Giles Deacon | A Designer Who Has Always Drawn

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Giles Deacon for Smythson

LONDON, United Kingdom — When Giles Deacon developed a set of chic correspondence cards, each with a signature Giles sketch, in collaboration with Smythson earlier this year, the first batch sold out in just one day — on both sides of the Atlantic. For all you hard core Giles fans, the cards appear to have been re-ordered and are now available for sale again. Even better, here at BoF we were lucky to have had a special sketch from

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Inside the Studio | Giles Deacon | Chapter I

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“Unstructured exploration…” In the years before he became an overnight household name in the United Kingdom, when Linda Evangelista walked down his runway for free, Giles Deacon spent more than 10 years exploring — not the world, but rather the people and environment in which he lived. The first chapter of Giles’ story explains how he came to be a fashion designer and launch his own label, GILES. It reveals

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Inside the Studio | Giles Deacon | Trailer

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Imran Amed and Giles Deacon on the set of Inside the Studio, by Simon Aboud

LONDON, United Kingdom — The Business of Fashion is pleased to announce the launch of Inside the Studio, a series of in-depth interviews providing a 360 degree view of the world’s top fashion designers and their roles as both creative and business people. Supported by Swarovski and produced by and developed in association with Make Believe, the first interview features renowned fashion designer Giles Deacon who celebrated his

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Ferragamo & Australia, Giles Deacon’s menswear, Mom-and-pop retailers, Ugg sales soar

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"Australia", Starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and … Ferragamo  (WSJ) As part of Salvatore Ferragamo's "long standing brand strategy," it has made accessories for the movie Australia starring Nicole Kidman. Giles Hearts Boys, Too (Fashionista) Giles Deacon has launched a menswear range in collaboration with New Look. Retail Rx for a Hip Mom-and-Pop (NY Times) By George, a small retailer in Austin, Texas is emblematic of the challenges for mom-and-pop retailers in the current economic environment. Ugg sales soar at John Lewis (Drapers) At John Lewis, Uggs, the ubiquitous Australian boots, "saw a 300% increase in sales." Scene from Australia, photo courtesy of TV.com.

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Luxury Outlook | Faith Popcorn on the Recession Culture

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LONDON, United Kingdom and NEW YORK, United States - Are London fashionistas living in a bubble? There was no sign of global economic turmoil last night as party-goers let loose after a busy day of shows during an even busier night of events. Following strong showings by Giles and Christopher Kane, there was the opening of the fabulous new Dunhill flagship (see here for our review of the sister store in Tokyo), an exhibition of stunning fashion photography by Mary McCartney, and the biggest party of London Fashion Week hosted by Giles Deacon and Swarovski (with a huge Giles cartoon ghost made completely of flowers, pictured above). The mood is certainly more sombre across the pond in New York. And,…

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