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3 Korean designers paving the way at NYFW

Korean designers have been turning heads at many a fashion week over the past few seasons and New York was no exception. Fashion collective Concept Korea returned for the AW22 season, spotlighting a selection of top emerging Korean designers through the global fashion event. The programme, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism...

18 Feb 2022

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NYFW FW22: Womenswear roundup

Alas, New York Fashion Week has come to a close. What was expected to be a lackluster NYFW with marquee designers like Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Thom Browne missing, turned out to be pleasantly surprising. Top-tier designers, like Carolina Herrera and Michael Kors, managed to provide that expected level of heritage glamour we’...

18 Feb 2022

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NY Governor announces grant programme for independent designers in partnership with IMG

As New York Fashion Week closes its doors for this season, the state’s Governor, Kathy Hochul, has announced a partnership with IMG that will see the implementation of a 500,000 dollar grant programme established to assist small, independent designers. A total of 50,000 dollars will go towards ten selected creatives to offset the costs of their...

17 Feb 2022

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New York fashion week designers are embracing the metaverse

New York fashion week designers made sporadic attempts at embracing the metaverse, perhaps underlining that much remains intangible when it comes to digital fashion and our avatars. Imitation of Christ hosted a catwalk show in Decentraland, a virtual destination and marketplace for digital assets. Jonathan Simkhai partnered with metaverse...

16 Feb 2022

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Key NYMD Takeaways from Manufacturing to Masculinity

New York Fashion Week commenced with the bi-annual showcase of emerging menswear designers at New York Men’s Day (NYMD), now in its 17th season of introducing new talent to the city’s veteran fashion community. One such veteran, Perry Ellis, relaunched its Perry Ellis America label at the show, alongside eight up-and-coming brands that were also...

15 Feb 2022

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NYFW Fall/Winter 2022: Newcomers pushing sustainable fashion

Two years after losing her job in fashion due to the pandemic, Emma Gage founded her own brand, Melke, that debuted at this season's New York Fashion Week with an emphasis on sustainability. The 26-year-old from Minnesota is not the first to bet on this trend, at a moment when the fashion industry has faced criticism for its environmental...

15 Feb 2022

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NYC Mayor announces plans to create fashion jobs during NYFW

A new partnership between the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and NYC Mayor Eric Adams could see a cohort of new job opportunities for New York creators. In a bid to expand Brooklyn’s footprint in the fashion industry, the redevelopment project, Made in NY Garment Hub campus in Sunset Park, will welcome education...

15 Feb 2022

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NYFW FW22 kicks off despite pandemic

Experimentation, play, and glitter: a coronavirus-impacted New York Fashion Week got underway Friday with Fall/Winter 2022 shows by Proenza Schouler and Christian Cowan. In its collection, presented in an art gallery in Manhattan's trendy East Village, New York brand Proenza Schouler played with shape, contrasting fitted waists with loose or...

14 Feb 2022

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Anne Klein taps Joan Smalls for ‘see it now, buy it now’ campaign

American fashion brand Anne Klein has unveiled its spring 2022 campaign during New York Fashion Week, revealing digitally-led activations starring supermodel and activist Joan Smalls. A ‘see it now, buy it now’ lookbook and video presentation, released through CFDA’s Runway 360 platform, comes as the brand’s first addition to a multiyear...

14 Feb 2022

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Hardware Ldn combines grunge and glamour for NYFW

The London scene made a splash at New York Fashion Week. Fashion designer Jessica Horwell took a jump across the pond to show her Hardware Ldn collection at New York Fashion Week. Her goal this season was to heat up the fall/winter runway. The brand’s collection was all about mixed material and pops of color to combine grunge and glamour....

14 Feb 2022

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With headlining acts gone, more independent designers can shine at New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week has already survived several days of shows and presentations, but the consensus among longtime attendees of the event is that without the headlining acts like Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger on the calendar, the energy of the event is different. Sure, there are still some household-name acts, like Michael Kors...

13 Feb 2022

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Pantone unveils AW22/23 colour trend report for NYFW

Colour authority Pantone has released its Fashion Colour Trend Report for autumn/winter 2022/23 for New York Fashion Week, forecasting this season’s top ten “standout colours” and five core classics that are to be expected alongside designer collections. Colours for this season, according to Pantone Color Institute experts, reflect “hybridised...

11 Feb 2022