Month: March 2019

Designer Gareth Pugh brought dystopia and decadence to London Fashion Week with a vision of the city populated by masked women in blood-red superhero-style jumpsuits. The 37-year-old British designer’s presentations can swing between classic fashion shows and militant occasions, and on Saturday, he stuck by his reputation. In Pugh’s world, London is a sordid concrete…

Wearable technology continues to pervade the fashion sphere, with Michael Kors, Fossil and Q Venture all launching new smartwatches over the last week. The Michael Kors watch in particular offers more technology than other smartwatches offered by fashion brands. Often seen as a trend, fashion smartwatches offer little capability when it comes to the latest…

The work of ten emerging Korean designers was showcased during New York Fashion Week over the weekend as part of the collaborative project The Selects. The initiative works to promote Korean designers and assist them in developing their brand in the U.S.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) and…

London – On the opening day of London Fashion Week, Friends of the Earth are calling on the fashion industry to do more to tackle plastic pollution, as new figures highlight that the sector is a “significant contribution” to the problem. The environmental campaign group states clothes washing in the UK is estimated to generate…

The intersection between fashion and technology is continuing to grow. This was evidenced by Dyne’s spring/summer 2019 presentation in which they collaborated with Google Cloud and Bemis Associates, a plastic fabrication company. The inspiration for this season’s collection was Dyne’s hometown of Portland, Oregon. Those in the New York fashion scene might find themselves scratching…

UK-based fashion brand AwayToMars has unveiled a 10-piece collaboration with breakfast giant Kellogg’s inspired by its Froot Loops cereal. The ‘Whatever Froots Your Loops’ capsule collection has been “created for fans, by fans” and is filled with wardrobe essentials in the Froot Loops colour palette, including a colour blocking bomber jacket inspired by Toucan Sam…

It was a good call for Sportswear brand Under Armour to hire actor Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson as the face of the brand, according to research company Spotter. The pairing scored the first place on Spotter’s annual list of best-matched celebrity endorsements. Tommy Hilfiger’s campaign with Canadian fashion model Winnie Harlow, best known for her…

Gola Classics, the original British heritage sportswear brand, has announced its continuing partnership with multi-channel retailer, J.Crew, introducing four new women’s styles for fall 2018. The first drop is available now, and the second drop will release in early October. Gola’s second collaboration consists of the brand’s iconic styles in exclusive colorways for women. This…

Contemporary workwear brand, M.C.Overalls, which relaunched just 12 months ago, is to be stocked in the menswear department at Harvey Nichols’ Knightsbridge store from July 23. It will launch in the department store with its spring/summer 2018 collection of daily staples including polycotton workpants, snap-shirts, coach jackets, reflective jackets and sweats as well as its…

That’s a wrap for the three-day, New York Fashion Week: Men’s which presented 20 runway shows at this year’s two locations; Industria Studios and Cadillac House. The designer’s spring/summer 2019 collections presented the full spectrum of menswear today from historical inspiration and streetwear to men’s skirts and technology. The most notable trend, not only in…