Barneys New York launches podcast
By Barneys New York is launching its first podcast with an eight-episode series celebrating fashion, style and culture, launching on May 2. The first season of ‘The Barneys Podcast’ will be an ‘In Conversation’ weekly discussion with designers including Rick Owens and Jonathan Adler, celebrity hair stylist Sally Hershberger, and chief content officer of Teen Vogue […]
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How disposable fashion created an environmental emergency
Some facts are just too difficult to fathom. Like images of refugees washing up on beaches or watching New York’s Twin Towers collapse. When it comes to the inhumane treatment of mankind we are provoked to think and act, but responses to the destructible treatment of the planet evokes less immediate response. Specifically the harm […]
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In Pictures: Sacai X The North Face
Outerwear brand The North Face joined forces with Japanese brand Sacai back in January, working together on a capsule collection with the aim of attracting new audiences. The 17 piece capsule collection was previewed at Sacai’s Autumn/Winter 2017 menswear show in Paris. Featuring oversized parkas and coats which build on The North Face’s signature Mountain […]
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Fashion Education’s Complicated Relationship With Grading
This last stretch of the spring semester finds some students beginning to sweat over how to raise their final grade, while their instructors send urgent follow-up emails reminding them that their performance so far hasn’t been up to standard. Both parties are strategizing, arming themselves for the prospect of conflict ahead. Being a design professor […]
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Sainsbury’s Tu clothing launches at Argos
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has announced that its clothing line Tu will be available from Argos from the end of the month. From April 25, Sainsbury’s Tu customers will be able to order clothing online by 2pm for next day delivery or free click and collect from 1,100 Sainsbury’s and Argos stores across the UK. There […]
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Designer Kansai Yamamoto talks all things David Bowie
Kansai Yamamoto arrives on stage in the auditorium of the Brooklyn Museum in a shiny black and gold suit, and says he dressed down to blend in with New York City’s minimalists. Otherwise his life is filled with the color––which he likens to oxygen––which brought him to the world’s attention in the 70s as the […]
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Coachella Festival Street Style Overview
Trendstop’s street style team kick off the summer festival season with the latest looks from influential music and contemporary arts festival, Coachella. Held over two weekends, the globally renowned event continues to attract a host of legendry line-up with this year’s headliners including Beyoncé, The Weeknd and Eminem. With surprise performances from Jay Z, Solange […]
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Sustainable lingerie label to launch crowdfunding campaign
Lara Intimates, a new sustainable lingerie brand headed up by two Fashion Contour students from the London College of Fashion, is set to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter next month. Co-founders Cindy Liberman and Faith Leeves are looking to raise 22,500 pounds to pay for fabrics, specialist lingerie sewing machines, equipment and a new […]
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8 young designers pen letter for future fur-free fashion
8 young and talented designers have penned a letter to students at Central Saint Martins, urging them to explore the ethical side of the fashion industry and not use fur in their collections. The letter, which encourages students to embrace vegan materials and reject any offers from fur companies to use their skins or pelts […]
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Tips to succeed at Graduate Fashion Week
With high street brands, fashion houses and press attending Graduate Fashion Week on the look out for fresh talent, FashionUnited has put together some top tips to help you get your portfolio noticed and to really make the most of what the exhibition has to offer. Business Cards Whether you are showcasing as a graduate, […]
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