Australian Fashion Week to focus on Resort
By London – In an effort to make Sydney a global force in fashion, IMG has announced that its annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia event will now take place in late May instead of April and will focus on resort collections. The aim of the shift in timing is to try and make Australian Fashion Week […]
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CIFF Kids reached new heights
CIFF KIDS was fully booked with fashion and lifestyle brands for this seasons FW16-17 edition and welcomed visitors from more than 40 countries to an amazing three days of business, inspiration and networking. Kristian W. Andersen, Fashion and Design Director at CIFF – “We are so excited to report an increase of more than 50% […]
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Gucci to launch Dionysus handbags
New York – Gucci will be honoring some of the world’s most famous cities with special versions of their Dionysus handbags. Beginning next month in January, Gucci’s flagship stores located in New York, London, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Dubai will carry special versions of the bag. The bags will be crafted from GG […]
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The Gucci effect: new collections will not be marked down
This week Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele was honoured at British Fashion Awards with the International Designer of the Year accolade. At the ceremony Michele acknowledged the unorthodoxy of his appointment last January, when the Italian fashion house replaced Frida Giannini with an unknown name: “They had the courage and the foolish act to appoint […]
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Milan Fashion Week: Peter Dundas menswear debut at Roberto Cavalli
It was always going to be an opulent affair, Peter Dundas debuting his menswear collection for Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. Italian fashion houses are rotating their Creative Directors as much as in Paris, with Gucci, Pucci and Cavalli all appointing new designers in the past year. Whether it is a revival of sorts, a seismic […]
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Mastered to launch online streetwear course
Online fashion platform Mastered is launching its first-ever streetwear course, which will be curated by creative director and designer Virgil Abloh, and will feature mentors including Fraser Cooke, Jörg Haas, Rob Jest and Eric Elms. The four-month online course will begin in April and will focus on design, branding, product, business skills and sales with […]
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British Footwear Association to promote footwear in Kazakhstan
The British Footwear Association, which represents British talent and skills within the footwear industry, is looking for UK brands to promote in Kazakhstan as part of a trade mission to promote European footwear by the European Confederation of Footwear Industries. Kazakhstan is an expanding emerging market and has been selected for the trade mission because […]
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Auction of Thatcher possessions raises 3.3 million pounds
The sale of late British leader Margaret Thatcher’s possessions has raised 3.3 million pounds (4.5 million euros, 5 million US dollars), auction house Christie’s said on Tuesday. A model of an American bald eagle given to Thatcher by close ally and former US president Ronald Reagan fetched the highest price for an individual item at […]
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Pinko debuts first eyewear collection
Italian womenswear brand Pinko is adding an eyewear collection to its ready-to-wear and accessories lines, with a range of sunglasses called “The Pinko Invasion”. The womenswear brand has teamed up with Italia Independent, an Italian eyewear retailer launched in 2007 by Lapo Elkann, Giovanni Accongiagioco and Andrea Tessitore to launch its debut eyewear collection. The […]
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WRAP launches 3.6 million euro sustainable apparel project across Europe
Leading advocate of sustainability WRAP has launched a new project, named the European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP), which aims to reduce the carbon, water and waste footprints left behind by the apparel industry throughout the European Union. The 3.6 million euro EU life pilot project aims to work with brands, retailers, manufacturers, organisations, charities and […]
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