Keith Haring’s famous designs to be featured on Tom’s shoes
By New York – Keith Haring’s famous works of art will be appearing somewhere fashionable and new: on Toms shoes. The shoe company has partnered with the Keith Haring foundation for their latest collaboration. Haring, a social activist and artist from the 80s, is famous for his graphic, bold graffiti paintings and murals. When he moved […]
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United Nude unveils debut accessories line ahead of lifestyle push
“It was Rem D Koolhaas idea from the beginning to create a lifestyle brand,” said IIaria Capriglione, communication specialist and social media manager for footwear brand United Nude to FashionUnited during its Spring/Summer 2016 presentation. Central to the brand’s presentation, which took place in United Nude’s flagship store/retail theatre on Spuistraat 125, in Amsterdam was […]
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Shop Direct boosts sales with relative size technology
Online etailer group Shop Direct has seen a boost in mobile sales after launching a new tech-based feature which lets customers virtual compare the size of an item they wish to purchase in relation to someone of their height and body shape or compare it to an item they own. The new service has helped […]
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Myer creates virtual reality department store
Australian retailer Myer in partnership with eBay has launched the world’s first virtual reality department store that enables consumers to explore and shop products merely by using their eyes. Using the eBay Sight Search app that works with virtual reality headsets like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google Cardboard, shoppers can browse and experience more than […]
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Björn Borg launches ‘nude’ collection for all skin tones
London – For the majority of fashion history, the word ‘nude’ was associated with light to medium skin tones, excluding darker skin colours in spite of 84 percent of the world’s population being a skin colour which is other. However, over the years a handful of brands, such as and have taken steps to expand […]
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Taiwan’s new leader Tsai faces fashion spotlight
Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen faced global scrutiny over her take on China relations as she was sworn in Friday — but the island’s first female leader was also under the spotlight for her dress sense. Like other high-profile women in politics, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to prospective US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tsai’s […]
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Rare oval diamond expected to fetch 35 million US dollars in Hong Kong sale
A 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond is expected to set the record for the most expensive piece of jewellery sold at auction in Asia despite an ongoing growth slowdown in China’s economy, Sotheby’s said Friday. The “De Beers Millennium Jewel 4” is expected to fetch between 30 million US dollars and 35 million US dollars […]
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Nike ups its game with new high tech launches
Amongst all the competitive sportswear giants, Nike is upping its game with a series of new apparel technologies and an improved fitness app. Nike’s latest innovation is the all-new HyperAdapt, a trainer that ties its own laces and uses digital, electrical and mechanical engineering designed for movement. While it might sound complicated, “when you step […]
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The International Woolmark Prize 2016/2017 British Isles Nominees
London – Following the announcement of the for the 2016/2017 International Woolmark Prize cycle comes news of the British Isles nominees. Four menswear and four womenswear labels from the British Isles have been shortlisted for this cycle, including: Cottweiler, and for the menswear category and Ashley Williams, Ryan Lo, , and Danielle Romeril in the […]
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Manchester Fashion Week: 23-25 MAY 2016
Manchester Fashion Week, in association with The Reproductive Health Group, explodes into the city in May with a pool of international and local talent.The three day event is making couture shows commercially accessible with the concept that fashion is for everyone and should be available for everyone to see. Monday 23 May- Couture night featuring […]
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