Category: Clothes

Tommy Mallet first found fame appearing on reality TV show ‘The Only Way is Essex’, better known as Towie, in 2014, but it was his passion for footwear, particularly trainers, that spurred him to build his own business from scratch in 2015 under the Mallet name.

Mallet now sold in some the best stores in the UK, and indeed the world, with apparel being added to the product mix in 2019.

While he may still be putting in TV appearances with his fiancé Georgia Kousoulou, who he met on Towie and with whom he stars on ‘Georgia and Tommy: Baby Steps’ which starts its third series on 30 November 2022 on ITVBe – following their life and relationship after having their son, Brody (now 17 months old) – his desire to scale the Mallet business is undeterred, as he tells TheIndustry.fashion’s Contributing Editor, Tom Bottomley.

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There’s no denying that Coca-Cola is iconic. From the logo to the bottle to the ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advertising, it has ingratiated itself into American and world culture. But, would you want to wear it?

Coco-Cola, the $40 billion business has seen revenues stay pretty much static over the last decade and its diversification into other food and beverage areas – Costa Coffee, Innocent, Smartwater – is well documented.

Clearly eyeing the potential of collaborations, and wondering why Coke has sat back and watched as the world has been inundated with numerous fashion collections from other iconic American brands such as Disney, Barbie or KFC, somebody at Atlanta HQ had the unenviable task of making Coke the new Disney. (Indeed Coca-Cola and Disneyland Paris collaborated on a limited edition collection earlier this year, see main image).

In April, this year, a flagship store, the first of its kind in Europe,

Focusing on selling used and refurbished items this Black Friday was “a big bet” but “the right thing to do”, the boss of eBay UK has said.

The online marketplace took the decision to promote only refurbished and “pre-loved” items for the annual pre-Christmas sale this year, responding to cost of living and environmental pressures.

Even before Black Friday, UK general manager Murray Lambell had issued strident criticism of the annual event, calling it “broken” and a “frenzy with a ‘buying for buying sake’ mentality”.

Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: “On the buyer side, there’s this win-win. I can save myself a couple of hundred pounds in my shopping basket if I just think about this in the mix – and whether you’re buying for yourself or buying for someone else just make a decision on buying one or two items differently.

“And then the stats on

It’s make or break time. The first undisrupted Christmas party season since 2019 is seeing fashion retailers push hard in their marketing and advertising of partywear. 

Three, mostly Christmas party free, years is seeing a rebound in confidence and the desire to socialise and spend time with friends, colleagues and family. Staring into the abyss of a bleak beginning to 2023, fashion brands need to make hay while the sequins shine and hope this party season is one the accountants will remember.

In September, John Lewis released its ‘Moments Economy: How We Shop, Live and Look in 2022’ report. It highlighted a new trend among consumers which they called the ‘Moments Economy’. Factors contributing to this shift included the increasing desire to appreciate real moments in our lives while living in an increasingly digital world.

The report’s data, from surveyed shoppers, showed 77% of respondents said that despite the

H&M’s flagship store at 324 Regent Street has reopened with a revamped look today, 24 November 2022, complete with its new Beauty Bar concept in partnership with Dashl and the launch of H&M Rental in the UK.

H&M Rental offers female and male customers the option to rent clothes, shoes, bags, and accessories selected from special H&M collections and archive pieces in assorted sizes.

Customers can rent items for a maximum of seven days, allowing them to experiment with their style in an affordable way. Customers can also view the assortment on the H&M app, but the exact offer will only be available in the Regent Street store. To use H&M Rental, customers must first become H&M Members.

At the new Beauty Bar customers can get various treatments including for nails, brows and lashes. All treatments can be booked through Dashl.

H&M Regent Street will also be home to

Gucci has confirmed the departure of creative chief Alessandro Michele, who was credited with reviving the Kering flagship brand’s fortunes during his seven-year tenure at the helm of the business.

Michele was a little known Gucci insider when the was appointed to helm the house in 2014 (he has been at the business for a total of 20 years). He went on to create a sensation with his eclectic and expansive collections that drew in multiple historic and contemporary cultural references, all wrapped up in a look that became known affectionately as “Gucci Geek”.

His eye drew a new generation of consumer to the Italian house that had lost its lustre following the departure of American star designer Tom Ford, who left in 2004 and went on to establish his own brand, which he last week sold to Estée Lauder Companies.

Rumours began circulating that Michele was leaving Gucci

The chair of John Lewis has said that consumers are starting to budget and are more conscious of spending, despite being eager to celebrate the first “normal” Christmas in three years.

Dame Sharon White said, during a panel debate at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Annual Conference, that there were signs of shoppers changing their habits as a result of cost-of-living pressures.

She told the CBI: “This is the first Christmas for three years that people get to spend with family, friends and loved ones, and I think people will be really excited to have a proper Christmas. But you can see all sorts of things going on with consumer spending.

“We have got some customers who are doing their shopping early and have booked their Waitrose delivery slots in advance. On the other hand, you can see other customers starting to budget, and shopping is more

Tiffany & Co has accelerated its plans to combat climate change with a pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its own operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and supply chain (Scope 3) by 2040, 10 years earlier than what is called for in the Paris Climate Agreement.

The luxury jewellery house has made the pledge in accordance with Science Based Targets Initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. 

To meet this goal, Tiffany & Co. has set a 2030 near-term GHG reduction target in alignment with SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard. By 2030, Tiffany & Co. will reduce Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 70%; these are the emissions generated from Tiffany’s own operations, such as stores, distribution centres, manufacturing and offices.

The LVMH-owned house has also committed to reduce Scope 3 emissions by 40%; these are the emissions generated in Tiffany’s supply chain and represent the “vast majority” of its footprint.