Stitch Menswear, London

30th June – 1st July, London-

A bi-annual event, Stitch Menswear provides a key meeting point for brands, buyers, press and retailers. Organised in collaboration with media partners including Maxim, Sport & Street, Collezioni Uomo and World Fashion TV, Stitch’s Future of Menswear exhibition will take place at the historic Old Billingsgate Market, in the heart of London’s financial district. Showcasing the “very best” in emerging talent, the trade show allows young designers an opportunity to interact with an array of influential industry players. Supporting budding talent is one of Stitch’s central priorities, the Fresh from Paris exhibition will present a selection of six Central Saint Martin’s (BA Fashion Menswear) students shortlisted for a denim design project and competition sponsored by Premier Vision Denim and Wrangler.

Exhibitors include Deryck Walker, Satyenkumar, Forgotten Future, BLAAK, Morgan Allen Oliver, Carolyn Massey, Weekend Offender, Ksubi and Swear.

See full event details on the TribaSpace Fashion Calendar.

Hakaan A/W10

Hakaan wins ANDAM prize
“Hakaan Yildirim or just Hakaan, Turkey’s long-hidden treasure that took London Fashion Week by storm last season, has won the prestigious ANDAM award.” (Independent)

Swatch Group Founder and Chairman Nicolas Hayek Dies
“Swatch Group AG founder and chairman Nicolas Hayek died Monday from heart failure at the age of 82.” (WSJ)

Digital Scorecard | Because Magazine
“Fashion editorial has long been a powerful generator of purchasing intent for brands. But ‘intent generators’ like magazines often lose their fair share of sales revenue to ‘intent harvesters’ like retailers further down the purchasing path.” (BoF)

The Secrets and Philosophy behind Fashion Trend Forecasting
“How do new trends in the world of fashion come about, and how can they be predicted? This subject came up during a fashion and textile exhibition held in Israel.” (ntdtv.com)

Jacques Vert to pay first dividend since 1995
“Jacques Vert, the British fashion retailer, will pay its first dividend to shareholders since 1995 after swinging to a full-year profit.” (Telegraph)

DC4 Store

Founded four years ago by self-proclaimed avant-garde denim lover Daniel Cizmek, Berlin’s DC4 stocks casual and high-end street wear and one-of-a-kind, limited edition denim pieces. The shop’s interior reflects and enhances the urban garments that hang within it–stone flooring, neon lighting, wooden furniture and white-washed walls emit an inner-city atmosphere. read more

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India Goes Online with Exclusively.In
“Fashion folk have long traveled to India to score all things embellished. But now their purchases won’t always require an additional grand for the airfare.” (WWD)

Australia Attempts to Ban Thin Models, Heavy Retouching
“Australia’s youth minister, Kate Ellis, came up with a plan to reward fashion magazines and designers who cast healthy models and reject overzealous, unrealistic retouching.” (TheCut)

An Updated Snapshot: Luxury Department Stores on Twitter
“As a Twitter fanatic, it’s been interesting to watch as more and more luxury brands and retailers get on the “Twitter train.”” (FashionCollective)

Belgian fashion designers use everyman muse
“The man on the street became catwalk star Friday as a host of Belgian designers showed off an urban cool inspired by mundane reality in their spring-summer collections at Paris fashion week.” (Independent)

Boys To Girls
“It seems that some menswear designers are most definitely for turning – to womenswear.” (Vogue.com)

Brandery Barcelona

28th -30th June, Barcelona-

Conceived in 2009 to fill the gap that Bread&Butter left when it moved t0 Berlin (after three and a half years in Barcelona), The Brandery is organized by Fira Barcelona. Approximately 200 brands are planning to exhibit at the trade show including Armand Basi and Custo Barcelona. Now in it’s third season, The Brandery focuses mainly on urban and contemporary fashion. This edition, entitled Love Revolution, takes it’s central inspiration from “the groundbreaking and creative movement inspired by the “radical revolution” of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, and transforming it into the intangible value of fashion brands”. read more

Burberry’s Digital Moves Pay Off
“Burberry has launched what is being billed as the first interactive extension of a luxury brand…” (PSFK)

Harrods, Liberty Follow Saks in Building Own-Label Fashion
“Harrods Ltd., the iconic London department store that sells diamond-encrusted Bulgari SpA sunglasses, Yves Saint Laurent scents and DKNY bags, is now banking on the brand its customers know best.” (Businessweek)

Designers Pitch Brand New York
“Young labels like the Row, Jason Wu, Nellie Partow, Waris Ahluwalia and Prabal Gurung are trumpeting their New York roots on apparel and labels in an effort to create a sartorial version of the locavore movement.” (WSJ)

The Spotlight | David David
“This month the BoF Spotlight turns to David Saunders, founder of the eponymous London fashion label David David, whose vibrant graphic motifs have already caught the attention of The New York Times, Dazed & Confused, and even BoF…” (BoF)

Uniqlo drops Japanese and makes English official language
“The Japanese company behind the fast-expanding fashion chain Uniqlo has announced it plans to make all its staff speak English while at work.” (Telegraph)