Category: Fashion

Fast fashion brands might need to stop sourcing from Bangladesh. Watchdog group that has been working to improve Bangladesh garment factories could close as soon as next week. After the tragic Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 in which over 1,100 garment workers were killed, a five-year accord was put in place to improve working conditions…

Football’s biggest stars burst onto the Paris fashion runway Thursday with Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani popping up on T-shirts and satin bomber jackets by Indian designer Manish Arora. The flamboyant creator has linked up with their club, Paris Saint-Germain, to produce a line of women’s clothes inspired by its stellar trio of strikers,…

There is no end in sight for the highly successful Disney and Cath Kidston collaboration, with the British retailer following up its recent Snow White collection with a playful collection of bags, accessories and homeware to mark Mickey’s 90th anniversary. Launching on November 1 with an exclusive shopping event at Cath Kidston’s Piccadilly flagship in…

Career in fashion is an important issue on FashionUnited. With this interview series, we would like to show how versatile the industry is and introduce the professionals who work in fashion. Today, we would like to share with you the story of Manuela Ruano, Merchandising Team Lead for Footwear at zLabels. Together with her international…

Fashion retailer Topshop has issued a public apology after removing a feminist pop-up within its Oxford Street flagship store just minutes before opening. The pop-up, a publicity display to celebrate the release of Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and Other Lies) curated by writer Scarlett Curtis, featured the book alongside products supporting UN charity Girl Up.…

Organizing a Fashion Week involves many different fashion professionals who are experts in their fields ranging from director to designer. With the series “Meet Fashion Week professionals”, FashionUnited looks behind the catwalk to introduce those who bring great fashion events to life all around the globe. We recently chatted with Alexandra Zofcin, AmZ House’s Creative…

Bottega Veneta this week debuted its Pre Fall 2019 collection, the first by incoming artistic director Daniel Lee, who replaces veteran designer Tomas Maier. It was a low key launch, sans glitzy catwalk production and famous faces, that came in the form of a static presentation, perhaps to remove the artifice so many brands feel…

Despite an increase in profits Gap is closing stores. The American brand’s revenue increased by 7 percent, with a net profit increase to 266 million dollars. However, in comparison to the Gap Inc. parent company’s other labels such as Old Navy and Banana Republic, the namesake brand is the weakest. Overall sales in the last…

London – Fashion and lifestyle brand Cath Kidston is rounding off a year of Disney collaborations, which have included celebrations for Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary and Snow White, with Bambi and his friends Thumper and Flower starring on limited-edition prints across fashion, bags, accessories, homeware and kids. Launching on November 30 exclusively online and in…

Asos has announced the global roll out of its sizing tool, the Asos Fit Assistant on its app and e-commerce site, which aims to help customers get sizing right, first time. Powered by Fit Analytics, the Fit Assistant uses machine learning to provide bespoke sizing recommendations for customers, based on their previous purchases and returns.…