Articles by Caitlyn Terra
Belgian group buys French subsidiary of Scotch & Soda
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Belgium's Groep Alain Broekaert (GAB) has taken over the French subsidiary of Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda, which means that the jobs in the French stores are preserved, according to a press release. As a result of the acquisition, GAB will own 100 percent of Scotch & Soda Retail SAS. The acquisition is a logical step for fashion...
Who is Diane von Fürstenberg: A brief introduction to the designer's life
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Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Halfin) is known for her iconic wrap dresses, which are still popular among many women today. In honour of the dresses' 50th anniversary, the Fashion & Lace Museum in Brussels set up an exhibition about the designer, her career and influence on the industry. A fact only few know is that Von Fürstenberg was born...
Plus size, large sizes or size inclusive? This is what's going on in the plus-size fashion market
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In recent years, the #bodypositivity movement has only grown stronger and calls for inclusivity have become louder. Among other things, the movement ensured that, mainly women, with larger sizes are slowly but surely becoming more prominent in the fashion industry. But a magazine cover featuring someone who is not size zero does not mean that...
Scotch & Soda: What we know about new owner Bluestar Alliance
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Scotch & Soda is getting a chance to write a new chapter. On Monday 27 March, US brand management company Bluestar Alliance announced that it is taking over the brand and relaunching it. What the plans are for Scotch & Soda under the new owner is not yet known, but we can take a look at Bluestar Alliance's strategy to see if potential hints can...
Modest fashion brand Les the Brand: "We provide the ingredients to look stylish yet modest"
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In an era of crop tops, the return of low rise jeans and generally barely there clothing trends, where do you even start looking for stylish covering clothes? Newcomer to the market Les the Brand has been hard at work for almost a year and has already managed to build a large community, but founders Leyla Mazouz and Esma Hmadouch are dreaming...
How Tactus makes music more accessible to the deaf community with a vibrating shirt
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Music is an integral part of life for most people. They hear it in the car, in the store, put it on at home, go to a concert or go out. But there is also a large section of people who cannot (easily) experience music - the Deaf community. Company Tactus has designed 'smart clothing' that converts music into vibrations, making music suddenly more...
Authentic Brands Group's acquisition strategy: A look at the past five years
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The American Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) is becoming an increasingly important player in the fashion industry, partly thanks to the various acquisitions it has made in recent years. The group seems to be pursuing a buy-and-build strategy and already has more than 40 brands in its portfolio. If you have lost track of all recent...
Fashion fair CIFF to expand beauty range next edition
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Danish fashion trade show CIFF introduced a beauty department for the first time during its event last February and the fair has now reported that it was a success. It is for this reason that the segment is set to be expanded for its upcoming edition, according to a LinkedIn post. Last February, only Scandinavian beauty brands were present at...
Koalaa and Moner Bondhu win big at Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge
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British initiative Koalaa and Bangladeshi start-up Moner Bondhu are the grand prize winners of the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge. The winners received their prizes on Thursday at Tommy Hilfiger's headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Both initiatives won the jury prize, but Koalaa also went home with the public prize, partly...
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: The fashion world responds and offers support
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Large areas in Turkey and Syria were hit by multiple earthquakes at the beginning of the week. The death toll is rising quickly and the images of the large disaster area are moving around the world. The fashion industry is responding to the tragedy and offering help where it can. Turkey is one of the major production countries for clothing and...