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Badgley Mischka uses Runway by SAP to interact with consumers

Fashion runway shows are no longer exclusive events reserved for industry figures and celebrities. Since the advent of social media, consumers have been given the opportunity to experience runway events in real time. This has evolved to a point where almost every brand live streams their new collection showings for viewers at home, and now some...

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Tommy Hilfiger returns to London Fashion Week for Spring 2020

Tommy Hilfiger likes to move around for fashion week. After hosting its most recent major runway events in New York City, Paris, Milan, Shanghai and Los Angeles, the PVH-owned fashion brand announced that it will present its Spring 2020 collection at London Fashion Week this year. The show will be hosted on February 16 at 8 p.m. at the Tate...

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Karl Lagerfeld's most memorable runways

Throughout Karl Lagerfeld’s career, which spans over six decades, the late designer was known to bring a distinct creative vision not only to his clothing designs, but also to the runways on which he presented collections. It was always expected of Lagerfeld, particularly in his later years, to really put on a show. From involved set designs...

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Video: A-Cold-Wall* | Fall/Winter 2019/20 | LFW

The runway show by A-Cold-Wall* at LFWM. Source: Youtube, A-Cold-Wall*, fashion feed

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'Slaves to debt': fashion models speak out about catwalk misery

They appear to be living the dream, walking the catwalks of Paris, New York and Milan in the most beautiful clothes money can buy. But behind the glamour and the travel, many models are earning mere "pocket money", tied by debt to agencies and afraid to admit what they owe. "The worst thing is that it is impossible to talk about because in this...

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Kidswear platform Mini Mode goes big for its September edition

Following its successful inaugural edition in February, kidswear show Mini Mode is returning to its dateline alongside London Fashion Week, taking place on 15 September at LSO St. Luke’s, Old Street in London. The platform showcases an eclectic mix of domestic and international childrenswear and accessory designers in a catwalk format, providing...

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Haider Ackermann going co-ed for runway

Haider Ackermann is the latest designer to announce he will be going coed for Fashion Week, which means Paris Mens Fashion Week has lost another one of its top designers. Ackermann, who recently departed from Berluti as creative director, will be showing his men's and women's spring 2019 collection together at Paris Fashion Week in September. “...

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Fashion week: catwalk vs presentation

London - The runway was once the epitome of fashion showcasing. It was on the catwalk where trends were born, where brands, designers and their stylists used the platform as its definitive communication tool to present next season's collections. The formula for catwalk presentations has't changed much since they first debuted in the early...

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Should fashion shows be open to the public?

London - New York Fashion Week marks the month-long ready-to-wear calendar of a global showcase of fashion design. The NYC shows are generally more commercially and economically focussed than its European counterparts, but accessibility to its week long extravaganza is the same as in other cities - which in plain language - is not for everyone....

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Spring/Summer 2015 trend watch

It may be cold outside, but January brings a seismic shift in fashion, with the old winter collections making way for new spring deliveries. The department stores are already displaying the season's key styles, and below is a summary of the trends that have made it from the catwalk to the stores. Khaki: Since it first hit the runway over 40...

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Gucci disrupts London Fashion Week

Imagine you are about to show your collection to international press and buyers, and half the models you have booked for the runway do not make your show. It's a designer's nightmare, not least for the casting director and production company producing the show. That is precisely what happened at the end of London Fashion Week, when models...