LONDON (AP) — British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought three clothing brands owned by the collapsed Arcadia retail group for 25.2 million pounds ($34.5 million). Boohoo bought the inventory and online businesses of the Arcadia brands – Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton. The deal did not include the brands’ […]
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Our spring Women’s Fashion issue is always made in an optimistic frame of mind; we begin closing it in January, when the year is fresh, and the sense of possibility — however false or short-lived — still potent. This particular January, of course, felt more charged than most. Last year […]
It’s only been a few years since conservative Saudi Arabia has started hosting fashion events. At first it was a political signal, because until recently women had little opportunity to use fashion as a form of public expression. The accepted norm was the abaya, a black floor-length cloak, covering their […]
They were the creative minds behind productions, including stage design for Hawai‘i Opera Theatre’s Madam Butterfly, as well as design work for Ala Moana Center, Louis Vuitton, Liberty House, Shirokiya, ad campaigns for Shiseido and Japan National Railways, and more.
Fast fashion is a spiralling problem for European consumers. In 2019, the UN reported that the fashion industry is responsible for 8-10 per cent of global carbon emissions. Not only does the production of textiles require a lot of water and produce a lot of CO2, but many of these […]
TextileGenesis believes the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin can help. The company, based in Hong Kong and India, wants to make the fashion industry more transparent by using blockchain to digitize the supply chain, helping brands track clothes production from the raw materials to the finished article. Sourcing […]
The ultimate fashion ‘don’t’ Vice President Kamala Harris, who previously has received raves over her fashion choices (like no previous vice presidents) is receiving flak because of some of her recent clothes picks. In recent days, she was photographed wearing Dolce & Gabbana outfits at the swearing-in of Treasury Secretary […]
With awards show red carpets, movie premieres, and concerts all still on hold, an in-person, star-studded event is a rare thing, which may be one of many reasons the fashion at Joe Biden’s inauguration caused such a sensation. For Super Bowl LV, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off against […]
NEGOTIATING A RESCUE This week, Congress will debate the particulars of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package The final bill is likely to include spending at or near the original figure, but a provision to raise the minimum wage is in jeopardy US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has […]
Cardi B is making us want to go back and live our best lives in the early 2000s. The rapper announced the release of her newest single “Up” while wearing a nostalgic look. Her stylist Kollin Carter put the glowing star in a long, custom denim jacket by the label […]
This week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — whose mantra-like “Jeff-isms” on relentless invention, customer-centrism and long-term thinking anchored the company’s strategy — said he would step down as chief executive of the $1.7 trillion internet goliath after 27 years in the role, passing the baton to top lieutenant Andy Jassy, […]
This article was published online on February 6, 2021. Last February, on a sunny afternoon in West Hollywood, two girls with precise eye makeup paused on Melrose Avenue and peered in the windows of a building whose interior was painted a bright, happy pink. Two pink, winged unicorns flanked racks […]
