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A Florida-based entrepreneur is suing Nike for allegedly copying her design patents pertaining to a sports bra with pockets. SherryWear LLC claimed in a lawsuit filed this week that Nike copied its pocket bra design after its founder, Sherry Goff, submitted…
It was December 2018 when the last Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show aired on CBS. A year earlier, the show garnered a billion viewers worldwide, but its size and success had blinkered the company to both the cultural shifts being brought about by a born-online…
The Italian luxury lingerie label has opened their latest boutique at Lee Gardens in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Occupying an area of 710sq ft, the new store adorns La Perla’s usual elegant design and reflects the ‘brand’s unique aesthetic philosophy, merging…
British multinational clothing retailer Next has been selected as the intended UK franchise partner for Victoria’s Secret by the brand’s administrators. A Next partnership would give Victoria’s Secret UK access to a sophisticated digital and delivery capacity…
The Victoria’s Secret UK business has been placed in administration – and it is not just a victim of the Covid-19 crisis, says one analyst. Echoing concerns expressed in the brand’s US home market, Sofie Willmott, lead retail analyst at GlobalData, said…
British lingerie brand Janet Reger has signed a new global licensing deal with Hong Kong’s Hop Lun, one of the world’s largest lingerie and swimwear designers and producers. A newly launched diffusion line ‘Janet Reger Rouge’ is the first move by the…
That L Brands has opted to sell a majority stake in Victoria’s Secret is a tacit recognition that the brand was on the road to nowhere under its previous leadership. This is underlined by the departure of Les Wexner as CEO and chairman of the company. The…
L Brands is reportedly about to announce the sale of its troubled Victoria’s Secret lingerie business to private-equity company Sycamore Partners. The move would leave L Brands with just one retail business – the fast-growing Bath & Body Works, which in some…
International fashion lingerie and apparel label 6ixty8ight has made its debut on Shopee and SGG.com. The move follows the brand’s expansion into e-commerce following the launch of its own online sales platform in November last year and the establishment of a…
6ixty8ight in Hong Kong has opened its 28th store, at East Point City. With its home base in Hong Kong, the now-international lingerie and casualwear label is continuing to expand its brick-and-mortar network. Having become one of the fastest-growing fashion…
Longtime Victoria’s Secret chief marketing officer Edward Razek will resign following months of negative PR centered on his comments about plus-size and transgender models in a Vogue interview. Edward Razek, who has personally selected the lingerie brand’s…
Australian luxury lingerie retailer Honey Birdette has opened its second US store in San Diego, California, saying two more stores will be opened in the state in the coming months. The newly opened 74sqm store is located on the ground level of Westfield UTC…
Israeli apparel group Delta Galil Industries is to buy Hong Kong-headquartered intimate apparel maker Bogart Group. Delta Galil is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children, as well as…
Italian fashion brand Calzedonia has reportedly renewed its Causeway Bay lease at a 15 per cent increase. According to reports in business media, the firm re-signed for the 400sqft retail space with just a month to spare on its existing contract at a cost of…
Oysho Singapore is opening its first store this week, at Jewel Changi. The Spanish fashion label’s debut Singapore store spans 220sqm, and features a warm atmosphere, fitted out with materials such as wood and metal, combined with new furnishings. The store…
Indian lingerie retailer Zivame has raised about US$8.6 million to fund expansion. The funds were raised through Allana Investment and Trading Company, in a round led by existing investor Zodius Technology and individual investors. The new capital will be…
