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Patagonia and Samsung developed a washing machine that reduces microplastics

Patagonia and Samsung have partnered to combat the microplastics that result from textiles and laundry. Microplastics as a result of clothes washing has to date not received the same awareness campaign compared to other sustainability efforts, such as water-saving technologies. When synthetic textiles are washed, microplastics from garments...

Fashion |In Pictures

Samsung teams up with Maison Margiela to reimagine Galaxy Z Flip4

Parisian haute couture house Maison Margiela is teaming up with Samsung to reimagine the design of the consumer electronic company’s newest smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip4. Described as a “rule-breaking” collaboration, Samsung and Maison Margiela have combined cutting-edge technology with haute couture to create a limited-edition handset. Maison...

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Thom Browne collaborates with Samsung again

Samsung might be best known or their cellphones and various other electronics, but they once again are making a fashion statement with Thom Browne. Samsung recently unveiled two new foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, along with other tech gadgets. Samsung collaborated with Thom Browne for a series of...

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Samsung debuts Thom Browne collaboration at NYFW

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip has made its debut at New York Fashion Week after getting a makeover by fashion designer Thom Browne. The limited-edition Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition phone combines a groundbreaking foldable smartphone design with the fashion brand’s bold, timeless styles and features distinctive Thom Browne signature brand...

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Thom Browne teases collaboration with Samsung

Fashion designer Thom Browne took to Instagram to tease his new collaboration with Samsung. The post featured a set of black window blinds with both Samsung and Thom Browne's name branded on them. The rumor mill says that a new Samsung Galaxy Thom Brown branded phone is on the way. Browne is expected to have an event during New York Fashion Week...

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Samsung under fire over collaboration with “counterfeit” Supreme

Samsung is receiving Backlash following the announcement of a collaboration with Supreme during a conference in China. It turns out that the South Korean tech giant is not working with the cult streetwear label from New York but rather with an Italian company that uses a loophole in local law to sell products bearing a strong resemblance to...

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Samsung invites promising graduate Aurélie Fontan to design collection using just a smartphone

Keep an eye on Aurélie Fontan. A recent graduate from the Edinburgh College of Arts, the French fashion designer was one of the biggest winners at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week, having won the M&S Best Womenswear Award, the Catwalk Textiles Award and the Dame Vivienne Westwood Ethical and Sustainable Award. The reason for so many accolades?...

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Designers side with Apple in Samsung patent appeal

More than 100 global design professionals on Thursday offered support to Apple in its long-running patent design battle with Samsung, now before the US Supreme Court. The group, which includes US fashion designer Calvin Klein, UK designer Paul Smith, Belgium designer Dries van Noten and Nicolas Ghesquiere of the French group Louis Vuitton have...

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April Fools’ Day 2016 - The Best Fashion Jokes

Would you wear a bomber jacket with tote bags attached? Or dress your baby in BMW Drive baby boots? Are you excited about Samsung’s range of intelligent trousers? Happy April Fools’ Day - it seems that all the top brands were showing their humorous side this year - were you fooled by any? Here’s a selection of the best ones FashionUnited has...

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Samsung follows Apple with launch of mobile payment in China

South Korea's Samsung Tuesday announced the launch of its mobile payment service in China, where it is likely to struggle in an already crowded market that arch-rival Apple entered nearly six weeks ago. “We are pleased to be partnering with CUP to bring Samsung Pay to China,” said Injong Rhee, EVP and Head of R&D, Software and Services of Mobile...

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Mastercard to swap password protection for Selfie verification

London - Fans of the selfie will be happy to hear that Mastercard is set to begin testing new facial recognition technology that will allow users to verify and complete their online credit card transactions simply by taking a photo of themselves. The company aims to roll out a pilot programme this fall which will use facial recognition...

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Franc surge casts shadow on Geneva's luxury watch fair

Geneva's luxury watch show where shop owners search out such brands as Cartier and Piaget opened Monday under a cloud as the franc surged after the Swiss central bank abandoned its bid to hold down its value. The fair in Geneva, attracting only professionals, aims to draw 14,000 visitors in just four days from the world over. On opening day,...