Swarovski opens Designer Collective application for 2017
By The Swarovski Collective, which has supported more than 150 designers in the last 15 years, has opened the application process for spring/summer 2017. The scheme, launched by Nadja Swarovski, provides financial and product support to emerging designers in the world’s four main fashion capitals – London, Paris, New York and Milan. Designers need to get […]
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Lindex continues to improve sustainable credentials
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex has released its latest Sustainability Report, revealing that 42 percent of its fashion products are now made from sustainable fibres and that the amount of sustainable garments sold has increased by 64 percent compared to previous year. In total, Lindex, part of Stockmann Group, sold more than 27 million sustainable garments […]
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Vietnam set to surpass China as top textiles manufacturing location
London – Vietnam has managed to squeeze past China to top the list of the most-preferred manufacturing locations for textile and apparel by companies across the globe, according to a recent report published by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). The country has potential to become the world’s biggest textile producing centre following recent trade […]
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At Dior, the show must go on
London – At a Maison like Dior, the show must go on, despite the lack of creative director to guide and inspire its creative team. Without Raf Simons or the announcement of a successor, Dior for AW16 relied on its head designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier to create next season’s collection while the brand […]
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Instant gratification: the fast fashion revolution
New York Fashion Week this season has put “click and buy” on the map, revolutionizing the antiquated global fashion calendar with clothes that now can be ordered straight from the catwalk. For more than 100 years, the world of high fashion has been divided up into four seasons — spring/summer, autumn/winter. Designers debut their collections […]
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1980s glam makes a Paris comeback as Chanel stays classy at PFW
It was back to the future on the Paris catwalks Tuesday as Chanel cleverly tweaked its back catalogue only for Saint Laurent to revive a look that some thought best forgotten. In what could be his last show for the label, designer Hedi Slimane — the man credited with the skinny black jeans look and […]
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The 30-Year Jacket: A "labour of love" for Tom Cridland
London – As between ‘fast-fashion’ and ‘slow-fashion’ and selling directly to consumers rages on, one British fashion start-up continues to promote his vision of what fashion can be, in the form of the 30-year collection. Last year saw Thomas Cridland launch the and the after successfully raising upwards of 80,000 pounds through crowdfunding on Kickstarter […]
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Karen Millen teams up with Feels for Summer ’16
London – High street fashion label Karen Millen has teamed up with Feels, a fashion/music app, to find new and emerging talents to star as the faces for its latest campaign for Summer ’16 atelier. After launching an open cast in collaboration with Feels, the women’s wear retailer narrowed down the entries to a shortlist […]
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Technology dominates ‘most loved’ brands
Tech giants Apple and Google continue to dominate ‘most loved’ brands over consumer goods companies, according to the latest Brand Passion Report from Netbase that lists the top 25 UK Brands. Topping the ranking of most loved brands in the UK was Apple, which received over 400,000 more mentions than Google in second place, and […]
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Farfetch partners with BFC Fashion Trust
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has revealed a new partner for the BFC Fashion Trust, namely international fashion website Farfetch. “It is particularly exciting for the BFC Fashion Trust to partner with Farfetch, a revolutionary e-commerce site that connects the best designer boutiques across the world,” said Caroline Rush CBE, Chief Executive of the BFC. […]
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