Budding fashion talents showcase designs in Dubai
By Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience opened in one of the world’s largest malls on Thursday, showcasing designs by a range of emerging talents from Africa to ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia. Models wearing modern and edgy skirts, jackets, and dresses by eight international designers paraded on the catwalk in the Dubai mall, as shoppers watched. “My line has […]
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Hermès Birkin bag better investment than gold or stocks
London – Hermès Birkin bags are more valuable than gold or stocks, according to a recent study that found that in the last 35 years, the iconic French handbag has increased in value by more than 500 percent. In Baghunter’s study, the online handbag consignment marketplace compared three different types of popular investments: the S&P […]
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H&M Balmain fever hits London and the world
London – H&M x Balmain fever gripped London on Thursday, with shoppers eager to snap up a Balmain bargain that would otherwise be out of their budget. When a pearly jacket dress costs 300 pounds, instead of 3000 pounds, one can understand the never-ending queues which snaked around Oxford Street causing early morning pedestrian madness. […]
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AlexandAlexa called out for falling to keep fur-free promise
Following animal rights organisation call to action, after online children’s wear retailer AlexandAlexa failed to uphold its fur-free pledge, the British website has pulled all items for sale trimmed with real fur, which included apparel for newborn babies and toddlers. In addition the children’s wear e-tailer has finally taken on a fur-free policy, more than […]
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Brand Beckham earns 60,000 pounds per day
London – David and Victoria Beckham earned a staggering 60,000 a day in 2014, the latest figures show, earning a total of 22.5 million pounds, or 12.69 million pounds after tax, a rise of 724 percent. The figures, filed at Companies House, show turnover for Beckham Brand Holdings, which represents Victoria’s fashion interests and the […]
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Cultural Appropriation or Culturally Appropriate?
I was struck by the Valentino Spring/Summer 2016 ad campaign, photographed by National Geographic photojournalist Steve McCurry, set among the Maasai of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. The Valentino team were apparently caught in a dust storm during shooting, but I wondered if a bigger storm wouldn’t descend on them when the campaign gained press. At […]
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Brands to watch: Menswear SS/16
Men’s fashion week may be in full swing, but you don’t need to look to next season to find a swath of up and coming brands. As the menswear collections respond to the desire for truly wearable items, there are plenty of new brands who’s beautifully executed and luxury workwear come to the fore. Thoughtfully […]
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Primark deems ‘cry for help’ letters to be a hoax
Value fashion retailer Primark states that letters found in socks sold at its stores in the UK, which claim to be from forced Chinese slave labours, are part of an elaborate hoax and have nothing to do with its workers or suppliers. Earlier this month, Lucy Kirk said her father found a letter written in […]
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Salvatore Ferragamo unveils new digital film for campaign
Click:forged rims supplier Fashion companies are pouring a lot more money into their digital campaign endeavors nowadays. This year, DKNY has allocated 40 percent of their spring ad campaign budget towards digital, versus just 5 percent the previous year. Salvatore Ferragamo has hopped on the digital train by unveiling a short digital film shot by […]
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Suketdhir is named the winner of the Men’s International Woolmark Prize
Indian designer Suket Dhir has been crowned as the winner of the 2015/2016 Men’s International Woolmark Prize during a event held at the second day of Italian menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo, from a group of hailing from across the globe. Designing under the name of his eponymous label Suketdhir, the 35-year old Indian designer […]
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