Inditex donates money to Water.org
By London – Zara owner Inditex is donating 3.7 million euros (4 million dollars) to Water.org to help improve access to safe water and sanitation in developing areas with scarce resources. The donation will see Inditex providing 3 million euros (3.2 million dollars) for more than 33,000 microloans to help empower people with low incomes in […]
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Rihanna puts the sexy into sweats in NY runway debut
Barbadian superstar Rihanna, feted as much for her daring style as her vocal chords, closed out day two of New York Fashion Week by unveiling a debut collection for Puma that put the sexy into sweatpants. Following in the footsteps of music star Kanye West, who on Friday booked out Madison Square Garden to parade […]
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World leaders to don pineapple shirts in Philippines
Star Trek suits are out and pineapple shirts are in as the Philippines seeks to keep the world’s most powerful leaders off the list of global summit fashion train wrecks. Boldly ignoring the ridicule levelled at past costumes, the Philippines is continuing the spotty tradition of dressing the heads of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) […]
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River Island x Sibling
London Fashion Week favourites Sibling have been confirmed as the newest designer label to collaborate with high street retailer River Island as part of its Design Forum initiative. Sibling, co-designed by Cozette McCreery and Sid Bryan since their design partner and friend, Joe Bates, sadly passed away earlier this year, join a growing list of […]
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Bloggers in Business: What Olivia Did
Over the past years fashion bloggers have become an intricate part of the industry’s current landscape. But blogging itself has evolved with time as well and become a full-time pursuit for many and become a complex blend of content, marketing and branding. Never before has a fashion blogger’s influence reached as far or as wide, […]
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H&M Global Change to invest in making waste-cotton new
London – The Finnish team behind making waste-cotton new has received the most votes in H&M’s first . The conversion of waste-cotton into new textiles will receive the highest grant of 300,000 euros after receiving 31 percent of the online vote. “This prestigious grant will allow us to lift our technology closer to an industrially […]
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Study shows: disabled people are an emerging market for fashion
People who have a disability are generally thought of as a niche market within the fashion industry. Yet, a study which was led by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) lecturer Julian Wing has proven that this market holds a lot of potential for growth. “Disabled people are not accepted in many areas of mainstream fashion,” believes […]
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Rihanna set to unveil collection for Puma at New York Fashion Week
The fact that Rihanna´s talents go beyond singing, is something that the popstar has proven many times, and news that her début collection, created in collaboration with Puma is set to make its appearance at New York Fashion Week only seems to strengthens her skill-set. The singer sent out a tweet on Twitter in which […]
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Spanish fishermen sea’s bounty includes plastic for fashion
At sunrise in the fishing port of Villajoyosa in eastern Spain, a fleet of traditional fishing boats sets out on the Mediterranean to hunt for cuttlefish, prawns — and plastic bottles. Since July Spanish fishing boats have been picking up plastic waste in the Mediterranean which will be recycled into polyester fibres that will be […]
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Fashion Says No Women on Top
“It’s not women’s work” is something females historically might have heard when they attempted to leave the domestic tranquility of the hearth, and go in for the more manual labors usually reserved for menfolk. However during World War II Rosie the Riveter symbolized how women could turn their delicate porcelain hands to anything if given […]
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