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Off-White, Ronald van der Kemp and Toteme join official NYFW line up

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has revealed its official schedule for the spring/summer 2025 season of New York Fashion Week (NYFW), set to span September 6 to 11. More than 60 runway shows and designer presentations are on the roster, with a further selection set to be presented digitally or by appointment. Most of these...

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Ronald van der Kemp: The career trajectory of the first sustainable couture designer

Ronald van der Kemp is a prominent Dutch fashion designer with over 25 years of experience in the luxury fashion industry. Van der Kemp is presenting his couture label RVDK’s SS24 collection at Paris Haute Couture Week this evening. This article provides an overview of Van der Kemp's career trajectory, from his studies in fashion design in...

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Making something new from something existing is 'in': This is upcycling

Which fashion designers are upcycling? How big is the upcycling movement? And how popular is it actually with the general public, i.e. the consumer? You can find more about upcycling in this background article. As always, we start at the beginning. Click on the icons in the text for more information. Contents • The meaning of upcycling (and how...

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In pictures: 10 important fashion moments in 2019

December is the month to reflect on the year and look forward to the new one ahead. FashionUnited takes a look at important fashion image of 2019: the year in fashion photos. Photo Vegan Fashion Week Vegan Fashion Week makes its debut in Los Angeles Vegan Fashion Week makes its debut in February. The event, which highlights designers who produce...

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Video: Runway Review: Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019

Fashion industry expert, Zoe Hong, on the most recent Haute Couture week AW19/20. Source: Zoe Hong, YouTube.

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Interview: Ronald van der Kemp, Holland's eco-couturier

Ronald van der Kemp is something of a national treasure. On Monday he will receive Holland’s highest accolade awarded to a luminary in the fashion industry, the Grand Seigneur, a prize which recognises exceptional service to The Netherlands and beyond. Since its inception in 1984, the prize has been awarded just 28 times. Of course there couldn’...

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Paris haute couture extended by extra day

The French haute couture calendar has been extended with an extra day to accommodate a busy schedule. The autumn winter 2017/18 collections will begin Sunday, July 2 and end on Thursday July 6. The last day will be dedicated to haute jewellery. There are several debuts to the official couture calender this season, including the opening catwalk...

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Denim: how a working class fabric achieved the heights of couture

London - Jeans have gone haute: haute couture, haute styling and haute prices. Your basic denim jeans are no longer a basic, and like the eponymous white t-shirt, has been transformed into a luxury product in two unlikely ways, by purists and by art itself. Purist denim takes us back to the roots where it all began. Before fabric manipulation,...

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Paris Fashion Week: Behind the Scenes Part II

Paris Fashion Week was marked by a week of debuts, a return to the 80s and a theft. Designers took us to new heights for spring summer 2017, from Dries van Noten's floral installations frozen in ice, to strong reboots at Dior and Valentino. The French Fashion Institute, IFM, announced at the end of the week that Paris Fashion Week is an...