Myer creates virtual reality department store
By Australian retailer Myer in partnership with eBay has launched the world’s first virtual reality department store that enables consumers to explore and shop products merely by using their eyes. Using the eBay Sight Search app that works with virtual reality headsets like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google Cardboard, shoppers can browse and experience more than […]
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Björn Borg launches ‘nude’ collection for all skin tones
London – For the majority of fashion history, the word ‘nude’ was associated with light to medium skin tones, excluding darker skin colours in spite of 84 percent of the world’s population being a skin colour which is other. However, over the years a handful of brands, such as and have taken steps to expand […]
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Taiwan’s new leader Tsai faces fashion spotlight
Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen faced global scrutiny over her take on China relations as she was sworn in Friday — but the island’s first female leader was also under the spotlight for her dress sense. Like other high-profile women in politics, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to prospective US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tsai’s […]
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Rare oval diamond expected to fetch 35 million US dollars in Hong Kong sale
A 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond is expected to set the record for the most expensive piece of jewellery sold at auction in Asia despite an ongoing growth slowdown in China’s economy, Sotheby’s said Friday. The “De Beers Millennium Jewel 4” is expected to fetch between 30 million US dollars and 35 million US dollars […]
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Nike ups its game with new high tech launches
Amongst all the competitive sportswear giants, Nike is upping its game with a series of new apparel technologies and an improved fitness app. Nike’s latest innovation is the all-new HyperAdapt, a trainer that ties its own laces and uses digital, electrical and mechanical engineering designed for movement. While it might sound complicated, “when you step […]
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The International Woolmark Prize 2016/2017 British Isles Nominees
London – Following the announcement of the for the 2016/2017 International Woolmark Prize cycle comes news of the British Isles nominees. Four menswear and four womenswear labels from the British Isles have been shortlisted for this cycle, including: Cottweiler, and for the menswear category and Ashley Williams, Ryan Lo, , and Danielle Romeril in the […]
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Manchester Fashion Week: 23-25 MAY 2016
Manchester Fashion Week, in association with The Reproductive Health Group, explodes into the city in May with a pool of international and local talent.The three day event is making couture shows commercially accessible with the concept that fashion is for everyone and should be available for everyone to see. Monday 23 May- Couture night featuring […]
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Gap and H&M fail to uphold human rights in supplier factories
London – Although the plight and needs of the millions of garment workers serving in the fashion industry’s supply chain remain well documented, it seems as if concrete changes concerning labor and human rights have yet to occur. In spite of fast fashion retailers Gap and H&M social and sustainable commitments concerning workers rights, wages, […]
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BFC announces new brands for London Collections: Men Designer Showrooms
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has revealed the menswear designer line-up which will showcase their collections at the Designer Showrooms during London Collections: Men and includes a number of new brands. This season of LC:M, which is set to take place from June 10 to 13, will see the BFC Show Space, BFC Presentation Space […]
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"Sourcing more sustainable cotton is the best way forward"
London – The fashion industry has yet to fully embrace sustainable cotton, which poses a serious threat to the future of the sustainable cotton market. Although several fashion retailers, such as People Tree, Filippa K and Marks & Spencers, have shared their goals to increase the usage of sustainable cotton, the uptake of the material […]
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