Hillary Taymour is feeling hopeful. “There are so many small sustainable brands in New York now, and they’re appreciated,” said the Collina Strada, founder and …
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Specialty E-Tailers Are Curating Indian Designers for the Diaspora
Last month, designers in Mumbai once again showcased the rich diversity of contemporary Indian fashion. One of the most influential buyers doing the rounds at …
Worldview: São Paulo Fashion Week Recasts Seamstresses as Designers
🇧🇷 São Paulo Fashion Week recasts seamstresses as designers in Brazil. The 57th edition of the country’s largest fashion week event took place between Apr. …
EU Antitrust Regulators Scrap Probe Into Fashion Designers
EU antitrust regulators have scrapped a two-year-long investigation into a group of fashion designers who had called for changes in sales periods and discounts, the …
Paris, Day One: Designers Defiant!
Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent go their own way in radically different style, writes Tim Blanks. Share This Article
Coach’s Stuart Vevers: Sustainability ‘Has to Come From Designers’
What is the point of catwalk shows, now that social media serves up fresh trends to everyone’s phone every day of the year? “[It] has …
Can AI Carry On a Designer’s Legacy?
At 78, Norma Kamali isn’t ready to retire. But the celebrated New York designer is starting to think about how the company she built from …
‘Fashion Can Change Africa’: The Pioneering Designers Chasing a World of Opportunity
At a small fashion studio in Lagos, the designers and tailors are busy cutting clean lines through the swathes of fabric. “Cotton T-shirts were the …
‘Fashion can change Africa’: the pioneering designers chasing a world of opportunity | Global development
At a small fashion studio in Lagos, the designers and tailors are busy cutting clean lines through the swathes of fabric. “Cotton T-shirts were the …
‘I just remember seeing the tag and being like “oh my God!”’: five designers on their best vintage finds | Life and style
A few weeks ago at a bar, the friend I was with found a tarnished 20c coin in a glomesh purse that belonged to her …
Best designs and designers of 2023: ‘A chunk of glossy sexiness’ | Design
Althea McNish: Colour is Mine at the William Morris Gallery, London Althea McNish: Colour is Mine designed by Bushra Mohamad/Msoma Architects and Nana Biama-Ofosu/YAA Projects …
What designers can do to make textiles healthier for people and the planet
The pollution caused by the textile industry is often discussed, but its impact on health is less emphasized. Nevertheless, the petrochemical compounds used in the …
Miss Universe Latina contestants wear their favorite designers
We are just days away from discovering who will be crowned as Miss Universe 2023. Despite the fierce competition, contestants from Latin America undoubtedly hold …
Chainmail storms fashion world as designers offer up ‘liquid metal’ garments | Fashion
Fashion is awash with a fabric that calls to mind armour and dancing; from mesh bras at Mango to miniskirts at Urban Outfitters, chainmail is …
La La Anthony and Kahlana Barfield Brown on Celebrating HBCUs and Black Designers
The fashion world has made incredible strides when it comes to championing inclusivity, especially for Black designers. Long gone are the days when an industry …
‘You can’t keep teaching people to dream’: why Britain’s young designers are struggling | Fashion
At London fashion week last month, the chatter was as much about the shows that weren’t on as the ones that were. Several emerging designers …
Latin brands and designers making waves at Miami Swim Week 2023
Summer’s most anticipated fashion event is underway as Miami Swim Week 2023 kicked off this week. This event, known for bringing together the industry’s most …
Generative AI Won’t Be the End of Human Fashion Designers
A new technology is threatening to upend an entire creative field and automate away human skill and invention, making people all but unnecessary as it …
How Raisefashion Supports First-Time Fashion Designers from BIPOC Backgrounds Enter the Industry
For those from a non-fashion background looking to launch a brand, the barriers to entry can already seem vast without the technical skills or contacts …
Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour Honoured Juneteenth With All Black Designers
Trying to keep up with Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour wardrobe is a full-time job in itself, so I commend the ladies and gentlemen who have been …