Vêtements brothers turn the fashion industry on its head
By They arrived in Europe as child refugees fleeing civil war and are now running one of France’s coolest fashion labels. But the young Georgian brothers behind the hip brand Vêtements, whose new collection hits the Paris catwalk Thursday, have still bigger plans — to revolutionise the way the fashion business works. Designer Demna Gvasalia, 34, […]
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Key Unisex Active & Sportswear Trends for Fall/Winter 2016-17
This week, the experts at Trendstop bring FashionUnited readers a special feature dedicated to the latest developments emerging in the sportswear sector, as we reveal three directional new trends that combine athletic, performance-led design with fashion-led trends. Members of our international team of trend-spotters were recently stationed at ISPO Fall 2016 in Munich, analysing each […]
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J.W. creates capsule collection for Net-a-Porter
New York – J.W. Anderson has made use of shirting fabric for a new capsule collection that is now available on Net-a-Porter. The designer has added his own flair to pinstripe fabrics, fusing, draping, knotting them, and adding some asymmetrical details. The collection was designed to be very versatile, so there is something for every […]
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Lidl to offer sportswear and athletic fashion
Value retailer Lidl is showing no signs of slowing down its fast fashion potential. After launching a budget denim collection last month the company has announced it’s next move is into the sports and athleticwear divisions. Lidl’s first launch is called Crivit Pro and by the end of April aims to offer a complete line-up […]
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Thomas Pink founder backs outerwear label
London-based luxury women’s outerwear label Tricouni is launching its first full collection this autumn, after securing backing from Thomas Pink founder Peter Mullen, Sunspel co-owner Will Hothouse and former trade minister Lord Jonathan Marland. The brand, which has a heritage dating back to the early 1900s in technical apparel for explorers, it invented the Tricouni […]
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Fashion Enter academy has full graduate employment rate
Fashion Enter’s Haringey-based training Fashion Academy has announced that it’s achieved a 100 percent graduate employment rate, with learners completing their accredited qualification at level one and two and subsequently securing employment for all apprentices at level three and four. Those apprentices graduating at level three and four are now in full-time employment with leading […]
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Moleskine to begin selling leather bags
New York – Moleskine, the company known for their high-end notebooks, is venturing into the leather bag business. The collection will be designed in Italy by Milan-based Vittorio Venezia and it will join the two existing Moleskine bags, Classic and mycloud, which are made of polyurethane. This new collection is designed to appeal to the […]
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Garment Technologist roles explained: Part 2
Kate Berry and Sally Blaxall, QHQ ltd, continue explaining the differences between supplier, retailer and manufacturers’ garment technologist roles. This article focuses on Retail Technologists. Retail Technologists usually sit in with and form an essential part of the buying team consisting of Buyers, Merchandisers, Designers and Technologists so you need to be comfortable working within […]
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And the European nominees for the 2016/2017 International Woolmark Prize are…
The annual International Woolmark Prize has announced the European nominees for its 2016/2017 cycle. Stemming from 11 countries, the nominees count ten candidates for the women’s wear award, which are as followed: Roshi Porker from Austria; Kimstumpf from Belgium; Cockerel from the Czech Republic; Nicholas Nybro from Denmark; Etienne Deroeux from France; Tim Labenda from […]
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LVMH reveals trio of Parisian designers amongst 8 finalists for 2016 award
The third edition of fashion conglomerate LVMH Young Fashion Designer Award includes not one, but three young designers who are based in Paris – indicating that the French capital still holds its allure for fashion design. Together with the 5 remaining finalists, which hail from the UK, the US and Japan, the finalists will compete […]
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