Dutch designer Duran Lantink has won the International Woolmark Prize 2025. Pieter Mulier, Creative Director of Alaïa, and Südwolle Group were awarded the Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation and the Supply Chain Award, respectively. The awards ceremony, which recently concluded, took place at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan. The winner of the...
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American fashion and lifestyle brand Kate Spade New York, known for its colourful and quirky aesthetic, is teaming up with Minneapolis-based retailer Target to launch an exclusive limited-time affordable collection of fashion, home and entertaining essentials. The Kate Spade New York x Target collection, launching on April 12, features more than...
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Luxury fashion brand Gabriela Hearst has launched its first sustainably crafted sneaker, featuring materials that have a lower impact on the environment. The Ohio, which debuted on the catwalk during Gabriela Hearst’s spring/summer 2025 show, has been designed to reflect the brand’s foundations in quality and craftsmanship while lowering its...
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American fashion and lifestyle brand Gap, known globally for its heritage casual wear, is launching a new premium and elevated offering GapStudio, which will offer the brand’s “highest expression of style, craftsmanship and quality”. Since fashion designer Zac Posen, known for his red carpet and couture approach to fashion, was appointed...
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Global footwear brand Crocs has unveiled a limited-edition collection with Finnish fashion and lifestyle design house Marimekko, launching on April 23. The collection, which marks the first collaboration between the two brands, draws inspiration from the optimism and sense of playfulness at the core of both brands and features Marimekko’s...
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BA Fashion Communication Graduate Alice Barter discusses working across the Condé Nast portfolio and the power of merging artistic vision with practical application. What made you choose Vogue College of Fashion for your studies? Vogue was always a big deal for me growing up. I’ve always been drawn to magazines, fashion, and the way beautiful...
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When the fw25 runway season ended mid-March it became clear that when it came to neckwear, two specific types stood out from the crowd, menswear-inspired ties and fancy neck scarves. Women wearing a traditionally male accessory like a tie can be traced back to the nineteenth century and is thought to symbolize empowerment and confidence. The New...
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In just two editions, Mercedes-Benz Bucharest Fashion Week (MBBFW) has managed to position itself as one of the most interesting events on the emerging international fashion circuit. The Romanian event is building an ambitious platform, driven by key institutional alliances — such as the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) — the backing...
1 Apr 2025
As of April 6th, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted significantly enhanced enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act. This sweeping legislation represents a crucial shift in consumer protection, equipping the CMA with the ability to impose direct and severe penalties on...
London-based designer Roksanda will launch an exclusive collaboration with fashion and lifestyle retailer & Other Stories, part of the H&M Group, in May. The collaboration with London Fashion Week favourite Roksanda Ilinčić, founder and creative director of Roksanda, is part of & Other Stories Co-Lab partnerships, which has previously included...
Italian fashion house Max Mara has announced the renewal of its eyewear licensing agreement with Marcolin until 2032. The new license agreement has been extended for an additional seven years, until December 31, 2032, and covers the design, production and international distribution of Max Mara’s sunglasses and optical frames. Max Mara’s eyewear...
New academic research challenges industry's circularity narrative and exposes fundamental economic flaws. Fashion's circular economy model — long championed as the solution that would simultaneously tackle textile waste, reduce carbon emissions and maintain economic growth — may be built on fundamentally flawed economic assumptions, according to...
31 Mar 2025