Month: March 2019

UK retailers are signing up to the UK Plastics Pact, which aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable, recycled or biodegradable by 2025. London department store Selfridges was a catalyst for other stores, when it banned all sales of single-use plastic bottles for fizzy drinks from its stores earlier this month. Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s, Morrisons,…

Two American heritage brands have partnered on a new campaign to celebrate their respective anniversaries. Harley-Davidson x American Crew, who both star in the Style for the Road campaign, shot in Marfa, Texas. American Crew is close to celebrating its 25th anniversary and Harley-Davidson Motorcycles will turn 115 this year. These two iconic brands, globally…

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) AB has launched a new pilot project in Hamburg, Germany, which aims to educate consumers on how to take better care of their garments. The pilot, entitled ‘Take Care’ is part of H&M’s wider sustainability aim to become 100 percent circular and help accelerate the fashion industry’s shift…

Karl Lagerfeld and ModelCo celebrate cosmetics collaboration with Paris take over The new makeup line from Karl Lagerfeld and ModelCo has been launched with a celebratory rollout in Paris. The German designer and the Sydney-based skincare company have joined forces for a limited edition, 18 item collection that includes eye, lip and face products. To…

With the ever-evolving landscape of fashion retail, the way customers shop continues to shift due to the rise of e-commerce and the influence of social media. That doesn’t mean the apparel industry is losing its luster. More than ever, it’s a sign of exciting times, the forefront of how individuals choose to express themselves today…

Women sharpen their knives before setting about stinking piles of fish skins, flesh and bones that cover the floor at an unusual artisanal tannery in western Kenya. Set up by a 39-year-old industrial chemist named Newton Owino, Alisom Products separates fish skins from the rest of the waste, then tans them to make a kind…

Tod’s is to become the first luxury brand to debut a product on WeChat’s mini programme, called ‘Baoshop’, when it launches its limited-edition handbag co-designed by Chinese fashion blogger Tao Liang, better known as Mr. Bags. Launching on June 26, the dog-like handbag will be available first from the ‘Baoshop’ within the WeChat ecosystem, before…

This season, Bright trade show, which is dedicated to skateboarding and everything that goes with the skate lifestyle, is throwing open its gates to the community outside the fashion scene. “The entire skate universe is invited, so everyone can experience the streetwear collections, hero brands, active challenges and the energy of this unique community –…

London – British heritage brand Hawes and Curtis has partnered with the National Army Museum to create a limited-edition collection inspired by the military uniform Queen Elizabeth II wore as a young princess during the Second World War. From 1949 to 1953 Princess Elizabeth carried out her duties as an Honorary Brigadier in the Women’s…

Machu Picchu receives the accolade of being one of the seven wonders of the modern world, but it’s the mystical brims and peaks on the heads of the locals that this traveling trendspotter believes deserve a mention. The textiles-hungry among us have long been fascinated by the handcrafts and weavings created by the the indigenous…