Digital dynamo for BFC, Sandro bidders, High Street fashion week, Footwear boom, Vogue Festival

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Natalie Massenet | Source: AnOther

British Fashion Gets a Web Dynamo (IHT) “This month Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter and Internet guru to the fashion world, will throw her might behind London Fashion Week. As the newly appointed chairman of the British Fashion Council, she will use her power to promote designers not in their traditional role as funky and cool, but as major players in a global arena.” Carlyle, KKR among Maje, Sandro

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Week in Review | J.W. Anderson: Brand Builder, India’s Artisans, Digital Fashion Shows, Steven Tai

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Week in Review January 28 - 2 February

Turning Point | How J.W. Anderson Became a Brand Builder (Emerging Designers) “‘Mr. Anderson’s clothes reveal an impressive freehand quality, especially in the cutting, and, at the same time, a great sense of judgment. He knows what looks very uncool,’ wrote New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, singling out Anderson’s Spring 2013 women’s collection as a London Fashion Week standout. But how did it all

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L’Wren Scott, New Vuitton strategy, Red carpet history, Furla to focus on China, Foot fetish

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L'Wren Scott by Emily Weiss | Source: Into the Gloss

L’Wren Scott: ‘No clothes fitted – that’s why I started to make them’ (Telegraph) “Since 2006, she has built up a highly regarded fashion business. Her red-carpet dresses – often flattering sheaths that undulate reassuringly along with their wearer – are cherished by Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks and Penélope Cruz.” LVMH to Adjust Vuitton

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Chait’s magic touch, Burberry transformation, Fashion flu, Acquisition impact, Louise Wilson

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Greg Chait by Stephanie Diani | Source: NY Times

All He Touches Turns to Cashmere (NY Times) “Greg Chait, the designer of the Elder Statesman, is not someone you would expect to be named the class of 2012’s most likely to succeed. He is laid back in the way that comes from living in Southern California, where he works in a sunny studio in Culver City. His defining feature is a bushy black beard that could easily contain a pair of knitting needles. Ask him how he got his

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H&M earnings drop, Made in Britain, Vente-Privée slows, Strike a Pose, Kirkwood wins

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H&M Spring/Summer 2013 Collection | Source: H&M

Expansion costs hit H&M earnings (Reuters) “Hennes & Mauritz, the world’s No.2 fashion retailer, posted an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings, hit by competition in tough European markets and the cost of its expansion drive to take on bigger rival Inditex.” British-made fashion is back in business (Guardian) “The unique selling point of these products is, of course, that they are Made in Britain,

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