http://www.italianworldfashion.com Fashion, lifestyle and gossip Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:11:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last year, designer Stella McCartney walked away with the prestigious accolade for designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards. This season the awards ceremony supported by Swarovski, will take place on Tuesday, 25th November 2008 at Lawrence Hall in London. Among the invitees are over 500 industry leaders, ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/british-fashion-awards-2008/ Following a research conducted by Reebok, woman around the world could do with bit more fitness fun. The research tells us that women are looking for a way to take the boredom out of staying fit. The British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories identified the need to bring ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/reebok-fitness-fun/ Luxury luggage and accessories label, Samsonite named Christopher Pearson as its new Global Creative Director. Pearson has worked for some of the world's leading names in the industry, including Dunhill, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Yves St Laurent and Hermes. He has been tasked to further establishing the label as the contemporary ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/samsonite-creative-change/ Luxury group PPR reported solid operating and financial performances with net income up 141%. François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO, commented: “Our solid performances in the first half can be attributed to the favorable balance of our Group profile and the strength of our global brands. PPR has always been able ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/ppr-reports-solid-results/ After extending its partnership with Fashion Scout, car manufacturer Vauxhall is moving further forward into the creative community. Vauxhall announced the formation of the Style Council to judge its annual Vauxhall Collective. The Vauxhall Collective is the company’s arts fund aiming to support up and coming creatives across a range ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/vauxhall-announces-style-council/ IIn the first half of fiscal 2008, retail brand Hugo Boss showed a positive trend and operating income, the fashion group’s sales went up by 5% to EUR 831 million. In Europe, sales adjusted for currency effects increased by 4% in the first six months of 2008, with Germany showing ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/09/04/hugo-boss-first-half/ The 2008 Spring-Summer POST CARD Collection is a concept that has been expressed in eleven different nuances. Eleven outerwear garments, each conceived as a prototype of masculine elegance. A metropolitan, self-assured elegance. A modern interpretation and a perfect fusion of a glamorous and sporty look. “ocean eleven”, then; Post Card’s ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/08/11/post-card-ocean-eleven-2008-spring-summer-collection/ As of January 2009, sport lifestyle company Puma has extended a long-term licensing contract for socks by Puma with Dutch company Dobotex, the current manufacturer of PUMA socks. The new licensing deal has a global reach, excluding the United States. In addition, both companies signed a new licensing contract for ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/07/31/puma-and-dobotex-licensing-agreement/ International home shopping company Redcats, announced wholly owned subsidiary Redcats USA completed the sell of its missy division including Chadwick, metrostyle and Closeout Catalog Outlet. The missy apparel brands were sold to a US private equity fund. The home shopping company was already looking to sell the missy apparel business ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/07/31/redcats-completes-sell/ For fiscal year 2007/08, luxury label Wolford increased its sales in all major distribution channels and markets. The Australian company reached a record level of 157.7 million and a sales rise of 11,3% to a record level of 157.7 million. Wolford generated an average annual sales growth of 10,7% during ... http://www.italianworldfashion.com/2008/07/29/wolford-reaches-record-level/