British shoppers influenced by “celebrity lifestyles”
A new report has revealed that British consumers are spending 6 billion pounds a year in a bid to tap into celebrity lifestyles, with one in four adults stating that their spending habits have been influenced indirectly by celebrities. The report for Zopa, conducted by OnePoll surveyed 2,000 consumers, and found that the typical Briton…
Teddy Girls make comeback in Dior’s rebel Paris show
Dior went back to the feisty Teddy Girls of 1950s Britain for its vision of a feminist future in its Paris fashion week show Tuesday. With black leather jackets, long nipped-waist Dior “New Look” skirts with leather cumberbunds and tartan a-go-go, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri raided the wardrobes of the rebel girls of the early…
Marc Jacobs moves for dismissal of Grunge collection copyright suit
Marc Jacobs has filed for a dismissal of a copyright lawsuit brought up by Nirvana. against the fashion brand back in December over the Redux Grunge collection Marc Jacobs had released last year. Marc Jacobs created its Redux Grunge collection for the Resort 2019 season, basing it off of from its own collection from 1992.…
New Fashion Studio Assistant apprenticeship launches in the UK
A new fashion studio assistant apprenticeship has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). Coinciding with the opening of this season’s London Fashion Week, the launch of the course marks the 400th new apprenticeship approved for use, and has been developed by employers from across the UK fashion industry, with…
A brand’s social standing may influence consumer shopping behaviour
Consumers expect the brands and business where they shop to be responsible, accountable and share their values, according to a survey conducted by Clutch. Whereas once upon a time it was ok for brands to remain indifferent, companies are expected to speak up, with 71 percent of people surveyed feeling it important for businesses to…
LFW designers use platform to champion environmental causes
There was a finely tuned balance of style and substance at London Fashion Week, as designers used the platform to be vocal about issues prevailing the industry at large. Dame Vivienne Westwood was perhaps the most prolific, with models outfitted as protestors, urging the audience to buy better, buy less, a message Westwood has tireless…
LFW: Five Minutes With… Miló Maria
London-based contemporary womenswear label Miló Maria, which launched in the summer of 2017, has become a fixture of the emerging designer market as a brand that fuses menswear tailoring with feminine fluidity. Designer and founder Maria studied at London College of Fashion and later graduated from Istituto Marangoni with a degree in Fashion Design and…
Burberry apologises for ‘noose’ hoodie featured at London Fashion Week
Burberry has apologised for featuring a hoodie with string ties resembling a noose around the neck on one of its catwalk models at this year’s London Fashion Week, and has removed the item from its collection. “We are deeply sorry for the distress caused by one of the products that featured in our A/W 2019…
How Tiba + Marl made changing bags fashionable – and a commercial success
Tiba + Marl was launched in 2015 by London duo Anna Tizard and Lydia Barron who saw a gap in the market for trendy, contemporary and cool changing bags for mothers and dads. Their cleverly designed, functional and mostly unisex bags quickly became a hit with style-conscious parents up and down the country and are…
Louis Vuitton ends Paris fashion week with night in two museums
Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere had teased that his Louis Vuitton Paris fashion week show late Tuesday would be a “shock”. He wasn’t kidding. While guests had been invited to the Louvre Museum in the centre of the French capital, when they took their seats they actually found themselves in the Pompidou Centre, a kilometre away to…