A look behind the scenes at LVMH’s cultural heritage
Since its conception in 2011, Les Journées Particulières is a three day affair inviting the public to experience the craftsmanship and unique Houses under LVMH. From October 12th to the 14th, LVMH will be opening its doors to 55 brands, spread across 76 locations and 13 countries. Passed down through generations, Les Journées Particulières is…
SS20 Denim by Premiere Vision Overview
Trendstop gives FashionUnited readers an insider’s guide to the Spring/Summer 2020 edition of Denim by Premiere Vision. Trendstop’s denim experts bring you a first look at the key mills producing the latest innovations, fabrications, colour and surface designs seen at the SS20 Denim by Premiere Vision trade event. The roving biannual event alternates between Paris…
Nike awards six products made from its footwear waste
In February, Nike challenged designers, engineers and scientists around the world to come up with creative responses to two questions: what can be made from footwear material waste? And how can the footwear recycling process be improved? After receiving more than 600 applications from 58 countries, the sportswear giant selected 35 finalists to either create…
It Bags of 2018
Before women’s fashion month starts, FashionUnited will be taking one last stroll down the 2018 memory lane to review the handbags that dominated last year. With accessories being the bread and butter of many luxury brands from Dior to Louis Vuitton, having an in-demand handbag can be a serious moneymaker. Like anything in fashion, there’s…
Schiaparelli will host a pop up space at Bergdorf Goodman
New York department store Bergdorf Goodman is set to host a pop up space to celebrate Schiaparelli’s new “pret-a-couture” collection. When Elsa Schiaparelli initially ran her namesake womenswear brand, Bergdorf Goodman was one of the few retailers that stocked the collections. However, since the fashion house reopened five years ago, it has been exclusively sold…
In Pictures: DHL x Casetify
Logistic group DHL has collaborated with accessories brand Casetify on a special edition tech accessories capsule collection, including a series of phone cases and watch bands inspired by DHL’s brand attributes. Each piece of the limited edition collection of phone cases and watch bands features DHL’s signature red and yellow colours, tape and signature waybill.…
Hublot debuts bitcoin watch
Hublot celebrates ten years since the creation of Bitcoin with the launch of the Big Bang Meca-10 P2P watch, a limited edition watch that can only be purchased online with the cryptocurrency. “We are pleased with the dynamism and sense of innovation of our Asian partners: it is part of a visionary process that corresponds,…
Is Philipp Plein the most hated man in fashion?
The German designer, whose label of blingtastic excess offers an unashamed more-is-more fashion proposition, has a loyal following amongst the nouveau riche, not unlike the tribes aligned with streetwear labels like Marcelo Burlon or even Supreme. Philipp Plein concedes to be the most hated man in fashion, according to an interview with British GQ. I…
Mother of Pearl joins Copenhagen Fashion Week
British fashion label Mother of Pearl has joined the line-up for the autumn/winter 2019 Copenhagen Fashion Week set to take place from January 29 to February 1, 2019. Mother of Pearl, which shows during London Fashion Week, will be opening Copenhagen Fashion Week with a collection dedicated to sustainability, as part of the Scandinavian fashion…
Close to 1.7 million dollars of counterfeit Nike seized
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed last week that is seized a large shipment of counterfeit Nike products that had attempted to make its way into the country. The shipment, which arrived in Newark airport in late September, had come in from Dongguan City China, and was meant to be delivered to an address…