FRANKFURT - German fashion house Hugo Boss announced on Monday that it has chosen chief financial officer Mark Langer to become the new chief executive after the resignation of the former head of the company following a profits fall. 17 May 2016
NEW YORK - The big clothing retailer Gap reported another quarter of declining sales on Tuesday, a sign of deepening trouble in its battle to keep up with fast fashion and online retailers. 12 May 2016
Fashion designer and MRP Foundation ambassador Anisa Mpungwe teaches Jump Start pre-production students to embrace their African design heritage and how to succeed in the workplace. 11 May 2016
Skagen has arrived in South Africa and brings with it the Danish way of living. The Fossil Group's latest collection of Skagen watches and jewellery, which is sold in 80 countries, embodies simplicity, practicality and quality. 6 May 2016
South Africa's clothing retail sector has become a battleground of international newcomers taking on the old guard. For decades, local clothing retailers were largely isolated from foreign competition, but, despite belt-tightening by consumers, this comfortable situation is changing fast as more players enter the market, according to the IMM Journal of Strategic Marketing in its latest April/May 2016 issue. 4 May 2016
Twenty-five years after its introduction, Puma has reintroduced its DISC System into its range of running shoes. Puma has taken the original DISC design and made it lighter and sleeker, quicker to turn, faster to tighten, while featuring smooth, durable steel wires to conform the foot. 15 Apr 2016
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South Africa has recently seen a massive rejuvenation of young, talented illustrators who are changing their industry with fresh designs. This is fast becoming the new trend on social media. 13 Apr 2016
PARIS - Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello took over on Monday as creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, three days after the departure of the hugely influential Hedi Slimane. 5 Apr 2016
The underwear brand Jockey has announced a collaboration with the South African designer David Tlale, with the launch of a luxury range of underwear for men and women. 29 Mar 2016
The Foschini Group (TFG), through its UK subsidiary Phase-Eight, has acquired the entire share capital of Whistles, a British contemporary fashion brand for men and women. 29 Mar 2016
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the international fashion retailer, is to open a store in the new Mall of Africa, Joburg on 28 April, 2016. The new store is set to offer customers an extensive shopping experience with over 3600m² of global fashion. 22 Mar 2016
NEW YORK, USA: US online giant Amazon on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, announced its first live show for its streaming video service, a 30-minute show dedicated to fashion which will be free to all viewers. 9 Mar 2016
As the South African economy weighs down retail sales, The Foschini Group may be looking at expanding its UK retail offering with its rumoured acquisition of upper-end mass market retailer Whistles International to act as a hedge against the falling rand. 8 Mar 2016
Fashion retailer Rex Trueform (Rextru), one of the more conservative family-controlled companies on the JSE, has made a move to market its wares online. 7 Mar 2016
Enduring empowerment company Brimstone Investment has sewn up profits at its 100%-owned clothing manufacturing subsidiary House of Monatic (HoM), with the help of a fashion retailing thrust. 7 Mar 2016
Models stride seamlessly down the runway - a sleek white canvas where perfectly coiffed hair and beautifully made up faces provide the backdrop for the hottest, newest fashion trends to grace the shelves of favourite boutique stores, influencing the local fashion scene for the months - if not years - to come. 4 Mar 2016
Malcolm Klûk and Christiaan du Toit, founders of Klûk CGDT. Image source: BDlive
When they weren't rubbing shoulders with the likes of the dearly departed David Bowie and Miriam Makeba, the founders of Klûk CGDT were working arduously to set a new benchmark in fashion design across the African continent and beyond. The enduring, masterly composition of their work over the years has put them among Africa's fashion top brass. 4 Mar 2016
Johannesburg's Work Shop New Town, an innovative new retail concept, houses over 100 fashion, design and lifestyle brands in the 1911 potato sheds at Newtown Junction. "Joburg has never had such a concentrated local design destination," says Trevyn McGowan, curator of the project, "so we have curated it to be the hub for African fashion. It's a retail environment like no other in this country..." 25 Feb 2016
Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser of Lalesso at the One&Only resort in Cape Town. Their company designed the resort’s luxury poolside cabanas. Lalesso, produces its swimwear in Cape Town and focuses on an ethical and transparent production process.
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When Alice Heusser and Olivia Kennaway met while studying at a Cape Town fashion design school in 2004, they had no idea their friendship would create a company making waves across the continent. 18 Feb 2016
David Jones Classic Collection will join Woolworths Holdings' clothing portfolio on 1 February 2016, with a new private label brand encapsulating the essence and heritage of one of the world's leading department stores, David Jones. 27 Jan 2016
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