As seen on screen, Managing materials, Milan bounces back, Vuitton hires to meet demand, Chasing youth in London

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NIck Robertson, CEO of ASOS | Source: Retail Week

Fast fashion for fast consumers (FT) “Critics have consistently tried – and failed – to turn [ASOS’s] growth story into something resembling the tale of the emperor’s new clothes. Online fashion would never take off, they said… In 2007, non-UK sales made up 10 per cent of the company’s annual retail sales. Today, it is 44 per cent.” Materials Girls: Designers Trim Hemlines, Costs (WSJ) “Bad weather in major

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Biba triumphs, The Jimmy Choo man, ASOS sales accelerate, Japan’s department stores slide, Sartorial seniority

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Jimmy Choo Men's high-top trainer in cashmere | Source: T Magazine

Vintage labels find a new life (FT) “‘The original Biba [is] very iconic… It changed the face of fashion and people loved it – it was affordable, easy and sexy. The new Biba has been the most successful launch in the House of Fraser’s history – it’s done way, way better than we’d expected.’” Jimmy Choo to launch men’s shoe collection (Telegraph) “Launching for the autumn/winter 2011 season,

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The future of heritage, Luring Chinese consumers, Contradictory market reports, Asos profits soar, Pugh to Pitti

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Gucci Autumn/Winter 2010 featuring the Heritage Collection | Source: Gucci

Heritage Luxury: Past Becomes the Future (IHT) “The subject of heritage is red-hot because, faced with fierce global competition, brands have to decide which way to go: back to the comfort zone of craftsmanship and quality…fast forward into the world of live screening and e-commerce; or a delicate balance between the two?” In China, the Lure of Patrimony (NY Times) “When it comes to attracting China’s new

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Luxury leads recovery, Asos launches US site, Italians invest in India, Fast Retailing sees decline, Runway top ten

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Neiman Marcus, Boston | Source: ICSC

US luxury stores outperform rest of retail sector (FT) “US luxury department stores outperformed the rest of the retail sector during September, underlining the extent to which more prosperous shoppers are leading the recovery in consumer spending.” Asos launches US site (Retail Week) “Asos is promoting the new website, Us.asos.com, by giving US customers free delivery. It plans to launch French and German

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Fashion cycle reboot, Reiss’ personal tailoring, ASOS American invasion, Twitter luxe, Menswear’s new names

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Céline Autumn/Winter 2010 | Source: Céline

The new fashion forward (Telegraph) “Such is the insanely accelerated speed of the fashion world that the clothes appearing in shops now already seem not to be the latest thing, their significance lost, having long ago been… sucked dry through overexposure.” Personal tailoring for everyone (Telegraph) “With 84 stores in Britain (it also has branches in the USA, China and the Gulf), the scheme has the

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