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BIRD: New womenswear trade fair in China

China is getting a new trade fair specialising in womenswear with the BIRD Fashion Fair. The China National Garment Association (CNGA) is hosting the first edition of BIRD in June. It is the first “international trade fair dedicated exclusively to innovations in womenswear,” the Chinese apparel association announced on Wednesday. The acronym...

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Allbirds gains analysts’ confidence despite mixed Q3 results

Shares in sustainable shoemaker Allbirds fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after reporting mixed third-quarter earnings. Allbirds enjoyed a 33 percent year-on-year sales increase for the period although missed market’s expectations with its full-year sales outlook. The environmentally conscious footwear brand reported revenue of 62.7 million...

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Celebrating Bird

Celebrating Bird Bird Raincover is the -must have- fashion accessory for every woman with a precious bag. Since we were founded 2 year ago in Amsterdam, Bird challenges conditions around the globe. More than a raincover Bird is more than a functional raincover that protects exclusive purses and bags against rain, storm or dust. It is a designer...

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Bird…A cover…Functional or not…?

A protection for your bag, whether it is from a designer or a bag made especially for you that has sentimental value. You want to protect a bag that you have invested in or perhaps inherited. As with many products, rain, dirt and too much sun are disastrous. This is no different for a handbag. A handbag that has been around for many years...

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Three sustainable accessories brands to keep an eye on

Jewellery, swimwear or eyewear, we’ve selected three sustainable accessories brands that are shifting the industry to a more conscious future. Bird Launched in 2017, Bird is an ethical and sustainable eyewear brand that uses mindful fabrics to design modern and timeless collections. It’s the first - and for now only - B-Corp certified eyewear...

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BIRD offers the protection a bag needs

The Dutch fashion brand BIRD creates covers to protect any size bag. Think of (weather) influences from outside, but the cover also ensures that no one can take unsolicited belongings from your bag. BIRD is more than just a cover, it’s a statement in itself. What started as an independent fashion brand born out of necessity, has now grown into a...

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New accessory brand Bird develops a raincoat for the bag: 'The first design was made of groundsheet and yellow wool'

It is time to put a new brand into the spotlight. This time FashionUnited spoke with the founder of the new brand Bird. Anja Fijma has designed a “raincoat for the bag”: the Bird Cover. The journey of the Bird Cover began some eight years ago, Fijma tells FashionUnited by phone. "At the time, I had purchased a very nice suede bag. I noticed that...

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Bird launches a line of summer dresses

Bird, the hip Brooklyn boutique, launched its very first line of summer dresses last Wednesday. While summer in New York's retail sector tends to actually slow down a bit due to all the shoppers heading off on vacation to areas like the Hamptons and tourist destinations like Miami, Bird has given those customers some options for that vacation...