Missoni and Funboy partner up to launch pool floats
Italian fashion house Missoni has partnered up with Funboy, a California-based company that makes summer essentials such as towels, hats and floats. The two companies have joined forces to design a limited-edition, butterfly-shaped pool float featuring Missoni’s signature patterns. The collaboration comes just weeks after Missoni to an investment fund. The Missoni family declared at…
Gap launches second kidswear collection with Sarah Jessica Parker
, Gap and actress Sarah Jessica Parker have partenered up once more for a second childrenswear collection, to be launched on August 27 on Gap.com and selected GapKids stores in the United States, Canada, UK, France, Italy, China, Hong Kong and Japan. “We were thrilled to collaborate with Sarah Jessica Parker for a second time…
From graduate to Nina Ricci’s artistic director in 4 years: Lisi Herrebrugh’s graduation show
Last week, Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter . The duo, which is behind menswear label Botter, won this year’s Première Vision Grand Prize at the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. Did you know Herrebrush graduated as recently as 2014? She studied at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. The school shared pictures of her graduation…
Christian Cowan talks brand growth at New York Fashion Week
Christian Cowan has been the talk of the town lately between being a finalist for the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund and dressing Beyoncé for her On The Run tour. After debuting a collection that for New York Fashion Week, and which he described to FashionUnited as, “Not a diffusion line, an inclusion line.” Diversity has been…
At Men’s Market Portuguese Footwear Out to Conquer U.S.
Over the last ten years, Portuguese footwear sales have increased over 60 percent, according to figures from the Portuguese footwear association, APICCAPS, and each year over 82 million pairs of shoes are exported worldwide from Portugal for a total value of over 2 billion dollars. But Portugal has set its sights specifically on the U.S.…
Diesel takes top honors in Cannes
Diesel dominated during the Cannes Advertising Film Festival where the brand racked up 13 Cannes Lions. The company was the only fashion house to nab the honors during the annual event, which highlights excellence in branding. The prizes went to three different Diesel campaigns. Three were given to the Fall 2017 ad Go With The…
Elite World acquires Women Model Management in Milan
Elite World, the parent company of Elite Model Management has acquired the Women Model Management agency in Milan. The company represents talent including Maria Carla Boscono, Monica Bellucci, Lea T. and Carla Bruni. Elite World already owns the Paris and New York agencies of the Women Model Management Group, and the latest acquisition sees the…
Boden names final year of Future British designers
After three years supporting up-and-coming British designers and nurturing the growth of their businesses, Boden has announced the final year of its Future British scheme, which it launched in 2015 in partnership with the British Fashion Council. The initiative, which has mentored emerging British design talent including Alighieri, Le Kilt, Camilla Elphick and Dorateymu, by…
Interview with fashion documentary maker Charney Magri: “Clothes need to be treasured”
Charney Magri is an award-winning ethical photographer, director and producer who has recently co-directed a short film titled ‘Catwalk to Creation’, which will be released later this year. She is also a published author, public speaker, mentor and activist. With almost 20 years experience in the fashion industry, Charney has worked alongside some of the…
Global Fashion Exchange: “If people are smiling, the world is going to shift”
On average, we wear our clothes a total of seven times and then, many simply get thrown away – 2.5 billion pounds of clothing each year to be precise. Scary but easy to change as one of the simplest and most sustainable ways to let garments live longer is to find them a new owner.…