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The Brands

Fast Retailing signs Microfibre 2030 Commitment

Trade show hall

Trade Shows

What you missed at Project/MRket

Informa’s Project and MRket menswear trade shows again took place side by side at their usual home at the Javits Center in New York for a three-day run this week. As always, Project spotlighted contemporary sportswear, footwear and accessories while MRket showcased luxury to lifestyle (read: dressier) better menswear.

Pitti Uomo 96 Edition

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Trade Shows

This is why you cannot miss the next edition of Pitti Uomo

Pitti Uomo is ready to kickoff the s/s 2020 collections. The show, taking place June 11-14, 2019 in Florence’s Fortezza da Basso, will host about 1,220 brands of which 549 are not from Italy, or 45% of the total.

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Denim

How Uniqlo wants to make a difference in denim

Agencies

Why Brama Group has partnered with Riccardo Grassi Showroom

Renzo Braglia, CEO, Brama Group

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CEO Renzo Braglia

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Agents

The recipe behind Brama's success

For our current Italian Issue we spoke to Renzo Braglia, CEO of the renowned fashion distributor Brama Group, with brands such as J Brand, Frame, Opening Ceremony etc. Read more about his sales approach and why Milan is the best city in the world for him, here.

Donna Ida Thornton

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Retail Interview

“Jean Queen” Donna Ida Thornton: "Pull your sleeves up and get to know your customers properly.”

We caught up with “Jean Queen” Donna Ida Thornton to shed light on her hands-on business model, and find out how she goes about building strong relationships with retail partners and end-consumers.

Appointment

7 for all Mankind appoints Jens Hohmann as new German country manager

Jens Hohmann

Jeffrey Rüdes FW17 look

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Label to watch

Denim veteran Jeffrey Rudes' luxury men's line Jeffrey Rüdes

Collaboration

J Brand announces collaboration with Bella Freud

Bella Freud

Opening

Brama to open flagship-showroom in Milan

Brama showroom in Antwerp

Appointment

Susie Crippen back at J Brand

Susie Crippen

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Denim

Fast Retailing invests in denim competence

Stories

Avery Dennison RBIS: What’s the future of the denim industry?

Marco Lucietti and Adriano Goldschmied (Photos by Douglas Cringean)

Stories

J Brand collaborates with Simone Rocha

First images of the collection

Stories

Hans: new premium (denim) store in Berlin

Entrance area of the Hans store

Stories

Project NYC: Good things in a small package

The Tents section at Project

Sales team at Jeantherapy

Retailer to watch

Vicki Adjmi, co-founder, Jeantherapy, Louisiana, USA

Our Retailer of the Week is Vicki Adjmi, who runs the specialty denim store Jeantherapy with five locations in Louisiana, USA, with her brother Steven.

Stories

Girbaud works for J Brand

Stories

Jeff Rudes Exits J Brand