Y-3 designs collection for Virgin Galactic
By New York – Let’s operate under the assumption that Yohji Yamamoto watched too many episodes of television’s The Jetsons growing up. Or, his favorite part of U.S. history was when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Either way, Yamamoto has proven his penchant for all things outer space and futuristic by creating an astronaut inspired […]
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Paul Andrew debuting men’s shoes for fall 2016
Paul Andrew has made an impressive name for himself in the competitive world of designer high heels and women’s shoes. In 2013, the designer won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award, which ultimately gave him the attention and capital he needed to continue his rise to fashion stardom. For fall 2016, the designer will be unveiling […]
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Belstaff wins 42 million dollars in landmark counterfeit battle
Belstaff, the luxury fashion company best known for its motorcycle jackets, has been awarded over 42 million dollars in damages in its ongoing battle against online counterfeiters. Following a civil lawsuit heard in the US courts, judges ordered 676 counterfeiters to pay the damages to Belstaff in the landmark counterfeit case. The legal result follows […]
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Valentine’s Day retail spend to hit 980 million pounds in 2016
Although some may argue that romance is dead and Valentine’s Day is nothing but an over-inflated, commercial-run holiday, UK retail spend for the big day is forecast to hit 980 million pounds this year – 15 million pounds more than 2015. This uplift in spent comes despite more than three-quarters of UK consumers surveyed by […]
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New York Fashion Week AW16 menswear highlights
Ever since the Council of Fashion Designers of America launched New York Fashion Week: Men’s, a standalone showcase for American men’s fashion, the world’s fashionable eyes have been tuned to the northern hemisphere. Over the past five years the men’s market has seen greater growth then womenswear, with a men’s only fashion week being the […]
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London Fashion Week by numbers
This week London Fashion Week will see its 63rd outing and make its second appearance at the Brewer Street Car Park in Soho. The packed schedule will see over 80 designers show their autumn winter 2016 collections, with highlights including the return of Alexander McQueen, Mulberry’s first show under new creative director Johnny Coca, and […]
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Fashion’s Unsung Designers; Bowie’s Freddie Burretti
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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Vetements to shun traditional catwalk calendar
Vetements has become the latest label to shake up the fashion world by shunning the traditional catwalk calendar and to show a more consumer and integrated retail model beginning in 2017. Following announcements from Burberry and Tom Ford on Friday, the Paris fashion brand said it will now show its women’s and menswear collections together […]
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Rossignol to enter fashion arena
French ski brand Rossignol is the latest company to expand its designs beyond the pistes. The company is on its way to become a credible fashion brand by appointing the former Pierre Balmain executive Alessandro Locatelli to direct the push into the high-end sportswear and fashion lifestyle segment. The company has put together an all-new […]
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Pakistan to invite PayPal, Alibaba to start e-commerce services
Pakistan is set to invite global online payment giants PayPal and Alibaba to offer their services in the country, the IT ministry has said, after easing its e-commerce rules. The move follows a decision by the global Financial Action Task Force to remove Pakistan from its list of high-risk and non-cooperative jurisdictions linked to money […]
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