Month: March 2019

London-based label Shrimps, best known for its and playful aesthetics, is set to launch a homeware collection in collaboration with Habitat. Shrimps’ fashion designer, Hannah Weiland, was invited to translate her label’s style into a series of textile and artwork for the home. The collection is set to launch in September, according to Habitat’s website.…

Piet Parra is behind some of the most successful Nike Airmax 1 collaborations, including 2005’s Brownstone/Blue Reed-Dark Oak, also known by sneaker aficionados as “Amsterdam”. Now, almost a decade after his latest collaboration with the sportswear giant, the Dutch artist is teaming up with Nike once more. This time, Parra experimented with patterns on Nike’s…

The fashion-forward Nasty Gal brand started by “#girlboss” creator Sophia Amoruso is launching its first-ever extended size campaign. The company is now part of a growing initiative undertaken by several major brands to offer more inclusive offers that cater to a wide range of body types. The line, which was announced on Tuesday, includes sizes…

The founder and creative director of the sleepwear company For Restless Sleepers, Francesca Ruffini has launched a special capsule collection to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Belmond Hotel Cipriani on the Giudecca Island in Venice, Italy. Known for her floral pieces, the designer’s line was inspired by a type of Rose known as the Mocenigo.…

NORTH HALL at Modefabriek has grown to become a true community; a self-contained fashion world driven forwards by a vanguard of innovators and influencers, and everything that the new generation of designers, entrepreneurs, and consumers think is ‘cool’. Here, ambition is synonymous with optimism. In NORTH HALL, you can see the latest trends as they are…

Asos has launched a wheelchair-friendly jumpsuit, designed in partnership with British paralympic athlete and BBC Bristol sports reporter Chloe Ball-Hopkins. The collaboration came about after Ball-Hopkins sent an email to the company, urging it to offer adaptive clothing options — after all, disabled people want to be stylish too. So over the last several months…

On the topic of sustainability we are used to hearing brands over-producing collections for their retail networks and being left with excess stock. Back in March the New York Times broke the story that H&M was sitting on a 4.3 billion dollar mountain of unsold inventory. Enough items to dress an entire nation. But stories…

Kering’s Bottega Veneta will not be joining Milan Fashion Week in September, after the recent changes in the company. Last month, Bottega Veneta parted ways with creative director Tomas Maier, who had been working for the Italian fashion house since 2001. Maier was succeeded by the British designer Daniel Lee, who joined the company from…

Designer Justin, Yu-Ying Chou brought his high concept street designs to New York Fashion Week with his Just In XX showcase for Fall 2018. The show offered an array of high-concept visions – dominated by mismatched patterns, graphics derived from modern art pieces and loose-fitting urban wear drawn from unique color schemes. The line strays…

Independent London lingerie and swimwear brand Playful Promises has launched its second exclusive collection with plus size fashion blogger Gabi Fresh, after the first collection, in 2017, sold out within 48 hours. “The first Gabi Fresh x Playful Promises lingerie collection was such a success last year that key sizes sold out within 48 hours…