Month: March 2019

Claudia Li has finally stopped selling herself short. The designer, who for the past several season’s debuted her spring/summer collection at New York Fashion Week via presentation format, decided this season she was finally going to do a runway show. What was stopping her? She had the fan base, the design talent, and the production…

Although the fast fashion model is considered to be the opposite of sustainable fashion, it turns out fast fashion giants Zara and H&M are the brands driving the conversation about sustainability in the apparel industry, according to a new study by data analytics platform Launchmetrics. Vegan luxury label Stella McCartney came third. While McCartney is…

British luxury brand Mulberry is set to launch a new range of eyewear, after signing a new licensing deal with Italian company, De Rigo Vision. In a short statement, Mulberry confirmed that De Rigo would manufacture and co-distribute Mulberry eyewear, with the first collection expected to launch for spring/summer 2019. The collection of sunglasses and…

Do you have an innovative idea to make the fashion industry more sustainable? Applications for the Global Change Award have opened today, August 29. Established by the H&M Foundation, the prize provides funding and coaching to sustainable innovations which are still in their early stage. Last day for applications is October 17. To watch the…

Everything from art to film inspires designers for their runway collections. For his spring/summer 2019 collection, designer Calvin Luo was inspired by the 2008 French movie “Les Femmes de l’ombre” based on the story of Lise de Baissac. Baissac was an espionage operative in the special operations executive in the end years of the Second…

Coach has unveiled a limited-edition accessories collaboration with British designer Matty Bovan for autumn/winter 2018. The capsule collection comprises of two versions of the Signature Riley bag and one style for the Signature Duffle bags. The Coach heritage silhouettes, which features Coach creative director Stuart Vevers’ reimagined Signature logo print canvas, have been adorned with…

Legendary designer and bibliophile Karl Lagerfeld made a pitch for immortality Tuesday by setting his Chanel Paris haute couture show in front of the Academie Francaise. The venerable institution, whose members are knowns as “the immortals”, was the centrepiece of a spectacular set featuring the banks of the Seine that Lagerfeld had built inside the…

When the sports and business worlds collide, fashion is never far off. The World Cup, currently taking place in multiple Russian cities, has cost eleven billion dollars and comes with a blend of patriotism, folklore, and familiar aesthetics of the hosting country. Sportswear remains one of the most successful clothing segments thanks to the recent…

Goal of Dutch menswear label, Joe Merino: expand internationally, a possible increase in the number of stores in Germany, all the while remaining an online-focused business. After introducing the third summer collection of Merino polos and shirts, the Amsterdam-based brand also joined forces with Woolmark to promote warm-weather wool. FashionUnited spoke with Ron Beckers, co-founder…

A clothing line by Kentucky Fried Chicken? You read it right. KFC is launching a collection of clothing and accessories in Australia. “The world’s most aussie KFC merch is just around the corner”, announced the fast food chain on its Australian website. While the company hasn’t revealed many details about the collection, asking customers to…