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  • LVMH’s shuttered Thomas Pink brand to be revived

    LVMH’s shuttered Thomas Pink brand to be revived

    British shirt-maker Thomas Pink is set to be revived after former JD Sports executive Nick Preston acquired the brand.

    According to the Mail on Sunday, Nick Preston has brokered a deal to take control of LVMH’s shirtmaker brand, including its intellectual property but not its website or shops.

    The retailer ceased operations last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as LVMH Group was seeking to sell the brand. Last December, the French luxury group removed Thomas Pink from its “Fashion and Leather Goods” website page.

    According to Retail Gazette, Thomas Pink updated its own website last month, saying “We’re excited to announce that we’re returning to our roots with the same team that has helped build Thomas Pink Shirtmakers over the years”.

    “We have some things to iron out and button-up, but will be back soon with an improved website to offer you the highest quality English shirting made for modern life that you have come to know and love.”

  • UNIQLO to Launch UTs Celebrating Megahit Capcom Game Series  Monster Hunter and Street Fighter

    UNIQLO to Launch UTs Celebrating Megahit Capcom Game Series Monster Hunter and Street Fighter

    UNIQLO, Japanese global apparel retailer, announces that it will launch a special UT (UNIQLO graphic T-shirts) collaboration collection that celebrates the megahit game series Monster Hunter™ and Street Fighter® from Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games. The Game by Street Fighter UT collection will begin rolling out at UNIQLO stores and through UNIQLO.com starting Monday, April 15. The Game by Monster Hunter UT collection will be available in Mid-June.

    Making its arcade debut in 1987, the Street Fighter game series is considered the progenitor of the fighting game boom that began in the 1990s. A new collection of unique UT designs celebrating the Street Fighter franchise highlights world warriors such as Ryu and Ken in various designs. Street Fighter®UTs include designs with controller button commands, as well as a pixel art rendition of a rare double K.O. from the game. Artwork from the latest Street Fighter title popular in the international esports scene, Street Fighter® V: Arcade Edition, features dramatic illustrations of the games’ iconic characters.

  • ‘KAWS:HOLIDAY’ lands in Taipei

    ‘KAWS:HOLIDAY’ lands in Taipei

    After KAWS announced that a massive 36-meter-long COMPANION piece would be making its debut in Taipei, the collaborative project with creative studio AllRightsReserved has finally been revealed to the public. The largest sculptural work by the artist to date, KAWS:HOLIDAY depicts the recognizable COMPANION character in a seated position, overlooking Liberty Square in front of the famed Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

    Teaming up with Singaporean singer JJ Lin’s JFJ Productions, the exhibition kicked off with a grand opening event Friday evening, coupled with an exclusive merch release.

    The items include a range of vinyl figurines, ceramic plates, tees and tote bags that are available online and offline at the exhibition’s pop up shop.

  • Fast fashion retailer Giordano sales surge in Hong Kong

    Fast fashion retailer Giordano sales surge in Hong Kong

    Giordano sales slid 5.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to a trading update by the fast-fashion retailer. Translated into constant currency basis, sales declined by 6.9 per cent, the company said. “We saw a sharp decline in sales as a result of dampened consumer confidence since June throughout the Asia Pacific region,” said chairman and CEO Peter Lau.

    Group comparable-store sales slipped by 2.8 per cent.

    However, Giordano sales in Hong Kong and Macau bucked the trend, rising by HK$2 million on a same-store basis in the quarter and by $6 million for the nine months to the end of September, reaching $226 million and $703 million respectively.

    Mainland China sales fell $30 million to $251 million.

    Lau said core Giordano lines accounted for 84.6 per cent of total brand sales. The company’s premium womenswear brand, Giordano Ladies, posted comp-stores growth of 3.3 per cent.

  • Uniqlo launches a new line of t-shirts

    Uniqlo launches a new line of t-shirts

    Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo has collaborated with rhythm machine manufacturer Roland on a UT graphic t-shirt collection.

    The Roland t-shirts collection comprises limited-edition shirts designed around the iconic TR-808 by Roland.

    Retailed at ¥990 in Japan, the t-shirts can also be found at Uniqlo stores in 19 countries, and online, from April 9.

    Uniqlo’s graphic t-shirt brand “UT” launched in 2003, and has been featuring many artists, brands, and characters all over the world such as Disney, Line Friends, and Star Wars.

    A UT Doraemon range is set to launch this month.