UK sports goods sales to reach 7 billion pounds
By British fashion consumers are causing a surge in sportswear sales, according to new research from Mintel, which reveals that the sportswear category is set to surpass 7 billion pounds in sales in 2016. The research reveals that 50 percent of those consumers who bought sports clothing, footwear, equipment or accessories in the past 12 months […]
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Milan Fashion Week opens with focus on youth
Milan fashion week kicked off on Wednesday with collections from Italian labels Grinko and Blugirl setting a youth-orientated tone for six days of catwalk creativity. Blugirl, the sexy younger sister of designer Anna Molinari’s main womenswear brand Blumarine, served up a typically irreverent, mix-and-match collection on the opening morning. Bohemian romanticism was to the fore […]
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Japan encourages women to undergo stiletto therapy
Feminists, look away! Fashion police in Japan want to ’empower’ women by persuading them to wear high heels, insisting the country’s historic ‘kimono culture’ has led to many women having poor posture. The Japan High Heel Association (JHA) is calling on women across the country to trade sensible shoes for a pair of stilettos, insisting […]
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PVH soon to name Raf Simons creative director of Calvin Klein
After ongoing speculation, PVH Corp. is rumored to be announcing the appointment of Raf Simons to the creative director position at Calvin Klein this week. The speculation as to where Simons would be going has gone on for nine months ever since he abruptly left Dior in October. The appointment was quickly becoming the worst […]
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London Fashion Week: Anya Hindmarch mixes geometry and art
Anya Hindmarch for spring summer 2017 went beyond designing leather goods, breaking ground between science and design, form and function. “This season I’ve been preoccupied by the relationship between geometry and art. These two visual mediums are both articulated through pattern, form and colour – things that have always fascinated me,” the West London-based designer […]
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Viktor & Rolf announces bridal partnership
Avant-garde luxury fashion brand Viktor & Rolf is launching its first official bridalwear collection in partnership with Justin Alexander, an award-winning bridal designer and manufacturer. The bridalwear line is to be called ‘Viktor&Rolf Mariage’, which the brand states utilises the French pronunciation of ‘Marriage’ to pay homage to the brand’s Parisian home, and will officially […]
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Speedo ends sponsorship of Ryan Lochte
American swimmer Ryan Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medalist, has been dropped by swimwear manufacturer Speedo, as well as fashion label Ralph Lauren following him falsely claiming that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a policeman after a night out during the Rio Olympics. In a statement on its Twitter, Speedo USA stated that it […]
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(Re)defining sustainability – The future of responsible fashion
Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest ‘topics’ of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between – more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and ‘going green.’ However, in spite of all the […]
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Fashion week: catwalk vs presentation
London – The runway was once the epitome of fashion showcasing. It was on the catwalk where trends were born, where brands, designers and their stylists used the platform as its definitive communication tool to present next season’s collections. The formula for catwalk presentations has’t changed much since they first debuted in the early twentieth […]
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Oliver Spencer teams up with Vero & GQ for ‘See Now, Buy Now’ LFW show
London – British menswear designer Oliver Spencer is set to make his London Fashion Week debut by staging a ‘See Now, Buy Now’ catwalk show, together with social media app Vero and GQ magazine. Although the designer previously presented his Spring/Summer 2017 collection during the men’s fashion week London Collections: Men in June Oliver, Spencer […]
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