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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 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 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.…

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 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.…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Under Armour’s joint sportswear line, Project Rock, has named former American World Cup alpine skier, Lindsey Vonn, as its first team member and global ambassador. “I am so excited to be on team Project Rock,” Vonn commented in a statement. “What I find so inspiring about Dwayne is that he…

Ted Baker has signed footballer Peter Crouch as its new brand ambassador to promote its ’T for Tall’ collection, a range targeting men taller than 6 foot 3 inches. Crouch joins longstanding ambassador swimmer Mark Foster as the face of the ’T for Tall’ range for the retailer’s spring/summer 2019 collection, which will be available…

Canadian-born, London-based Mark Fast opened London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2019 with a magnificent collection inspired by the Golden age of Hollywood to mark a glamorous return to the catwalk. A decade ago, Fast made his London Fashion Week debut as part of the On|Off platform, it was innovative and diverse as well as showcasing a…

After eliminating fur, Burberry is coming after plastic next. The British brand has announced plans to get rid of all unnecessary plastic packaging by the year 2025 in an effort to be more environmentally conscious. With its new mission, all Burberry packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable within the next six years. It has…

London – It is always reassuring to see Anna Wintour on the front row at London fashion week. Irregular attendance from the grande dame of fashion publishing gets negative tongues wagging when she is not present, questioning the global relevance of LFW. But true to form, and perhaps in support of the State of British…