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(Image source: Kathryn Sargent) Founded by Kathryn Sargent in 2012 the company bearing her name has been located in London's prestigious Mayfair on 6 Brook Street. She worked for 15 years with Gieves & Hawkes of No.1 Savile Row, rising to the position of Head Cutter - the first woman to do so in the entire history of Savile Row. Today she travels the world creating expertly-crafted pieces for ladies and gentlemen with only the most discerning of tastes. (Image source: Kathryn Sargent) This spring Kathryn Sargent returns home to Savile Row to take up residence on the street that...

Made.com opened its first public showroom in 2015 and in the last few days NotOnTheHighstreet.com announced its intention to do more offline work, primarily in temporary pop-ups. In the US the concept of pop-ups or guide-shops is well known through fashion ecommerce retailers such as TrunkClub.com and Bonobos.com. Thus far no fashion-led ecommerce retailer in the UK has made any intention to open an offline shop public. We believe that with the increasing availability of suitable retail property on the market it is highly likely that at least one of Asos.com or Boohoo.com will trial the concept. If not as...

According to media reports the dual role taken on by Christopher Bailey in May 2014 is no longer working out. Bailey who was Creative Director under Angela Ahrendts, also took on her role as CEO when she left to join Apple. Filling both these roles was never going to be easy. Burberry's shares have fallen by 21% in value since Bailey took over which would be enough to get sidelined in other companies. However, as Bailey was recommended to the dual role by the company's long serving Chairman, Sir John Peace , it is unlikely that he will be ousted....

Our first reaction to Farfetch raising another $110million taking its total funding to $300million was - WHAAAAAT? The company is a retailer without stock and operate as an advanced affiliate network connecting buyers with stores & brands. It earns about 25-30% in commissions on the sales they generate which is much higher than standard affiliate schemes, where anything up to 10% is considered good, and would resemble more of a department store with concession shop-in-shops where up to 40% commission on sales is not unheard of. However, Racked (link below) reports that much of the $110million will be used to...

Lloyds Development Capital acquired a 20% stake in Joules, the UK fashion brand and retailer in 2013 for £22m. What seems to have been little appetite from trade buyers and investment companies in 2015 pushed the company to prepare for a float. On the immediate back of the news that BHS and Austin Reed went into administration the Joules success story might seem like a shining star. We looked at the company's finacials and made a short intro to Joules. More to come. Download the Styleintelligence Joules Ltd insight here