Everyone at the Orange County Convention Center attending a fashion show is being tested daily. “There are a lot of eyes on this event happening,” Kelly Helfman said.Helfman is with Informa Markets Fashion which runs the show, bringing together MAGIC Pop Up Orlando, WWIN Orlando Showcase, and OFFPRICE to get […]
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“I am really excited that we are expanding this partnership because it still feels like such a weird time to be creative, especially for a young designer,” said Lindsay Peoples Wagner, BIFC cofounder and editor of The Cut. “Something that I’m personally passionate about is making sure that the next […]
PETA — alternately acclaimed and infamous for its ongoing fight against fur — is ramping up efforts to change the entire global fashion industry. With sweater weather in full swing, the animal rights organization’s latest PSA takes aim at the animal textile industry, which includes garments made from cashmere, leather, […]
Not sure what to call fashion’s latest craze? Us too. Here’s a few options: stretchy stringy, wrappy wears, lacy legs. Here at CR, we think “fashion floss” fits best. A new genre of garments, made perfect for the age of Instagram and TikTok have not only defined our social media […]
President Biden, while your administration is hard at work tackling emissions from the automobile and energy industries, there seem to be no plans to regulate fashion, which produces 10{409126f2c1f09c9e510a010c163a4bce2c3ccfc4019bdf864d6cb2d5d8752f38} of global carbon emissions. American fashion companies are also responsible for a panoply of human rights violations, from COVID-19 outbreaks in […]
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In tandem with sustainability, ethical fashion labels are not only focused on the environment, but also on people (although the two often overlap). The fashion industry, from big names to local boutiques is infamous for outsourcing human labor for less than a living wage’s worth. This model of mass manufacturing abroad […]
THE AFRICAN LOOKBOOK A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women By Catherine E. McKinley DRESS CODES How the Laws of Fashion Made History By Richard Thompson Ford When it comes to fashion history, many contributors and stories have been overlooked. Two new books — Catherine E. McKinley’s “The […]
Honolulu fashion designer and influencer Takeo Kobayashi died Friday in Honolulu, where he had resided since 1971, said longtime friend Yu Shing Ting. Born March 20, 1948 in Yunohama, Japan and raised in Tokyo, he was 72 years old. Kobayashi died of natural causes, Ting said. A co-founder, with his […]
To all professors who are irked by students dressed in pajamas during their lectures, close your ears. In terms of the fashion-realm, all us lazily-clothed college students are up to par, after all. After 2020’s oversized, loungewear fashion trended due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, it seems that 2021 will be […]
Bloomberg EV Company With Almost No Revenue Posts 3,000{409126f2c1f09c9e510a010c163a4bce2c3ccfc4019bdf864d6cb2d5d8752f38} Gain in 8 Months (Bloomberg) — There is nothing about the finances of Blink Charging Co. that would suggest it’s one of the hottest stocks in America.It’s never posted an annual profit in its 11-year history; it warned last year it […]
It’s time to lean in like we’re in a 1984 perfume ad, gaze at Celine’s eternally youthful clothes, and ask: what is Hedi’s secret? At Celine, Hedi Slimane has made a habit of pulling off old-fashioned industry tricks that most designers simply don’t have in their arsenal anymore. Remember when […]
Like most creative industries, the fashion industry has taken a huge hit during the coronavirus pandemic—and some of the biggest names in fashion are no exception. With a new year beginning and the end of the pandemic in sight, Vanity Fair is catching up with 12 fashion greats, as they […]
