8DIX teams up with PETA for collaboration
By Former design assistant to Vivienne Westwood, Luca Marchetto and former milliner to Stephen Jones, Jordan Bowen, otherwise known as the design duo behind the London-based urban brand 8DIX, have teamed up animal rights organisation PETA to launch an exclusive line of t-shirts. With a cheeky tagline aimed to encourage consumers to ‘try vegan’ each t-shirt […]
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The emerging designers putting Colombia on the fashion map
For years, Colombia has been working hard to shed its former reputation. Once commonly thought of as the world’s capital of cocaine, with the Medellin drug cartel led by the infamous Pablo Escobar and the FARC rebels guerrillas painting the streets red, this aged image of a country which is currently South America’s third largest […]
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France clamps down on ultra-thin models with new bill
French lawmakers on Thursday adopted a bill forcing ultra-thin models to furnish a doctor’s certificate confirming they are healthy and magazines that Photoshop their silhouette to tag the images as “touched up”. The bill stipulates that models must obtain a medical certificate stating that their health, “assessed in particular in terms of body mass index, […]
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Trousers are enlarged as Paris Men’s fashion gets supersized
Click:chinese lantern film prop The world is about to go all baggy. As stock markets tumble and economists talk of more tightening of belts, fashion has gone supersized, with Paris catwalks overflowing Wednesday with outsized overcoats and baggy trousers. If the first day of the menswear catwalks shows is anything to go by, men will […]
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Three trends to watch out for following London Collections: Men
As the fashion telescope swivels its focus from London to Florence, where menswear trade fair Pitti Uomo kicks off, FashionUnited takes a minute to reflect on the shows and presentations held at the new show space, Victoria House, in order to gauge what are some of the strongest themes men can expect to be faced […]
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Hermès acquires tannery
London – Following in the footsteps of fellow fashion houses and , French luxury house Hermès tanning sector, known as Hermès Cuirs Précieux, has acquired one its long standing partners “Tanneries du Puy.” The tannery, which is located in Chadrac, is globally recognised for its expertise in working with calf leather and notably a type […]
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Rihanna named world’s most marketable celebrity
American R&B singer Rihanna has been named as the world’s most marketable celebrity, outranking other A-list celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé and the Kardashians, according to global information provider The NPD Group. “Rihanna is the most marketable of all big-name celebrities, with fans that have more distinctive brand preferences than any other big-name celebrity […]
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Diesel and ISKO to offer new denim shoe line
Italian jeans brand Diesel and Turkish denim specialist ISKO have come together to work on a new denim shoe line for the fall/winter 2015 season, which is made up of the three sub-lines Metropoliss, Magnete Low and Magnete Mid. “Diesel is a great partner for us: its distinctive style is perfectly aligned with the innovative […]
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Fashion Net winners announced
This week saw the inaugural Fashion Net Awards, a new initiative recognizing those at the cutting edge of change in fashion this year. Presented by global concierge club Quintessentially and supported by the Academy of Art University, BLCK INK, GEN ART and Alice Bow, the winners included: John Galliano at Maison Margiela for Designer of […]
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Panic buying lures Christmas shoppers to the high street
London’s West-End saw a sea of shoppers on Saturday, as last minute Christmas consumers flooded the high streets as big stores start their sales a week early. Bargain hunters hit stores across Britain on what is called ‘Panic Saturday,’ in search of discounts of up to 80 percent on the last Saturday before Christmas. John […]
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