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Sanrio extends its partnership with Licensed to Charm for Valentine’s Hello Kitty collection

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Licensed to Charm has extended its partnership with Sanrio to launch a new valentine’s gifting collection of Hello Kitty jewellery.

The new charms are retro-styled and based on the original 1970s Hello Kitty designs, with Kitty holding a bunch of roses along with a love letter, double-sided Hello Kitty winking coin charm, and a magical rainbow.

To create a fresh spring feel, the new pieces come with a bright polished Sterling Silver, or 18ct gold vermeil finish.

“These new charms are a must have for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day gifts, designed with loved ones at heart,” read a statement from Licensed to Charm.

“We know they will be loved as much as we have loved designing them in collaboration with the Sanrio team. Whether you’re a flower fan, want a symbol of love in a letter, want a cheeky winking coin or the rainbow to signify all love is equal – the choice is yours.”

Hello Kitty made its debut in 1974, becoming a cultural icon in the last almost 50 years.

There are eight charms to collect in the first range of the collection, including Seated Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty Face, Peek-a-boo Hello Kitty, Kitty’s Milk Bottle, her Bow, and her Handbag.

Rights & Brands secures Design House Stockholm furniture collaboration for Carl and Karin Larsson

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Rights & Brands, the worldwide agent on behalf of the Swedish artists Carl and Karin Larsson, has launched a creative furniture collaboration with Design House Stockholm.

Karin Larsson created furniture and textiles in a pre-modernist style in the late nineteenth century. The rich, bold colour palette is celebrated in paintings by her husband Carl Larsson.

Both are fixtures of the Swedish art and design world.

“Nordic designers have been at the forefront of the international design scene for decades. But haven’t we been a bit restricted in terms of colour? Design House Stockholm has decided to reach across the centuries and dress up nine objects selected from our contemporary collection of accessory furniture pieces with four of the bold colours of Karin Larsson, a legend of Swedish art and design,” said Anders Färdig, founder and CEO of Design House Stockholm.

The collection Colour Accent inspired by Karin & Carl Larsson is launching today at Stockholm Furniture Fair. The pre-launch took place on Monday, February 3rd at the distinguished National Museum in Stockholm, with over 150 renowned design guests, influencers, journalists and buyers.

“Together with the creative team at Design House Stockholm we are putting a modern take on heritage licensing. It’s been delightful seeing how Karin’s creative, modernist thinking of yesterday marries so well with the objects of today’s top furniture designers,” said Anna Lawrence, rights director at Rights & Brands.

“This collaboration really sets the tone for the year,” said Patrick Ullman, CEO at Rights & Brands. “We are looking forward to adding more creative collaborations to our heritage and art-based brands and showcasing Rights & Brands innovative and progressive take on licensing.”

Design House Stockholm’s contemporary collection includes accessory furniture with straightforward and functional simplicity that pays tribute to the creativity of the Larsson family.

WildBrain CPLG teams with creator Alessandro Enriquez to launch Line Friends designer capsule collections

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WildBrain CPLG has brokered a new deal with the creator and influencer Alessandro Enriquez to launch Line Friends designer capsule collections with some of the biggest names in Italian fashion today.

Featuring signature characters Brown, Choco, Cony, and Sally, Line Friends originated as a collection of stickers for the mobile messenger app, Line and its 200 million active users worldwide. It has since made its presence known across the lifestyle and fashion space.

Developed in collaboration with Enriquez, the collection is the latest instalment of the influencer’s annual Fashion Comics project for Pitti Bimbo. It debuted at the event’s 90th edition in Florence last month.

The project saw designers including Monnalisa, Mc2 Saint Barth, Diadora, Pinko Up, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini Kids, 2Star, and Akep launch new capsule collections each inspired by the popular Line Friends character brand.

Monnalisa unveiled its range of velvet printed patch sweatshirts and a dress with tulle application on the shoulders, MC2 Saint Barth launched a collection of swimsuits for adults and kids featuring Choco and Sally, and Diadora debuted all-over print sweatshirts.

Meanwhile Pinko Up designed a range of sweatshirts in black and pink, while the Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini Kids capsule collection celebrated Line Friends with a cotton sweater and sweatshirt featuring Brown, Sally, and Choco prints.

Enriquez said: “The Fashion Comics Project created with Line Friends, in collaboration with Pitti Bimbo, has been hugely successful due to the quality and mix of products, the calibre of the brands involved and the impressive feedback from media.

“It was fantastic to see Brown, Sally, Choco, and Cony be such a hit with visitors of all ages at Pitti Bimbo, and I’m confident the popularity of these characters will continue to grow in our country as they have done in the rest of the world.”

Maria Gurrieri, managing director at WildBrain CPLG Southern Europe, added: “It has been an incredible creative process combining the distinctive visual style of Line Friends with the visionary Alessandro Enriquez and innovation of our Italian designers.

“The fantastic response to the capsule collections at Pitti Bimbo shows how exciting this new Fashion Comics collaboration is and we’re sure it will be a huge hit with consumers across Italy.”

BlackMilk to launch Birds of Prey range that takes inspiration from DC’s Harley Quinn and Black Canary

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Comic book fans and fashionistas are being given the chance to dress like the cast of DC Comics’ villains outfit, Birds Of Prey, thanks to a new DC-inspired collection from BlackMilk Clothing.​

No stranger to dropping licensed collections in a flash, BlackMilk Clothing’s latest range aims to recreate the look of the group’s lead character, Harley Quinn, via its signature collection of overalls, dresses, and outerwear.

Fans of the film will be able to shop a range of pieces inspired by the latest iterations of Harley Quinn and Black Canary, not just designed for the Cosplay market, but the fashion conscious, too.

Meanwhile, for the more old school DC fans, the collection will also include a range of pieces featuring popular characters from different eras including Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, The Joker and others. The collection will be available to shop online via ​BlackMilk Clothing’s website this February.