Graduate Fashion Week names lifetime patron
By Graduate Fashion Week, which is currently being held at the Old Truman Brewery in London until Wednesday, June 8, has named Dame Vivienne Westwood as lifetime patron. The event, which showcases the work of more than 1,000 fashion graduates, turns 25 this year, and to celebrate Westwood’s patron role the organisation has also revealed that […]
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Amazon makes foray into fashion world
Amazon has been making moves over the past few months to position itself as a force in the ready-to-wear fashion world. The Seattle-based online retail titan has already revolutionized how consumers shop and has been selling clothes for more than a decade. In 2006, it bought the site Shopbop and snapped up online footwear go-to […]
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Vetements, Iris Van Herpen and J.Mendel to show during Paris Couture Week
London – French luxury-streetwear brand Vetements have been granted a guest membership to show on the couture calendar in July by the Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, the country’s governing body for industry. Together with other acclaimed international designer labels, J.Mendel, Iris Van Herpen, Yuima Nakazato […]
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Chambre Syndicale elects six new members
The Chambre Syndicale, French fashion’s governing body, has elected six new members to join its ranks: Courrèges, Ellery, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, Paco Rabanne, Valentin Yudashkin and Yang Li. Each designer brand was elected full-fledged members of the fashion governing body by the management board of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et […]
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British Fashion Council pledges investment in education
The British Fashion CounCil has announced that it is pledging to raise 10 million pounds over the next 10 years to invest in and attract young design talent to study in London. This announcement follows the revamping of the , which will raise funds for the British Fashion Council Education Foundation. The investment plan was […]
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River Island launches activewear range
High street retailer River Island is launching its first activewear line, RI Active for women, which consists of 23 pieces in May. Focusing on “fusing fashion with function” the RI Active line uses sleek silhouettes and premium sports fabrics to target “women who want to look great whilst working out,” according to the press statement. […]
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H&M to launch second collection with Coachella
Coachella is fast becoming a fashion festival as much as it is about celebrating music. Swedish retail H&M has signed up for a second partnership with the California-based festival, after claiming its collaboration in 2015 was a huge hit with consumers. Its new and wider co-branded Coachella collection launches in US stores on March 24, […]
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Mothercare collaborating with Julien Macdonald
London Fashion Week designer Julien Macdonald is collaborating with British maternity and childrenswear retailer Mothercare to launch a childrenswear collection. Mothercare in association with Select Licensing are launching Smile by Julien Macdonald, a newborn collection aimed at babies up to children aged two-years-old. Launching on April 20, the debut collection will comprise of 31 pieces […]
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PETA barred from attending Prada’s annual meeting
London – Representatives from PETA US were banned from attending Prada’s annual meeting in Milan on Tuesday, during which the animal rights’ organisations aimed to push the luxury fashion house’s use of . PETA previously acquired a share in the Italian fashion house in April in order to attend the meeting and encourage change from […]
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Adidas launches new digital online hub GamePlan A
Click:Japanese Samurai Swords Adidas has launched a new online digital lifestyle hub called GamePlan A. The initiative will focus on content originating from the intersection of lifestyle, sport and business, with the platform aimed at ‘creators and entrepreneurial minds with an athlete’s heart’. GamePlan A succeeds the adidas Group blog that was launched in 2011 […]
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