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In her workshop in a Moscow attic, Maria Andrianova is using a sewing technique she learnt from elderly women in the forested Karelia region of northwestern Russia. “For me, sewing is a way to learn about my origins,” said the 31-year-old designer. She describes her “Masha Andrianova” fashion line as “for the modern world” but…

Five more startups have been selected to join Fashion for Good’s scaling program, which provides companies looking to make fashion more sustainable with a boost to scale up their businesses. These are the newcomers: Ecovative, a New York-based startup developing sustainable materials from Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. They have created Mycoflex, a high-performance…

After what feels like an eternity of speculation, Theresa May has finally published the full text of her Brexit deal. The 585-page document agreed to by the prime minister and her Cabinet on Wednesday sets out the provisional guidelines for Britain’s much-awaited withdrawal from the European Union. May did not receive unanimous support from her…

Brits are hoarding tens of thousands pounds worth of clothing that they’ve never worn, according to new data from True Fit, which reveals that over a lifetime Brits will amass 32,951 pounds worth of unworn clothing in their wardrobes. Based on the habits of 2,000 consumers, the research by data-driven personalisation platform True Fit, reveals…

Balenciaga is kicking off the new year with the launch of an eyewear collection, available exclusively at Dover Street Market stores in the US, UK, Japan, Singapore and China, as well as on Dover Street Market’s ecommerce. With prices ranging between 290 US dollars (230 pounds) and 570 US dollars (450 pounds), the collection includes…

Designers, product managers, and material managers continue to value PERFORMANCE DAYS for sourcing performance fabrics and accessories in sportswear and also as a top source for expert industry knowledge. Now in its 10th year and proud of the success of the recent in New York, organizers again prove that fashion and athleisure designers appreciate the…

Ricardo Tisci is bringing a new buzz to Burberry, and investors are hoping his flair for social media will translate into sustained sales. According to Bloomberg, Burberry saw an increase in wholesale orders from Tisci’s debut collection, called “Kingdom.” Order value doubled from the previous year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Chief Financial…

January: fashion as protest Photo credit: Dakota Johnson – courtesy of Gucci/Getty Images In January, Hollywood actresses turned up to the 2018 Golden Globes’ red carpet in black to show solidarity with the Time’s Up initiative to combat systemic sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination in the movie industry. February: Carolina Herrera retires Carolina Herrera AW18/…

Football giants Manchester United are continuing to conquer the fashion world, launching a new campaign collection of accessories with Paul Smith, less than a month after the . The collaboration with Paul Smith builds upon their existing formalwear partnership, which has seen the designer label providing suits to the football team since 2008, and focuses…

New York’s LIM College, a school focused exclusively on the study of business and fashion, has announced its plans to offer a master of science degree in Consumer Analytics in 2019. The program, which will be the first in the US to focus specifically on data analytics in the fashion industry, will equip students with…