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12 new talents in the spotlight at MICAM in September
Ted Baker to close all its UK stores this Summer
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nce again, the exciting work of 12 emerging designers will be
spotlighted in the Emerging Designers area, a designated space within the ambit of MICAM Milano, which will take place at the Fiera Milano Rho on 15-17 September 2024. In fact, the selection of the
young creatives has just concluded, carried out as per tradition by a jury made up of fashion designer Ernesto Esposito (President of the Jury), Sara Sozzani Maino (Creative Director Fondazione Sozzani), Francesca Molteni (Scouting Director Tessabit), Paola Ventimiglia (Fashion Director SPORTWEEK - La Gazzetta dello Sport), Daniele Cardone (Fashion Photographer),
Matteo Ward (Co-Founder WRAD), together with MICAM (represented by President Giovanna Ceolini). The shortlist of 12 new creative
talents, who will be the protagonists of the next edition of MICAM, are: Daphne Wattiez (brand Akvo), Ardemia de’Gennaro (brand Ardemia), Luisa Soriano (brand Babù Milano), Cecilia Bringheli and Sibilla de Vuono (brand CB Made in Italy), Cristiano Magnoni (brand Crimagno Earth), Giacomo Morelli (brand Gio*Milano), Guillaume Mesly d’Arloz (brand Meeko), Corine Ferrer (brand O. Sur), Francesca Parisi (brand Parisy), Sabina Teruel (brand Sabinis), Alberto Tassinari and Francisco Batta (brand Sistta), Lello Romano (brand Sneark). From creatives presenting
t has been reported that British fashion brand Ted Baker is planning to close all
its UK stores. This comes after the holding company for the brand’s European retail arm, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited, fell into administration in March this year. Taneo, the appointed
administrator for the retailer, closed 15 UK shops in April, leading to 245 redundancies. Now, all remaining store staff have been told about the closures, according to The Sun newspaper. However, it is understood that despite this
their first collection, to already partially established designers running a single-brand shop, up to entrepreneurs capable of proposing their creations to Hollywood stars, the choice of young people will dominate the Emerging Designers space at MICAM this year. Sustainability, attention to materials,
news, the plans have not yet been finalised by the company. Authentic Brands, the US group behind brands including David Beckham, Reebok and Hunter, owns Ted Baker’s intellectual property and has been looking for a new partner to run the brand’s retail and online business in the UK and Europe. Next and Frasers had been in the running but reports suggested that Frasers pulled out of talks. Before the insolvency
proceedings came into effect, Ted Baker had 46 UK stores and employed about 975 people.
comfort, durability and style are just some of the characteristics that make the collections presented special and special. There’s more about the
upcoming MICAM show in this issue – a presentation of the SS25 macro-trends for the exhibition. Turn to page 16…
Government says launch of Skills England will transform the economy R
etailers have welcomed the government’s plans for a new Growth and
Skills Levy, which will replace the existing apprenticeship levy, announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 22 July. The PM and Education Secretary
unveiled the launch of Skills England to bring together “the fractured skills landscape and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills”.
4 • FOOTWEAR TODAY • AUGUST 2024 The government said that
training and development is vital to economic growth, with improvements accounting for a third of productivity gains over the past two decades. Skills England is intended to collaborate with central and local governments, businesses, training providers and unions to address the needs of the next decade nationwide. Skills England says it will identify training eligible for the Growth
and Skills Levy, a significant reform granting businesses more flexibility to spend levy funds on necessary training, a long-standing request from employers. The British Retail Consortium’s
Director of Business and Regulation, Tom Ironside, said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s call to give businesses more flexibility to spend funds on the training they think is really necessary. The Apprenticeship Levy in
its current form is broken, with half of the retail industry’s £250 million contribution going unspent. Therefore, retailers are excited to see the details of the new Growth and Skills Levy, and are keen to work with the government to ensure its greater flexibility that would allow them to spend these funds on the most suitable educational courses encompassing functional and digital skills for the future.”
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