Haute Couture, a moment of zen in the fashion calendar
By The fashion industry’s calendar is complex, gridlocked and unforgiving. Designers, buyers, press and everyone in between are the first to admit the pace of fashion today is as exhaustive as it is unforgiving. That is perhaps why the calendar during haute couture is somewhat of a relief in comparison to the merry-go-round of ready-to-wear. Could […]
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First look at Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent
The previous portrait of Anthony Vaccarello posted to the Instagram account from ‘maison’ Yves Saint Laurent has made way for several teaser posts hailing the new era of the French fashion house led by the Belgian designer. The luxury label released six new images and short films which showcased a very simple and clean aesthetic, […]
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Consumers prefer see-now-buy-now collections
Consumers shopping habits are changing, according to retail research agency Verdict’s latest clothing survey, which reveals that British shoppers are demanding items they can see now, buy now and wear now. According to Verdict’s survey, 85.6 percent of UK clothing shoppers said that they like to buy clothing that they can wear straight away for […]
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Overview: Five reads on work in fashion
During the month of August FashionUnited focused on Work in Fashion. Discover our editor’s selection of must-read articles. 1. Ten Tips for Designers to Excel in the Fashion Industry Maybe you’re a few years into your career in the fashion industry and the relief at being one of the few from your graduating year who […]
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The global fashion weeks the industry forgot
Vektor from Berlin, House of Cannon from Australia, Raissa & Vanessa from Istanbul and Two Legged Creatures from Amsterdam. Their names are not likely to be familiar, but they are all on-schedule, bonafide catwalk designers who show their seasonal collections in their country’s local fashion weeks, far away from London, Paris, New York, and Milan. […]
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A plus-size challenge to South Korea’s beauty ‘norm’
In a country with beauty ideals that pre-makeover Barbie would struggle to meet, South Korean plus-size model Vivian Geeyang Kim is facing down online trolls in her defiant campaign to persuade curvy women they have nothing to be ashamed of. Kim has modelled for US firms, but at 165 centimetres (5.4 ft) tall and weighing […]
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Versace’s Versus brings swagger to London Fashion Week
Under low lights and with a pumping soundtrack, bright young things wearing black leather and slouchy ripped denim put some swagger into London Fashion Week, courtesy of Donatella Versace. The Italian designer showed her diffusion line Versus in a club-like atmosphere for a typically tough and sexy collection brimming with attitude. There were cutaway dresses […]
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Coming up – Fashion industry statistics infographic series
The global fashion industry is a leading industry, well known for its key players such as Inditex, LVMH, H&M and Nike. The international apparel market is currently valued at 3 trillion dollars, or 3,000 US dollars, so it comes as no surprise that Inditex and Nike are each valued at over a 100 billion dollars. […]
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Topshop announces winner of wearable tech contest
London – Topshop has selected a smart fabric start-up The Crated as winner of its wearable tech programme, Top Pitch in association with corporative innovation specialist L Marks, which was launched to discover and develop start-up businesses that could deliver technology-enabled products to customers globally. US-based firm The Crated, founded by Madison Maxey, was chosen […]
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Alexander McQueen’s DNA to be used for controversial design project
Designer Alexander McQueen was no stranger to controversy during his short life, so perhaps it comes as no surprise that his legacy to challenge convention continues post mortem. In a rather strange turn of events, Central Saint Martins fashion student Tina Gorjanc has announced she is to create a small range of accessories using ‘human […]
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