Lauren puts English country look on NY catwalk
By Ralph Lauren kicked off the final day of New York Fashion Week Thursday with a collection that blended an English country gentleman look with cowboy dandy, and was crowned with liquid gold evening wear. British actress Sienna Miller was guest of honor, dressed in black, and sat next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Lauren’s […]
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Louboutin now offering nude flats
Nude flats are now a hot luxury item thanks to legendary shoe maker Christian Louboutin. In 2015, Louboutin expanded his selection of nude shoes from five to seven shades. However, in this expansion he ignored what has become a critical staple in the average woman’s wardrobe: flats. The designer has finally rectified this and has […]
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M-commerce responsible for most UK online sales
Mobile phones and tablets are now responsible for more online sales in Britain than traditional desktop or laptop computers, the IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking report showed. In the key holiday and clearance season running from November to January, m-commerce accounted for a history-making 51 percent of e-sales. That was a significant increase on 45 percent […]
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Decoded Fashion London Summit: Highlights & quotes
London – The Decoded Fashion London Summit 2016 brought together a range of industry heavyweights and visionaries who together are shaping and changing the future of fashion. Topics ranging from the return of the in-store experience, to the relationship between fashion and hook-up apps, to insta-savvy tech start-ups, this year’s summit brought two days of […]
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Trash-2-Cash set to recycle the EU’s textile waste
A new initiative aimed at recycling the European Union unwanted textile waste, known as Trash-2-Cash, is set to bring together designers, researchers, materials, suppliers and textile producers to facilitate the recycling of old clothing. Instigated by the Aalto University and the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, Trash-2-Cash aims to solve the EU textile crisis […]
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Alexander Wang adopting see-now-buy-now approach for Resort collection
New York – Alexander Wang is the latest designer to be hit by the see-now-buy-now trend. For his resort 2017 line, he will show his collection to press and retailers like he usually does in June, but will keep the images and reviews under embargo until the collection ships in November. While a lot of […]
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Latin America: Land of Big Opportunities
With the 2016 Summer Olympics Games just around the corner the Latin American market is under the looking glass, creating new opportunities for fashion businesses both domestic and from abroad. FashionUnited takes a closer look at fashion companies to watch in Latin America. Changing dynamics of the Latin American fashion retail After the economic slowdown […]
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Nike listed in Fortune’s top 10 ‘Change The World’ 2016 ranking
Sportings good giant Nike, together with apparel manufacturer Crystal Group, have made it onto Fortune’s magazine ‘Change The World’ 2016 ranking. They are the only two apparel-related brands to make it into the top fifty listing because of their sustainability efforts, with Nike securing a spot in the top 10. Fortune’s annual ranking seeks to […]
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Graduate to Watch: Steffan Pearson, University of South Wales
Graduate Fashion Week may represent 40 of the UK’s leading fashion universities, it doesn’t, however, feature a catwalk show for each, and with the case of the University of South Wales they use their exhibition stand to showcase their promising graduates. One such graduate who stood out to FashionUnited was menswear designer Steffan Pearson with […]
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Paris Couture Week teams up with Instagram & Snapchat
London – The Fédération Française de la Couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode, has its sights on sharing its fashion with the masses as the French governing fashion body has teamed up with social media powerhouses Instagram and Snapchat for Paris haute couture fashion week. A photo posted by Paris Fashion […]
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