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BBC News : The fashion business

February 19, 2014 by The CoF

An article by Linda Yueh for BBC News Business . We know that clothing is big business, but it may be surprising just how big the fashion business is. The fashion industry’s contribution to the British economy is an estimated £26bn – that’s twice the size of the car industry’s and nearly as big as the contribution from housing, according to the British Fashion Council. It is not just dresses and handbags, but also design and manufacturing that make the sector […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: British Fashion Council, Fashion, LONDON, London Fashion Week

Net-A-Porter Sales Double

January 14, 2013 by The CoF

NET-A-PORTER’s sales reportedly rose by 55 per cent in the past year, despite making a £27 million loss after investing heavily in the company. A spokesperson for the firm was unable to comment on the news this morning. The luxury online store, helmed by founder and new British Fashion Council chairman Natalie Massenet, spent £22.9 million setting up new automated distribution centres in Britain and in the US, The Mail On Sunday reports. It also opened a new centre in Hong Kong. In March […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: British Fashion Council, China, Hong Kong, Mail On Sunday, Natalie Massenet, Net-a-Porter, theoutnet.com

Tom Ford To Show At London Fashion Week

December 19, 2012 by The CoF

LONDON — Tom Ford will show his first, on-schedule runway show during London Fashion Week in February, the British Fashion Council confirmed on Wednesday. Ford, whose show will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, joins another newcomer to the schedule, L’Wren Scott, whose show will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17, as reported in WWD. Julien Macdonald will return to the London catwalk schedule for the fall 2013 season, with a show set for Friday, Feb. 15. Manolo […]

Categories: Fashion, News, People • Tags: BFC, Blahnik, British Fashion Award, British Fashion Council, Julien Macdonald, LONDON, London Fashion Week, Manolo Blahnik