Here’s Why 2017’s Fashion Word of the Year Was Power
W Magazine–12 hours ago
So, perhaps it’s no surprise that politics also influenced the way in which we talk about fashion. Often times, that included the word “power,” as that noun has just been revealed to be the most-used word of the year in fashion. According to Lyst, which analyzed over 30,000 articles on fashion published …
Fashion Adopts the Soccer Scarf…and Fans Just Don’t Get It
Wall Street Journal–19 hours ago
Music fans collect ticket stubs. Dennis Crowley collects soccer scarves. The co-founder and executive chairman of Foursquare, the app that lets users check in and review shops, is a footy fanatic. Not only does he own his own semi-pro team, Stockade FC, based in upstate New York, but Mr. Crowley’s love …
The State of Fashion 2018: Download the Report
The Business of Fashion–Dec. 1, 2017
The fashion industry is turning a corner. Looking towards 2018, there is a new sense of optimism in an industry plagued by uncertainty. And while “uncertain” and “challenging” remain the most common words that executives in the BoF-McKinsey Global Fashion Survey have used to describe the state of the …
Westminster Graduates to Take the Stage at London Fashion Week
The Business of Fashion–Dec. 10, 2017
For Andrew Groves, course director for BA fashion design at Westminster, this meant a radical rethink of how fashion education is delivered. The course has since been restructured so that for the final two years of study, Westminster students are working in synchronicity with the international fashion …
Luxury Rental Service Armarium Partners With Net-a-Porter …
The Business of Fashion–7 hours ago
To that end, luxury fashion rental service Armarium has launched a partnership with several independent boutiques — Kirna Zabete, Capitol, Pilot and Powell, Copious Row and 20Twelve — that will encourage in-store shoppers to consider the rental service by equipping sales associates with access to its …
7 Times Bad Bunny’s Instagram Fashion Deserved Infinite Fire Emojis
Billboard–17 hours ago
From his political fashion statement to Trump where he wore a tee that read “Are you a tweeter or president,” to his impressively elaborate shaved head designs, to his diamond-encrusted golfer emoji statement piece, to his short shorts and red carpet attires, here are seven Instagram moments where El …
The Next Wave of Fashion E-Commerce Contenders
New York Times–Dec. 5, 2017
BATTLE PLAN: The so-called modest fashion market is booming, with the global Muslim clothing market forecast to be worth $368 billion by 2021, according to the latest Global Islamic Economy report. The Modist, poised to take advantage of the wave, started earlier this year. But the platform is already …
Azzedine Alaïa Passes Away
The Business of Fashion–Nov. 18, 2017
Alaïa was one of the industry’s few designers willing to follow his own conventions and ignore fashion schedules, creating collections at his own pace. … “In the fashion world, he was a great, major couturier. … A previous version of this articlemisstated that Azzedine Alaïa passed away at the age of 77.
Ugly Fashion Is Big Business
The Business of Fashion–Nov. 17, 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom — Ugly fashion is nothing new. From Prada’s signature jolie laide to Céline’s riff on the Birkenstock sandal, fashion has always had a thing for transforming the uncool into the covetable. However, with high-fashion Crocs collaborations and luxe bumbags hitting shelves, this …
Seychellois model wins “New Face of the Year” at Swahili Fashion …
Seychelles News Agency–6 hours ago
A model from a local modelling agency in Seychelles scooped the “New Face of The Year” award during her participation in the three-day Swahili Fashion Week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Trisha Dubignon was participating for the first time in the annual event, which took place from December 1 to 3.
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