Spoof or not? American Eagle celebrates male body positivity with #AerieMan
By US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters has won over thousands of fans through its campaign #Aeriereal, which features real, untouched and non-photoshopped models of all sizes in their swimwear and lingerie, promoting self-love and body positivity amongst women. Now it seems as if the retailer has decided to extend this message to men as well […]
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British brand Thom Sweeney to arrive at Bergdorf Goodman
British men’s wear label Thom Sweeney is scheduled to roll out at Bergdorf Goodman in August for an exclusive for the luxury department store. “Every time we travel to New York for our bespoke trunk shows we always make time for a visit to Bergdorf Goodman. It’s an iconic retail store, one of the best […]
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Activewear Sweat NSK collaborates with Sukishufu
Los Angeles – London brand Sukishufu and Los Angeles brand Sweat NSK have teamed together for an athleisure collaboration. Combining Sukishufu’s innovative sportswear with Sweat NSK’s high-end active apparel, the two have paired for technologically advanced, unique clothing. Sweat NSK decided to pair up with the London-based retailer due to their use of technical fabric […]
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The BFC to take a global view of fashion week
London – The organisation behind London Fashion Week and London Collections: Men, the British Fashion Council (BFC), gathered with its global counterparts from the USA, Italy and France this week to discuss changes within the industry such as sustainability, digital, the future of the fashion calendar and education. The meeting, which coincided with the 31st […]
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Rana Plaza – 3 years after
For the third time, people around the world will commemorate the anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, close to Dhaka in Bangladesh, that housed five garment factories on April 24. The incident took the lives of 1,134 workers; more than 2,500 were injured. Tragically, most – if not all – […]
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Fashion’s Unsung Designers: Walter Albini
Sometimes shocking, often game-changing, always visionary, certain designers become the name on everyone’s lips for a millisecond. Then they’re gone, no longer part of contemporary conversation, and barely even a footnote in the fashion history tomes that threaten the slender legs of the chicest coffee tables. If we stumble upon their names, we sit back […]
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Uniqlo to launch Batik collection
This month, Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo plans to unveil their new Batik motif collection in Indonesia. A portion of the proceeds will go towards benefitting women in their factories in Indonesia. The campaign is part of the company’s ongoing project to uplift women in the garment industry in developing countries like Bangladesh and Indonesia, where […]
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Marks and Spencer collaborates with Michael van der Ham
Marks and Spencer has announced that London-based fashion designer Michael van der Ham is the latest collaborator in its ‘M&S &’ series. Van der Ham has worked alongside the Marks and Spencer design team to create an eight-piece accessories collection of handbags and footwear, which has been inspired by his love of eclectic fabric composition […]
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Report: Pre-Fall 16 accessories
While the Fall 16 mainline catwalk presentations are well underway, consumers can see brands deliver the first of their Pre-Fall 16 collection drops by mid spring. Here is an overview of what we can expect from the accessories market. Pre-Fall 16 sees an influx of miniaturised shapes and feminine details on bags. Waist interest cannot […]
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Demna Gvasalia in race row for only using white models
Diversity campaigers Monday condemned the darling of Paris fashion week after he failed to cast a single model of colour in his two headline-grabbing shows. Demna Gvasalia, who counts black US music superstars Rihanna and Kanye West among his biggest fans, used only white models in shows for his own hip Vetements label and for […]
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