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Redress conducting a worldwide fashion designer survey on sustainability

With sustainability becoming an ever increasing focus across the fashion supply chain – over 50% of companies now report to be using at least one sustainable sourcing practice - environmental NGO, Redress are exploring what it means to be working as a designer in the industry and how much autonomy. Their short survey looks to assess levels of...

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Video: 10 Of The Coolest Designers To The Stars

These designers caught the eyes of celebrities with their unique approaches to fashion. Ranging from high heels to nail art, their designs can be seen on stars like Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Cardi B. Source: Insider, YouTube.

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"Frontline Fashion 3" digital mini series trailer

Discover the future of sustainable style with "Frontline Fashion 3" digital mini series created by Redress, which follows talented emerging fashion designers. Source: Youtube, RedressAsia

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Swipecast: 'Uber for models'

A new app launched named Swipecast, dubbed the 'Uber for models', is set to disrupt the industry. The app uses a marketplace model to connect models directly with potential clients, by passing traditional agencies and their fees. Currently available for iOS, the app lets photographers, stylists and retailers search for models and arrange job...

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Designers support Born Free Africa

Twenty two of the world's leading female fashion designers have come out in force to support the AIDS charity Born Free Africa. The charity asked the designers, which include Victoria Beckham and Celine's Phoebe Philo to create an exclusive ready-to-wear capsule collection for women and girls, available from April 23. The result are 22 capsule...

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Pre-fall collections causing confusion

With fashion in a never ending wheel, where designers are endlessly turning out clothes for different seasons and collections, its now time for buyers to already be looking at pre- fall collections in showrooms. So fast the seasons go, designers are now showing June type clothes in mid winter, which now actually mean early winter style pieces....

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New Generation designers selected

The four new designers chosen to receive New Generation catwalk support during London Fashion Week are Clare Tough, Christopher Kane, Todd Lynn and Marios Schwab. London-based Swedish design duo Jojo & Malou have been given support from New Generation to show at The Exhibition @ London Fashion Week for the first time. They will exhibit alongside...

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Forbes Top Designers

The Forbes list of the world's most influential fashion designers was revealed this week and we were all dying to know who came in number one. That would be Christopher Bailey, creative director for Burberry, who is responsible for generating £170 million in sales and 421 press references. Number two on the list is the ever-popular Manolo...

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Fashion To Function

Fashion is no longer a commodity to come out of luxury couture houses, ready-to-wear shops, or even as seen on the streets of the world's leading cities. Fashion is everywhere, and you need look no further than the recent collaborations between A-list designers and sportswear brands to see the functional side of the fashion industry. To look...