Month: March 2019

Katharine Hamnett, the English fashion designer behind the “Choose Life” T-shirt made famous by George Michael, has joined Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), the non-profit organization which works with brands, manufacturers and trade unions to improve workplace conditions for garment workers. “As the whistleblower and long-term fanatic and campaigner about sustainable fashion, I look forward to…

During a fashion talk held at New York’s Met Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday between Nicolas Ghesquière and Grace Coddington some juicy gossip was revealed. Ghesquière was not the first choice to helm Balenciaga when he was appointed creative director in 1997. Ghesquière was to design an interim collection for the house after Helmut…

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Rivaling New York City’s 72-foot Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center for visitors are the enticing holiday windows all along Fifth Avenue. But from Galeries Lafayette in Paris to Harrods in London, top retailers of the world’s most important shopping cities participate in the tradition of decking out their windows with boughs of holly, animatronics, possibly…

LVMH’s luxury luggage brand Rimowa has joined forces with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, best known for his large-scale sculptures and art installations, to create a 46-piece sticker box. Priced at 250 euros (approximately 283 US dollars) per box, all proceeds will be donated to Eliasson’s non-profit organization Little Sun Foundation, which helps deliver solar energy…

Calvin Klein, once a purveyor of pared-down American luxury, has matured, if not morphed, into a mid-market underwear and jeans brand. Prior to its founder exiting the company, Calvin Klein was a go-to label for tailoring, high-end workwear and a home collection that was equally luxe as it was functional. Its Madison Avenue store was…

Fourteen top French lingerie labels staged a huge rock concert cum fashion show Sunday in the city which invented sexy underwear. The musical extravaganza in Paris called “Lingerie Rocks” set out to show that in the era of #MeToo lingerie “was about making women feel good about themselves”. Creations by five rising young designers were…

Gap has launched its latest limited-edition collection with GQ, featuring Balmain, Dsquared2, MSGM, No Vacancy Inn, Officine Générale, Opening Ceremony, Stampd and Surf is Dead, as part of its “coolest designers on the planet” initiative. The Gap and GQ collaboration started as an initiative recognising American menswear designers and it has expanded this year to…

Milestones are always important in life: First words. First steps. First day of school. First…ad campaign. Well, today British premium brand Ted Baker took its first not-so timid steps into unexplored terrain, with the introduction of its characteristically bold ‘Paint it Ted’ campaign. The ad campaign – which will be plastered on buses, taxis and…

It’s rare that a film and television costume designer makes the leap to developing her own fashion line. But Janie Bryant’s immense passion for crafting clothing has led her to achieve such a feat. The Emmy-winner has lent her stylistic vision to Mad Men, Deadwood and the recent series The Romanoffs and has joined forces…