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8 fashion trends that Gen Z loves and Baby Boomers will never understand This article has been published by insider@insider.com (Erin McDowell) of INSIDER. Teens and members of Gen Z are known as the social-justice-oriented digital generation. Between apps like TikTok, celebrities, and social media, Gen Z has a ton of influences when it comes …
Fabric, pattern-making, sampling, trims, sewing, handwork, packaging, duties, shipping: This is an incomplete list of what you’re paying for when you buy a new T-shirt. And that’s before a wholesale markup (i.e., the profit a brand makes on the item) or the additional retail markup if you’re buying it in a store. Read that again, …
If you’ve ever complained about the cost of new trainers, consider this. On Friday night, a pair of running shoes sold $162,500 (£132,000) at auction at Sotheby’s in New York. Though these unique spike shoes were handmade in the early 1970s by Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, they’re not even the most expensive trainers in …
French luxury house Chanel said on Wednesday it was increasing prices on its handbags and some small leather goods worldwide to take into account a rise in the cost of raw materials amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an emailed statement responding to a Reuters query, Chanel said the price increases in euros ranged between 5% …
British Fashion Council (BFC) is announcing today the first round of recipients of the BFC Foundation Fashion Fund, supporting creative fashion businesses and individuals to survive the Covid-19 crisis. Financial support will be given to 37 British designer businesses, with grants taken from the £1,000,000 emergency fund, allocated to viable businesses depending on their urgency and …
If there’s one country luxury businesses can’t live without these days, it’s China. Chinese shoppers, buying at home and abroad, are already the world’s leaders in luxury shopping. Their importance to the industry became plain when Covid-19 shut down much of China and its outbound travel in February. Without those customers, luxury companies saw their …
Gender Neutral London Fashion Week to Launch With Digital Platform British Fashion Council (BFC) today announces that for the next twelve months all London Fashion Weeks will merge womenswear and menswear into one gender neutral platform, to allow designers greater flexibility. For this June, London Fashion Week, will take a new form, as a digital-only …
AFP – Agence France Presse, April 27, 2020 French luxury label Saint Laurent said Monday that it was pulling out of Paris fashion week for the rest of the year, in a move widely seen as a blow against the frenetic fashion calendar seen by many as unsustainable. Designer Anthony Vaccarello said that the brand …
World Earth Day is one day of the year specifically dedicated to showing our support for protecting the environment. This year marks the 50th birthday of the annual day, which was first celebrated in 1970, with a focus on climate change. The fashion and beauty industry has started to see a shift in buyers making …
The textile industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters—according to the EPA, Americans send 21 billion pounds of textile waste to landfills every year. Yeah, that’s a LOT. But sustainability in the fashion industry is finally becoming more and more of a priority, and consumers are really pushing for more accountability from brands. “Sustainable” can really …