British designer brand Paul Smith saw sales grow to almost 200 million pounds for the year ending 30 June 2018. Despite the challenging retail climate the London-based company saw sales rise 11 percent like-for-like, while total sales grew 6.7 per cent year-on-year to 197.3 million pounds. Wholesale sales rose 3 percent to 82.5 million pounds,...
Jan 9, 2019
Charity Retail Trust has worked with 12 UK retailers including Paul Smith, Jigsaw, House of Fraser and JD Sports to develop a new Retail Leader Apprenticeship programme which will begin next year. The first in a series of supported degrees for retail, the level 6 programme will welcome at least 400 retail employees, and is the first initiative...
Dec 6, 2018
Football giants Manchester United are continuing to conquer the fashion world, launching a new campaign collection of accessories with Paul Smith, less than a month after the team unveiled its first denim wear collection with True Religion. The collaboration with Paul Smith builds upon their existing formalwear partnership, which has seen the...
Nov 13, 2018
Paul Smith Spring Summer 2019 Menswear collection, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Fashion Feed, YouTube.
Jun 27, 2018
Paul Smith was one of the few designers at Paris Fashion Week who did not include streetwear or sportswear elements in his collection. The British designer stuck to what he does best: tailoring. The brand commented on the show via a press release: “With rare independence, the designer confidently contradicts the zeitgeist." With a collection...
Jun 25, 2018
As Paris men's fashion week comes to an end Sunday we look at four things we learned from a packed and at times emotional six days: Men don't have to be men The pressure is off, boys. Dress like you did when you were a kid raiding your mother's wardrobe. That seems to be the big message from a fashion week where the gender lines have never been...
Sports footwear and apparel brand New Balance has launched a new collaboration with designer Paul Smith, featuring trainers and a football boot for men and women, all of which are part of the brand’s ‘Made in the UK’ initiative. The New Balance x Paul Smith collection features a men’s football boot, a follow-on from the brand’s first ‘Made in...
Jun 19, 2018
Simple, curious and constant. A brief history of the story behind the renowned British label Paul Smith, and it's style of "classic with a twist". Check out our exclusive interview with designer Sir Paul Smith and what is his key to success. Source: Fashion Television, YouTube.
Jun 12, 2018
The King’s Cross Partnership and Paul Smith have announced that the British designer will open a new store at Coal Drops Yard, the Heatherwick Studio-designed shopping quarter in London’s King’s Cross, in October 2018, as part of the brand’s global expansion plans. Commenting on the new store set to open in London, Paul Smith said: “As a man who...
Feb 16, 2018
Paul Smith Fall Winter 2018/19 Men's collection, January 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Paul Smith, YouTube
Jan 23, 2018
Paul Smith is set to create a capsule collection with R.E.M in honour of the 25th anniversary of the brand’s acclaimed album, ‘Automatic for the People.’ The capsule collection consists of limited edition items, such as woven scarves, silk pocket squares, t-shirts and tote bags which play on Paul Smith’s iconic design signatures. The graphic...
Sep 29, 2017
