Five top trends at Paris men’s fashion week
By With Paris men’s fashion week coming to a climax over the weekend, we pick out five of the main trends so far on the spring-summer catwalks: Gorilla sleeves They may give their wearer something of the look of Lurch from “The Addams Family”, but nothing is more on trend at the moment than sleeves that […]
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Amazon to sponsor Tokyo Fashion Week
Tokyo Fashion Week, the biggest fashion festival of Japan, has a new headline sponsor, Amazon Japan, replacing Mercedes-Benz who have supported the event for 10 seasons. The online retailer has signed a “multiyear” deal to sponsor the Tokyo shows, the full duration of which has not been disclosed, along with the financial details of the […]
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Timeline: The American Apparel saga continues with whispers of a sale
American Apparel has found itself under the spotlight once more, as news emerges that its new owners and former creditors have hired investment bank Houlihan Lokey to investigate options for a sale. A potential sale would come six months after the LA-based retailer exited its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and kicked started its restructuring scheme, which […]
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British footwear designer triumphs at ITS Contest
At the weekend designers from around the world descended on Trieste in Italy for the 15th edition of the annual International Talent Support contest, which celebrates emerging talent across fashion, accessories, art and jewellery, and the Royal College of Art dominated the awards, winning the ITS Accessories, the OTB Award, ITS Jewellery, and the Vogue […]
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How going digital can boost your buying performance in the next trade show
It is that time of the year again. Pitti Uomo just got over and Premium Berlin is just around the corner. With the Spring 2017 season in full flow, the buyers are traveling and scrambling around the globe to visit the best brands and find the most relevant products for their prospective customers. And there […]
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Is Ralph Lauren moving away from luxury?
Ralph Lauren has always been associated with luxury and privilege and it’s polo player logo has been synonymous with dressing elites around the world. Since the American-based fashion giant announced earlier this month it was to close a significant amount of stores and let go of 1,000 employees there have been plenty of questions as […]
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Woolmark Prize names British Isles regional winners
Faustine Steinmetz and Cottweiler have been named the winners of the Woolmark Prize’s British Isles regional competition, and will go on to compete for the international 2016/17 awards early next year. The winners were announced during a ceremony at the Australian High Commission in London, with Faustine Steinmetz winning the womenswear competition, while Cottweiler, designed […]
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Key Spring/Summer 2017 Insights from the Menswear Trade Shows
Trendstop’s menswear team reveal the latest looks emerging at the Paris and Berlin trade events and bring you the essential looks that will be impacting the menswear market into SS17 and beyond. This week, FashionUnited Readers get an exclusive preview of three of the key trends seen at Tranoi Homme, MAN, Seek, Bright and Premium. […]
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In Picture: Olympic Games 2016 sportswear
The fashion and sporting goods companies which are sponsoring a uniform for an Olympic Team this summer certainly have the Midas touch: the media attention around the event is huge. In the run up to the Summer Olympics kicking off on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, the competing teams Olympic uniforms have been revealed. […]
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London Fashion Week SS17 presentation round up
Catwalk shows may still be the driving force for London Fashion Week, but presentation showcases give designers, especially those emerging on the scene to show the full vision behind their collection in a creative and more cost-effective way. This season, 31 on-schedule designers opted for a presentation, and numerous off-schedule designers and FashionUnited has rounded […]
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