Shares in British online fashion retailer Asos (ASOS.L) jumped earlier this week amidst rumours of sound US takeover bid. Shares at the fashion e-tailer gained 17 percent after falling sharply in recent months. This Is Money’ reported that there was "vague talk" of a US cash bid in the region of 50 pounds a share. The British financial added that the reported buyer was believed to have approached 27.4 percent shareholder Bestseller, a Danish fashion business that also holds a stake in German riv

Even though Labor Day Weekend isn't quite here yet, we've already hit fast-forward to fall—with cool jewelry trends, shopping lists, and, my favorite, outerwear. Of course, I already included a cape in my fall coat wish list, but Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in this insanely chic outfit made me want to wear one that much more. Of course, she's a famous model, so she scored one of those already sold-out personalized Burberry capes. (Cara Delevingne, Olivia Palermo, and Suki Waterhouse have th

Despite clambering over one another to clothe every inch of Chinese women in terms of outerwear, few international brands have taken the plunge when it comes to intimates, a fragmented and lucrative category with significant growth potential given the speedy evolution of the fashion industry. Sales of women’s underwear market in China have been soaring since 2008, amounting to 17.8 billion dollars in 2013 and overtaking the US in 2009. While per capita spend per female is still a far cry from

London-based international fashion label, Karen Millen, has partnered up with British actress Sophie Turner, to launch its Autumn/Winter 14 campaign. Sophie Turner, who is currently best known for her role as ‘Sansa Stark’ in the hit series Game of Thrones, is the main face of Karen Millen’s Autumn/Winter 14 campaign, which aims to celebrate London style and creativity. The campaign was intentionally shot in and around East London, where Karen Millen’s design studio is located. The campaign w

Ralph Lauren is set to unveil its latest foray into the world of wearable tech today during the opening day of the US Open: the Polo Tech Shirt, highlighting the debut of the global sporting event being used as a platform to launch a collection of wearable products. The new Polo has sensors knitted into the core of the shirt which read its wearers biological and physiological information and are designed to improves general wellness. The compression shirt, which features Ralph Lauren's signature

Immerse yourself in colour with a palette of directional new season shades, as curated by Trendstop's trend experts for Fall/Winter 2015-16. This week we present two key colour trends: 'Jade Teal' and 'Cold As Ice' taken from our F/W15-16 Women's Colour Forecast. Neither of these essential shades have been seen in previous seasons, meaning that both are likely to continue as mainstream colour trends for the year ahead. JADE TEAL On the London catwalks, Jade Teal lends a luxe sophisticati

Lela Rose is debuting a collaboration with plus-size retailer Lane Bryant next summer, and I think I can speak for both of us (yes, Lela and myself) when I say that it's about time. "Every designer has known for forever how under-served this market is," she told me over the phone. "We have a customer who comes into a store all the time and says 'Why don't you have my size? I want what you do, I love your fabrics, but you don't make my size.' We've always had the capability to do it, but the stor

Forbes have revealed the list of the world's highest paid models, which includes Kate Moss in joint third place as the highest earning British model. With earnings in the year grossing 7 million dollars, Moss has contracts with Topshop, jeweller David Yurman, Rimmel London, St Tropez and Kerastase haircare products. The world's highest paid model is Gisele Bündchen, who has made more money than any other model in the world and last year earned an estimate 47 million dollars. Dutch model

Next week another discount retailer is entering the mainstream fast fashion market. This time it's German giant Lidl, who aim to flood the UK and European masses - 600 stores will debut the new collection on the Bank Holiday Monday - with 15 pound jackets and 7 pound denim jeans. Lidl previously challenged the current supermarket leaders by offering cheaper food prices, so there is little doubt its fashion offer will rival labels such as George by Asda, Florence & Fred by Sainsbury's and Pr

French icon Charlotte Gainsbourg has taken on a new role: fashion designer. The actress, model and songwriter has teamed up with premium denim label Current/Elliott to launch a capsule collection. The new collaborative line is set to last for four seasons, beginning with fall. “For me, denim has always been a fabric that can take on the personality of the person who wears it,” explains Gainsbourg, who has used denim throughout out her debut collection. However, the collection is not limite