Balenciaga launches first in-house eyewear line with Dover Street Market
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…
PERFORMANCE DAYS: Where Function Meets Fashion
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…
Is Burberry’s Instabuzz enough to sustain growth?
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…
2018 in pictures: the fashion images of the year
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/…
Manchester United and Paul Smith launch accessories
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…
LIM College to launch first master’s program on data analytics in the fashion business
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…
Paul Smith and House of Fraser back new retail leadership degree
Charity Retail Trust has worked with 12 UK retailers including Paul Smith, Jigsaw, House of Fraser and JD Sports to develop a new Retail Leader Apprenticeship programme which will begin next year. The first in a series of supported degrees for retail, the level 6 programme will welcome at least 400 retail employees, and is…
Chanel to collaborate with Pharrell Williams
French luxury house Chanel has announced it is collaborating with pop star Pharrell Williams on a capsule collection to be released in April 2019. Last week Chanel unveiled its cruise show in Bangkok, where Williams was photographed sporting a yellow logo hoodie, as part of the collaboration’s marketing campaign. The brightly-coloured pullover sports the word…
Erdem wins at Beazley Designs of the Year
London Fashion Week designer Erdem has been honoured for his innovative Royal Ballet costumes at the 2018 Beazley Design of the Year, an annual award and exhibition run by London’s Design Museum. Womenswear designer Erdem Moralıoğlu was named as the fashion category winner for 2018 for the 24 costumes he designed for the Royal Ballet…
Warehouse collaborating with Ashish
British high street fashion chain Warehouse has confirmed that it is launching a collaboration with London Fashion Week favourite, Ashish for Christmas. In a short statement, Warehouse confirmed that fashion designer Ashish would lend his “high octane glamour” for an exclusive capsule collection that will feature the designer’s signature “sequins, bold colours and directional shapes”.…