Christian Siriano viewers rated NYFW show on an app
Christian Siriano received viewer feedback on his Fall 2019 NYFW show in real time. The designer introduced a live voting app that allowed viewers to either “like” or “love” looks as during his show. Done in partnership with SAP technology, the runway app was available both to attendees at Siriano’s show at Rockefeller Plaza and…
T-shirts, tops and trainers drive UK online fashion spend
T-shirts, tops and trainers are the most commonly purchased clothing items when it comes to buying online, new research from Royal Mail reveals. A survey of over 502 consumers’ online shopping activity revealed that almost half (46 per cent) purchase t-shirts and tops, while trainers (72 per cent) are the most commonly purchased item of…
LFW: Wesley Harriott ‘Sixth Rank’ AW19
Tottenham-born fashion designer Ricky Wesley Harriott has been hailed as one to watch amongst Britain’s emerging talent, for his namesake label ‘Wesley Harriott’ and he returned to London Fashion Week today, February 18, to showcase his autumn/winter 2019 collection ‘Sixth Rank’. Harriott, who has become known for championing feminine androgynous silhouettes within his deconstructed multifunctional…
In The Style joins war on airbrushing
Manchester-based e-tailer has pledged to stop retouching photos of its models in all its imagery, including on its website and any original content on its social media channels. The new pledge was announced alongside the launch of the brand’s new #ITSjustgotreal campaign, featuring nine In The Style ambassadors including Love Island winner Dani Dyer, acid…
What to expect in fashion news from week 12, 2019
What’s going on in the world of fashion this week? FashionUnited takes a look ahead at the upcoming news and events for the 12th week of the year. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda in the period between 18-24 March, 2019. Asos trading update (19 March) In December, the once seemingly untouchable…
Louis Vuitton pulls “direct” Michael Jackson references from collection
Louis Vuitton has decided not to produce any item that “directly features Michael Jackson elements” in the wake of Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary aired earlier this month. The film features claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that Jackson sexually abused them when they were children. The sexual encounters are described in disturbing detail.…
Hunter Original collaborates with Peppa Pig
Hunter Original is teaming up with Entertainment One on a limited-edition collection of footwear and accessories for children featuring Peppa Pig. The collaboration launches this summer, with the range of children’s rain boots, backpacks and umbrellas set to be finished in three different colour ways including a camo print, as well as featuring the show’s…
In New York, one non-profit looks to combat textile waste
The fashion industry generates tons of fabric waste each year, notably in New York — one of the world’s shopping capitals and host twice a year to runway shows, a major contributor to the wider problem. Enter Fabscrap, a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling and reusing textiles that are unsuitable for donation. Every day, 3,000…
Calvin Klein to close or downsize Milan office, redundancies expected
PVH has begun restructuring its Calvin Klein label after the company started a dismissal procedure at its Milan headquarters in Viale Umbria. Shutterings its doors in Italy, where much of the luxury line 205W39NYC label under Raf Simons was produced, would be the start of a new chapter for the American brand. Earlier this year…
The end of formal business attire?
While the suit may previously have been declared dead by fashion’s forecasters, then resurrected for the umpteenth time on catwalks everywhere, formal business attire has been left somewhat to fend for its own merit. This week Goldman Sachs, the oracle of investment banking, sent an internal memo to its employees stating it was loosening its…