Articles by Jackie Mallon
Part-time fashion faculty are protesting against poverty wages and it’s about time
6 Oct 2022 - Business
Outside Parsons School of Design in downtown Manhattan a crowd of faculty had gathered waving banners that read “No more unpaid labor!” or “Teaching conditions are learning conditions!” or “We are the 87%” while a jazz quartet from the school’s music department played Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” The crowd's number swelled, people spilling onto...
Iconic 70s model Debbie Dickinson curates fashion and art in Manhattan exhibit
5 Oct 2022 - Culture
“It truly was by fluke,” says Debbie Dickinson of her entry into the modeling industry in the mid-70s. She had moved to NYC with the goal of becoming an actor, her mind filled with dreams of Broadway, but that all changed when scouts visiting from a Paris model agency spotted her and offered to fly her to France. “The day I landed I worked with...
Fashion illustration and luxury Italian craftsmanship merge in Fida's Rodisegno prize
4 Oct 2022 - Fashion
In a move that Fida founder, Patrick Morgan, describes as “the start of a journey and partnership between artist and artisan,” the Fashion Illustration and Digital Arts community and Italian accessory house, Rodo, collaborated to create the “Rodisegno Prize - Drawing an Icon.” The competition is a result of Fida’s aim to promote excellence in...
Religion, decolonization and identity inspire the runway looks at Parsons MFA
19 Sept 2022
The MFA Fashion Design and Society runway show from Parsons School of Design took place on September 13 as part of the scheduled New York Fashion Week calendar. 15 students presented their thesis collections in the first show since the director and founder of the program, Shelley Fox, stepped down from her post last December. Under new director,...
Against all odds 6 Ukrainian designers present collections during NYFW
16 Sept 2022 - Fashion
Six Ukrainian designers presented their collections this NYFW at an event entitled Kyiv Art & Fashion Days hosted at the Mastercard Tech Hub on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. The event’s goal was to help sustain the businesses of these creative entrepreneurs following the devastation of the war in Ukraine which left many of them refugees in foreign...
Double Take adaptive runway asks industry to look again at DEI commitment
12 Sept 2022 - Fashion
The Double Take runway show was a unique event which precluded New York Fashion Week by one day. Sponsored by Genentech to promote disability visibility, it featured models from the SMA community who collaborated with Open Style Lab, the nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to creating functional yet stylish solutions for and...
Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows
17 Aug 2022 - People
There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...
ThredUp debuts resources to support Gen Z hooked on fast fashion
16 Aug 2022 - Fashion
Today thredUp releases its Gen Z Fashion Report which analyzes the often contradictory behavior of Gen Z consumers. The cohort professes concern about the environment but its members are also the largest consumers of fast fashion. They express a desire to replace their fast fashion shopping with more sustainable habits yet social pressures stall...
Price hikes on back-to-school essentials present challenges for consumers
9 Aug 2022 - Retail
Despite rising inflation, consumers are prioritizing back-to-school and college spending. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) over one third or 38 percent of consumers have committed to cutting back on other expenses in order to be prepared for the upcoming fall semester. They expect to spend more than usual on both K-12 and...
Bugatchi's new creative director, Anthony Keegan, talks brand storytelling
3 Aug 2022 - People
After an international career spanning 20+ years designing for names such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, and Canada Goose, among others, Canadian designer Anthony Keegan was tapped as creative director of Florida-based Bugatchi. His first presentation was unveiled in July to widespread acclaim. Keegan tells FashionUnited how Bugatchi...