Cultural Appropriation or Culturally Appropriate?
By 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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&Other Stories launches recycling programme
Following the example of its parent company , sister chain &Other Stories has launched a recycling programme. In a press release the company states that, since their establishment in 2013, they have always encouraged customers to recycle the empty packaging of their cosmetics. Recently, &Other Stories has expanded this programme to include textiles. Customers are […]
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80s-inspired NY fashion show draws four-legged models
Donning frocks and fabrics of all colors, dogs, cats, chickens and even a lizard strutted to 80s music at a US charity event Thursday. With hits blaring in the background, the peculiar scene unfolded at the New York Pet Fashion Show — a fundraiser for animal rescue groups. The event, in its twelfth year, falls […]
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British Fashion Council names NewGen AW16 recipients
The British Fashion Council has announced that eight emerging fashion designers will receive NewGen support, sponsored by Topshop to showcase their autumn/winter 2016 collection during London Fashion Week in February, 2016. Ashley Williams and Ryan Lo will both host catwalk shows, while Claire Barrow, Danielle Romeril, Faustine Steinmetz, Marta Jakubowski, Molly Goddard, and Sadie Williams […]
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Brits embrace wearable tech in 2015 as sales boomed 118 percent
Good news forand wearable tech advocates alike: UK consumers are slowly but surely warming up to wearable technology, as research reveals to be 2015 a pivotal point in the sale of wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness bands. Over 3 million wrist-worn smart devices are estimated to have been sold in the country in […]
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Over one in three Brits struggle with fit
With the holiday season just around the corner, many UK consumers have turned their thoughts to finding that perfect Christmas party dress, or Boxing Day suit. However, with the average UK size sitting between a size 14 and 16, many shoppers may be stuck searching for the as new research indiciates that over one in […]
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