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Former Heydude & Keds president launches Stoke Footwear for 'real men, with real lives.'

Footwear industry veterans Rick Blackshaw and Ian Stewart have officially launched a new casual-lifestyle footwear brand, Stoke Footwear. Officially launched on January 5, the brand’s website stokeshoes.com is now live, with Stoke Footwear launching in more than 450 retail partner locations across the country on March 1, including Murdoch’s,...

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Timberland launches new category to shoe unsung heroes of the hospitality industry

Timberland PRO, the brand’s line of footwear and apparel designed to deliver comfort, durability and performance for skilled trade professionals, is stepping into a new category with the introduction of hospitality footwear. The New Hampshire-based brand launched the new Burbank collection with an intimate pizza making event in collaboration...

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Why Angelina Jolie's choice of Jean-Michel Basquiat's former studio for new brand HQ is inspiring

This fall Angelina Jolie’s new brand will take up residence at 57 Great Jones Street in the former studio of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who lived there from 1983 until his death in 1988. The 6,600-square-foot old carriage house, which was listed for 60,000 dollars a month, had been on the market for 8 months, its previous occupant the exclusive...

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Quiet Luxury bag brand Gladstn London launches in the US

A current best-seller in Harrods since it launched there a year ago, Gladstn London is coming to the US. The range of bags created in fine Italian leather began as a menswear range but now boasts styles that are considered “shareable” according to owner and CEO (or Chief Bag Carrier as he prefers), Richard Sharman, who sits down with...

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Fashion for Good launches the home-compostable polybag project

Fashion for Good launches the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags. Orchestrated by Fashion for Good in partnership with C&A and Levi Strauss & Co., this six-month project uses novel bags from Fashion for Good innovators TIPA Corp. and Greenhope. These bags are made with bio-based...

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Australian Fashion Council Launches World-First Campaign - Down Under In Front

Today as part of Melbourne Fashion Week, the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) launched its world-first Australian FashionTM campaign, Down Under In Front at ACMI. To celebrate the launch in Australia’s cosmopolitan fashion capital, Melbourne, the first select cohort of certified Australian FashionTM brands were announced including renowned...

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Eddie Borgo to launch handbag collection

Eddie Borgo, best known for his sculptural jewellery, is expanding his product line to include handbags and accessories. The seven-piece collection is inspired by minimalist '50s and '60s chrome culture, particularly the boxy shapes and top handles that dominated women's handbag styles at the time. "All of my friends were complaining about the...

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Design duo Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier debut collection

After a high profile appointment and subsequent exit at Marc by Marc Jacobs, the former creative directors Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier merged together to start their own fashion label, Hillier Bartley. As the first collection hits stores this autumn, the London-based duo focussed on Savile Row fabrics, classic and refined tailoring, with a...

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Apple sends out invitations for 'mysterious' event

Apple sent invitations Thursday for a mystery event due to take place March 9, amid speculation about an imminent launch of its much anticipated Apple Watch. The invitation simply said "Spring Forward," referring to the fact that clocks will spring forward one hour in the United States the day before for daylight savings time. Apple said the...