Cybex launches collaboration with Karolina Kurkova
German lifestyle brand of strollers, car seats and baby carriers, Cybex has launched a collection with supermodel Karolina Kurkova, to add “fashion-forward” products for its consumers. The Cybex by Karolina Kurkova collection, which includes strollers, a car seat, a baby carrier and matching accessories, launched exclusively at 10 Corso Como New York yesterday, February 28,…
Los Angeles becomes the biggest US city to ban fur
Los Angeles has followed San Francisco’s footsteps and passed an ordinance to ban the production and sale of fur in the city from 2021. The ban applies to all apparel and accessories items. “This arcane and inhumane practice must end today. We said, loud and clear, fur will not have a future in Los Angeles”,…
On the London catwalks, artistry comes first
Art, conceptual fashion and creative form have been seen in abundance on the London Fashion Week catwalks this season. While so many British designers are struggling to build their fledgling labels into commercially viable brands, they haven’t gone all New York, where the catwalks are primarily filled with contemporary fashion and leisurewear, but with little…
Interview: Academic researchers launch manifesto for fashion change
A new association is calling fashion academics around the world to unite and push for drastic changes in the fashion industry. Inspired by the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit science advocacy organization formed in 1969 in the USA, four fashion academics are introducing the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion. Its manifesto, launched on…
Tory Burch Foundation receives 100 million from Bank of America
Bank of America is honoring International Women’s Day through expanding its impact with the Tory Burch Foundation. The bank had first partnered with the foundation in 2014 and is now committing another 100 million dollars to the organization. The Tory Burch Foundation, which was founded in 2009 works to increase the amount of businesses own…
PERFORMANCE DAYS: The Beauty of Function
PERFORMANCE DAYS is the renowned trade fair for the textile industry where apparel sourcing teams come to experience the latest trends and innovations! Two times each year, designers, product managers, and material managers find a full range of functional products — from yarns to fabrics, finishes, and accessories — for the summer and winter collections.…
LFW: A Season For Activism
For autumn/winter 2019, a continuing trend across London Fashion Week was the act of fashion to protest, with many designers using their fashion week platform for activism across numerous causes including Brexit, climate change, women’s rights, and justice for Grenfell. Vivienne Westwood ‘Homo Loquax’ Most vocally was Vivienne Westwood who used her autumn/winter 2019 catwalk…
Chenpeng goes for e-commerce appeal at New York Fashion Week
E-commerce is the wave of the future, and has allowed more niche brands to appeal to a wider consumer audience. One of those brands is Shanghai-based Chenpeng, whose “HIMA LAYA” inspired collection was edgy, avant garde, very streetwear, and will arguably be on the backs of the street style stars across the globe come fall.…
The great prep revival a growth opportunity for menswear
US retail has been holding out for a hero for some time but the return of classic American prep style could prove to be it. Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, and J Crew were built on the attire that merged British boathouse with Ivy League campuses, selling polos, Letterman jackets, rugby shirts, and loafers by the…
Launch of Australasian Circular Textiles Association (ACTA) means business for sustainable fashion
21 March 2019 – In fashion and philosophy, the beauty of a circle is marked by an absence of a beginning and an end. Launching in 2018, the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA) harnesses this principal, but with a very clear end goal: zero textile waste. The ACTA is the market’s first organisation offering to…