Watch: the best shows from Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week SS17
By Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, one of the biggest events in the bridal industry, is in full swing. The greatest bridal wear designers and new-comers showcase their collections and buyers come to spot the top trends to watch out for in 2017. Watch the highlights of the first days below. Galia Lahav Galia Lahav carroussel at […]
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Carolina Herrera launching capsule collection with Mytheresa.com
New York – Carolina Herrera hasn’t run out of fresh ideas despite all her decades in the industry. The acclaimed designer is launching a limited-edition capsule collection inspired by Danny Sangra’s short film “Something Unpredictable.” The mockumentary film about fashion is headlined by Kat Clements. The Mytheresa.com x Carolina Herrera capsule collection will debut on […]
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Calls for French women’s minister to quit over veil ‘slavery’ row
France’s women’s rights minister faces growing criticism on Thursday, including calls on social media to resign, after comparing women who wear the Muslim headscarf and veil to “negroes who supported slavery”. An online petition that collected nearly 18,000 signatures within hours urged Prime Minister Manuel Valls to punish while a leading French Muslim group accused […]
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Fashion brands among winners at Queen’s Awards
Footwear brands Joseph Cheaney and Base London, along with men’s tailoring retailer Charles Tyrwhitt have been given Queen’s Awards for enterprise in international trade. Named on the Queen’s 90th birthday, all three businesses were recognised for their sales growth in international markets, as well as “flying the British flag” around the world. “I am delighted […]
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Patrick Grant launches Community Clothing project
British designer Patrick Grant has launched a not-for-profit fashion brand called Community Clothing with the aim of reigniting British clothing and textile manufacturing. The social clothing initiative is dedicated to making clothes, creating jobs and supporting the UK textile community, and Grant has set up a Kickstarter fund inviting the public to pledge their support […]
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Woolmark, Comme Moi collaborate for capsule collection
The Woolmark Company has teamed up with Chinese fashion brand Comme Moi to produce a five-piece Australian wool-themed capsule collection entitled “China Rouge.” Comme Moi was launched by Lu Yan, one of China’s first supermodels. The collection will be presented on July 4 in Beijing as part of the Comme Moi fall/winter show at the […]
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In Picture: & Other Stories x Rodarte
& Other Stories, H&M’s high-end sister label, has unveiled its collaborative collection with Los-Angeles based label The collection, which consists ready-to-wear pieces, footwear and jewellery is slated to arrive in & Other Stories stores around the world March 17, as well as online at stories.com. “We wanted to create a collection which reflected the Californian […]
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(Re)defining sustainability within the fashion industry
London – Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest ‘topics’ of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between – more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and ‘going green.’ On the surface, sustainability […]
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Christian Dior to return to the UK for SS17 cruise show
London – Christian Dior is set to make its return to the UK, where it held one of its earliest shows, for its spring/summer 2017 cruise collection showcase in Blenheim Palace. Set to take place on May 31, at the Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the stately home first welcomed the acclaimed designer Christian Dior himself […]
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Vietnam’s design evolution: Fast fashion to ethical couture
Long a bastion for cheap, fast-fashion manufacturing, a new crop of designers are trying to transform the Made in Vietnam label and save the country’s rich ethnic heritage in the process. In the remote hills of Cao Bang, some 300 kilometres north of the capital Hanoi, Vietnamese designer Thao Vu is gleefully dropping swaths of […]
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