Tommy Hilfiger to host next TommyNow show in Shanghai
Tommy Hilfiger’s TommyNow runway show is continuing its grand tour of the world, and its next stop is Shanghai. The news first broke on WWD. To date, Hilfiger’s held see-now-buy-now runway shows in New York, Los Angeles, London and Milan. This next iteration of TommyNow will take place on September 4. Shanghai was chosen as…
Eminem launches capsule collection with Rag & Bone
US rapper Eminem is to launch a capsule clothing collection in partnership with the New-York label Rag & Bone. The pieces will be unveiled at a one-day pop-up store at London’s The Sun & 13 Cantons Pub. After the official launch, they will be available for purchase at Rag & Bone’s website. ”Eminem is a…
Altair and Draper James sign optical eyewear deal
Altair Eyewear, a subsidiary of Marchon Eyewear, has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Reese Witherspoon’s Southern-inspired fashion and lifestyle brand, Draper James to design, manufacture and distribute Draper James optical product. This will mark the brand’s first ever optical collection, with eyewear set to be available to the public beginning in March 2019,…
Happy Socks and Stutterheim create Dream Raincoat
Happy Socks has found their first venture into ready-to-wear with Swedish lifestyle brand Stutterheim to create a gender-neutral “Dream Raincoat” as part of their fall/winter 2018 collection. The new collaboration combines Sttutherheim’s iconic raincoat model with Happy Socks signature Big Dot design. The two very contrasting brands managed to find a perfect middle ground with…
Celine suspends e-commerce ahead of Hedi Slimane’s catwalk debut
French luxury fashion house Celine, owned by the LVMH conglomerate, has suspended its e-commerce, launched just nine months ago. Those who visit the label’s website are greeted with a video of a truck bearing photos from Celine’s upcoming campaign. Considering the brand has just , one can expect significant changes to the label’s website ahead…
Global Fashion Agenda and Institut Français de la Mode to push for sustainability
Global Fashion Agenda and the Institut Français de la Mode to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their ties and establish more partnership agreements to accelerate sustainability in the fashion industry. The signing will take place at the Economic Forum this morning (August 29) during the French state visit to Denmark by French…
In Pictures: Hunter launches first flying welly
No, this isn’t an April fools’ joke, Hunter has launched its largest experiential campaign with the world’s first ever flying Wellington boot, which will be touring the globe appearing at festivals, sporting events, shows and other key outdoor calendar moments. The giant 120-foot wellington boot shaped hot-air balloon kicked off the global tour from Hunter’s…
NYFW: 6 biggest retail trends for Spring/Summer 2019
Which trends should retailers be on the look-out for next fashion season, which should they forget and which classics continue to rule? The retail research firm Edited, which analyzes online sales in the British and American markets, looked towards New York women’s fashion week, held last 6 to 14 September, for the answers. FashionUnited received…
Designers ditch fur for London Fashion Week
No animal fur will be used on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, which starts next Thursday, following a survey of the attitudes of leading designers, the British Fashion Council (BFC) said Friday. The survey results reflected “a cultural change based on ideals and choices made by designer businesses, international brands as well as consumer…
Lady Gaga may have given preview of new era Céline
The spring summer 2019 catwalk shows are only a few weeks away but the coming fashion weeks will be a month of debuts: there will be Riccardo Tisci at Burberry, Daniel Lee at Bottega Veneta and of course the much anticipated Hedi Slimane for Céline. This week the cat may have slipped out of the…