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Six reasons for designers to edit their runway collections

If creativity is the residue of time wasted, as Albert Einstein once said, surely the catwalk is the platform for trying new ideas that otherwise would never have come to light. Particularly for designers who are wary of editing and are keen to indulge every idea, in multiple forms. Fashion shows can be boring. For buyers and journalists, who...

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The Top Ten Runway Shows of '22

With the return of ‘in-person’ shows in 2022, there was an added air of excitement, both from the designers staging the shows, as well as the buyers, fashion editors and other industry professionals who attended. There have been hundreds of presentations since January 2022 with some being outstanding. Here are the ten best of the best. Image:...

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This fashion week in pictures

Sandton (South Africa) - Designer Mzukisi Mbane (middle), founder of Imprint, cheers with his models before his show as part of the African Fashion International (AFI) fashion week in Sandton on November 19, 2022. Detail of the Kimono exhibit at Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. November 22. (Photo: Léo Delafontaine via Claudine Colin...

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Gucci bids goodbye to co-ed catwalks with first menswear show in January

Gucci is to return to showing separate collections during the men’s and women’s fashion week calendars, moving away from its co-ed presentation format. The Florentine luxury house will show its men's AW23 collection during the Milano Moda Uomo calendar in January. The announcement was made by Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri at the Milan Fashion Global...

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Runway Season Round Up for SS23

And just like that, the SS23 runway season has come to an end. At the onset, in early September, what looked like a fashion marathon ahead turned out to be a fast sprint through a myriad of special events and fresh ideas. New York, London, Milan and Paris all had strong showings, with several brands choosing to ring in the changes by moving...

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Paris Fashion Week's preliminary schedule unveiled

France’s fashion body, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), have unveiled the provisional Paris fashion week calendar later this month. Running from 26 September to 4 October, the SS23 season will see 105 brands participate, including 64 runway shows and 41 presentations. It is the first season that digital shows will play second...

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Fashion: from catwalk to closet

What is fashion exactly? What influences are there on fashion? What role do Fashion Weeks play? How do trends arise and how do trends find their way into our wardrobe? FashionUnited explains. Contents • Definition of fashion and trends • Trends and acceptance • What influences fashion • What role do Fashion Weeks play? • How fashion trends find...

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CPHFW NewTalent brands showcase SS23 collections

Copenhagen Fashion Week’s new emerging designer incubator ‘CPHFW NewTalent’ supported by Circulose showcased its first three inaugural brands, A. Roege Hove, Latimmier and P.L.N. during its spring/summer 2023 edition, which ran from August 9 to 12. The scheme launched to support the “visionary talent of the Nordics,” provides the three emerging...

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Menswear fashion SS23: Collections to watch

Emerging designers and growing labels made their mark amongst the more established names throughout Men’s Fashion Month. Combining technical and performance know-how with a highly developed approach to craftsmanship and a sense of youthful playfulness, provided an inspiring vision of fashion’s future and the evolution of menswear. Trendstop...

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New Expo Open In Fashion For Good Museum: “Fashion Week: A New Era”

The Fashion for Good Museum opens a new exhibition “Fashion Week: A New Era” on May 20. Every year during Fashion Week the latest fashion is shown on catwalks in Paris, Milan and New York and other metropoles across the globe. This iconic event has a major impact on the fashion industry and on our own wardrobes. In 'Fashion Week: A New Era', the...

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Kornit Tel Aviv, the "alternative fashion week" setting an example

Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv Fashion Week on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean capped off an exemplary week of shows on Wednesday in terms of inclusivity and diversity but more. Embracing the symbolic power of fashion, the event organized in the Jewish nation state opened its catwalk for the first time to a designer from the United Arab Emirates,...

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SA Fashion Week Maps the Sustainable Way Forward as it Celebrates 25 Years as SA’s Top Designer Platform with Spring/Summer 22

Ecological sustainability, women’s empowerment, inter brand collaboration and proudly local production investment are some of the dynamic developments that mark SA Fashion Week’s 25th Spring/Summer Collections set to kick off on 28 April 2022. Twenty iconic names including Ephraim Molingoana for Ephymol, Amanda Laird Cherry and Palesa Mokubung...