Category: Fashion

Tapestry-owned Coach is the latest brand to announce that the brand will no longer use real fur in its products, pledging to phase fur out completely by the debut of the fall 2019 collection. Coach joins a list of luxury brands and retailers who have in recent times announced their commitment to fur-free fashion. “Coach…

Set to conclude in just over a week, the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has had a record-breaking number of visitors. The display, which is currently featured at main museum on Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters location, has reportedly had over 1.3 million visitors while…

The U.K. fashion brand Whistles is expanding to the U.S. market with the opening of its first standalone store in New York. The location, which spans an entire block, opened Thursday on Spring Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The shop’s inventory will comprise the brand’s womenswear pieces, including shoes and accessories. The boutique was designed…

The world’s first museum for sustainable fashion opened in Amsterdam this month shedding light on the fashion industry’s role in closing the loop. Although there has been a growing awareness among consumers regarding sustainable fashion brands, it’s still not the dominant market share. Recently, to address and inform attendees on the topic of sustainability. They…

Scandinavian womenswear brand Monki is on a mission to support only sustainably sourced materials. The brand aims to complete this goal by 2030, but this week it has announced that this autumn, it has reached the next step in the process. As of this season, 100 percent of Monki’s cotton products will be sourced sustainably.…

Danskin, the heritage dance and lifestyle brand owned by Iconix Brand Group, has unveiled its first capsule collection designed by actress and dancer, Jenna Dewan. Inspired by Dewan’s style and active lifestyle, the Jenna Dewan x Danskin capsule marks the actresses first foray into fashion design and features pieces including coordinating leggings, sports bras, a…

On the heels of the revelations that Cambridge Analytica used the fashion preferences of Facebook users to manipulate them politically, with sets of data revealing that Vogue readers and Abercrombie & Fitch shoppers were considered to be more liberal and open-minded than customers who liked Wrangler, we’re more suspicious of social media than ever. Facebook’s…

The British Fashion Council has confirmed that London Fashion Week Men’s is moving this January to the Truman Brewery in East London. The three-day showcase, which runs January 5-7, will no longer take place at the usual venue, 180 The Strand, which is where London Fashion Week is also held, instead it will be held…

American children’s fashion brand Janie and Jack is teaming up with Aerin Lauder, founder of luxury lifestyle brand, Aerin and style and image director at Estee Lauder, on a limited edition collection of clothing, accessories and shoes. The Aerin x Janie and Jack resort collection marks Lauder’s first foray into children’s apparel and has been…

Kering wants to boost Chinese startups with the potential to bring a positive environmental and social impact to the apparel and textile industries. Together with startup accelerator Plug and Play, the luxury conglomerate is launching the Kering Sustainable Innovation Award, offering mentorship and networking trips to the USA and Europe for three winners. The top…