It took a 72-year-old designer to wake up the luxury fashion establishment. Miuccia Prada, one of its queens, sent a jarring new silhouette down the runway for her spring Miu Miu collection, shown in Paris in October 2021. There were several iterations, but the gist of it was an ultra-low-rise […]
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Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo and Shibuya Fashion Week FW22
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo fall and winter 2022 is taking place from March 14 to 19, at the main venues of Shibuya Hikarie, the Omotesando Hills, and various other locations chosen by individual brands. Japan has been working on slowly returning to a post-pandemic world as Tokyo Fashion Week returned […]
Fashion and Beauty Brands Are Responding to Russia
A man walks past a closed H&M store in a St. Petersburg, Russia, shopping center. Photo: Igor Russak/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images On February 24, after weeks of tension, Russian president Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and began an invasion of the country that has left many stunned. The […]
Former World Bank Analyst Decries Fashion’s Impact Miscalculation in Eco-Age Report
A new Eco-Age report decries fashion’s faulty math in calculating environmental impact. Published publicly Tuesday, the white paper is the second in a series commissioned by Eco-Age dubbed “The Great Green Washing Machine,” highlighting the industry’s sustainability missteps. It is authored by independent consultant (and former World Bank financial analyst) […]
MRO Palace Disrupts The Fashion World With Afrocentric Designs – Press Release
African-Inspired clothing line, MRO Palace, delivers custom Afrocentric designs to men and women of all ages as the Holiday season approaches Modupe Ogunlaja and her team at MRO Palace are looking to make this Christmas a memorable one for lovers of fashion, especially Afrocentric fashion enthusiasts, with their range of […]
Pierre Cardin, fashion’s savvy futurist
Pierre Cardin, who died Tuesday aged 98, was a man of many paradoxes — a designer who sought flamboyant yet simple styles, an aesthete with a head for business, and a futurist now associated with retro. © Fred DUFOUR Globalist: In 1979, Cardin became the first French designer to cement […]
Fashion world reacts to death of French designer aged 98
The world of fashion has paid tribute to the “extraordinary” designer Pierre Cardin, who has passed away at the age of 98. Cardin, whose career spanned seven decades, sent shockwaves through the fashion scene of the 1950s and 60s with his futuristic pieces, and pioneered a new way of conducting […]
Makeup Artist Pat McGrath Tells Allure She Has Limitless Ideas
Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images) For the cover of its February issue, Allure scored a rare interview with the brilliant makeup artist Pat McGrath. Known simply as “Mother” to her friends and countless fans, McGrath is a prolific makeup artist whose imaginative work has been pushing the boundaries of beauty […]
French fashion pioneer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98
French designer Pierre Cardin, who shook up the fashion world with his visionary creations but also turned his name into a money-spinning global brand, died Tuesday aged 98. © CURTO DE LA TORRE ‘My aim was the street, that my name and my creations be on the street.’ Cardin won […]
Taylor Jaye joins the fashion world
AWARD-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress Jaleesa !Gaoses (better known as Taylor Jaye) has joined the fashion world. She now has her own fashion collection titled ‘Jaye Walker Urban gear’, which comprises ready-to wear urban and sport pieces. The collection is under Taylor Jaye’s clothing house ‘Jaye Walker Enterprise’. The […]