Asos to offer sustainability training for its team, with help from London College of Fashion
British e-tailer Asos and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the London College of Fashion (LCF) have joined forces to develop a course on circular fashion for the company’s design team. The training, which started earlier this month, includes a series of half-day workshops, discussions and drop-in sessions which will teach the participants to design…
Champion introduces footwear
Champion is best known for their sweatpants and hoodies, but now they are branching out into the footwear market. The 100-year-old brand has built a strong reputation for itself, and after all these years of being a go-to for sportswear, footwear was obviously the next logical step. The brand has released some new high-top kicks…
The #TheFerragnez wedding media impact value hits 36 million dollars
The wedding between celebrity influencer and accessories designer Chiara Ferragni and Italian rapper Fedez on September 1, dubbed , generated a total audience-driven Media Impact Value (MIV) of 36 million dollars across online and social, according to data released from Launchmetrics. Ferragni, who has more than 14.5 million followers on Instagram, and her husband Fedez,…
Primark to donate 6 million US dollars to Unicef
Budget fashion and lifestyle retailer Primark has announced a new three-year partnership to support Unicef’s work in both education and emergency response to help improve the lives of vulnerable children. The deal will see Primark donating 4.5 million US dollars to fund an education programme for Unicef to enable vulnerable children to attend and stay…
In Milan, Antonio Marras’ fauvist collection draws from migration
Italian designer Antonio Marras unleashed a procession of fauvist travellers on the catwalk Friday in a collection dedicated to “those how have still not left and those who are forced to leave.” Models wore animal skin motifs from around the world, mingled with delicate translucent fabrics as they walked through a series of wooden doorways…
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to release menswear line under The Row
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s brand, The Row has become a fashion favorite for shoppers at Barneys to the L.A. It girls. The brand’s power and notoriety only appears to increase every season, and they are about to get a lot more notorious because they are launching menswear. Over the past couple years, the twins have…
Interview: Inside the Holly Nichols rebranding
That’s right, after 187 years in business as Harvey Nichols we’ve decided to change our brand name to Holly Nichols. To understand the message and purpose behind it, we sat down with our new Head of Brand, Press and Marketing, Alistair, one of the team who has been working on the campaign. Alistair lets us…
The Fashion and Design Festival Turns 18!
Established for several years at the heart of the city of Montreal in the Quartier des Spectacles, the Fashion & Design Festival (FDF) celebrates creativity and diversity. Founded, produced and directed by Groupe Sensation Mode, it has been a unique happening for 18 years, offering a free programming centered on urban art, fashion, design and…
Vera Bradley partners with Blessings in a Backpack
Vera Bradley has announced its continued partnership with the non-profit organization Blessings in a Backpack for a new philanthropic program for this year’s back-to-school season. Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry. “The consequences of hunger are much more…
Vivobarefoot announces shoes made of plants
Clarks family-founded British start-up Vivobarefoot has announced it will be adding plant-shoes to its sustainable footwear offering, as part of its strategy to become 90 percent sustainable by 2020. Vivobarefoot’s vision is to make the most sustainable shoes on the planet, and the founders believe that barefoot shoe-making equates to sustainability, and its adding the…