Month: March 2019

Sustainable fashion brand Vin + Omi launched its collaboration with the London College of Fashion during London Fashion Week Men’s, Bin 2 Body, which saw the brand collecting single-use plastic bottles at the event to be transformed into fashion for its London Fashion Week showcase in September. In a press release from Vin + Omi,…

Fendi and the luggage brand Rimowa have teamed up once again to present their one-of-a-kind suitcase, now in two new colors – red and blue. The recently released offering will be available along with the original black and yellow design, which debuted last November. With a multi-wheel system, the piece features an aluminum finish and…

See how Europe’s leading retailers are harnessing technology to create captivating in- store experiences in . Did you know that 80% of retailers are increasing their spend on in-store innovations this year? With consumers expecting flawless continuity between all channels a brand offers, the pressure is on for retailers to create a captivating in-store experience.…

Christine Centenera, stylist and Vogue Autralia’s fashion director, has an impressive new side gig. The fashion creative has been tapped by Louis Vuitton’s new menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh to consult on the his first collection as well as style his first show which will be presented at Paris Fashion Week Men’s this week. Centenera…

Fashion and faith make unlikely bedfellows yet we continue to find them huddled in next to each other fighting for control of the blankets. In Gucci’s Fall 2018 show, Alessandro Michele sent turbans tied and folded in the custom of the Sikh religion onto his runway on mostly white models, then stood back and watched…

Unique by Mode City, the world leading lingerie and swimwear brand trade show, is set to award the 2018 Designer of the Year prize to luxury swimwear designer Lenny Niemeyer. 2018 marks the 35th year of the summer trade show will be taking place from July 7 to 9 in Paris. “This award is so…

London – The UK’s first app developed for the recycling of unwanted clothing and textiles launches in the UK today. Named reGAIN, the app marks a significant step forward towards the fashion industry’s shift to a circular economy by incentivizing recycling in the UK. The new digital take back scheme offer consumers discount coupons for…

French contemporary brand, The Kooples, has launched a collaboration with iconic American men’s magazine, Playboy. The unisex limited-edition collection, named Playboy x The Kooples, will launch in stores this spring. The capsule collection features 10 items: sweatshirts, hoodies, and t-shirts with recognizable visuals and logos associated with Playboy, including their signature bunny ears and vintage…

Amazon has become both a bonafide and successful shopping destination for fashion and footwear in the USA, but to date has struggled to gain the same traction in Europe. The news comes as the e-tailer giant is worth 35 percent of the American online apparel and footwear market, however in Continental Europe this is but…

The latest global brands ranking by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown show luxury companies have increased their value by 28 percent, with Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Gucci in the top three rankings. Louis Vuitton and Hermès are valued at 41.1 billion and 28 billion dollars respectively. Gucci leads the luxury brands in value rise “Gucci…