Club 21 Leaves Luella

Luella Bartley is in major trouble. On Tuesday, Club 21, the brand's global licensee and distributor, walked away from almost seven year relationship and the label ceased its trading. Club 21's subsidiary, VSQ Ltd., issued a statement saying that it had "taken the decision not to invest further in its relationship with Luella Bartley Ltd." …

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After Unsuccessful Relaunch, Ossie Clark Is Closing Its Doors.

Ossie Clark fall 2009 After only a year into its much anticipated relaunch, British label Ossie Clark has announced its plans to close. Clothing business veteran Marc Worth had picked up the struggling company in 2007 from former owner since the sixties, Alfred Radley. Worth was intending to revitalize the brand into a global enterprise …

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