Consumers prefer see-now-buy-now collections
By Consumers shopping habits are changing, according to retail research agency Verdict’s latest clothing survey, which reveals that British shoppers are demanding items they can see now, buy now and wear now. According to Verdict’s survey, 85.6 percent of UK clothing shoppers said that they like to buy clothing that they can wear straight away for […]
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Overview: Five reads on work in fashion
During the month of August FashionUnited focused on Work in Fashion. Discover our editor’s selection of must-read articles. 1. Ten Tips for Designers to Excel in the Fashion Industry Maybe you’re a few years into your career in the fashion industry and the relief at being one of the few from your graduating year who […]
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The global fashion weeks the industry forgot
Vektor from Berlin, House of Cannon from Australia, Raissa & Vanessa from Istanbul and Two Legged Creatures from Amsterdam. Their names are not likely to be familiar, but they are all on-schedule, bonafide catwalk designers who show their seasonal collections in their country’s local fashion weeks, far away from London, Paris, New York, and Milan. […]
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A plus-size challenge to South Korea’s beauty ‘norm’
In a country with beauty ideals that pre-makeover Barbie would struggle to meet, South Korean plus-size model Vivian Geeyang Kim is facing down online trolls in her defiant campaign to persuade curvy women they have nothing to be ashamed of. Kim has modelled for US firms, but at 165 centimetres (5.4 ft) tall and weighing […]
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Versace’s Versus brings swagger to London Fashion Week
Under low lights and with a pumping soundtrack, bright young things wearing black leather and slouchy ripped denim put some swagger into London Fashion Week, courtesy of Donatella Versace. The Italian designer showed her diffusion line Versus in a club-like atmosphere for a typically tough and sexy collection brimming with attitude. There were cutaway dresses […]
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Coming up – Fashion industry statistics infographic series
The global fashion industry is a leading industry, well known for its key players such as Inditex, LVMH, H&M and Nike. The international apparel market is currently valued at 3 trillion dollars, or 3,000 US dollars, so it comes as no surprise that Inditex and Nike are each valued at over a 100 billion dollars. […]
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Topshop announces winner of wearable tech contest
London – Topshop has selected a smart fabric start-up The Crated as winner of its wearable tech programme, Top Pitch in association with corporative innovation specialist L Marks, which was launched to discover and develop start-up businesses that could deliver technology-enabled products to customers globally. US-based firm The Crated, founded by Madison Maxey, was chosen […]
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Alexander McQueen’s DNA to be used for controversial design project
Designer Alexander McQueen was no stranger to controversy during his short life, so perhaps it comes as no surprise that his legacy to challenge convention continues post mortem. In a rather strange turn of events, Central Saint Martins fashion student Tina Gorjanc has announced she is to create a small range of accessories using ‘human […]
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Designers side with Apple in Samsung patent appeal
More than 100 global design professionals on Thursday offered support to Apple in its long-running patent design battle with Samsung, now before the US Supreme Court. The group, which includes US fashion designer Calvin Klein, UK designer Paul Smith, Belgium designer Dries van Noten and Nicolas Ghesquiere of the French group Louis Vuitton have joined […]
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Fyodor Golan uses CGI technology for LFW presentation
British designer brand Fyodor Golan aren’t strangers to innovation for their fashion shows, they once produced an interactive skirt made up of Nokia Lumia smartphones, and this season they decided to produce an immersive, 3D presentation over the traditional catwalk format. Using fashion and film CGI technology, Fyodor Golan showcased their spring/summer 2017 collection on […]
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