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Kith Fall 2023 Menswear Collection
A few years ago, a meme emerged when a user on what was known as Twitter posted a funny pic of a cartoon under the caption, “Can’t wait till it gets colder so I can really start dressin.” It struck a nerve likely because, well, it’s true. Cold weather means luxe textures, cozy fabrics, and…
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A First Look at H&M’s Cher-Approved Rabanne Designer Collaboration
When you know you’re going to be in the presence of Cher, you move about your day differently. This was something I learned earlier this month at Paris Fashion Week when I received an invite to an event at the Silencio Club. It didn’t say much, but it did make mention of a “special moment”…
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10 Fabulous Fall Finds to Make the Centerpiece of Your Seasonal Capsule Wardrobe
Now back to crafting your chicest capsule wardrobe yet. Like any strong fashion foundation, great denim is where we suggest you start–and this season, all eyes are on relaxed blue jeans. Pairs from Citizens of Humanity, Agolde, and Re/Done have a lived-in feel, yet are still perfectly polished. Styling-wise, elevate the essential with an aforementioned…
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MadaLuxe Takes Luxury Beyond Fashion
MadaLuxe Group, for 13 years a distributor of luxury fashion, continues to evolve into a luxury platform with a broad reach — even into tequila. “We are really focused on the luxury consumer and anything to do with the luxury lifestyle — not just fashion,” MadaLuxe chairman and cofounder Sandy Sholl told WWD. Founded by…
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Why everyone makes such a big deal about archival fashion
Jean Paul Gaultier Psych Girl Shirt Spring/Summer 2000 GQ “From T-shirts that Supreme released back in the early ’90s to original Stone Island jackets, while archival fashion might seem like something that should be left behind, it’s worth remembering that these are the pieces that made these brands the game-changers that they are today,” says…
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Hermes open to investing in Italian fashion and shoe suppliers
PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Hermes (HRMS.PA) could invest in Italian fashion and shoe subcontractors that it already works with, further integrating its supply chains, the company’s finance chief said on Tuesday. “We could consider vertical integration with investments to consolidate partnerships with some suppliers that share our standards,” such as quality, said Eric du…
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A new fashion brand is rethinking production using AI
In the past year, generative AI and Web3 have been competing for attention among tech hype cycles and brand innovation strategies. A new fashion company called Mmerch aims to combine the two. Launching this autumn with an inaugural collection planned for the spring, Mmerch will offer limited-edition drops with unique, one-of-one clothing items designed using…
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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ghost Influencer
When John F. Kennedy Jr.’s plane crashed on July 16, 1999, killing both Mr. Kennedy and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (as well as Carolyn’s older sister), at the peak of their glamour and celebrity, the couple became not just another tragic story, but a symbol. Think pieces proliferated about what it all meant: about…
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Fashion manufacturers ‘can’t act green when in the red’
The 38th World Fashion Convention is taking place in Philadelphia, US this week with the theme of ‘an industry in transition’. Image credit: Just Style In the opening speech of this year’s World Fashion Convention presented by the International Apparel Federation and the Sewn Products Equipment and Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA), Altan highlights that…
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‘You can’t keep teaching people to dream’: why Britain’s young designers are struggling
At London fashion week last month, the chatter was as much about the shows that weren’t on as the ones that were. Several emerging designers – SS Daley, Robyn Lynch and Dilara Findikoğlu – were absent from the schedule, with Findikoğlu, who has dressed the likes of Cardi B and Margot Robbie, telling the New…