Q&A with Safia Minney MBE on ‘Slave to Fashion’
By London – Modern slavery is a subject most fashion businesses tend to shy away from. Although many deny its presences within the fashion industry, the fact remains that modern slavery is very much present in all areas of the industry. But what does modern slavery in fashion really look like? And what can be done […]
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Genderless fashion blurs lines on catwalks at London Fashion Week
Menswear or womenswear — who cares? Genderless fashion is the buzzword for many of today’s top designers, highlighted at London Fashion Week by a string of androgynous touches on the catwalks. From Christopher Kane’s heavy, dark, asymmetric tailoring to Burberry’s parade of male and female models in military overcoats and aviator jackets, masculine styling repeatedly […]
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J.Crew donating to skin cancer charities
American fashion retailer J.Crew is donating a portion of the sale price of every men’s and women’s swimsuit sold during the month of May to support skin cancer research, up to a total of 25,000 dollars. Coinciding with Skin Cancer Awareness Month, J.Crew is partnering with Melanoma Research Alliance and The Skin Cancer Foundation to […]
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London Collections Men: Craig Green SS17
There is no denying the tribal attraction of Craig Green. There was symbolism galore in what appeared to be models wearing deconstructed flags draped around their bodies. Backstage the designer stated the collection was originally inspired by the boyscout neckerchief, the ultimate uniform accessory. Green’s staple of workwear came in workman’s jackets that were intricately […]
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UK design star Anderson mines influences to dazzle London
British design whiz kid Jonathan Anderson led the charge on the second day of London Fashion Week Saturday with a celebration of individualism that fused inspirations including the natural world, the military and far-eastern tradition. British fashion mainstays Jasper Conran and Julien McDonald had earlier set the tone with shows that mixed the spectacular with […]
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Nike signs mega kit deal with FC Barcelona
In the world of sports where everything is bigger, faster and further, even deals between clubs and sponsors go beyond and break records. This certainly applies to the latest deal that sportswear giant Nike struck with FC Barcelona: The latter have agreed to an extension of their kit-manufacturing deal with Nike and will pocket a […]
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London Collections: Men to be renamed
The British Fashion Council has stated that London Collections: Men, which runs until June 13, will be renamed London Fashion Week Men’s from next season, as it looks to make the event more consumer facing. The news of the rebrand for the autumn/winter 2017 shows in January came as new figures revealed that the men’s […]
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Alexander McQueen defends itself against royal wedding dress accusations
British fashion house Alexander McQueen is defending itself against accusations made by an English bridal designer that the wedding gown wore by the Duchess of Cambridge was based on her sketches. Christine Kendall, a bridal designer based by Hertfordshire, has mounted a lawsuit against Alexander McQueen as she claims her ideas were used to create […]
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London pre-collection sees return of the Hoxton Collective
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has teamed up again with the Hoxton to showcase this season’s selection of designers set to show at London pre-collection for the Hoxton Collective, a showroom in The Apartment at the Hoxton in Holborn. This season will see the showroom feature women’s wear pre-collections from ready-to-wear designers Edeline Lee, Holly […]
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How Japan’s first dressmaking school changed women’s lives
Born out of a drive to make Western-style clothing accessible, Tokyo’s Bunka Fashion College unleashed a sartorial and social revolution among Japanese women after it opened nearly a century ago. And while its current 21-storey concrete structure in the heart of Tokyo’s business district doesn’t scream high-fashion, it is the place to be for anyone […]
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