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Bespoke Hat Maker Marcel Rodrigues opens pop-up on Savile Row

Retail Focus

Marcel brings his unique style to the tailoring district, further expanding the bespoke offering on The Row. Founder Marcel Steyn started his career as an apprentice at Cad & The Dandy on Savile Row in 2008 where he learned the art of tailoring.

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The working class: Why the casualisation of suiting is here to stay

Inside Retail

Withstanding the trend cycle Suits have long been classified in fashion circles as timeless but recently the classic tailored look has been entangled in both macro and micro female-led trends. Fashion trends are a tell for the broader climate and more often than not mirror societal, economic and political changes.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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FASHION HOUSE opens €25m outlet centre in Bucharest

Retail Focus

Visitors to Bucharest’s newest shopping destination can access everyday discounts of up to 70 per cent off some of the world’s leading fashion brands including Puma, Killtec, Tom Tailor, Lee Cooper, Triumph, Otter, Sizeer, Ecco, Colin’s, US Polo Assn and many others.

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Not just Gwyneth and Succession: How the economy is driving quiet luxury

Inside Retail

Imagine plain, logo-less cashmere sweaters, perfectly-tailored shirts and unrecognisable Swiss timepieces. Standout pieces were tank tops, knits and maxi skirts that seem simple to the naked eye, but are exceptionally well-cut and tailored upon closer inspection.

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Are more discounts on the cards before Christmas?

Inside Retail

Of course, two more rate rises would follow in 2008 with the cash rate peaking at 7.25 Use the cash you can generate to implement a revised plan that is tailored to the current economic times. In 2007, the cash rate was on an upward trajectory hitting an 11-year high of 6.75 per cent in November. per cent before it began to fall. .

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Our last interview with Australian fashion icon, Carla Zampatti

Inside Retail

I had spotted her at previous media events before, such as the opening of the refurbished womenswear level of David Jones on Elizabeth Street, and unsurprisingly, she was just as glamorous in reality as she was in fashion magazines – oversized sunglasses, tailored suiting, perfectly coiffed hair and all. CZ: I have.

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