Italy celebrates with fashion
• Yamamoto launches new men's collection
• Fiorucci design at H&M
• Fashion Week in Tokyo
• Hilfiger for Arsenal
• Selfridges stops selling fur
• Peacock sales increase
• Pentland Group Owns Majority JD Sports
• New Look ready for international expansion
• Dolce & Gabbana win court case
• Armani in resort deal
• IC Companys wins Franchise award
• Versace Reports Losses
• Indian Summer
• Puma joins forces with McQueen
• Escada H1 profits rise
• China scraps tariff increases
• JJB further sales decrease

Fashion News - May 2005 week 21

• Gwyneth Paltrow new face of Estee Lauder
• Burberry Reports Profits, With Caution Ahead
• Calvin Klein Returns To Europe
• Versace meets Nokia
• China talks reach stalemate
• Vuitton renews software contract
• Versace sticks it out
• Usher turns to fashion
• Polo buys footwear unit
• GUS to sell Burberry
• Fall Gal
• Kingfisher Q1 sales plummet
• Chinese outspend Japanese abroad
• Phillips-Van Heusen income up
• The end of an affair?
• To market, to market!
• Jil Sander appoints new designer
• It's All About Black Jeans
• Prada, made in China?
• Unilever Sells Fragrances Division For $800m
• M&S focus on out-of-town stores
• Burberry sells, despite high street slump
• H&M In Trademark Infringement Case
• Heavenly denim
• Fakes finance terrorism
• Consumer Spending At Weakest In Decade
• Thief steals Naomi Campbell's jewellery

Fashion News - May 2005 week 20

• Next Sees Sales Slide
• Fashion To Function
• True Religion launches site
• New president La Perla Fashions
• China refuses to limit export
• Palazzo Versace in Dubai
• Lagerfeld stays at Fendi
• Bang for the buck
• EU limits import Chinese t-shirts
• Kashiyama buys Joseph
• Levi appoints president US Dockers
• Perry Ellis anticipates record revenues
• Models on a roll
• Boots CFO quits
• M&S appoints new chairman
• Mariah's makeover
• Net-A-Porter sees profit
• Whatever Happened To Free Trade?
• BT signs with H&M
• John Lewis employees indignant at manager pay-off
• Retail directors sell own-company shares
• M&S to unveil future refurb plans
• Seven For All Mankind Focus On Expansion
• Supermodel overcomes bankruptcy
• Tesco to expand clothing
• London Fashion Week Moves Venue Again
• How To Dress For A Yachting Holiday
• Nike To Focus On Womens Ranges
• Fashion in Motion
• Intimates London July tradeshow
• Kylie diagnosed with cancer

Fashion News - May 2005 week 19

• Pringle designer quits
• Queen's couturier honoured
• Dawson reveals reduction losses
• Marchpole distribution deal Ungaro
• The new it-bag
• Saks fires executives
• Stella McCartney teams up with H&M
• Hermes Growth On Target
• New chairman at M&S?
• Consumer Spending Falls
• Benetton Boss Has No Regrets
• London rocks, according to Hedi Slimane
• Stephen Sunnucks Facing Challenge At Gap
• Jaeger Owner Acquires Allders
• M&S not price competitive
• Cherokee heads for England and abroad

Fashion News - May 2005 week 18

• Timeless Coco Chanel
• The Future's So Bright, You Gotta Wear Shades
• April trading down
• To imitate is fashionable
• Time for a change
• Barbie wears Benetton
• Marina chic
• Lang for sale
• Sander reports loss
• Designer Super Sale
• Trouble in logo land
• Nike "swooshes" out of Sears
• Matalan sales drop
• LaCrosse Footwear Q1 results
• It's a small world after all
• Matalan sells jeans brand for £30.5m
• Office Buying Director to launch footwear brand
• Philip Start opens new boutique
• Monster in fur
• Country Revival
• Playtex profit rise
• Partying at the Met
• Adidas To Sell Salomon
• Europe To Charge Tariffs On US Imports
• Prada In Talks To Sell Helmut Lang
• Mosaic Fashions To Float
• Gucci Scores For PPR
• Hip Hats
• The Birkin Legend
• Adidas Q1 results
• Chinese export growth
• Neiman Marcus in takeover?
• Matthew Williamson launches perfume
• Calvin Klein's new swimwear range
• 009
• Vogue editor dispels footballer's wife rumours

Fashion News - April 2005 week 17

• Amazon Sees Profits Dip With Free Shipping
• Puma sees strong growth
• Prada on stage
• Helena Christensen opens New York boutique
• Hugo Boss Optimistic
• Coach sales up 33% in Q3
• Marc Jacobs to launch range of fine watches
• Dior exhibition
• Donatella Versace comes clean
• John Lewis To Open In Leeds
• Chinese Imports May See New Quota Limits
• Cult Denim
• UK Shoppers Staying At Home
• French Connection in corporate governance dispute
• Pretty Poiret
• Lacoste's trophy
• LVMH excellent results
• Asprey sales rise
• Gap's new brand
• Campbell for Tescos
• It's Dior baby
• Rumoured tension at M&S
• Asda possible bid Somerfield
• Mango opens in Canada
• John Lewis in Leeds
• Wedding fever
• Celebrities front lingerie brands

Fashion News - April 2005 week 16

• Big Girls on eBay
• Girl with the eye
• Indulge yourselves
• Brantano growth in UK
• De Sole on board Zegna
• Gaultier appoints new president
• Monsoon buys Etam
• Primark On Top Form
• Watch out for Jay-Z
• Burberry launches golfwear in Korea
• Selfridges Goes For Vegas Glitz
• Marks & Spencer Online With Amazon
• Fortnum's forgets fashion
• Asprey & Garrard See Growth & Expansion
• P. Diddy's women
• Dash for president
• Rodnik is hot
• Austin Reed still struggling
• Monsoon sues Primark
• Laura Ashley expands home ranges
• Liberty Sold To Clear Debt
• M&S to cut prices
• James Lakeland to focus on concessions

Fashion News - April 2005 week 15

• Marchpole announces three new contracts
• Gap reports disappointing sales
• Mulberry sales skyrocket
• Loafing around
• Victoria's Secret Anniversary
• Rumours circling Lang
• Diptyque bought by Manzanita Capital
• Tom Ford Signs With Estee Lauder
• Burberry Forecasts Growth
• Rosey profits for Laura Ashley
• Profits for Moss Bros
• Dancing shoes
• Rumour mill
• Blass for sale?
• Isabella Oliver sales rise
• EU to curb Chinese imports?
• Destiny's Child Fashions
• Camilla gets dress right
• VivaLaDiva supports British designers
• Philip Green in Etam revamp
• Global Fight Against Counterfeit Goods
• Former Harrods boss in legal dispute
• Camilla fashions up royally
• Versace auctions Gianni's antiques
• Elizabeth Hurley Launches Swimwear Range
• Molton Brown for travel
• Fashion's Hippie Trail
• Philip Green To Acquire Etam

Fashion News - April 2005 week 14

• Emporio Armani magazine
• Debenhams Holds Back on Flotation
• Harrods by appointment
• Christopher Bailey Updates Burberry Check
• Fabulous Footwear
• Dress Code
• Easter not retail success
• Zara Plans For Expansion
• Ford's next step
• Wal-Mart improves image
• Gaultier boss resigns
• Your heart's desire
• Shoes galore
• Alexon trade collapse
• Debenhams In Allders Chain Revamp

Fashion News - March/April 2005 week 13

• Mango in Finland
• Up for the prize
• In the name of fashion
• Beauty King
• Womenswear sales rise
• Asda To Expand Clothing Businesss
• Puma raises forecast
• Tough Times For British Retailers
• Serbia to join EU textile trading
• Amtrak wins Laura Ashley contract
• Scots go designer-crazy in Milan
• Liberty Reports Sales Growth
• New dates secure attendance at Pure
• Mothercare Faces eBay Competition
• Autumn Trends
• Retailers to face rate increases
• Margaret's Moment
• Trade Barriers Still In Place
• Ford receives award
• Everyone's a denim designer
• Lagerfeld stays at Fendi
• Hermes profit drop
• Job losses in Ireland
• Chocolates and Manolo's
• Design for honour
• Growth online retail sales
• Morgan opens in China
• Helmut still around

Fashion News - March 2005 week 12

• Dior celebrates anniversary with parfum
• Quicksilver Acquires Rossignol
• Merchant Retails sold Joplings department stores
• Fashion Retail Academy Gets 10 million Grant
• Juicy Couture To Expand Collection
• Wintour's seal of approval
• H&M glamour launch
• Gap honoured by NAFE
• L'Oreal invests in Korea
• Polo announces quarterly dividend
• Fashion's It girl
• New Valentino Spin-off
• Tough times for Next
• Joss Stone to mind the Gap
• Zara targets Asia
• Sexy is a bigger size
• House of Fraser Acquire World Oldest Department Store
• Summer Is All About Havaianas
• LA on the fashion map
• Ted Baker bucks trends
• Christian Dior Centenary Celebration
• Nike scores again
• PPR Report Growth in Luxury
• Photographers receive Walk of Style award
• Is the backpack back?
• Juicy Tunes

Fashion News - March 2005 week 11

• House of Fraser may acquire Jenners
• Lands End Home Shopping Business For Sale
• Stead & Simpson Heading For Floatation
• Fortnum & Mason @ Heathrow
• Inditex Set For Expansion
• Fila Celebrates Art of Sport
• Say it with beads
• Heidi pregnant again?
• Stead & Simpson reviews options
• La Rinascente sold
• Ralph Lauren Polo to sponsor tennis association
• M&S appoints finance director
• Jasper Conran's New London Flagship
• Urban Outfitters On Profitable Path
• Abercrombie goes upmarket
• Paige premium jeans
• Prada men's fragrance delayed
• Eley Kishimoto Meets Ellesse
• Night Obsessions
• Gucci Revamps Design Team
• Coach files complaint against LVMH
• Winter Trend Summary
• LVMH reports good results
• Talbots' earnings drop
• H&M sues Primark
• Stella does it again
• Newest fashion icon
• Chanel threatens to sue
• China and EU press for curb on Chinese exports
• Matthew Williamson launches jewellery
• iD Magazine Celebrates 25th Birthday
• Ethical Fashion
• Tsunami victim found
• Commercial couture
• Santucci at D&G
• M&S workers revolt
• FCUK denies sales rumours
• Wrap up with Beyonce's 'House of Dereon' Line

Fashion News - March 2005 week 10

• French Connection Underperforming
• Italy retaliates against China
• Growth For Accessories Chain Claire's
• H&M Accuses Primark Of Stealing Designs
• Benetton focuses on Far East
• Umbro sales increase
• Gotta love Karl
• Versace's legacy
• How to dress like a Desperate Housewife
• Britain goes Lithuanian
• Major retailers miss out
• Fashion moves forward
• Protest against Chinese fur
• Chloe shines again
• Poor sales at Gap
• L'Oreal to launch men's cosmetics
• Gucci director defects to Burberry
• New CEO for Sergio Rossi
• Carey's new career
• Pie-in-the-face for Vogue editor
• Telegraph poll shows sale downturn
• Facchinetti quits Gucci
• Debenhams back to stockmarket?
• Financial results Benetton
• Online Retailer Asos Foresee Profit Slide
• Stella McCartney Gives Birth To Boy

Fashion News - February/March 2005 week 9

• Online Retailer Asos Foresee Profit Slide
• Stella McCartney Gives Birth To Boy
• Vivienne Westwood Unveils Diamond Safety Pins
• Tatty Devine
• John Galliano Starts Season Strong
• Givenchy Appoints Successor
• Prada Jeans
• Matalan Sees Growth
• Gap On Rebound
• Beales In Takeover Bid
• Fairtrade Increases By 50 Per Cent
• Baugur has interest in French Connection
• Record profits for Molton Brown
• M&S to wage price cuts
• Fashion PHLY
• Grande Finale
• Unifi sells plant
• New Trade Show
• Parc des Expositions
• Harvey Nichols Still A Shopping Mecca

Fashion News - February 2005 week 8

• Gucci stays true to itself
• Is black the new black
• Burberry scores again
• Job losses likely at Allders
• Paulsmeier Backs Out Of M&S Big
• Reiss Goes Global
• Young Designers showcase
• Future Of London Fashion Week
• Alternative Fashion Week
• Another Becks
• New CEO for Ferre
• Armani may open in Ireland
• Sample Sale Horror
• Artext to launch new product
• Edinburgh Woos Versace
• JD sports target for thieves
• Inspiration for fall
• End of dolce vita
• MA Students Close London Fashion Week
• Online Clothing Retail Strategy
• Abercrombie to come to Europe
• Ann Summers looks to Russia
• Kim Jones meets Mulberry
• Road to China
• Brantano eyes UK
• Treacy royal milliner
• Capricious Naomi
• Italy protection from cheap imports
• Middle age glory days
• Allders Announces Store Closure

Fashion News - February 2005 week 7

• H&M sales growth
• London Fashion Week Highlights
• Charity Bracelets
• Fashion Police
• Ulster Weaver closes two plants
• AnnTaylor profit warning
• No pension for RT workers
• Best in fashion
• London Fashion Week Monday Review
• London Fashion Week Kicks Off
• What's in a name?
• Joseph for sale
• Perry Ellis acquires UK subsidiary
• Thomas Smith sells Kirkburn Mill
• The Midas Touch
• Million dollar baby

Fashion News - February 2005 week 6

• Emma Hope Shoes
• New President for Burberry fragrances
• Laura Ashley Refutes Sales Talk
• Sales Give Lift To Difficult Trading
• One Tough Mother
• Adidas sees European growth
• Jlo closes NYFW
• Virtual style gurus
• Spunky T's
• H&M fastest growth
• Carrefour merger rumours false
• Impetus introduces Coolmax® Women’s Fashion Underwear
• Dissing the queen
• London for design
• Moss Bros Meet Market Expectations
• Debenhams may undertake sale to pay debt
• Allders Bids In Place
• TK Maxx looks to Ireland
• Shopping numbers
• Tough trading for Gap
• Hilfiger in trouble
• PPR plays re-shuffle board
• Ferragamo management turmoil
• M&S chairman steps down
• Laura Ashley may be sold
• Elle the new glossy
• Bag Lady
• London Fashion Week one's to watch
• Bid for Burberry chavmobile
• Fashion with allotta heart
• Versace's art auction

Fashion News - January/February 2005 week 5

• Frock Stars!
• Dior's Hedi Slimane Creates Homeware
• Laura Ashley Relocation Will Not Lose Jobs
• Slow Start To 2005
• Shrewd Jacobs
• Reality check
• Amsterdam Fashion Week
• Good news for M&S
• B&L buys T&L
• Politics of Fashion
• New Sander fragrances
• SR Gent closes UK production
• Adidas reports good news
• Too cool for school
• Beyonce to produce clothing line
• London salutes Matthew Williamson
• Filippa K to open in UK
• Paul & Joe open Sloane Street
• Etam Close To Takeover
• Asda in bid for Littlewoods
• Base London To License Clothing
• H&M Sees Profits Through Lagerfeld
• Versace niece wins apology from Now magazine
• John Lewis To Support Olympic Bid
• Allders owed following administration
• Super bags on sale

Fashion News - January 2005 week 4

• Allders To Go Into Administration
• Christian Lacroix sold
• Hot Couture!
• Versace family barred from using trademarks
• Necessary changes at Hilfiger
• New buyer for Miu Miu
• How to marry a millionaire
• Bad news from Brussels
• Hold on to you hats
• Tommy Hilfiger Cuts Jobs In Restructuring
• Harrods A Personal Shopping Mecca
• Spectres at the V&A
• Growing sales at Dior and Richemont
• Jones Lowers Q4 Estimates
• The London Menswear Focus
• Tough year for Beales
• No Retirement For Armani
• ASOS Captures Celebrity Clothing Market Online
• Beales Sees Losses
• Helmut Lang to leave Prada Group
• Gaultier eye-to-eye with De Rigo
• Ex M&S chairman appointed at Carrefour
• Allders put into receivership
• M&S Criticised For New Collection

Fashion News - January 2005 week 3

• Converse versus Varvatos
• Chelsea FC ends Umbro deal
• Mulberry Bags Proved Most-Wanted
• Challenge Continues At Laura Ashley
• Austin Reed To Focus On Country Casuals Range
• Better trading at JD Sports
• John Lewis Chain Reaction
• Crème Caramel
• Sharon Osbourne new face of Asda
• The Big Chill
• Go Green!
• Debenhams On Campaign Trail
• New Look New Chairman
• Tesco first non-food store
• Dior excels in Japan
• MaxMara Founder dies
• Modeling Drew
• The law against skinny
• Right kind of blues
• Catty Cardin
• Walker Gunn gains ground
• Hi-Tec back to tennis
• Cotton Traders' sales soar
• Menswear Milan Report
• No Second M&S Bid By Philip Green
• Monsoon Reports Strong Sales
• Graduate Fashion Week appoints vice chairman
• Giant to launch for A/W 2005
• Ford and De Sole reunite

Fashion News - January 2005 week 2

• Burberry To Expand Footwear
• London Fashion Week
• Nike goes high-tech
• Tough trading for Mothercare
• Store Card Concerns & Probe
• Adidas to sue A&F over stripes
• C&C California Merges With Liz Claiborne
• Ted Baker debuts in Amsterdam
• Elizabeth Jagger new face for Mango
• Reebok opts for fashionable outlets
• Further resignations at Laura Ashley
• Good Christmas For Matalan
• UK Retailers Reacts To Tsunami Appeal
• Prada in debt
• Peacock enhances profitability
• Marchpole sales increase
• The ultimate cover girl
• Pharrell sues Reebok
• Adidas' new Superstar
• New Label Sinhastanic
• Good Trading At Liberty
• Retail gloom means no rate rise
• Working Girl
• Gate crashing, anyone?
• Lacroix for sale
• JJB cuts numbers
• Pilot in receivership
• Spring's hot must-haves
• Fortune for fashion
• Versace art under bid

Fashion News - January 2005 week 1

• More spending Online
• London Eye2Eye to launch Bernard Wilhelm
• Laura Ashley Executive Steps Down
• Hilfiger hires Armani exec
• Next Reports Sales Profit
• Fur boost sales at New Look
• Cashmere Craze
• Dior exec moves to Gucci
• Happy Progress at New Look
• Bargain-hunters Flock To Sales
• Prowse&Hargood Women's Shirts
• Williams Eyeing LK Bennett
• Next hopes to unveil solid sales
• Pin & chip not easily implemented
• Quicksilver in running for Rossignol
• Kate Moss back with ex
• Tesco triumph
• House of Fraser To Leaseback Stores To Improve Funds
• Bob Geldof attacks charity shops
• Christmas shopping decline on last year
• M&S opts for discounting
• Sales Up For John Lewis
• Amazon reports rise in shares post Christmas
• What to do with unwanted gifts

Fashion News - December 2004

• Hardie Amies to produce men's collection
• FSA Warns Retailers To Report Sales Downturn
• Tesco & Asda big in Europe
• Launch EU Tech Platform for Textiles and Clothing
• Diesel on the catwalk
• Barneys acquisition complete
• Hardy Amies IPO
• Calvin Klein sued
• Walker's winner
• Designer bags a-go-go
• First commercial in-store TV channel
• Pretty Ballerina
• Moss painting worth millions
• Indian Fashion Week
• Valentino control in Japan
• Berghaus new management
• Primark interested in Allders?
• Otis Ferry cautioned by French Connection
• New Look revamps flagship
• UK Travellers Avid Shoppers
• Late night shopping disappointing
• Shopping Centres Report Record-Breaking Trading
• Hot ticket
• Sixty appoints manager Asia
• New designers alert
• Boss, Movado license agreement
• First Lesbian Label
• BLC offers shoe testing
• Sunrise saves money through ERP
• Benetton Bites Back
• Mulberry Rush
• Pound may gain with increased retail sales
• Quota-free retail industry
• JD Acquires RD Scott
• Slimma reports disappointing results
• Claiborne sells Kenneth Cole stake
• H&M sales are up
• Park-a-Punch
• Picky Designers
• Cleavage busters
• Benetton PETA target
• Gucci Reveals Strategy
• Retailers Should Wait With Early Sales
• Get ready for the sales
• Benetton Photographer In-Mates Exhibition
• Prada's High-Tech Misstep
• Faith Sold For £64m
• Armani Prive
• Osbourne fashions
• Gucci defections
• BCBG capitalises on trademark
• Lenny and Tom
• Mulberry predicts sales increase
• Wearing my religion
• New Gucci CEO To Reveal Strategy
• Pump action
• Versace Mansion Gets Makeover
• Why keep the Faith?
• Christmas sales boom
• Hunting Dress: The Epitome Of Style
• Fashion Icon 2004
• Fashion Chavaganza
• Sephora to close down
• Burberry Moves Into Profit
• Bag it
• Keep warm with Rodnik
• LK Bennett for sale
• Hilfiger's Christmas Purchase
• Allders For Sale
• Joy Plans For Revamp
• Bullring wins BCSC award
• Philip Green top high street influence
• Lulu Guinness opens online store
• Fur Peta's Sake!
• EU to drop punitive tariffs
• Vivaladiva.com
• Office reports profit rise
• Pierre Cardin for sale
• Lagerfeld a hit in Japan
• Designer tree
• Expanding Joy
• BRC Announce Fall In Sales
• Marchpole expands in Korea
• Gap authorises share buyback
• Boots best site
• LVMH to double in sales
• Retailers expect sales lift
• Who's your Daddy?
• Designer Teens
• Don't mess with Mama
• Hobbs to bid for LK Bennett
• Fat Face consider sale options
• Fashion For World Aids Day Charity
• Men love their brooches
• Armani Goes For Couture
• Tough market for Gap
• M&S Continues Pre-Christmas Web Sale
• Madonna gets 4.5m for Versace ad
• Austin Reed chief heads for Tesco
• Joseph for sale
• Green Baby Signs With Tesco
• Moore designer t-shirts
• Gucci's reigning star
• Fashion's Boy Friday
• Furla opens in Russia
• PETA bans merino wool
• Internet shopping up to 15 per cent of total
• Walmart US to cut prices
• Beauty versus Bill
• Beyonce in wardrobe crisis
• Bigger Is Better At Chanel
• Madonna new face of Versace
• Indian textile growth
• Geox shares popular
• UK's Best Dressed
• Twin Talent
• Star-struck Stefani
• Asian lap of luxury
• PPR focuses on luxury
• Prada Delays Flotation
• Talk Too Soon Of Christmas Crisis
• Posh Prefers Fashion

Fashion News - November 2004

• From hats to hotels
• Made to order
• London Denim goes Italian
• Sander and Lang for sale
• Braccialini enters UK
• Versace rumours
• Sonja Nuttall To Front Jil Sander
• Markets Open For Sportswear
• Burberry Check Sees Decline In UK Sales
• UK Most Popular Sites
• A contemporary Christmas
• Mickey Rourke designs
• LK Bennett for sale
• La Senza reports 3Q results
• Going for Gold
• Silly sells
• Lagerfeld To Apologise
• Kids Are New Shopping Addicts
• Chistmas Crisis
• Philips-Vans Heusen Acquires Arrow
• Laura Ashley Shopworker Uncovers Fraud Ring
• IT textile vendor appoints re-seller
• New CEO for Stella
• Juicy Barbie
• Head-honcho wears poncho
• Far East rules the roost
• Couture is the word
• Lacoste wins dispute
• Best foot forward
• Wear a yellow bracelet
• UK retailer sources India
• Prada restructuring
• Fashion talk
• Talented De la Renta jr.
• New CFO for Polo
• Internet sales doubled
• Basso & Brooke score
• Wal-Mart unions in China
• KarstadtQuelle quits venture
• Lagerfeld offended by H&M
• Departure for Laura Ashley
• Mothercare to expand abroad
• Planning wool's comeback
• The future of Armani
• When fashion becomes unaffordable
• Tea and Jimmy Choo's
• French Connection in trouble
• Catherine knitting away
• Brantano results increase 26%
• H&M Europe's Fashion Favourite?
• Kmart and Sears Roebuck to merge
• Retail slower in Scotland
• Fashion Conscience
• Calvin Klein Boosts PVH results
• Tod's reports sales increase
• New fabric phone
• French Connection profit warning
• Adidas opnes new store in London
• Inditex blows off La Rinascente
• Gaultier finally affordable
• Marzotto to double sales in five years
• Bootylicious
• Klein goes Indian
• Lagerfeld scores again
• Marilyn Monroe exhibit opens
• Diamond prices rise
• Jil Sander quits again
• Jones buys Barneys
• The laws of fashion
• India introduces allergy-free garments
• Tiffany reports Third Quarter results
• Serena's new career
• Shop for charity
• Originality and the Fashion Icon
• It's a tie
• Men dress for men
• M&S management shakeout
• Gap Love Accessories
• New Louis Vuitton bags
• Clothing Exchange
• New Dior Watch
• Oprah to auction designer duds
• X-ray reveals all
• Calling all brides
• Daks To Launch Catwalk Collection
• Helmet Head
• Christmas In The Windows
• Armani's about-face
• Frost's brilliant genes
• Christmas tales
• Heidi Klum on modelling
• Trading Places
• Benetton Gives Land To Indigenous Indians
• Ann Summers & Wonderbra
• Ford fraternising with enemy
• Busted Switch On Regent Street Lights
• New PRM solution
• Conflicting retail reports
• High Street Invasion
• Bullring Shopping Completes Final Development
• What Happened To The Art Of Bling?
• International Sales Decline At Gap
• Joma Builds On UK Success
• Debenhams profits climb
• EDI, standards, code, lists, European, fashion, market
• M&S To Cut Per Una Due Range
• Carried Away
• D&G in lawsuit?
• Fashionable Scent
• Heart Of Stone
• Reason to say 'I do'
• Kylie leg wear
• Tommy Hildfiger Delays Release of Profits
• Polo Reports Profits
• Get It At Next!
• Glamour Back At This Week's British Fashion Awards
• Decline In European Sales For Adidas
• G-Star by Marc Newson
• Pure and Simple
• Hail accessories!
• Naughty but very nice
• Macpherson to enter US market
• First HipHop Fashion Magazine
• Philo reigns
• Hall gets real
• Pop culture's fashion icons
• Philip Green Passes Arcadia To Wife In Tax-Saving Bid
• Chavs Like Their British Brands
• BRC Calls For Fairer Retail Property Rates
• Hobbs Sold To 3i
• Look like a fashion icon
• Celebrate the London Look
• Seussentenial Fashion
• Ford turns author
• It's in the bag
• New European head Calvin Klein
• The real bling
• Retail sales rise
• What Madonna did next
• Burberry Online
• American Apparel Comes To London
• A Few Scents For Kidman
• Stella McCartney Business to Expand
• Paul Smith joins internet hype
• Celebrity endorsement for Holland
• Fashionable alternative to eBay
• Abercrombie & Fitch Boycott Australian Wool
• Regent Street Christmas Lights Will Be 'Incredible'
• Passage To India
• Jimmy Choo For Sale
• Gucci Staffer Joins Abercrombie
• Harvey Nichols To Open In Dublin
• Hacket To Expand Abroad
• Matalan To Post Profits This Week
• Ralph Lauren Launches New Rugby Line
• Sparkle At Christmas
• Mango Targets America

News - October 2004

• Mango to enter US market
• Vogue searches for new talent
• Supermodel duped by dad
• Knickerbockers galore
• And the winner is…
• When Ben met Kate
• Pretty Pooches
• “Test the Nation” series
• Valli own label
• Boutique Alternative
• Thou shalt not blaspheme
• Armani still going strong
• Real men wear pink
• Ralph does Rugby
• Tweed is hot
• New magazine launch
• Laura Ashley To Close Factory
• Johnnie Walker vs Christian Lacroix
• Benetton Colours Remain Bright
• Gucci Appoints American Managing Director
• Record Results For Green's Arcadia
• N Brown To Conquer Footwear Market
• Consumer Spending Stable
• Wintle For Luxury Menswear
• Brits Best At Accessories
• M&S Insists Green's Bid Undervalued Company
• Boots To Sell Sex Accessories
• Fake Goods Could Have Terrorist Link
• Intelligent Apparel
• Dirrty Girl Fashion
• Fine Art meets High Fashion
• The smell of success
• Gucci Group Replaces CEO
• Footlocker Acquires Irish Stores
• Lancôme Unveils New Beauty Range
• Laura Ashley And L'Oreal Dispute Continues
• Kerry wins fashion vote
• Naomi's latest love
• Lingerie designer angered
• Pilati suffers reviews
• 3i to buy Hobbs
• Theron new Peta spokesperson
• Naked Charity
• Pharrell introduces eyewear
• Moon Boots back with vengeance
• Kim Cattrall In Fragrance Ad
• That Tweed Jacket
• Christmas Day Shopping Banned
• Prada Open Skirts Roadshow
• Fashion And Fantasy
• Fortnum & Mason Open In Tokyo
• Pierre Cardin Negotiations Stalled
• H&M Report Lower Than Expected Sales Rise
• Through Dior's Eyes
• MaxMara To Re-Open Bond Street
• Mulberry Opens Boutique
• Fashion designers get political
• LVMH profits climb
• Chloe for infants?
• Net-a-porter wins again
• Next best UK childrenswear
• Corset Fever
• Proenza Schouler CFDA winner
• Billionaire Green honours payback
• Victoria's Secret must recycle
• Moss new muse for shoes
• Agent Provocateur gets sexier
• Portuguese Bling Bags
• Cherie's bad fashion sense
• Tissot launches web watch
• Burberry Smells Success
• JJB Takeover Halt
• Versace Favours The Dangerous Look
• Pucci Foundation
• Nokia does fashion
• School bans revealing jeans
• Edinburgh to rival LFW
• No Muslim fashion parades
• New shares Hardy Amies
• New CFDA star
• Leslie Ash New Playtex Model
• Matalan Approached To Sell Lee Cooper Brand
• UK Shoppers Spending Cautiously
• Paris As Romantic As Ever
• Cliff's Scent
• Post-Gucci depression
• Armani Prefers A Benz
• Departure John Lewis Managing Director
• Sales Up For New Look
• Prada Buys Helmut Lang
• New face for Wonderbra
• Milla says "I don't"
• Matalan takeover bid rumours
• Pink's the ticket
• Kidman Causes Stir At Chanel
• Schoolboy New Face Of Dior
• Gap Inc. sales drop
• Young designers revive old guard
• Exhibition Black British Style
• Newcastle in flagship store onslaught
• Moss Bros on track
• Lagerfeld's dress code
• Fashion's multi-taskers
• Austin Reed suffers losses
• TopShop sells newcomer Wang
• Supermodel launches clothing collection
• JJB Sports In Takeover By Cinven
• Orlando Bloom In Calvin Klein Campain
• Fashion gloves online
• Beirendonck designs for Eastpak
• Hilfiger accused of fraud
• M&S Acquires Per Una
• Richard Avedon dies
• Chanel new No.5 campaign
• Posh fashion designer
• Versace profits plunging
• Forget Uggs, It's Mukluks
• Missing Sock Theory
• M&S Loses Star Staff
• Versace Closes Milan Fashion Week
• All Eyes On Gucci
• Ford The Next Film Star?
• Aquascutum Relaunches London Flagship
• JJB Sports Confirms Bid Interest
• Beckham and Scooby Doo in Adidas Ad
• Europe Competitive Against China Quota Lift
• Fashion Plays Dress-Up
• Allders Placed For Faster Recovery

News - September 2004

• Retail sales drop
• New Fashion Guru
• Kate Moss replaces Posh
• Armani revives haute couture
• Geoffrey Beene dies
• Heidi Klum Fit For Secret
• Growth For Gucci
• An Indian Summer For Armani
• Chinese Manufacturers To Up Capacity
• Thai Silk: a new trend?
• FCUK association with narcotics
• Sainsbury's new fashion label
• Gucci earnings rise
• H&M In Portuguese Acquisition
• Alek Wek In Turbulance Over African Event
• Smart Shoppers Beware
• Vuitton in lion's den
• Schumacher sponsors Puma
• A Curated Shopping Experience
• All Eyes On Gucci
• Benetton Online
• Zara Bans Fur
• Prada May Float In Near Future
• Tommy Hilfiger Commission Investigation
• Dolce & Gabbana Stay On The Streets
• Tesco's Clothing Lines Fastest Growth
• Dior Report Profit
• Basso & Brook Win Fashion Fringe
• Falling Sales For Laura Ashley
• Art Shop Sells Known Labels, Unknown Goods
• Design your own Timberland
• Biba's 40th birthday
• Dior Couture going strong
• Tesco surges ahead
• London Fashion Week Kicks Off
• Decline In Retail Crime But Not In Impact
• Victoria's Secret to open in London
• Bershka to launch in the UK
• The Army: new kid on the block
• M&S Report Downturn Trading
• Takeover Deal In Store For Hobbs
• Lagerfeld's H&M Designs Debut in November
• Fruit Of The Loom To Close Irish Production
• Burberry To Launch New Fragrance
• M&S To Terminate Beckham Contract
• Gap Targets 35-Plus Women
• Ralph Lauren Prefers Chic Hollywood
• Intimates Advert Causes More Than A Stir
• Next Voted Best Retailer
• FTSE4Good Index Removes Brands
• Laura Ashley To Cut Jobs
• Stella McCartney For Adidas
• Mulberry Founder Leaves Company
• Cards Focus On Security
• M&S Director Leaves To Design Own Range
• Wal-Mart To Improve Image
• Amazon To Run M&S Online
• Office Of Fair Trading Launches M&S Card Probe
• River Island To Dress Up Profit
• House Of Fraser Shares On Market
• Doggy Bag
• Comme This Way
• BHS To Focus On Fashion
• HOF Shares Sold
• US Could Limit China Imports
• Tammy Launches New Website
• PPR Focuses On Catalogue Business
• Savile Row Tailor To Conquer Japan
• Marchpole Signs Ungaro
• Green With Envy
• UMBRO Sees Increase Turnover
• New York Fashion Week Kicks Off
• Gap Closes Factories Breaching Labour Standards
• The Lipstick Factor
• Extreme Re-brands Legends For UK High Street
• Byblos Enters Hotel Business
• Versace To Forego Internal Financial Re-Structure
• Sainbury's Unveils Clothing Range
• Shopping Numbers Down
• Fat Face Designers Up For GBP35m
• Lower Sales Forecasts For Walmart
• Danish fashion concern chooses Wellcreative
• Louis Vuitton Emprise
• iPod: The Fashion Must Have
• Faith In Takeover
• No Collar Required
• Church Bans Religious Attire
• New Look Exec Joins Sports Retailer
• Belgian Beauty
• M&S To Change Refund Policy
• The Real World Featuring Hilfiger
• Wal-Mart And Matalan Said To Be Close To Takeover
• Fashion Changes Shape
• Sunday Shopping Still Growing

News - August 2004

• Gap To Export More Brands
• New Name For Donna Karan
• H&M Opens 1000th Store
• High Heel, Round Toe
• Stricter Responsibilities For Tax Free Shopping
• Brantano operating profit rises by 12.5%
• Armani Launches Men's Fragrance
• Polo In Court Case Over Adidas
• New York Elite Goes Bankrupt
• Planet Distribution Installs New Distribution System
• Pebblestone fashion Gold Certified
• New Look Exec To Lead Matalan Bid
• Profits Expected To Fall For JJB Sports
• White Now
• What's Selling In Menswear
• Nike And Foot Locker Back In Running
• No Olympic Gold For Underpaid Sweatswhop Workers
• Asda Replaces M&S As Biggest Retailer
• Burberry Banned From Pubs
• Woolworths Expands Childrenswear Brand
• Bad Summer For Fashion Retailers
• Gap To Close More Stores Than Planned
• Fila: Remember The Time…
• Young Fashion Designers Awards
• Sales Rise At H&M
• US Retail Giant To Expand To UK
• New Concept Store For Adidas
• Trainers For The Discerned
• Naomi Campbell: No Model Behaviour
• Tiffany Shares Fall
• Asda Extends Home Shopping Availability
• Dior Recruits Charlize Theron
• Converse Takes Concession In Carnaby Street
• Topshop Opens First Shoe Store
• Gap To Launch New Chain
• Profits At Abercrombie
• Retailtainment
• Revival
• Hide & Chic
• Woolies With Attitude
• Coats UK Launches Thread Collection
• Paul Myners To Remain M&S Chairman
• Clothing Sales Summer Suffering
• Jerry Hall On Beauty
• Burberry Boss One Of City's Highest Paid Women
• Mixed Fortunes For US Retailers
• Asda Launches George Jewellery
• Boho Spirit
• Armani Pulls Out 'The New York Times' Ads
• Sales Slow AT Gap
• Merchandising Retail Event
• Düsseldorf shows more fashion fusing city and trade fair
• Eric Clapton Saves Gentlemen's Outfitters
• Moss Bros Strong Start To Year
• Online Fabric Catalogue
• sales boost and the impact of interest rate rises
• Hotels In Fashion
• Bigger Package
• DIY With Prada
• Online Customers Search For Bargains
• Foot Locker Reports Profits
• Asda Britain's Largest Retailing
• Waist Away
• LARC Helps Start-up Designers
• Charles Jourdan Relaunches in UK
• Kate Moss Stays With Chanel
• Monsoon To Launch Menswear
• Donatella Versace Treated For Addiction
• Harrods Celebrates Profits From Sale

News - July 2004

• UGG - From Boots to Bags
• Benetton Settles Olympic Dispute
• BMB Geared For Expansion
• Mini Debenhams
• Austin Reed And Moss Bros On Brink Of Takeover
• A Friend In Tweed
• Monsoon Sees Profits
• Beach Babe
• SJP New Face Of Gap
• Yanuk Launch Men's Jeans
• Zara A Retailer's Dream
• Londoncentral To Host Catwalk Show
• Belstaff Sold To Clothing Company
• Temperley To Open Selfridges Shop
• FCUK Less Controversial
• Young Fashion Brand Naughty To Re-launch
• PPR To Focus On Gucci
• WalMart Online
• Home In Helsinki
• All Things Equestrian
• Ten new Brantano stores in UK
• Columbia reports record results Q2
• British Fashion Contrasting Fortunes
• Sales Rise For YSL Beauté
• eBay To Expand With Stores
• George Brand Offered At Wal-Mart
• Versace Barbie
• Louis Vuitton Opens New London Boutique
• Consumers Continue Shopping
• Abound Launching New Sizing System
• Modest Profits For Kurt Geiger
• Super-duper Selfridges
• John Lewis A Top UK Company
• Men Ok To Bling
• Bravo Stays On At Burberry
• M&S To Drop Beckham's Range
• Prada LA Epicentre
• What's Next For M&S?
• Remember Versace
• Green Ends M&S Bid Controversy
• The Return Of Rifat Ozbek
• Mothercare Sees Sales Increase
• Gucci Cube
• Green drops bid for M&S
• Benetton Land Dispute Continues
• Levi's Sees Profits
• cpd woman_man düsseldorf 1-3 august 04
• Hats Off
• J-Lo Underwear Online
• New Marketing Campaign at M&S
• Laura Ashley To Outsource Customer Databases
• Battle For M&S May Be Costly Cash Injection
• Armani Turns 70
• Be A Lady
• Burberry Chairman Under Watchdog Of Board Members
• It's Black And White At Chanel
• Mira Sorvino Weds In Armani
• Esprit Announces New Chief Operation Officers
• M&S Executive Cleared From Insider Dealing
• Puss In Boots At Gaultier
• Matalan Sees Boosts From Promotions
• Dior Fit For Museum
• Sales Decline At JJB Sports
• H&M Partnership with UNICEF
• China Dominates World Textile Market
• Gucci Trial Re-Opened
• Flower Power For Paul Smith
• M&S Not Budging For Green Offer
• Value Retail Sees Boom
• Harrods Hits Out At Limited Store Card
• Designer Store Cruise Ram-Raided
• Knot's Landing
• Mühlbauer, The Modern Milliner
• New Face Of Versace
• Arcadia Group Shares Worth GBP 3bn
• Summer Festivals
• Chic Pirates For Men's Fashion
• M&S CEO Will Counteract Bids
• Volvo Fashion
• New M&S Bid From Green Imminent
• Men In The Mix
• Footlocker In Antigay Dispute
• Monsoon Buys Dixons' Stores
• Prodigy Singer Shocks Versace Catwalk

News - June 2004

• Bag Lady
• New Mood, New Fashion
• M&S Share Inquiry Continues
• French Connection Chairman To Sell Majority Shares
• High Street Slump Makes For Early Sales
• Baugur Acquires Karen Millen
• Multi, Multi, Multi!
• Bye Bye Black
• Kate Moss No Longer Chanel Mademoiselle
• Clothing Quota Ban May Mean Price Reductions
• Beware Celebrity Endorsement
• Speculation Continues Over M&S Shares
• Mulberry reports profits
• New Shopping Habits Embraces Individual
• Green Approaches US Investors For M&S
• Walk This Way
• Nike Launches Disposable Shoe
• Treasure The Sales
• Ebay In Court Case Over Fake Jewellery
• Lingerie Deal For Michael Kors
• Celebrities To Front Strenesse Campaign
• Kristin Davis The Face Of B-Young
• H&M Expansion Drive Profit
• Summer Sale To Soar
• Karl Lagerfeld Goes High Street
• UK Fashion Export Awards
• Men's Fashion Calendar
• M&S Chief Executive Bought Shares Before Bid
• Fashion For Thought
• eBay Leading E-tailer
• Bravo Banks With Burberry
• Harrods Sees Rise In Profits
• White Right
• Mango Reports Rise In Profits
• Donna Karan To License Eyewear
• Foot Locker Reports Increased Earnings
• Hilfiger No Stranger To Six Figure Salary
• Fashion United Father's Day Gift Guide
• Management Buys Emma Somerset & French Dressing
• It's A Dog's Life
• First Fendi, Now Mazzini
• New Stores To Boost Sales At House Of Fraser
• Bulgari To Launch In Other Markets
• Next in Footie Fever
• Tourists Boost Retail Spending In London
• Ride The C&C California Wave
• Solid Sales At Gap
• Armani Launches Mania For Women
• Vittorio Radice To Leave M&S
• P Diddy Menswear Designer Of The Year
• Tommy Hilfiger Reports Profits For 4Q
• Littlewoods Capitalises on Euro 2004
• Evening Standard Sponsors Fashion Week
• Roots UK Launch
• Dutch Cosmetics Co Rituals Debuts In UK
• Luggage Specialist To Expand Overseas
• Touch Of Luxury?
• Fortnum & Mason Director Resigns
• Swarovski Fashion Brand
• Summer Dressing
• Green May Make New Offer M&S
• No G-Strings Attached!
• A Short Moment
• Laura Ashley's Daughter Designs New Range
• Jean-Paul Gaultier In The Mix
• Top Manager Leaves Gucci
• Versace Tries Her Hand At Tennis
• Green's Bid For M&S Continues
• Puma & Foot Locker Launch Beach Ball
• Fashion For The Dog House
• Retail sales increase
• Philip Green Sets Out Terms For M&S Bid
• Fashion Retailer Bank To Expand
• Fashion Hype
• Benetton Sues Indian Couple Over Land
• Ballet Babe
• London Shop Guide
• Strong Growth For Peacock Group
• Small Fashion Businesses Grow
• Tommy Hilfiger Treats Beyonce
• M&S Chairman And Chief Executive Departure
• Body Shop Launches Loyalty Scheme
• Euro Championships To Fuel England's Retailers
• Reiss Goes Global

News - May 2004

• Gucci Murder Case To Be Re-opened
• Hunter Acquires Clothing Chain USC
• H&M Boost Faster Fashion
• Philip Green To Bid For M&S
• Fashion At Belsay
• Austin Reed To Sell Country Casuals Brand
• Asprey, The Jewel Of Bond Street
• Vivienne Westwood Reigns
• New Store Concept For Mandarina Duck
• LeSportsac Packs Up Travel
• Wholesaler Musgrave Offers Londis To Stakeholders
• Ralph Lauren Reports Net Income Rise
• Animal Welfare Group Bans Versace
• Fashion Businesses Align With Online Boutique
• Ethel Austin Announces Ambitious Expansion Plans
• Asda May Branch out Into Europe
• LA-Based Fashion
• Umbro Accused Of Sweatshop Labour
• Growth Continues At Burberry
• It's A Hoody Call
• US Internet Retailer Reacts Against Spyware
• Footlocker Reports Jump in Earnings
• Shoes Online
• Head Of Selfridges Fashion Moves To Harrods
• Boy Scout Classic
• The Original Penguin - Revival In The Making
• Mothercare Reports Extraordinary Year
• Christopher Bailey To Speak At GFW
• Q1 improvements for Brantano
• Burberry Seeks Japan Boost
• New Focus On Advertising For Versace
• Graduate Fashion Week
• Introducing The No Tan-Lines Bikini
• Is London Hot For Fashion?
• TV Shopping Channel For N Brown
• UK Manufacturer Coats To Cut 150 Jobs
• Changing Times For Selfridges
• EU Expansion Good For Vietnam Manufacturers
• Fashion Going Bananas
• Vintage Fashion Fair
• Kookai Goes Live With Pin & Chip Integration
• Gap Leads To Improve Manufacturing Standards
• Growth continues at Bandolera
• New Director of Womenswear At M&S
• Hush, But It's No Secret
• N Brown To Expand E-Commerce
• Episode Diffusion
• M&S Warned Vandevelde Position Unsustainable
• Levi's To Sell Its Dockers Brand
• Chanel Wins Court Battle Over Logo
• Madeleine Press Wins Best Sportskit Of The Year
• UK Sales Growth Rate Slowing Down
• Tough Market For John David Group
• Sole Power
• Get Intimate With George
• Luc Vandevelde To Leave M&S Board
• Gucci Top Man Joins Burberry
• Laura Ashley Gets Makeover
• Pierre Cardin Up For Sale
• Ford To Fashion Up Auction House
• Armani Denies Claims To Sell
• Vietnam New Centre For London Fashion
• Former Debenhams Boss To Head Jaeger
• Dress Code
• Competition For Matalan Sees Profits Fall
• BRC Questions Need For Rate Rise
• PPR To Delist Gucci From Exchanges
• Calvin Klein To Open In Edinburgh
• Online Figleaves Report Record Sales
• Linda Bennett Business Woman Of The Year
• Lose Face
• Gap Joins Ethical Trading Initiative
• Benetton To Focus On Social Responsibility
• May is Magical At Harrods
• Euronext Suspends Trading in Gucci Today

News - April 2004

• Amazon Online Department Store
• The Future's So Bright
• Katharine Hamnett Launches Ethical Line for S/S05
• Selfridges For All Things Brazil
• Carnaby Street: An Urban Mecca
• China To Lead Manufacturing World?
• Mexx Announces Solid Financial Results
• Business shares
• It's In The Bag For Zoe Knight
• Jimmy Choo To Double Sales
• Latest Harrods Director To Quit
• Cosmetics Guru Estee Lauder Dies At 97
• Abercrombie To Target Counterfeiters
• Knit-wit!
• Fashion Meets Furniture
• Retail Spending Still Rising
• Budding Profits For Laura Ashley
• Vanessa Seward To Head Azzaro
• Ethel Austin Stays True In Potential Buyout
• Flamenco Moments
• Brantano turnover rises 9,3 %
• Gucci Announces De Sole's Successor
• Gucci Fashions Up iPod
• Could Narciso Rodriguez Succeed Armani?
• The Power Of Dressing
• Strategic Outsourcing for Retailers Conference
• Burberry President Resigns
• Could London Shape Up For Retailers?
• Jas M.B. Opens In London
• Flower Power
• M&S Should Rethink High Street Strategy
• Karen Millen Up For Flotation
• Primark To Expand
• Catwalk To Closet
• Of An Age: What Women Really Want
• Easter Boost Sales For John Lewis
• Key Figures To Leave Gucci
• Armani Group Report Profit
• Levi's To Focus On Core Brands
• No Spring Break For H&M
• Margiela Opens In London
• Fashion Up your Sports Kit
• Recovery For M&S Stalled By Sales Slump
• Burberry On Check For Sales
• It's A DVF Moment!
• Heidi Klein opens 2nd London boutique
• Good results for McGregor Fashion Group
• Kookai Operator Considering Takeover Bid
• Reebok A Race Ahead
• Versace's Niece To Inherit Fashion House
• Bright Lights, Bright City
• New Menswear
• Consumer Demand Still Steady
• New Chief Exec To Revitalise Austin Reed
• Fashion High On The List For BA
• Bob Dylan's Secret
• Prada To Go Public
• Armani Liaising With Investors
• Ralph Lauren To Launch New Fragrance
• Profits Slide For YSL Beauté
• Armani For Beautiful Legs
• Book Now For Retail Events Conferences
• Stay Cool This Summer
• London Sees Hot New Stores Opening
• New Look To Go Private
• M&S To Cut 1000 Jobs
• PPR Ready To Buy Out Gucci
• Sliding Demand For Prada's Brands
• Moss Bross Reports First Profits In 4 Years
• Spring Coat Trend
• Mothercare Sees Sales Growth
• 500 Manufacturers Jobs May Be Lost
• Asda To Branch Out George Brand To Woolworths

News - March 2004

• Global sourcing summit 2004
• 20th IAF Convention Barcelona next month
• Starters Award 2004 for internetshop Bivolino
• Hilary Swank To Y-Front Calvin Klein
• Sex Sells According To Ann Summers
• Retailers Conduct Mid-Season Sale
• Good Look For April
• H&M To Expand
• Lacoste Is For April Showers
• Fashion Per Gender: The Not So Great Divide
• John Lewis To Launch Credit Card with HSBC
• H&M Q3 turnover increase of 9 per cent
• House Of Fraser Sees Increase In Profits
• Gucci Shares Buyout By PPR
• Call Of The Wild
• Ted Baker posts 26% profit jump
• Retailers To Upgrade Online Infrastructure
• Platforms Are Back!
• M&S On Lookout For New Chairman
• Fashion Keeps Sex And The City Alive
• Versace Considering Selling Stake
• Armani To Open in Edinburgh
• China To Open Market To Foreign Retail Investors
• Swedish Actor Discovered By Dior
• Retailers Criticised For Store Cards
• Where Is The Sex?
• New Look Back In Private Hands
• Adidas To Open On Oxford Street
• London Retail Sales Up 3.7 Per Cent
• Ode To Mathew
• Nigel Hall Signs To M&S Autograph
• Madeleine Press Ends Geeson Contract
• Ethics Of The Fashion Industry
• Big Bonus For John Lewis Staff
• CPM-Collection Moscow successful
• Radice New Executive For Fashion At M&S
• Gucci Announces New Designers
• Cartoons As Fashionable Scent
• Hollywood Beckons Stella McCartney
• Slight Growth For UK Retail Sales
• Vögele Group significantly improves results
• Register For Retail Fraud Seminar
• Boys In Uniform
• The Paris Report
• Sales Rise For French Connection
• Poolside
• Hello High Street, Goodbye High Fashion
• Ford's Final From Film To Fashion
• Top Models Leave Agencies
• Gucci: Remember The Time
• 50s Glamour Italian Inspiration

News - February 2004

• Retailers Risk Fraud Without Pin & Chip
• Tesco To Concentrate On Clothing Offer
• M&S To Launch Quality For Less
• Burberry To Bid For Laura Ashley
• Armani's Demure-Sexy Look Is Oscar Potential
• Armani into Hotel Trade
• Next Big Thing
• Show Time
• Pringle's Highland Fling
• UK Shoppers Spending More
• T Is For Tres Cool
• Giles Deacon Rising Star
• Pepe Restructuring hits Sales
• Etam Aims For Barratts Concessions
• Brantano stable in 2003 and 2004
• London Streetwear Shows To Merge Events
• Aquascutum To Cut Manufacturing Jobs
• Prints This Spring
• Red, White & Blue For Paul Smith
• Urban Outfitters
• London Fashion Week Kicks Off
• LFW Designers Boosted By Overseas Trade
• Lack Of Interest Postpones Elite Fabric Show
• Strong Growth In UK Airport Retailing
• Down Under For Valentine's
• Bring Back The Boutique
• Mango Reports EUR1 Billion Growth
• Premier KIDS sees 29% increase in visitors
• Pringle Sees Losses
• Hobbs Eyes US Market
• Perfect Spring Outfit
• Fashion: From Radical To Mainstream
• New York Fashion Weeks Kicks Off
• Revitalised Ranges Suit M&S
• Customer Loyalty At Bhs
• Spice Up Your Sporty Wardrobe
• George Rides Into Spring With Western Theme
• Gucci Battle: Designer vs Brand
• Evisu Plans First UK Store
• CPD Düsseldorf very international
• Odd Molly history
• Former Matalan Chief Takes Levi's Role
• Boss Launches Premium Suit Line
• Girls On film!
• Show Me Something New
• Pure Set To Host 140 New Brands
• Designers Reveal Inspiration
• Turkey Price Hike May Hit Fast Fashion
• Menswear Debuts On Net-A-Porter Website

News - January 2004

• Zegna Extends Younger Line
• Versace Back On Catwalk
• John Lewis Reports Christmas Sales Boost
• Trade Bids Unlikely For Faith
• H&M To Expand On Global Scale
• Beyonce Spokesperson For Tommy Hilfiger
• Fashion World Loses Photographer Newton
• Katharine Hamnett For Life On Earth
• Tesco And Sainsbury's Plan Fashion Brands
• Hamish Pulls Out Of LFW
• Premium Brands Resist "Made in EU" Label
• The fight against counterfeiting
• Time For Armani
• Benetton Targets South America
• Beales To Face Challenging Year
• Where To Wear It
• Rubicon Signs New Support Partnerships
• Emma Cook Pulls Out Of LFW
• Clarks To Axe 107 Factory Jobs
• Max Mara Plans London Flagship
• Glamour in Bankside
• Pure Buying Pleasure - New Year, New Brands, New Style
• This Spring It's Chanel
• Pitti Uomo Sees Fall In British Buyers
• McQueen Reveals Autumn Menswear Collection
• Selfridges To Focus On Menswear
• Fashion To fill Debenhams Gap
• Busy Times for Fashion in Berlin
• Puma store features 3D projection
• Sales Slip At John Lewis
• Green Party
• From Fogey To Fashionista
• Beating The Italians At Their Game
• Austin Reed To Replace CEO
• Armani Embraces Metrosexual Male
• Elizabeth Rose to Open Second Store
• Premier Kids
• Suits Plus To Expand
• Milan Men's Round-up
• What Women Want
• Jimmy Choo Unveils Store Design
• Kensington Shoe Event Steps Up
• Suppliers Squeezed By New Managements
• Base London Profits Tumble
• Strong Sales Ease Christmas Blues
• Young Designers Boosted With Topshop
• Martin Margiela To Open London Store
• Kathmandu Plans Ascent On UK Market
• Jaeger To Build In Japanese Market
• Spring Fashion Tips
• Sheer Class!
• Sales Flat But Level For House Of Fraser
• Cover Up, It's Still Winter!
• Kidman Stars In Chanel Ad
• Harrods Group Sees Profits Plummet

December 2003

• Brantano successfully concludes € 80 million loan
• Lulu Guinness Buys Interiors Firm
• Private Member's Bill To Get Parliamentary Time
• S-Club Singer Fronts Pretty Polly
• Sensitive Souls
• Penguin To Launch In UK
• Womenswear Back With A Modern Edge
• Fashion Feels Forced Sale
• Gucci Sees Growths
• Debenhams Fears Discounting
• Men Go Vintage
• Christmas Slow Sales For H&M
• Benetton To Close More Stores
• Second Open In Glasgow
• Boateng Appointed At Givenchy
• Dutch By Design
• Kurt Geiger To Open More Stores
• Steilmann Group To Cut Jobs
• Intimate London Set For First Show
• New Womenswear Designer At Sonneti
• Soccer Chain Re-Branded
• Forminster Plans High Street Launch
• James Lakeland To Open First Store
• Matalan Sales Suffer In Mild Winter
• New Magazine To Unravel Your Defenses
• M&S Tailoring To Expand
• Elys of Wimbledon Lines Up Revamp
• Go For The Clutch
• M&S Searches For Head Of Menswear
• Tickled Pink
• One To Watch
• Rugby Victory Parade Boosted London Retailers
• Armani Did It His Way
• Jane Norman Heads Fashion Profits League
• Scheme Offer Advice On Raising Finance
• Lee Makes UK Retail Debut In Carnaby Street
• Pilot Joins Flagships On Oxford Street
• Whistles Set For 2m Profits
• River Island Raises Money For Charity
• Church's Sale Cuts Prada Debts
• Monsoon Opens in Bullring
• Burberry Checked Too Often
• Sales Slow For Christmas
• Debenhams Prepares To Go Private
• Fast Fashion Drives European Retailers
• Mango Online
• Multiples Restrict Travel To Turkey
• Vintage Fashion Show
• Gucci Gets Credit
• Designer Associations At Matalan
• Christmas Is Retail Therapy Time
• Levi's To Replace CFO
• UK Fashion Failures
• Early Sales Depress Winter Season
• Gift Ideas For the Hotshot
• Brantano Profits Boost

November 2003

• Celebrities Are The New Supermodels
• Topshop Tops With Jane Shepherdson
• Microzine Opens In Islington
• Pure Spirit Fronted By Ben Sherman
• J'Adore Dior
• Levi's Revamp In Topshop
• Ben Sherman Profits Soar
• Harrods Not For Sale
• Joystick Junkies lands on River Island
• Amazon.co.uk signs up Joystick Junkies
• Red, Hot & Sexy!
• The Seductive Season
• Good Results For New Look
• Jaeger To Double Store Growth
• Banks Back Prada
• Sainsbury's Settles Jeff Banks Row
• Diesel To Glitter
• The Original Mac
• Bravo To Check Burberry For Gucci?
• Gap Reports Growth
• Who's The Boss?
• Anyway You Like It
• Latest Retail Figures
• British Love BHS
• River Island Is City's Paradise
• Something To Think About
• GUS Sells More Burberry Shares
• Marks & Spencer To Focus On Fashion
• London Edge Dates Set
• Primark To Expand In Growth
• Prada Robbers Jailed
• Autumn Profitable For H&M
• Ones To Watch
• LA Fashion Week Report
• Marks and Spencer Buys Back Own Shares
• Boot Mania!
• Burberry's week
• Sales Fluctuate At Tod's
• It's Underneath What Counts At Levi's
• Fraud May Deter Christmas E-shopping
• Jennifer Lopez To Follow In Kylie's Footsteps
• Fashion Turns To Politics
• Desmond & Sons to Close Factory
• Launch Journey's Flagship Store in Carnaby
• Barbour To Open Heathrow Store
• Moss Sets GBP1m Profit Target and Plans Stores
• Burberry associations
• Reiss Retailer of The Year
• New Look Gets Real
• Puma Posts Boost in Profits
• Aquascutum To Revamp Regent Street Flagship
• Harvey Nichols To Look Abroad For Development
• Could Bravo Be Swayed By Gucci?
• Sales Soar On The Net
• Gucci Rumours Continue
• The Trend To Spend
• 'Prada Mob' Face Jail For Crime Spree
• Retailers Await The Big Chill
• French Department Store To Offer Striptease Lessons
• Will Gucci's Shakeup Affect Other Fashion Houses?
• Hilfiger storms through Europe
• Chunk Launches Underwear
• Gucci Duo To Quit Next Year
• House of Fraser Announces Revamp
• Bid For Debenhams Remains Open
• Lee To Launch Young Fashion Range
• It's A Consumer's Holiday!
• Selfridges Has Global Outlook
• Gucci Contracts Remain Unsolved
• Benetton Unites With New Fragrance
• French Connection Logo Causes Controversy in US
• Marks & Spencer Introduces Organic Clothing Line
• Agent Provocateur Relaunches Website
• Made In Europe

October 2003

• Industry Conference Targets Students
• Richemont Puts Hackett On The Market
• David Bowie To Appear in Hilfiger Ads
• Happy Victims of Consuming Passions
• Kidman New Face Of Chanel
• Fashion Gone Prudish?
• N Brown Pre-Tax Profits Dip
• City sold Arcadia too cheaply,' says Standard Life
• House Of Fraser Considers Extra Store Closures
• Midland Stores Suffers Against Bullring Stampede
• It's In The Jeans
• Lee Launches New Ad Campaign
• Q3 Profits for Reebok
• Adidas does not own stripes
• Stretch It For Vuitton
• Burberry Goes Global
• Selfridges Set For Christmas Feast
• Jaeger To Close 15 HoF Concessions
• Brand Licensing Seminar
• Green Responsible for Turnaround Arcadia
• Smile In The Face Of Luxury
• Burberry expands in emerging markets
• Tailor Sues Prada For Unfair Dismissal
• Fashion Rocks
• Gucci Sees Profit Rise in Second Quarter
• Gucci is confident, although Q2 profit drops
• Burberry: H1 sales rise seventeen percent
• Monsoon To Move From Main Stock Market
• Principles Signs London Flagship
• Hoopers For Men Opens In Harrogate
• Armani Celebrates Hollywood Style With Retrospective
• Marks & Spencer Go Organic
• Brioni Opens on Bruton Street
• House of Fraser New House of Luxury
• JJB Sports might sell TJ Hughes
• Zara Introduces Homeware
• M&S Loses Schoolwear Market Share
• Reebok Signs Mis-Teeq
• Lucille Lewin Leaves Liberty
• Marahishi Files Lawsuit Against Abercrombie & Fitch
• Marvellous Missoni
• Stock Control Trims Fashion Retailer Sales
• Ted Baker Foresees Christmas Rush
• Milan Round-Up
• Madonna In Lawsuit Over Boudin Images
• Milan Fashion Week Off to Sailing Start
• If The Jean Fits…
• More Losses At Laura Ashley
• LFW Round-up
• Giorgio Armani Design Car
• Where Are The Shoppers?
• Tie Rack To Extend Range

September 2003

• McQueen To Make Cutting Edge Profits For Gucci
• Ted Baker Meeting Sales Expectations
• Laura Ashley To Close 4 Stores
• Chanel Had Scottish Connections
• Hamnett Collection As Strong As Her Message
• London A Place for Pattern
• Online Sourcing Guide To Launch
• Madeleine Press Opens First Store
• H&M Turnover up 10%
• Benetton Must Reorganise As Price Pressure Grows
• LFW Venue in Doubt As Residents Complain
• Frost French Back on Form
• Regent Street Scheme Seeks Top Brands
• Freeport Sees 26 Per Cent Rise in Profits
• Matalan and Tesco Merger Rumour Played Down
• Paul Smith Flutters At London Fashion Week
• PinkyAccessories E-business Startup finalist
• Burton Launches Trend Collection
• Selina Blow In Retail Collaboration
• Moss Bros Reveals Blazer Comeback
• Hazlems Fenton To Show At LFW
• New York Report
• Next Struggles Trough Summer
• Monsoon Trading Strong
• Goliath Footwear Sold
• Wolford Cuts Loss
• True Religion Distribution
• Clothing Sales Boost Tesco
• Red Candie's
• Growth For French Connection
• Christian Dior Profits Rise
• Prim is in
• Marks and Spencer Anchor Store at White City
• Matalan trials smaller store format
• Insurance Scam Will Cost Gucci Baron
• Benetton Opens Its Doors In Bullring
• Vavavoom Back in Menswear
• Business As Usual: Power Dressing The International Male
• September Style Academy At Bluewater
• Congestion Charge Hits John Lewis London Stores
• Retailers Debut In Birmingham
• Chanel Unveils Private Jewellery Collection
• Next back in fashion as analysts see positive trends
• Glenmuir brings textile jobs back to Scotland
• Amanda Garrett At London Fashion Week
• Men Accessorize!
• For The Kids
• Women's Fashions Boosts Debenhams' Sales
• House of Fraser Targets City Workers
• Gucci Group Report Growth in Sales
• Retailers Declare an All Time High For Pure
• PPR Increase Gucci Stake
• Doha Development Agenda
• Dunhill to Close London Flagship
• A Couple Of Euros Will Buy You Laura Ashley
• M&S To Source Shoes From India
• 20 Years in Image for Kenneth Cole & Moschino
• H&M forced to rip down sign
• Penny Lancaster Bares All…
• Gola Classics Launches Website
• Hobbs Profits up 16%
• Scottish Retailers Call for Crime Protection
• Fat VS Fashion

August 2003

• Next-Gen Retailers Set Up Shop on the Web
• Bulls Eye for Bullring
• Pucci Back On Track
• Matalan to trial smaller stores
• Strong Sales Rises Billabong Profit
• John Lewis To Open in Manchester
• Peter Jones Revamped
• Profits Drop for R E Tricker
• Ferragamo Bites Big Apple
• Monsoon Re-design Well Received
• Retailers Name Pure Best Exhibition
• Stella McCartney For Charity
• Your Tailor is Rich Designer Dies at 33
• The Coolest British Brands
• Jodie Kidd Horses Around For Monsoon
• Arcadia Swaps Miss Selfridge For Topshop
• Retail Sales Not As Bad As Expected
• Clothing and Footwear Boosting Inflation
• Phillips-Van Heusen Q2 earnings up
• Pure Trends
• Retail boost from cooler weather
• VF - Nautica Merger Close
• New Look talks over takeover
• Escada shares up as funding secured
• H&M sales below expectations
• Jaeger Reviews House of Fraser Concessions
• Austin Reed to Relaunch London Flagship
• Mini is Maxi!
• Harvey Nichols Opens In Manchester
• Hot Weather Affects Sales at John Lewis
• Gap, Madonna and Missy Eliott
• New Look For New Look
• John Lewis' Talking Windows
• Setting Up Shop Transatlantic
• Harrods Buyers Launch New Label
• Mulberry Driven To Raise GBP3.5 million
• English Heritage Becomes Fashionable
• Olympic chief plays for M&S
• Too Hot To Shop!
• Wal-Mart Q2 earnings rise
• Short Lifespan: The New Breed of Trainers
• Laura Bailey New Face of Jaegar
• Retailers to Combat Fraud with PIN
• KING underapparel comin' correct from the UK
• Lee For London
• USC predicts £7m upward trend
• Nike Top Fashion Brand
• Fashion Company Using Swastikas
• Nike and Foot Locker One Step Closer?
• Bulls-Eye!
• Interest German Fashion Fair Slides Again
• Lawsuit against model agencies
• Earnings Drop at Polo
• Tanked Up!
• Front Cover Seeks Young Designers
• MBS Hold Ethical Training Conference
• Diesel Cuts Footwear Distribution
• Women Prefer Debenhams
• New Look founder may take fashion chain private
• Barbie Gets Armani Makeover
• LVMH Reports Drop in Sales

July 2003

• FashionFair Brussels growing success
• US Opens for Figleaves.com
• Timberland to Launch Sub-brand
• Levi's Plans Women's Standalones
• Ranking Meets Pringle
• Back to Berlin
• Fashions in a city style
• Roland Mouret Opts for New York
• Silk Industries in Sale Talks
• Mandarina Duck Signs Art Director
• Showguide
• Award for Pure
• Summer Sales Performance Good
• New Look share price
• Jagger Family to Rock H&M
• Madonna and the Gap
• AMSTERDAM RAI NEW LOCATION MODEFABRIEK
• Tesco's Gains Puts Pressure on Discounters
• Edwin to Launch in UK
• Hurley's Versace wedding
• Dior on the Rise
• When Fashion Becomes Guilty by Association
• M&S Too Hot on the High Street
• Start-rite Closes UK Factory
• Harvey Nichols Reveals Brands For Manchester
• 21st Century Prada
• End of UK Manufacturing?
• EU tries to end zero-tax on child clothing
• M&S posts 5.4% jump Q1 sales
• New Look hopefull
• Weston wins Selfridges
• Burberry Bucks Challenging Start
• Summer Sales Soar
• Sales Figures Improve
• Speedo Turns 75
• Pucci Comes to London
• Koh Samui Closes Store
• Polo aiming for Growth
• Nicole Kidman new face Chanel?
• Nike and Converse on the Same Team
• Retail Property Awards
• Tourist Trends
• Esprit to Push Wholesale
• UK Buyers Scarce at Ispo Show
• New Head of Buying at Selfridges
• Benetton Reviews Closing Stores
• Sex sells for Top Shop
• New Jigsaw Range Confirmed
• Tommy Hilfiger to Lounge In-House
• Hugo Boss Case Dismissed
• New Agent for Missoni M
• Ralph Lauren Ventures into Haircare
• Haute So Beautiful
• Dior Goes Higher
• The National Brand
• Gucci's profits fall 97%
• It's a Boy Thing
• Ermenegildo Zegna Launches Casualwear
• High Street Not Hot Property
• M&S to Expand Plus-Range
• Search for Young Footwear Designers
• Levi's Where's the Hype?
• Ossie Clark at V&A
• Liberty Appoints Retail Director
• New Look for Older Customers
• Calvin Klein Takes a Step Back
• Princess Royal Continues Fashion Role

June 2003

• Becks Appeal
• M&S to Cut Payment
• Kaftan Cool
• Burberry Boss Faces Investor Revolt
• Rival Bid Planned for Debenhams
• Levi Strauss Loss Narrows
• Fashion Victim
• Fake Shoppers
• Esprit to Close Bluewater Store
• Ralph Lauren Gets License
• New Site for Littlewoods
• Pure: Europe's Top Exhibition
• Morgan to Open More Stores
• New House of Fraser is Brand Conscious
• Premier Kids to host Buying Seminars
• Where Have All the Ladies Gone?
• Vinnie Clothing Kicks Off
• Accessorize opens London Flagship
• Zara to Launch Electronic Gift Vouchers
• Harrods to replace Rigelman
• Graduate Fashion Week Battles for Funds
• John Lewis in Oxford
• Fashion as Art
• M&S sells building
• Profits up for H&M
• Reiss Looks Toward International Market
• Harvey Nichols Ad Banned
• M&S Back on Fashion Track
• Harrods up for grabs?
• Wholesalers Tap into European Market
• New Look Shares Sold
• Summer in the City
• Zara Philips defies Ascot protocol
• M&S Pay Directors up to GBP 7.3m
• Burberry Chief Gets GBP 5.74 m
• J-Lo to Revitalise Tommy Hilfiger
• Benetton Loses its Edge
• Evisu Goes Conceptual
• Pringle to Launch Accessory Line
• From Supermarket to High Street
• Men's Trend Watch
• Pure Fashion
• MaxMara Cost-cutting
• Euro Shopping
• UK Retailers Join Visa Initiative
• Replay Unveils New Range
• Eton Celebrates 75 Years in Fashion
• Retro back at Miss Selfridge
• Debenhams Expansion
• Lack of Focus at Matalan
• New Fragrance Jil Sander
• Radice Heads up M&S Furnishings Business
• Best of Beach
• Diane von Furstenberg Opens in UK
• Free Trade Focus at IAF Convention
• Escada Shuts Bond Street Store
• Polo Ralph Lauren Sales Rise Overall
• McQueen Designer of the Year
• Patrick Cox Denies Ad Ban
• Burberry Results Strong
• Consumer Spending Down
• Harvey Nichols More Beautiful
• Manchester Madness
• Levi's Investigates Fraud Claim
• Trends Not Good for Profits
• And The Winner is…
• Graduate Fashion Week Underway
• Has Celebrity gone out of Fashion?
• Boateng Time
• Gaultier fronts Hermès
• €1.3bn windfall for Gucci investors
• Focus on Fashion Business
• Last Autograph Betty Jackson
• The Big Sale

2003 May

• Jil Sander Returns
• 6876 Returns!
• Footlocker Continues UK Expansion
• Short Term for Laura Ashley Boss
• Selfridges Battle Continues
• M&S What not to Wear
• End of Markus Lupfer?
• Too Cool for School
• Check out of Burberry
• UK Fashion Graduates in Global Demand
• New Lines for Levi's
• Fairy Tale
• Stella Opening
• Virtual Designer
• Shopping the Net
• Retail Figures Slowdown
• Desmond Closes Factories
• Jasper Conran Launches Fragrance
• Armani to Dress England
• Marks & Spencer Announce Profit Increase
• Clarks Jobs Under Threat
• Thomas Burberry Returns
• Levi's Launches 'Lady Levi's'
• Top Award for Draper's Editor
• Tailoring Market Measures Up
• Small Investors Key to Moss Bros Future
• Rise in Sales for Next
• Diamonds Forever
• Fur Back in Fashion?
• GBP 620 m Bid for Selfridges
• Sums on Debenhams
• Permira fights for Debenhams
• Footwear Sector Stumbles
• Faith Profits Up
• Topshop So 1980s
• M&S May Cut Fashion Entry Prices
• Soaring Sales for Paul Smith
• Sales Up for British Retailers
• Flight of Fashion
• Here Comes the Sun
• Selfridges Contender made Public
• Laura Ashley short on Appeal
• Fashion and Textile Museum Opens
• Trainer Trash
• One size fits all in McFashion
• Festival to boost Clothing sector
• Irish Linen Faces Global Competition
• Consumer Confidence Recovers
• Vans to open store in London
• Banana Republic chief transfers to Chanel
• Tod's presents T Project
• Shortlist UK Fashion Exports Awards
• M&S jazzes it up!
• Charity T-shirt
• Funky, not Punky
• Rags to Rich List
• Rigelman leaves Harrods
• Jeans Galore!
• Shoptalk
• Diana's letters auctioned
• Small rise UK apparel sales

2003 April

• Profit growth expected for Tod's
• Levi's to launch discount line in Europe
• Relaunch Interseason
• Iman poses for H&M
• Juicy Couture to expand
• New Tod's store in London
• LVMH brand Fresh introduced
• Better than expected revenues Fossil
• Prada sells stake in Church's
• Healing textiles developed
• GF Ferré debut in June
• Tesco in talks with Turkish Kipa
• Armani to design football uniform
• Gaultier at the V&A
• Gucci moves east
• J-Lo new face Louis Vuitton
• Valentino supports Marzotto
• Nicole makes fashion history
• New business for Next
• Debenhams H1 sales up
• Moss Bros recovers
• DNA goes Denmark
• Sharp drop in retail sales
• GUS happy with strong FY results
• Joop! sold for mystery sum
• New JJB kid's line
• Maglificio licensee Gattinoni baby-line
• No Microcips present in Benetton garments
• Quiksilver store at Times Square
• Vogue underwear relaunched
• Lindex profits slide
• Benetton drops the ball
• Brantano sells 11 stores

2003 March

• Indian Vuitton store opened
• Fashion's most significant
• New M&S Men's line
• Jimmy Choo plans expansion
• Brantano-Mitiska merger cancelled
• Gucci's profit drops 27%
• Takeover Hilfiger by Jones Apparel?
• Turnover rise for Mango
• Ted Baker moves to Oz
• Growth Next's catalogue business
• Now your shoes spy on you
• "Frogs" hit M&S with lawsuit
• Kmart narrows Q4 loss
• H&M beats Q1 expectations
• Liu Jo comes to London
• IC Companys acquires Tiger
• Harry's Shoes on the move
• Ted Baker continues growth
• Liv Tyler new face Givenchy
• Will JJB Sports go private?
• Vögele to close shops
• Hermes to open 15 stores
• Vicini store in Paris
• New retail concept for Sport 2002
• Inditex continues growth
• M&S clothes feature in Vogue
• It's gonna be a colourful summer
• The 95th GDS International Shoe Fair
• Versace fashion museum
• Liz Claiborne buys Juicy Couture
• Vögele optimistic despite falling sales
• Ashley NA to buy US Antiqua Enterprices
• Modest climb Paris' visitors
• Clinique launches whitening moisturiser
• Avril sets t-shirt trend
• Victoria's lingerie-line
• Laura Ashley shifts 02 outlook
• Wolford returns to profit
• Organisational reshuffle at Marzotto
• Claire's Stores sees key growth potential in Europe
• Management changes at Ellesse
• Bankrupt Haburi continues operations under Freshtex
• Sales growth in UK
• Benetton 'smart chips' from Philips
• French Connection still going strong
• Profits rise at Adidas
• H&M goes to Italy
• Tom Tailor signs with Wella
• Alek Wek launches accessories line
• Strong results Perry Ellis
• Fila agrees to sell operating businesses
• Quiksilver to open stores in China
• Quiksilver's Q1 profit doubles
• German shoe sole company loses US-account
• Paco Rabanne impresses Paris' fashion crowd
• Kors to leave Celine
• Vivienne leaves NY city
• High street prices continue to drop
• New Look looks to expand
• 16 Uniqlos-stores to close
• Christian Dior reports record year
• Queen's dressmaker dies
• Benetton Family steps back
• Peace shirts booming business
• New Look reshuffles management
• Gucci group sees late sales surge
• First Adidas store opened in Korea
• Profit increase for LVMH
• Benetton signs binding contract
• Christina Aguilera inspires Versace
• Top Shop to expand to Europe
• BRC opposes Chancellor's plans
• Fashion behind bars
• Polo increases management in Japan
• Another phone in fashion
• Claim Victoria's Secret unsuccessful
• Honorary degree for Stella
• Vionnet store in Kuwait
• Phillips-Van Heusen reports profits
• Fila back in black
• Becker fashion belly up
• Armani stars on 'Walk of Style'
• IC Companys posts profit jump
• Valentino presents R.E.D. in Milan
• Selfridges to close cosmetics area
• Sàfilo Group partners with Armani
• Belgian Fashion retail guide

2003 February

• Milan presents next winter collections
• YSL reveals the essence of Zegna
• Guess suffers losses
• CK signs agreement
• New Adidas stores in Russia
• Paris' store for Max&Co.
• Anouk Lepere ear jewel
• Gap Q4 sales up 14%
• House of Vionnet to be reopened
• It's payback time…
• Gucci ad not banned
• Fashion at the Grammys
• Fashionable yoga mats
• De Sole dismisses departure rumours
• BRC announces new chairman
• Spiegel in trouble
• Dior Homme in NY
• Strong Q4 Kenneth Cole
• Scientists develop scented textile
• Esprit set to launch edc Men
• Special fashion expo in Hong Kong
• Eve’s Fetish
• Nike shoes wash ashore
• Yue Yuen to venture into sportswear
• Escada positive despite plunging sales
• Benetton takeover toll road operator
• Reebok partners with Limited Too
• Profit Hugo Boss falls 31%
• Liz Claiborne closes stores
• Nike wins trademark battle
• LVMH acquires majority control of Rossimoda
• Christy in new campaign YSL
• Atomic Kitten launch clothing range
• Vuitton bags get costlier in Japan
• Inditex invests in Dutti-brand
• Sponsored models give London fashion a lift
• Calvin Klein is here to stay!
• "Stop war" shirts display at London fashion show
• Fashion industry glorifies smoking
• Abercrombie & Fitch profit up
• Florida probes Nike
• Miniskirts thrive at London fashion week
• Adidas-Salomon delists from Euronext Paris
• Chanel hits Switzerland with jewellery
• Fishy tops and bikinis
• Pure grows to top European womenswear event
• Micro-minis set tone in London
• Anti-fur activists stage fashion show
• New exclusive Versace watch
• 70m expenditures Levi
• Good January sales for H&M
• Tod's start building in Tokyo
• Benetton launches Food for Life-campaign
• Fashion circus moves to London
• K-Swiss posts strong 2002 results
• PVH completes acquisition of Calvin Klein
• Gucci warns YSL may miss 2004 profit target
• Back to school with Marc Jacobs
• Copenhagen fashion fair beats records
• VF Q4 sales rise six per cent
• Scientists developed smart bra
• Claiborne launches men's sleepwear
• Protest against Adidas
• Good results Esprit
• Tomboys and miniskirts
• Mango invests in new stores
• Sales down at Benetton
• Elle awards licence for table and bed linen
• Polo Ralph Lauren net down on restructuring charge
• Clarins pulls out of couture
• Poor results Timberland
• Oakley targets fertile market: women
• Stay young, wear jeans
• Last 'tribute' to Michael Jordan
• Gucci appears in a bad light
• Jones Apparel Earnings Rise
• Six percent increase sales for Guess
• Fresh start for Warnaco
• Claire's Stores sales increase
• Versace opens Russian home store
• It's new, it's fresh, it's vintage
• Vanity Fair to produce sleepwear
• Diamonds are Heidi's new friends
• Lagerfeld new model for Pepsi?
• L.L. Bean cuts 300 Jobs
• Tommy takes a step 'down'
• Limited announces dividend
• Ideal women-expo
• Quiksilver promotes top employees
• Perry Ellis buys Salant
• Jones and Ralph Lauren disagree over license
• No Doubt about Style
• Dior and the City
• Foreign sales boost at Columbia