Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Brazilian fashion and innovation spotlighted at LFW
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The ‘Brazil: Creating Fashion For Tomorrow’ opened London Fashion Week this season with an exhibition spotlighting the pivotal role of Brazilian women in the fashion industry, featuring brands including Farm Rio, PatBo, and Catarina Mina, as well as innovative solutions that address the challenges of the climate emergency. The ‘Chain of Women’...
Levi's opens new “immersive store” in London's Knightsbridge
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Denim and lifestyle brand Levi’s has opened a new immersive store in London's Knightsbridge Estate to deepen its direct-to-consumer strategy “by offering a curated head-to-toe experience”. The new 3,229 square foot store at 61 Brompton Road has been designed to “redefine denim retail” by offering an elevated retail experience while reinforcing...
Seasalt appoints new chief financial officer
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British clothing and lifestyle brand Seasalt, based in Cornwall, has named Louise Couch as its new chief financial officer (CFO). In a statement, Seasalt said that Couch brings “a wealth of valuable industry experience gained through working with fast-paced consumer and tech businesses,” and will join the Seasalt executive board. As CFO, Couch...
Chubbies names George Kittle as creative director of football
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American casualwear brand Chubbies, which describes itself as the weekend-centric lifestyle apparel brand within the Solo Brands portfolio, is launching licensed NFL apparel with San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle as creative director. In a statement, Chubbies said it is expansion into sports-inspired apparel with the NFL will be led by...
Naghedi launches recycling programme
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New York-based handbag label Naghedi, known for its popular handwoven neoprene bag carried by celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Alba, has launched a recycling programme. The ‘Waste Not’ initiative is the brand’s first step in creating more circularity in its business, aimed at reducing waste and its footprint. While many...
Alexa Chung reuniting with Barbour for new collection
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TV personality and model Alexa Chung, who closed her eponymous fashion label AlexaChung in 2022, is returning to fashion as creative director and designer for Barbour’s new collection, ‘The Edit by Alexa Chung’. In a statement, the British heritage brand said that Chung has collaborated “closely” with Barbour’s in-house team for the new...
LFW SS25: Tolu Coker talks the struggles of being an emerging designer
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One of the hottest emerging talents at London Fashion Week has to be Tolu Coker, a West London-born, British-Nigerian designer and multi-disciplinary artist who is part of the British Fashion Council’s NewGen programme. Coker, a graduate of Central Saint Martins, acquired experience in the design studios of J.W. Anderson, Maison Margiela and...
On debut at LFW with an FKA Twigs performance
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Swiss performance sportswear brand On, backed by tennis legend Roger Federer, debuted at London Fashion Week to celebrate its ongoing creative partnership with FKA Twigs. The artist, singer and dancer joined On as a creative partner in May to help the sportswear brand introduce its new training collection as part of its commitment to deepen its...
Mulberry achieves B Corp certification
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Luxury heritage brand Mulberry is the latest British fashion company to achieve B Corp certification. Mulberry scored 87.1, above the B Corp requirement pass mark and ahead of the industry standard of 80.9. The fashion house said it earned notable points for unlocking Impact Business Models, ways that a business is designed to create a specific...
Chinese designers spotlighted at London Fashion Week
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As London Fashion Week continued its 40th-anniversary celebrations this season, Chinese designers, including Huishan Zhang, Consistence, and Mithridate, utilised the global fashion showcase to bridge the gap between the West and Asia to highlight their spring/summer 2025 collections. Consistence SS25 Credits: Consistence Consistence ‘Useless But...