Category: Fashion

Designer Jiyoon Yun’s shop on Rosenthaler Strasse in Berlin is a feast for the eyes in two ways. On the one hand, at Yun’s, glasses are available to fill any prescription and desire (sunglasses, anti blue light glasses, glasses that are so nicely minimalist that one would even wear them with perfectly fine eyes), and…

Budapest-based contemporary design house Nanushka has launched a capsule collection using Liberty Fabric to create an exclusive autumn/winter 2018 collection for the luxury department store. Drawing on disparate references such as ‘80s movies, Americana, the Wild West and Eastern culture, Nanushka has reimagined her street style favourite, ski-wear inspired puffer coats using various Liberty Fabrics…

Raincoats and anoraks are flexing their Gore-Tex and ripstop credentials over skimpy bikinis on international runways. As our seasons blur and weather becomes more erratic, brands from Marine Serre to Moschino have taken to presenting hybrid outfits for a season-neutral appeal. Clear vinyl trench coats are trending no doubt because they put on full display…

Kering is working towards advancing its sustainable measures. The global luxury group, which encompasses brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, has become a frontier founder in a new initiative facilitated by charitable ecological organization, The Savory Institute. This new collaboration is centered around the goal to expand regenerative agriculture measures within the fashion industry…

When Washington Examiner reporter, Eddie Scarry, posted a photograph of congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week with the words, “That jacket and coat don’t look like a girl who struggles,” just days after she had remarked on the financial challenges of moving to DC and preparing for her new government role, the backlash was swift. Scarry…

A year ago, the Golden Globes red carpet was a total blackout as Hollywood’s A-listers drew attention to the problem of sexual harassment in entertainment and other industries. On Sunday, the message remained, but the sartorial choices were far more diverse. Here is a look at some trends from the Globes, the first showbiz awards…

Amsterdam-based lingerie label Love Stories has launched an exclusive collection with luxury e-tailer Net-a-Porter, just in time for Valentine’s Day. With a color palette dominated by muted pink and warm rust shades, the collection was inspired by Paris in the 1970s, when Jane Birkin met Serge Gainsbourg. Prices range from 40 euros (45 US dollars…

High street retailer River Island has confirmed that it is to launch an exclusive collaboration with singer Olly Murs next month featuring “affordable luxury and wardrobe staples” for men. Launching on November 6, the 14-piece Olly Murs x River Island collection will feature premium tops, trousers, outerwear and tailoring with “elegant day-to-night dressing” at the…

Every Friday, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across UK and international news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed: The importance of fashion for political protests Protesters wearing yellow vests have taken France by storm since November. Initially motivated by a sharp increase in diesel taxes, the movement has…

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has announced a partnership with the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) to make the sector more environmentally friendly through improving water management and energy sustainability. “Vietnam ranks as the fifth largest exporter of apparel goods in the world, but our industry is more famous for low cost…