Anthropologie launches plus-size category
Anthropologie is launching its first plus-size collection, A Plus by Anthropologie, featuring over 120 styles and extended sizes including 16 W – 26 W. Prices range from 48 US dollars (36 pounds) to 260 US dollars (196 pounds), with items available from today at anthropologie.com and select stores. “This is an exciting starting point for…
International Fashion Showcase 2019 names winners
The International Fashion Showcase taking place at Somerset House alongside London Fashion Week has named Thebe Magugu from South Africa as this year’s winner. The biennial fashion presentation, a partnership between the British Council, British Fashion Council, London College of Fashion, UAL and Somerset House, nurtures and presents work from the best up-and-coming fashion talent…
LFW: Shrimps make catwalk debut for AW19
Shrimps, the contemporary fashion label from London-based designer, Hannah Weiland launch in 2013 and instantly became a hit with fashion editors, influencers and buyers for its fun, colourful faux-fur designs and the now cult beaded Antonia bag. For autumn/winter 2019, Shrimps stepped away from their usual presentation format to showcase its growing ready-to-wear line on…
MFW: Bottega Veneta ushers in a new era
Describing a designer’s first runway collection as ‘a formidable debut’ could by some readers be perceived as unenthusiastic on the part of the editor, but sometimes it is exactly that. Daniel Lee’s runway debut at Bottega Veneta ticked many of the right boxes, at what was a much-anticipated MFW event since his appointment as creative…
Gymshark introduces pay later service to the UK and Nordics
Fitness wear brand Gymshark has announced the launch of its new Pay Later service in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Gymshark partnered with online payment provider, Klarna, for the new service which is already being used by the likes of Asos, Topshop, H&M and JD Sports. The pay later feature allows customers to…
Oscars red carpet: old school glamour, loads of pink, stylish men
Hollywood’s biggest stars strutted their stuff on the Oscars red carpet Sunday, and a few trends emerged: old school glamour, metallic gowns, lots of pink, trousers on the women… and one stunning gown on a man. Here is a look at some of the top looks from Tinseltown’s biggest night: Ready for their close-up The…
E-tailer 11 Honoré makes the NYFW runway shoppable
See-now-buy-now has gone to the next level. Size-inclusive luxury retailer 11 Honoré made its New York Fashion Week debut with a Shopify-powered catalog that allowed attendees to shop off the runway using QR codes. Taking place at Spring Studios, the retailer showed a selection of spring and pre-fall items from a range of luxury designers…
Barbie at 60, a billion dollar brand
She comes petite, curvy, tall, blond, black, latina or even in its “original” version. A variety of guises, with the exception that they are all fashionable. We are talking, of course about Barbie, who turns 60 this year. While she hasn’t aged a day, she has morphed through several iterations, survived scandals and criticism, and…
Spring Summer 2020 Paris Material Show Overview
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the latest trend directions from the leading Spring Summer 2020 materials events in Paris. The Trendstop materials team give FashionUnited readers an exclusive insight into the key trends from the Paris editions of Premiere Vision, Texworld and Interfiliere. Eco-responsibility was high on the agenda at all three…
Fashion careers: How to succeed in fashion with the co-founder of Lucas Hugh, Anjhe Marcus
Lucas Hugh is a London-based activewear brand that incorporates futuristic design with technical performance. Established in 2010 by co-CEO and Creative Director Anjhe Marcus, Lucas Hugh was the first to incorporate the fully-bonded seam –used in Olympic-quality swimwear –into activewear. The brand caught fire with the release of The Hunger Games in 2013 where Marcus…