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Victoria Beckham top designer Ilaria Icardi to exit

Victoria Beckham’s eponymous fashion label is reportedly bidding farewell to its top designer. Design director Ilaria Icardi, who is also understood to be a close friend of Beckham, is leaving the company after seven years, insiders told The Daily Mail, though Beckham’s publicists insisted it was by a ‘mutual agreement’. Confirming the news to...

Mar 1, 2021

Business

Victoria Beckham's eponymous label back on growth trajectory

Victoria Beckham’s sales returned to a growth trajectory in 2019. While the brand has been in business for a decade, they still haven’t turned a profit, but prior to the pandemic it was on a growth trajectory. The news was reported by Business of Fashion. Victoria Beckham’s revenue increased 7 percent to 52.6 million dollars in 2019, which was a...

Jan 21, 2021

Video

Video: Victoria Beckham presents her FW20/21 fashion show

In this video, Victoria Beckham presents her fall/winter 20/21 collection at London Fashion Week. Watch the fashion show below. Video: FF Channel via YouTube Photo credit: Victoria Beckham, Facebook

Nov 30, 2020

Fashion

LFW: Victoria Beckham creates “true wardrobe” collection for SS21

For spring/summer 2021, Victoria Beckham states it is all about freedom, “to explore, to dress up, to be yourself,” as she shares her hyper-edit of just 20 looks, nearly half down on what the designer produces for a normal catwalk show. Beckham, who was going to have a series of salon shows, scaled back her presentation after the government...

Sep 21, 2020

Fashion

Guest designers at New York and Paris fashion weeks are forced to show closer to home

Valentino, traditionally one of the leading names of Paris fashion week, has canceled its Paris show, choosing instead to show in its home country during Milan Fashion Week. Covid-19 has made traveling difficult for its Rome-based team and led the company to reconsider where to present its new season collection. Valentino CEO Jacopo Venturini...

Sep 2, 2020

Business

Victoria Beckham to cut 20 percent of workforce and downsize collections

Victoria Beckham Ltd is to cut 20 percent of its workforce and reduce the number of annual collections it produces, as it faces drastic cost cutting measures in the wake Covid-19. The company said approximately 20 staff members would be made redundant, mostly workers in the areas of production at the company’s London headquarters. Victoria...

Jul 30, 2020

Retail

Victoria Beckham launches beauty e-commerce in China through Tmall

Victoria Beckham Beauty is launching a flagship store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform. This marks the brand's first entry into the Chinese market. The new online store will feature clean beauty skincare and makeup products, as well as provide consumers with exclusive access to special product launches specific to the market. The brand has...

Jul 28, 2020

Business

How PETA has changed the fashion industry over the years

In 2020, PETA US – the largest animal rights organisation in the world – celebrates its 40th anniversary. Over the last four decades, PETA and its international affiliates have left a lasting impact on the fashion industry – and we're not done yet. This year, PETA US closed the book on its groundbreaking "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur"...

May 11, 2020

Fashion

Victoria Beckham reverses decision to furlough staff following backlash

Victoria Beckham has reversed her decision to furlough 30 employees of her eponymous label after receiving heavy criticism for not paying them from her own personal fortune. In April, it was revealed that 30 of Beckham’s 120 staff were informed they would be furloughed for a minimum of two months. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, announced...

May 1, 2020

Business

Victoria Beckham Ltd is sued by former employee over injury

Victoria Beckham Ltd is being sued by a former employee who sustained a hand injury while working for the London-based fashion label. Kristina Kubiliene, a pattern cutter, worked for the celebrity brand between 2011 and 2019, and was said to have loved her job, where she was employed full time. Miss Kubiliene allegedly sustained carpal tunnel...

Apr 29, 2020

Fashion

Victoria Beckham criticised for furloughing 30 workers

Victoria Beckham’s namesake fashion label has reportedly furloughed 30 staff members as part of the UK governments Covid-19 compensation scheme. The scheme sees 80 percent of employee salaries paid by the government for companies impacted by Covid-19. Victoria Beckham will reportedly pay the remaining 20 percent of workers’ pay during this time...

Apr 20, 2020

People

Sinéad Burke on LFW, inclusive fashion, and changing the industry

Despite her tiny stature, Sinead Burke has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of fashion, pushing for designs to become accessible for all. The 29-year-old Irishwoman, just 1.05 metres (three feet and five inches) tall, has not gone unnoticed at London Fashion Week. Burke was in the front row at the Victoria Beckham and Roksanda...

Feb 18, 2020