Screenshot: AVAVAV SS23 What’s “in” next season? Slapstick comedy, baby! And from the looks of it, kneepads. Florence-based brand AVAVAV recently debut its Spring/Summer ‘23 collection at Milan Fashion Week—an event that proved much more joyful and eccentric than London’s wacky and morose shows, which were filled with half-baked nods […]
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Rent the Runway started with a pretty simple idea. It’s a clothing rental and subscription business for women, which launched in 2008. You can rent clothes one by one, or subscribe to rent a certain number of pieces depending upon which tier you pay for, or buy secondhand clothing outright. […]
Plus-size clothing will have a dedicated runway show at Australian fashion week this year, for the first time in the event’s 26-year history. “I’ve been fighting and working for this for 20-something years now,” said CEO of size-inclusive modelling agency Bella Management, Chelsea Bonner, who will be staging The Curve […]
Accountant Shamyra Moodley was on maternity leave after the birth of her son when she came up with an idea that would push her into the world of fashion. She started a blog, Laaniraani, where she shared photos of her personal style, featuring flashy eyewear and vibrant fabrics. “It had […]
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In early February 2020, Jennifer Hyman, the cofounder and CEO of Rent the Runway, was in build mode. Her fashion subscription business, which for $159 a month let customers borrow hundreds of thousands of designer items like Hugo Boss blazers, Marc Jacobs mini-bags and Saint Laurent sunglasses, was growing faster […]
