As Next announces tough Christmas sales, will other retailers follow?
By As retailers begin to post their Christmas sales, a picture of a tough holiday season has begun to emerge, as Next’s figures showed it struggled in the 60 days trading to December 24. Phrases such as ‘unseasonably warm weather’ and ‘lacklustre sales’ will become familiar lines over the coming weeks on both sides of the […]
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Real Fur sold as fake on British high-streets and online
With winter sitting on our doorstep, most fashion retailers have been scrambling to stock up on warm hats, gloves and scarves and other cold weather staples. Whilst many of these items are adorned with a fur trim, most shoppers do not stop to question if it is with many assuming its fake due to low […]
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‘The death of fashion lead to appetite for something new’: The Emancipation of Everything
“Following the death of fashion is the emancipation of everything – not just in fashion, but in all disciplines of life as we free ourselves from the past and finally move into the 21st century, and begin to ask ourselves why we do things the way we do,” said renowned trend forecaster and futurist Lidewij […]
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Hints of sportswear at Paris Fashion Week
Sportswear permeated the spring/summer 2016 womenswear collections of Chloe, Carven and Paco Rabanne on the Paris catwalks Thursday, while Balmain unashamedly celebrated sexy women. Chloe’s hippie sportswear Chloe mixed a long floaty skirt studded with small flowers and a two-colour tracksuit top, or wide black pants with sleeveless t-shirts. The label’s British artistic director Clare […]
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Moda Operandi launches capsule collection with Paule Ka
French designer label Paule Ka has launched its much anticipated, limited-edition collection with luxury online retailer Moda Operandi. Currently available for pre-order for 15 days, items from the collection 53 piece collection include trench coats, shifts dresses and pussy bow blouses in an array of pastel pinks, blacks, ruby reds and white. Many of the […]
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Kenzo capsule collection to honor year of the monkey
New York – Kenzo has now found their next animal inspiration: monkeys. The luxury French fashion house founded by Kenzo Takada in 1970, has announced the inspiration for their next collection will be inspired by the year of the monkey. In the Chinese zodiac, 2016 marks the year of the monkey. The zodiac is comprised […]
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Tom Ford switches out upcoming Fashion Week show for consumer-based agenda
London – decision to merge its fashion week shows into two, bi-annual events that place consumers at the center has already had a rippling effect on the industry, as US designer Tom Ford announced further plans to transform his fashion week schedule. Tom Ford cancels NYFW presentations to show FW 2016 collections in September Rather […]
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Ralph Rucci brand gives way to the NYFW’s latest craze: Sies Marjan
A newcomer, womenswear brand Sies Marjan, debuted Sunday at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW), taking the fashion industry by storm. The brand lives out of what was left of fashion designer Ralph Rucci’s namesake line. Back in 2011, designer Ralph Rucci went into business with billionaire investors Howard and Nancy Marks to create his […]
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Climate change could impact rising costs of fashion
This week, as the world’s leaders gathered in Paris to discuss and tackle climate change, the impact of global warming on the fashion industry should not be underestimated. In numbers, the apparel industry accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, with more than 150 billion garments produced every year, according to Zady, a fashion […]
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Chanel most popular luxury brand on social media
London – Chanel has topped a luxury brands report based on social mentions and intensity of consumer sentiment, with the French fashion house coming up most frequently from 80 countries and 700 million social media posts across luxury, watches and commerce. Chanel moved to the number one spot on the ranking of the top 45 […]
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