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EDUCATION | TRAINING
Burberry partners Farfetch for
Dream Assembly programme
AWARD
Temperley London bags award for
sustainability
Brands. Baxter will be responsible for 7
For All Mankind and Splendid brands.
Mark Walsh becomes CEO of
Avenue brand
Avenue Stores has appointed veteran
retailer Mark Walsh as chief executive
officer of the Avenue brand of women’s
plus-size fashion apparel, footwear and
accessories, completing expansion of
the company’s senior leadership team.
Pic courtesy: Burberry Plc
Burberry, known for its leadership in
digital for luxury fashion, is the first
brand to partner with Farfetch, the
global technology platform for the
luxury industry, to provide modules
for the Dream Assembly programme.
The technology accelerator Dream
Assembly will provide a cohort of the
world’s most promising start-ups with a
programme of mentorship, networking
opportunities and access to early-stage
funding.
The Dream Assembly programme
will include a series of workshops,
one-to-one sessions with senior
leaders within Farfetch and
mentorship meetings covering topics
including e-commerce, marketing,
technology, fashion, logistics and
operations, giving start-ups direct
access to Farfetch’s expertise in
the luxury fashion and technology
industries, over the course of 12
weeks.
Pic courtesy: Temperley London
Temperley London has been awarded
Positive Luxury’s Butterfly Mark
for commitment to sustainability
across innovation, social good,
environment, community investment,
and governance. The fashion brand
by designer Alice Temperley is also
dedicated to standards of excellence,
responsible business practice, and
thoughtful leadership in the fashion
category.
Consumers will be able to discover
Temperley London’s commitments
online by clicking the unique interactive
Butterfly Mark, which displays
Temperley London’s positive actions
and instantly showcases their status as
a trusted brand.
APPOINTMENTS
Loepfe Brothers names Daniel Link
as new CEO
Stephanie Phair is new chair of
British Fashion Council
Stephanie Phair; Pic courtesy: British Fashion Council
Stephanie Phair, the chief strategy
officer for Farfetch, the global tech
platform for the luxury fashion
industry, has been chosen the new
chair of the British Fashion Council by
its board. Her tenure is for three years
which can be renewed. The role will
be formalised at the July 5, 2018 board
meeting.
Saudi princess becomes Arab
Fashion Council president
RESEARCH
Algorithm generates knitting
patterns for 3D objects in US
Computer scientists at the Carnegie
Mellon University (CMU) in the United
States have developed a system to
translate a wide variety of 3-D shapes
into stitch-by-stitch instructions that
enable a computer-controlled knitting
machine to automatically produce
those shapes. The researchers have
used the system to produce a variety of
plush toys and garments.
According to James McCann,
assistant professor in the Robotics
Institute and leader of the Carnegie
Mellon Textiles Lab, this ability to
generate knitting instructions without
need for human expertise could make
on-demand machine knitting possible,
according to a press release from the
university.
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Pic courtesy: Arab Fashion Council
Loepfe Brothers Ltd., developer of
integral quality control systems like
sensors and monitoring equipment for
yarn spinning, has appointed Daniel
Link as the new chief executive officer
(CEO), from May 1, 2018.
Tim Baxter named CEO of Delta
Galil Premium Brands
Delta Galil Industries, Ltd., the global
manufacturer and marketer of branded
and private label apparel products, has
appointed Tim Baxter as the new chief
executive officer of Delta Galil Premium
Saudi Arabian princess Noura bint
Faisal Al-Saud has recently been named
the president of the Arab Fashion
Council. She had also overseen the
Arab Fashion Week, the first such
show to be held in the Middle Eastern
country.
Katie Greenyer is world president
of Textile Institute
Katie Greenyer, creative talent and
network director at Pentland Brands,
has been chosen as the world president
of the Textile Institute.