Launching a fashion brand brings a wealth of challenges with it, but launching a bridal wear brand perhaps even more. No longer the sure-fire business it once was, the bridal industry has witnessed a rise in informal weddings, a surge of interest in vintage or unconventional attire, and highly informed shoppers. Combined with inflation and … Read more
I SEE THE SEA: Dior has revealed its third annual men’s beachwear capsule in collaboration with environmental organization Parley for the Oceans. “I’m proud to be part of the desire of the house to move to a more sustainable fashion,” said Kim Jones, artistic director of menswear for the French luxury house. “Nature is something … Read more
Amazon is bringing its ‘Amazon Live’ interactive and shoppable livestreams to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, meaning that customers can browse, shop, and engage with content they’re watching on the TV screen by using their mobile devices. Previously Amazon Live streams were only available on desktop, mobile, and Fire TV, the new FAST (free ad-supported … Read more
NEW YORK — With 100 days to go before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris, momentum is building, with many brands unveiling their uniform kits, and athletes in a variety of sports stepping into the spotlight to help hype the upcoming Games. For the past three days, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee … Read more
Vancouver-based activewear brand Lululemon has unveiled Team Canada’s summer athlete kit for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This marks the second time the Canadian brand has dressed its home country’s Olympic and Paralympic teams but the first time it is creating athlete kits for warm weather. Calvin McDonald, chief executive at Lululemon, said … Read more
WELL, WELL, WELL: In the ever expanding sphere of unlikely collaborators, the musician Jewel will soon descend on the Walton family’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with help from Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal for the debut of what is being billed as a “career defining experience.” On May 3, the world premiere for “The … Read more
With 100 days until the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French luxury menswear fashion house Berluti has unveiled Team France’s outfits designed to embody “true elegance à la française”. The LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand said it wanted to bring together the “savoir-faire and experience of its artisans to ensure that … Read more
Instead of the standard, self-congratulatory acceptance speeches that are routine at many awards dinners, this year’s American Image Awards honorees were all about communal power. Presented by the American Apparel & Footwear Association, Tuesday night’s seated dinner at Gotham Hall in New York City attracted a few hundred supporters. AAFA’s president and chief executive officer … Read more
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, which housed garment factories, shook the industry – more than 1,100 workers lost their lives and around 2,500 were injured, many of them gravely. The accident, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of industrial manufacturing, shed light on an area that normally remains … Read more
BONJOUR PARIS: Áwet is getting a French accent. The New York-based fashion brand that specializes in elevated essentials is opening a pop-up store in Paris as a prelude to a permanent space in the French capital, marking the first step in its expansion into the European market. Founded by Awet Woldegebriel, a refugee from Eritrea, … Read more
