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London-based fashion brand COS has today unveiled the third iteration of the global touring installation ‘New Spring’ by Studio Swine, at the Changning Bell Tower in Shanghai. The installation – which will be open from 20-28 October – coincides with COS’s online launch in China. Commenting on the announcement in a statement, Karin Gustafsson, the…

Vans revealed plans for a collection of its signature footwear silhouettes in collaboration with NASA earlier this year, and has just confirmed the collection’s release date for November 2. Done with a very space-age aesthetic, the line will be centered around Vans silhouettes Old Skool, Sk8-Hi MTE and Slip-On and will showcase the NASA logo…

Leading sneaker retailer and retail brand Sneakersnstuff has unveiled the Yung-1 sneaker pack in grey and purple in collaboration with Adidas Originals, available globally starting October 13. To capture the aesthetic of their upcoming release, Sneakersnstuff enlisted legendary artist and Parliament-Funkadelic collective lead vocalist George Clinton for the campaign. For no other reason than having…

Laura Ashley, the designer known for her eponymous brand’s trademark floral prints with their subdued and soft tones, is perhaps less known for her fascinating life and fiery personality. Take the quiz below to discover the lesser-known side of Laura Ashley’s life, and revisit the delicate, idyllic floral prints that embodied her quintessentially English style.…

With the increasing integration of AI and technology in our everyday lives, it seems only right that fashion follows suit and adapts itself to modern innovations. One company that seems to be bridging the gap between technology and fashion is London-based retail data analytics company Edited, whose recent study showed that its AI technology was…

Retired from the runways since 2011, French designer Thierry Mugler took to Instagram to accuse Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing of plagiarism. Using the app’s ‘Stories’ feature, Mugler compared several pieces from Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2019, showcased last week at Paris Fashion Week, to his own designs from 1979, 1991, 1998 and 1990. Captions read “probably a tribute?”,…

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: This week was shaken by the news that Cambridge Analytica may have used Facebook users’ fashion preferences to send them pro-Trump messages during the 2016 presidential campaign in the US.…

New York – Upcycling might seem like a millennial phenomena but it’s been around for a while. Remember when Molly Ringwald in “Pretty in Pink” remade the Pepto-Bismol-colored polka dot 50s dress her father bought her, recycling decorative bows into stand-up collars, into a dress for the prom. Or back even further to when Scarlett…

Colour Institute Pantone has named Living Coral Colour of the Year 2019. “An animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone”, also known as the colour Pantone 16-1546. The colour appeared on Pantone’s shortlist for spring/summer 2019, based on the colours that appeared on the New York Fashion Week catwalk. Pantone 16-1546 Living…

The start to the holiday season saw November online sales as a proportion of all retailing exceed 20 percent for the first time. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), retailers reported strong growth on the month due to Black Friday promotions, which continues the shifting pattern in consumer spending to sales occurring earlier…