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Fashion Week

Unearthing the New at London Fashion Week

From Daniel del Valle to Oscar Ouyang, London’s creative newcomers held their own alongside more established propositions, reports Susanna Lau.

Fashion Week

Unearthing the New at London Fashion Week

From Daniel del Valle to Oscar Ouyang, London’s creative newcomers held their own alongside more established propositions, reports Susanna Lau.


Fashion Week

Burberry Celebrates the Darkness

It never rained, but it poured in Daniel Lee’s London Fashion Week closer on Monday night, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

Burberry Celebrates the Darkness

It never rained, but it poured in Daniel Lee’s London Fashion Week closer on Monday night, writes Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

King Charles Visits London Fashion Show After Brother’s Arrest

Watching the British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s collection he chatted animatedly to British Fashion Council chief Laura Weir and designer Stella McCartney on the front row.

Fashion Week

King Charles Visits London Fashion Show After Brother’s Arrest

Watching the British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s collection he chatted animatedly to British Fashion Council chief Laura Weir and designer Stella McCartney on the front row.


Luxury

20 Years of Erdem: London’s Indie Survivor

How designer Erdem Moralioğlu’s label has outlived peers, surviving Brexit and the bankruptcies of Barneys, Matches and Saks with a consistent and soulful signature rooted in a fascination with the feminine, the tension between control and ‘undone-ness’ and an obsession with beauty.

Luxury

20 Years of Erdem: London’s Indie Survivor

How designer Erdem Moralioğlu’s label has outlived peers, surviving Brexit and the bankruptcies of Barneys, Matches and Saks with a consistent and soulful signature rooted in a fascination with the feminine, the tension between control and ‘undone-ness’ and an obsession with beauty.


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Sports

Watch Brands Are Piling Into Pricey Sports Deals. Are They Worth It?

Watchmakers ranging from Omega, Breitling, Rolex and TAG Heuer to indie label Norqain are investing millions in blockbuster sports deals but success is not guaranteed.

Sports

Watch Brands Are Piling Into Pricey Sports Deals. Are They Worth It?

Watchmakers ranging from Omega, Breitling, Rolex and TAG Heuer to indie label Norqain are investing millions in blockbuster sports deals but success is not guaranteed.


Retail

Primark’s Christmas Quarter Sales Fell 2.7%

The weaker-than-expected sales have cast a shadow over parent company AB Foods' plans to separate Primark from its food business.

Retail

Primark’s Christmas Quarter Sales Fell 2.7%

The weaker-than-expected sales have cast a shadow over parent company AB Foods' plans to separate Primark from its food business.


Sports

Japan’s Marubeni Buys British Sportswear Brand Gola

The Japanese conglomerate has acquired Britain’s Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands that include Gola, Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, along with licensed brands Dunlop and Lonsdale.

Sports

Japan’s Marubeni Buys British Sportswear Brand Gola

The Japanese conglomerate has acquired Britain’s Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands that include Gola, Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, along with licensed brands Dunlop and Lonsdale.


Retail

Next Lifts Profit Forecast Again on Strong Holiday Sales

The fashion and homeware company now expects £1.15 billion ($1.6 billion) in pretax profit this fiscal year, up from its October guidance of £1.14 billion.

Retail

Next Lifts Profit Forecast Again on Strong Holiday Sales

The fashion and homeware company now expects £1.15 billion ($1.6 billion) in pretax profit this fiscal year, up from its October guidance of £1.14 billion.


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Retail

UK Consumer Spending Power Grows Ahead of Christmas, Asda Says

Price inflation in British shops eased to the lowest level in five months in November, according to the British Retail Consortium.

Retail

UK Consumer Spending Power Grows Ahead of Christmas, Asda Says

Price inflation in British shops eased to the lowest level in five months in November, according to the British Retail Consortium.


Creative Class

Antony Price: The Greatest Designer You May Never Have Heard Of

The late Price was often overlooked, but his work for Roxy Music helped to create one of the great before-and-after stylistic schisms in the history of popular music and power a new wave in fashion, writes Tim Blanks.

Creative Class

Antony Price: The Greatest Designer You May Never Have Heard Of

The late Price was often overlooked, but his work for Roxy Music helped to create one of the great before-and-after stylistic schisms in the history of popular music and power a new wave in fashion, writes Tim Blanks.


Global Markets

How Arab Jewellery Designers Took Local Heritage Global

Backed by a deep history in the jewellery trade, a new generation of Arab designers are taking the region’s craftsmanship global while many heritage jewellery houses are re-inventing themselves and gaining greater prominence.

Global Markets

How Arab Jewellery Designers Took Local Heritage Global

Backed by a deep history in the jewellery trade, a new generation of Arab designers are taking the region’s craftsmanship global while many heritage jewellery houses are re-inventing themselves and gaining greater prominence.


Retail

UK Consumer Spending Disappointed in November, Surveys Show

With card spending falling and retail sales growth at its weakest since May, retailers reported disappointing Black Friday results.

Retail

UK Consumer Spending Disappointed in November, Surveys Show

With card spending falling and retail sales growth at its weakest since May, retailers reported disappointing Black Friday results.