Fashion

Top five pre-fall 2022 women's trends

Pre-Fall has become one of the most essential selling seasons, with product sitting on the sales floor for up to six months (usually from June to December). Designers often take the opportunity to offer more commercial looks than in the runway seasons. Steff Yotka, writing in Vogue commented "Even in the best of times, pre-fall has traditionally...

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Retail

Bradford to trial UK Green Street sustainability scheme

A select number of independent businesses in Bradford are set to take part in a sustainable high street pilot scheme that aims to encourage retailers to become more eco-friendly in their operations. Green Street, a government-backed strategy, looks to help high street-based companies to become more sustainable through accessing free support and...

20 hours ago

Business

The coronavirus pandemic nearly doubled luxury sales in China

It takes more than a coronavirus pandemic to suppress the demand for luxury goods in China. Figures from Bain & Company show despite mounting global social and economic challenges, China’s luxury goods market finished another year with double-digit growth, with some brands exceeding a 70 percent increase. In 2021 the sales of luxury reached 471...

21 hours ago

Fashion

Stockholm Fashion Week’s Catarina Midby talks what to expect and the current Scandi fashion scene

As fashion weeks begin to make a steady return to the industry’s schedule, Stockholm is getting ready to do the same, albeit in a slightly compact format than pre-pandemic. Scheduled to take place February 7 to 9, Stockholm Fashion Week is prepping to present Swedish fashion’s standing in the forefront of sustainability and innovation, with a...

21 hours ago

Business |Beauty

Unilever to simplify organisation to a category-focused business

Unilever, which owns brands including Dove, Vaseline and Sunsilk, is simplifying its organisation to a more category-focused business, which will result in a cut of 1,500 jobs worldwide. The consumer goods business said in a statement that they would be moving away from its current matrix structure to five category-focused business groups:...

22 hours ago

People

Debenhams taps JD Sports veteran Daniel Finley as new CEO

Debenhams has appointed JD Sports veteran Daniel Finley as its new chief executive officer. “After an incredible decade as Group Multi Channel Director at JD Sports Fashion plc, I decided it was time to take up a new challenge,” Finley announced on LinkedIn. “Today, I am excited to have started my new role as chief executive of Debenhams,...

1 day ago

Fashion |Report

Au revoir Virgil, welcome Nigo: men's week in Paris and Milan, from farewells to rebirths

Fashion has been shaken up for several years now. While the industry is reflecting on sustainability and racism, among other things, the pandemic has made everything even more complex. The traditional fashion week survives, but it has also been transformed. At first glance, the calendars seem lighter, with fewer catwalk shows. Meanwhile, the...

1 day ago

Fashion

Five young, sustainable shoe brands to watch

Nowadays, it is no longer enough for shoes to be stylish and trendy - they must also tread lightly on the environment and be partially or fully recyclable at the end of their life. More and more consumers are making a point of ensuring that their shoes are made in this way and from materials that do not harm animals. FashionUnited has found five...

25 Jan 2022

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Fashion

Item of the week: the fun mules

What it is: Mules are a classic shoe style with a long history in fashion that has seen it take on many forms. What began as a sixteenth-century bedroom slipper slowly became a staple shoe trend that continued to peak in popularity as the years went by. It particularly made its mark in the 70s and 90s, and is now another example of trends today...

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Fairs

Graphics, collars and sustainability: Highlights of Pitti Bimbo 94

A theme of ‘Reflections’ Pitti Bimbo, the largest children's wear trade show in Europe, took place from January 11 to January 13 2022 in Florence, Italy. 170 brands exhibited, of which 81 were from outside Italy. It was only the second time the fair had been held 'in person' since the Pandemic hit in early 2020, so exhibitors and visitors...

3 hours ago

Fashion

Italian luxury brand Moncler to pass on fur

Italian luxury brand Moncler, known for its high-end parkas, Tuesday joined a growing number of fashion firms dropping fur from their clothing. The brand, which took its name from the abbreviation of a French Alpine town, immediately drew criticism from the fur industry which called it a marketing ploy, as Moncler also announced a new collection...

12 hours ago

Fashion

+50 top leaders from the fashion/ business/ tech industries gather at the 6th Worldwide Talks

The 6th edition of the Worldwide Talks, in partnership with Spring Studios, will take place on February 3rd, offering more than eight hours of the uninterrupted program. Starting at 10 AM EST and broadcasted live from Spring Studios (kicking off the new partnership between Fashinnovation & Spring Studios), the event will present +50 top speakers...

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