Burberry and J.W. Anderson win at Fashion Future Awards
By Asos, Burberry, Christopher Raeburn and J.W. Anderson were among the winners at the Fashion Future Awards hosted by Decoded Fashion in partnership with the British Fashion Council, which honours “disruptors, visionaries, and innovators” in fashion and retail. London Fashion Week favourite J.W. Anderson scooped the Beyond the Runway award for its digital partnership with dating […]
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Levi’s to produce sustainable denim range
London – Nylon waste, discarded fishing nets and unwanted carpets. These are just some of the fibres your next pair of jeans could be made of according to Levi Strauss’ new sustainability project. The American denim giant is partnering with Italian fibre producer Aquafil to develop a jeanswear collection made from regenerated nylon that includes […]
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Kering announces ‘Empowering Imagination’ winners
Kering and the Parsons School of Design have announced Ya Jun Lin and Tiffany Huang as winners of its fifth ‘Empowering Imagination’ fashion design competition, which sees twelve 2016 graduates from the Parsons BFA Fashion Design course compete for the chance to visit Kering’s Materials Innovation Lab. The winners were announced at the 68th annual […]
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Zara launches debut sportswear collection
London – Spanish fast-fashion giant, Zara, is set to launch its debut sportswear range next month as consumers demand for continues to surge. The limited edition collection, named Zara Sport, consists of a series of sportswear basics, such as sports tops, shorts and bras which carry the retailer’s “characteristic style.” The range was developed around […]
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A Different C.L.A.S.S. of Sustainability
After a long career in fashion, James Mendolia had grown disillusioned by an industry that seemed to care little about the waste, plunder and destruction it left in its wake. Through his work in fabric development and merchandising, he counted Ralph Lauren, Barneys and Italian manufacturer GFT (which has produced collections for Dior, Armani, Valentino) […]
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Boys in pink: ‘genderless’ fashion goes big in Japan
No stranger to barrettes, bows and beauty products, Japanese Instagram icon and model Genking is a proud flag bearer for “genderless” fashion in which young men adopt unequivocally feminine styles and challenge traditional norms. Although women around the world have taken to menswear in droves — sporting trousers since the 1930s when French fashion legend […]
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Topshop Unique taps Nick Knight to shoot AW16 show
Topshop has tapped Nick Knight to photograph the brand’s Topshop Unique autumn/winter 2016 show during London Fashion Week via Instagram. The aim is to give consumers more access to the label and Knight will reveal his images in real-time through Topshop’s Instagram account. The ‘Undenied Access’ will feature backstage and first looks to the catwalk […]
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Italy’s hatmaker to the stars looks to roots for revival
From Humphrey Bogart’s fedora in “Casablanca” to Harrison Ford’s lucky headgear in the Indiana Jones series, Italy’s Borsalino has been credited with producing some of the coolest hats in history. Michael Jackson loved them, trend-setting music star Pharrel Williams is a contemporary fan and David Bowie opted for one of the Italian company’s black fedoras […]
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In picture: Match Made in HEL
Fashion designers including London-based Bora Aksu took over Helsinki Airport with a one-of-a-kind fashion show on the airport’s runway, to promote the Finnish airports convenient transfers between Europe and Asia. Organised by Finnair and Finavia, the catwalk show feature seven top designers from Europe and Asia, with London Fashion Week designer Bora Aksu showcasing his […]
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Zara debuts ‘ungendered’ collection – but why so boring?
London – Gender neutral fashion seems to be a hot topic lately, Louis Vuitton styled Jaden Smith in a skirt for its womenswear campaign and brands such as Rick Owens and Vetements are continuing to push gender fluidity into fashion, and now it seems high street giant Zara is getting in on the act with […]
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