Posts under ‘Media’

It’s rare that the fashion industry achieves cut through in the UK newspaper world unless there is a fashion week on… and that’s usually just an excuse to put a pretty girl on the front page.
So the blanket coverage of Alexander McQueen’s death, from The Sun to the Financial Times this morning is impressive.  In [...]

As the Golden Globes kicked off on Sunday, the mood was a mix of glamour and contemplation. The most noteable thing about the red carpet interviews wasn’t the rain soaking every dress, but that just about every star took the time to talk about the disaster in Haiti, the red ribbons many of them were [...]

The new year is a time when the media world tends to overload on lists. Lists are a powerful structure with which to communicate a range of disparate information quickly, easy bite sized pieces of information, all prioritised through ranking. Traditionally, they’ve worked particularly well for men, who have a more organised and rational approach [...]

Burberry’s web 2.0 project, The Art of The Trench is now settling down to business as usual and it’s easier to see the true power of the project. For those of you who haven’t seen or read about it yet – and I am assuming you must have because boy has the Burberry press department [...]

Posh, such an English word, and for so many years, one that evoked memories of a young Princess Diana and eighties excess. Ruffle neck blouses have been making a sly entry into the market for a while (I will admit to owning a post-modern Uniqlo version), and our menswear team have even been inspired by [...]

As it’s a Friday, a break today from the world of retail and brands and some inspirational words to share on the power of women fashion photographers. Have a look at Design Director Wayne Ford’s blog  for his thoughts on two of the best: Ellen Von Unwerth and Lillian Bassman.

Last week I met one of my heroes, Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, the people behind Blackberry. Hero is a big word, and here’s why - he’s a Canadian (me too) with a big, big vision. Mike is a physicist first and it is his passion - so when he talks [...]

Never say that the WGSN blog isn’t a la minute!
The fashion merry go round moves to Milan today and this morning’s 9.30 am Alitalia flight from London to Milan is the fashion express. On board: Lisa Armstrong of the Times, Jo Jones of the Observer, Sophia Neophitou, Creative/Fashion director of British Harpers Bazaar and editor [...]

Tough market, tired customers, changeable weather, it’s a retailers nightmare out there right now. These days the increasingly savvy customer – and yes this is a global phenomenon - shops the web first, knows to wait for the ‘secret’ discounts that are increasingly prevalent, and if worst comes to worst is willing to wait until [...]

I would say this myself because it was some of my team members who penned the article, but L’Uomo Vogue’s heading for our piece on hot global youth spots: The Cultural Capitals of Youth, says it all. Trends simply do not happen in a few hot house cities anymore, as Ruth Marshall-Johnson and Laura-Jane Preston [...]