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How to go from outsider to successful innovat
From complete outsider, raised in an orphanage, to extraordinarily successful entrepreneur. With radical innovations, she managed to revolutionise a world, that of high fashion, immersed in a mature socio-economic context, dominated by men and reluctant to change. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was the first designer to have a global impact and […]
Tommy Hilfiger Launches Podcast to Spotlight Black Culture and Fashion
Tommy Hilfiger is launching a five-part podcast series on April 20 titled “The Invisible Seam: Unsung Stories of Black Culture and Fashion.” The podcast aims to highlight the overlooked contributions of Black culture and communities and expand the narrative around the history of American fashion. The series has been developed […]
This 9-year-old fashion designer’s stylish looks caught the eye of Vera Wang
Give her a piece of fabric and some thread, and Kaia Aragon will turn it into the outfit of her dreams. The Colorado resident was 5 years old when her mother, Tonya Aragon, taught her how to sew. When she turned 7, Tonya bought Kaia a sewing machine, and now […]
‘It’s a whole new world’: Australian fashion week to feature first plus-size runway | Australian fashion week
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 […]
Marni introduces digital fashion with new virtual world
To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. Ahead of Marni’s Spring/Summer 2022 show in Milan, creative director Francesco Risso and his team conducted fittings for hundreds of guests. While models were dressed in the new collection, the show’s performers and attendees were given upcycled, hand-painted pieces. The show, […]
Kat Eves Is Ready For An Ethical Plus Size Fashion Revolution
Fashion as a whole, is anything but frivolous, especially when you remember that there are people behind the labels, behind the latest trends. But, truthfully, that can easily be lost in this fast-fashion era that we currently live in. Fashion is deeply personal, but incredibly public at the very same […]
Rihanna talks fashion, motherhood, and postpartum depression as due date approaches
Now in her third trimester, the music star, and fashion and beauty mogul hasn’t exactly been hiding under a maternity tent since she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky announced they were expecting in late January via a wintry New York street photo shoot. Since, she’s made the fashion week rounds in […]
How a passion for fashion got these students out of the classroom and into a studio
From left, Shelby Caul, Roa’a Awad, Hadie Hazari, Feta Deza, M.J. Couch and Claire Odiwa gather at Melanie Jacqueline’s St. John’s shop. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC) Five eighth grade students from Leary’s Brook Junior High School in St. John’s wanted to learn more about the world of fashion design — so they went straight […]
18 Of The Best Men’s Sweat Shorts That Will Take You From Couch to Bar (2022 Edition)
Since when did it become socially acceptable to wear sweat shorts outside the house? When we look back at the pre-pandemic era, the only instances when we could guiltlessly wear sweat shorts outside the house were to throw out the trash or maybe to get the groceries (even that was […]