What’s going on in the world of fashion this week? FashionUnited takes a look ahead at the upcoming news and events for the 12th week of the year. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda in the period between 18-24 March, 2019. Asos trading update (19 March) In December, the once seemingly untouchable…
Hunter Original is teaming up with Entertainment One on a limited-edition collection of footwear and accessories for children featuring Peppa Pig. The collaboration launches this summer, with the range of children’s rain boots, backpacks and umbrellas set to be finished in three different colour ways including a camo print, as well as featuring the show’s…
PVH has begun restructuring its Calvin Klein label after the company started a dismissal procedure at its Milan headquarters in Viale Umbria. Shutterings its doors in Italy, where much of the luxury line 205W39NYC label under Raf Simons was produced, would be the start of a new chapter for the American brand. Earlier this year…
The fashion industry generates tons of fabric waste each year, notably in New York — one of the world’s shopping capitals and host twice a year to runway shows, a major contributor to the wider problem. Enter Fabscrap, a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling and reusing textiles that are unsuitable for donation. Every day, 3,000…
Cornish fashion and lifestyle brand Seasalt is set to open a new store on 23 March at the newly redeveloped Cornhill Quarter in Lincoln. Seasalt will offer a range of womenswear, footwear and accessories in its new store, all designed by the brand’s team from their studios overlooking the sea in Falmouth, Cornwall. “We’re really…
While the suit may previously have been declared dead by fashion’s forecasters, then resurrected for the umpteenth time on catwalks everywhere, formal business attire has been left somewhat to fend for its own merit. This week Goldman Sachs, the oracle of investment banking, sent an internal memo to its employees stating it was loosening its…
Denim brand Wrangler has launched six legendary products from its history, inspired by its links with music, to mark its first ever global collection, which will be showcased with a pop-up in London. The Icons collection, “inspired by the past, for the future,” pays tribute to iconic figures such as Debbie Harry, Bob Marley, Freddie…
Mossimo Giannulli, founder of mid-range American clothing company Mossimo, is amongst those charged in a recent scandal involving fraudulent acceptances into Ivy League universities. Over 40 parents to college-bound students have been charged of the alleged scheme. Giannulli, his wife actress Lori Loughlin and “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman are the most well-known accused. Along…
Anthony Vaccarello has really come into his own at Saint Laurent. We know his penchants, that of the molto sexy, shorter than short brigade, but this season there was more than meets the eye originality. The show began with a series of looks inspired by former Yves Saint Laurent muse Betty Catroux, a blond vixen…
The Woolmark Prize is returning to London Fashion Week this weekend for the 2019 grand final and Woolmark has confirmed that Alber Elbaz will be heading up the judging panel. The international competition challenges designers to highlight the versatility of merino wool within their collections, and this year’s final features designers from the UK, Sweden,…