clothing company Guess (GES.N) was hit with a 40 million euro ($43 million) fine in 2018 for preventing retailers from setting the retail price of its products independently. Such practices are illegal under EU antitrust rules and breaches can lead to fines up to 10% of a company's global turnover. The EU competition watchdog is investigating whether the companies are imposing consumers prices on multi-brand retailers selling their products and threatening not to sell to them if they do not respect these prices, one of the people said. The Commission, which did not name the companies it raided, said at the time that they may have breached EU antitrust rules against cartels and restrictive business practices, but did not provide details. The European Commission and Kering declined to comment on Monday. marks applied to clothing and bad faith refusal to respond to discovery make. Kering confirmed at the time that Gucci was cooperating with the EU regulators after Reuters previously reported the European Union dawn raid on its site in Milan, which makes such products. Leigh said: “I used to work in John Lewis while I was in college and studying at university, they supported me when I took time off for three months to intern in NYC so we have a great relationship so it will be exciting to be back in store but with my own brand.MILAN/BRUSSELS, June 12 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators who raided Kering's (PRTP.PA) Gucci and other fashion firms in April are looking into how they set prices of handbags and leather goods for distributors, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. She will be based in the style studio where she will have an exclusive range for John Lewis. Leigh Taylor Designs was also sold in Topshop stores across the UK at the same time.Īs of today, Monday, June 12, Leigh Taylor Designs was the first independent brand to launch in John Lewis. She travelled to meet their buyers in London where they offered her a six week pop-up in Liverpool’s Topshop but due to popularity, it turned into five years. She added that: “I learned the structure of how they had different areas for designing, buying and marketing and it just inspired me to put 100% focus into building my own brand.”Ī few months after graduating, Leigh designed a collection and approached Topshop. After graduating, she went straight into a fast fashion company but only lasted a few weeks as it wasn’t for her. ![]() Leigh studied fashion at the University of Salford and in her second year was offered an internship with Vera Wang in New York, where she lived for three months, working closely with the designers and Vera herself. I also up-cycle vintage fabrics from villages in Rajasthan to give new life to create gorgeous pieces.Įmbroidery designing in India (Image: Leigh Taylor Designs) Mirror work is what we are known for which is an old type of Indian handcraft that used to be hand embroidered by women. ![]() ![]() “Fabrics are hand sourced by myself and I work closely with family owned factories to ensure workers are not being exploited and are in a safe environment. ![]() READ MORE: Claim your FREE National Trust and RSPB family day pass - we've got 50,000 to give away! I have travelled to India since I was a child, it's where I get my inspiration from. She told the ECHO: “Leigh Taylor was built from my Indian heritage, where I can share my culture through art and gorgeous designs. Leigh used to cut up old saris that her nan gave her and then turned them into dresses and tops which prompted her to start selling her own clothes as Leigh Taylor Designs. Leigh Taylor, 32, who is half Indian, has always been surrounded by "colours and stunning embroidered saris" from her nan. A Liverpool woman who once interned at Vera Wang now runs her own clothing company.
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