By Alex | August 12, 2010 With Kate on a much deserved summer holiday the blog has been quiet. My apologies. Stephan however has been raving to me about a screen printing club in Dalston, London that we should write up. Set up in 2007, Print Club allows members to use their well equipped studio to produce posters, t-shirts, art prints, [...]
By Alex | October 7, 2009 Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo was eagerly welcomed by Parisians this week, with customers queueing in the rain to lap up products from the new store. With the recession hurting luxury brands, Uniqlo is well placed in the fashion market and it’s profits may jump as much 23% as a result of the economic climate and [...]
We have been notified by a number of our suppliers that due to particular market forces they have had no alternative but to increase prices on a number of their products. Although some products are increasing in price, there are also several styles that have been reduced. There are a number of reasons why these [...]
The famous actor and director, Woody Allen, is suing American Apparel for more than $10m (£5m) after the US clothing company allegedly used his image on advertisements without permission. According to the Guardian newspaper: American Apparel claimed “the image of Allen dressed as a Hassidic character alongside Yiddish text was meant strictly as a social [...]
By Alex | February 29, 2008 This weekend sees the start of the annual Printwear & Promotion Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham (Sunday 2nd to Tuesday 4th March). It is a time when all the brands and suppliers get together under one roof and people plod along the aisles with carrier bags full of promotional clothing catalogues, samples and free [...]
By Alex | November 26, 2007 Jo was interviewed for Company Clothing Magazine’s feature entitled, ‘Magic of merchandise‘. View the PDF on their site.
By Alex | October 26, 2007 UK based PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) company, Bladerunner, a clothing manufacturer that specialises in equipment for the police and security services, often incorporating a Kevlar lining in their clothes, has just released a GPS tracker jacket for kids. In this ever security-conscious world, I can see a demand for such kinds of products, but it [...]
Posted in Industry News | Tagged bladerunner, children, clothing, gps, hi-vis, indigo, indigo clothing, jacket, kids, manufacturer, police, ppe, schools, security, tracker | Edit By Alex | October 1, 2007 According to the press release: “The Quayside Group has purchased the assets of SAF UK ltd, one of the UK’s leading supplier of ethical and organic clothing. … Michael Conway, Managing Director of Quayside commented “Organic clothing is great for the environment and great for the customer. It is a rapidly expanding market and we [...]
Also posted in Ethical | | Edit By Alex | October 1, 2007 This is a new exhibition at Brighton & Hove Museums (free admission) which documents the history of our favourite colour! Indigo: A Blue To Dye For, a survey of the world’s oldest and most distinctive dyestuff, is a major exhibition of art, craft, fashion, and design featuring historical and contemporary indigo-dyed artefacts from around the [...]
Posted in Industry News | Tagged art, blue, brighton, clothing, colour, dye, gallery, hove, indigo, indigo clothing, museum | Edit By Alex | September 12, 2007 25-27th Sept 2007, NEC Birmingham Indigo will be visiting the National Incentive Show at the NEC later in the month. According to the trade show’s website: “The National Incentive Show is the UK’s most established event for the incentive, motivational and promotional marketing industry.This is a must see event for anyone in search of products [...]
