27 Feb 2006
| by by Sam Matthews
LONDON - Kate Moss is set to sign a £1.5m deal with US fashion and fragrance brand Calvin Klein, almost doubling her post-cocaine scandal salary to £9m.
24 Feb 2006
| by by Ben Bold
LONDON - French Connection's risque TV ad, which showed two women fighting and kissing, will not be investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority despite attracting 127 complaints.
24 Feb 2006
Optimedia has picked up L'Oreal Singapore's $4 million luxury brands media planning and buying account without a pitch. Optimedia will now handle media for brands including Lancome and Biotherm.
24 Feb 2006
NIKE WOMEN - TELL ME I'M NOT AN ATHLETE - EMEA
Project: Tell me I'm not an athlete
Clients: Paolo Tubito, Pablo Zea, marketing directors, Nike
Brief: Say to women, get up and show the world what you've got
Creative agency: Wieden Kennedy Amsterdam
Writers: Sue Anderson, John Cross
Art director: Rene...
23 Feb 2006
| by by Joe Lepper
LONDON – French Connection's controversial advertising campaign featuring two women fighting and a lesbian kiss scene has notched up 116 complaints, mainly relating to its violent and sexual content.
22 Feb 2006
| by by Joe Lepper
LONDON – Lumsden Design Partnership has unveiled a redesigned brand identity for fashion firm Peter Werth.
Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock is preparing to unveil a range of personal care products, clothing and hair accessories under her Mucky Hands brand.
22 Feb 2006
| by Tim Jeffrey, Retail director, F1RST Partnership
Armani meets wax. You would be forgiven for thinking this was a reference to a TV chat show. Alas, it is how customers may feel about former motorcycle brand Belstaff's flagship clothing store.
22 Feb 2006
Sports World International, which owns 200 stores in the UK, has acquired the 72-strong Gilesports chain. The Gilesports brand is likely to remain, with Sports World undertaking a review of the rest of the business.
22 Feb 2006
| by by Claire Murphy
M&S, Oasis and Topshop are launching fair trade clothing ranges to tap into a fast-growing market.