Articles by Danielle Wightman-Stone
Stamm wins Zalando Sustainability Award for AW23
3 Feb 2023 - Fashion
Copenhagen-based Stamm, founded by Elisabet Stamm, has won the AW23 Zalando Sustainability Award presented during Copenhagen Fashion Week. Stamm beat off tough competition from Ukrainian clothing brand TG Botanical and Swedish-based Selam Fessahaye to win the 20,000-euro cash prize and the chance to create an exclusive collection with e-tailer...
Ghost launches archive collection and extends sizes
3 Feb 2023 - Fashion
Womenswear brand Ghost London has launched an archive collection to celebrate nearly 40 years of designs, introducing a curated range of the brand’s signature silhouettes, alongside extending the sizing at the brand to a UK 20. The Ghost Archive reinvents the womenswear label’s iconic satin range with a 21-piece collection of its bestselling...
Asos partners with GoodWeave to address labour rights in supply chain
2 Feb 2023 - Business
Online retailer Asos has announced it is partnering with GoodWeave International, a non-profit organisation working to end child, forced and bonded labour in global supply chains, to address label risks in fashion apparel and accessories suppliers in India. The collaboration will mean that Asos will utilise GoodWeave’s assessments in its supply...
Karl Lagerfeld unveils Donald Duck capsule collection
2 Feb 2023 - Fashion
Karl Lagerfeld is collaborating with Disney to celebrate 100 years of the company with a capsule collection featuring a sketch of Donald Duck by the late designer from the early 2000s. Launching on February 23 on Karl.com and at select retailers globally, the capsule collection features Lagerfeld’s tribute to Donald Duck sketched in 2004, with...
Nicholas Kirkwood to close footwear business
2 Feb 2023 - Business
British luxury footwear designer Nicholas Kirkwood has announced that he is closing his eponymous label after 18 years, stating that the brand has “run its course”. In an open letter on the brand’s website, Kirkwood said: "It's been an immense privilege to bring my vision for a shoe brand to life over the past 18 years. I launched Nicholas...
Adidas unveils first new label in five decades
2 Feb 2023 - Fashion
German sportswear giant Adidas is launching its first new label in fifty years, born from “sport worn for style” aimed at Gen Z consumers and has signed up actress Jenna Ortega as its new brand ambassador. The new label, called ‘Adidas Sportswear,’ centres around “everyday moments and occasions” and has been designed to complement the brand’s...
Global Fashion Group announces leadership transition
2 Feb 2023 - Business
Global Fashion Group (GFG), which owns e-commerce platforms The Iconic, Zalora and Dafiti, has announced a new "leadership transition" as part of the group’s "next phase of development". Effective from March 1, Christoph Barchewitz will become the sole chief executive of GFG, as Patrick Schmidt steps down as co-chief executive, after five years...
Jay-Z’s Paper Planes teams up with NFL
2 Feb 2023 - Fashion
Paper Planes, the lifestyle apparel and accessories brand founded by Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter, has unveiled a collaboration with the NFL to celebrate youth flag football. The collaboration aims to celebrate the NFL Flag International Tournament taking place at the 2023 Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas, where 10 teams from the UK, the US, Australia,...
Brand Machine Group acquires Peckham Rye
1 Feb 2023 - Business
Brand Machine Group (BMG), the international fashion brand owner and licensing house, has acquired two-century-old London tailors, Peckham Rye to bolster its growing menswear portfolio. The acquisition is part of BMG’s strategic plans to grow its menswear division, following on from relaunching luxury menswear brand Duchamp in 2022 and naming...
Hollister and Gilly Hicks to open combined prototype store
1 Feb 2023 - Retail
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the parent company of teen retailers Hollister and Co. and Gilly Hicks, has announced it is opening a new combined prototype store for the brands at Liverpool One in the UK. The new store, slated to open this summer, will occupy a new space on South John Street and will showcase a new combined space bringing the...