Boohoo takes U-turn on wool ban
After announcing last week that it would be banning the use of wool in all its products, Boohoo group says it will “continue to use wool as a sustainable material”. On Friday, the group, which owns brands Boohoo, BoohooMan, PrettyLittleThing, and Nasty Gal, from its products, and was commended for the decision by People for…
Chloe tips hat to Lagerfeld’s ‘genius’ at Paris show
Chloe paid tribute to its longtime designer Karl Lagerfeld at its Paris fashion week show Thursday, with a compendium of his wit and wisdom left on every seat. One of the German creator’s last muses, 17-year-old Kaia Gerber — the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, another Lagerfeld acolyte — also walked the catwalk. The “Kaiser”,…
Global Fashion Collective II evident of the globalization of the fashion industry
Global Fashion Collective is a platform supporting creative designers from around the world that has helped bring a different set of international designs to New York Fashion Week every season. This season the collective brought Queenie Zoe and Hightli for Global Fashion Collective II. The organization helped them produce a runway show with the aim…
Business of Fashion predicts success for Rihanna x LVMH
Business of Fashion predicts success for Rihanna’s luxury label, especially considering the performance of her lingerie and beauty lines. Analyst Mario Ortelli told the publication that LVMH knows what it’s doing. “They have one of the best platforms in the world in terms of design, marketing, distribution, supply chain.” While the project’s date has not…
Paris Fashion Week FW19-20 Overview
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the latest collections from the top designers exhibiting at Fall Winter 2019-20’s Paris Fashion Week. The Trendstop catwalk team give FashionUnited readers an exclusive insight into the best designer showcases and fashion extravaganzas to hit the Paris runways. The final works of fashion giant, Karl Lagerfeld cut…
Victoria’s Secret to close 53 more stores this year
Victoria’s Secret isn’t looking so hot. Following a disappointing earnings report from its parent company L Brands, the American lingerie company plans to shutter at least 53 out of its 1,170 stores in North America this year. The downsizing of its retail outlets does not come out of the blue – the brand closed 30…
Burberry announces diversity and inclusion measures following “noose” incident
Burberry is following and steps by adopting concrete measures to improve inclusion and diversity within the company, following a recent with string ties resembling a noose. “At Burberry, we have always sought to build a structure that is diverse, open and inclusive and one where all perspectives are valued. The distress we caused with one…
The CFDA announces Americans in Paris participants
The CFDA and Vogue announced the participants of this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund’s Americans in Paris. The program provides American designers the opportunity to showcase in Paris for three days. Now in its 16th season, Americans in Paris provides its participants global exposure and support in sales, marketing and media to help grow their businesses.…
Fall Winter 2019-20 Key Theme Directions Womenswear
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an early preview of one of the key thematic influences for Fall Winter 2019-20 womenswear. The Trendstop team give FashionUnited readers an exclusive look at an essential womenswear theme ahead of the FW19-20 international Fashion Week events. A new take on tradition sees the revival of classic American and British outdoor…
Adidas Originals debuts collaboration with Ji Won Choi at London Fashion Week
Adidas Originals has unveiled its third collaboration with an emerging female fashion designer. This time, the brand has teamed up with Ji Won Choi for a 17-piece women’s ready-to-wear collection unveiled at London Fashion Week. Inspired by Choi’s Korean heritage, the collection revamped Adidas’ classic tracksuit with hues of lavender, blue, red, green and pink.…