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Chanel has become the first luxury fashion house to turn its back on exotic animal pelts such as lizard, crocodile and snake skin, in a move hailed by animal rights groups Tuesday. Its head of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky declared that it “would no longer use exotic skins in our future creations”, saying it was becoming…

The future is dressed in pineapples. Carmen Hijosa, a Spanish businesswoman is on a mission to prove to the world that pineapples are a suitable alternative to leather. In working as a clothing designer, Hijosa made the decision to abandon leather on environmental grounds and has recently invented Pinatex, a textile made from pineapples, as…

Following two years of research, Swedish label Filippa K has exhibited two new “industry-changing garments”, each with a focus on a more sustainable approach from the start to the end of the production process. The exhibition is part of the ‘Circular Design Speeds’ project, and is in partnership with Mistra Future Fashion and University of…

If you are looking for a label to watch in 2019, make it Anine Bing, the eponymous label from the LA-based influencer-turned-designer, has grown from an initial collection in 2012, consisting of just 15 pieces to a global brand in six years with flagship stores located in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin…

Tommy Hilfiger has announced a collaboration with 22-year-old actress Zendaya for an upcoming collaborative capsule collection. The Tommy x Zendaya line is set to launch in February, marketed as a see-now-buy-now model. Hilfiger has also selected the young actress as the brand’s new global women’s ambassador, which entails featuring her in a global integrated campaign…

French luxury house Balmain has revealed a new logo and monogram, the first update to its branding in 80 years. Balmain follows in the footsteps of Burberry and Celine, who both unveiled new logotypes earlier this year. Olivier Rousteing, Balmain’s creative director since 2011, said in a statement he is “not about to tear down…

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is opening the BFC Designer Pop-up on 1 November at Bicester Village, UK, as part of a new two-year partnership with The Bicester Village Shopping Collection. The partnership – called ‘the Business of Retail’ – will kick off with the launch of a new boutique showcasing a selection of Britain’s…

MPs have voiced their disappointment at Missguided CEO, Nitin Passi, after he failed to attend a into the sustainability of the UK fashion industry. Earlier this month, the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Mary Creagh MP, wrote to the five leading online-only retailers – Asos, Amazon, Boohoo, Missguided, and PrettyLittleThing – to request information…

Luxury automakers are taking a page out of fashion’s marketing manual in a bid to appeal to a similar luxury goods consumer. Whereas luxury brands do not market clothes as the vital garments that warm our backs, neither do luxury carmakers market their vehicles as solely a mode of transport. Fashion is about selling a…

New York – Vionnet announced through a press note on Tuesday that it will go through a voluntary liquidation process. The release explains that Vionnet Srl and its holding company NVO Srl will close operations with the intention to further sustainability. The French fashion house has been in operation since its founding by Madeleine Vionnet…