Another high-profile event falls victim of Covid-19. The Met Gala, the most important first Monday in May in the fashion calendar, has been cancelled. The Gala was previously cancelled only once, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. Epitome of a modern star-studded fundraiser (all guests personally approved by Anna Wintour, chairwoman of the Costume Institute since 1995), the...

Fashion Month may be over, but the search for the next big talent never really stops.While all of the major fashion cities in Europe and abroad have their very own talent scout - Milan with Sara Maino and London with Fashion East’s Lulu Kennedy - Hong Kong has finally found its champion, Edith Law, the founder and chairwoman of Fashion Future Farm.Born and raised in a family with a background...

As the search for Glenda Bailey's successor as Editor in Chief of Harper's Bazaar continues slowly and without success, is this a further confirmation that the 'commercial' print industry is losing traction and the importance it once held before?Commercially printed magazines have been struggling to survive for a while now, as demonstrated by the many industry professionals choosing to go...

An exhibition of artist Derrick Adams’ multilayered collages and sculptural works, which were created in response to the late fashion designer Patrick Kelly’s work, recently opened at the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta, Georgia. Debuted during Black History Month, the exhibit is part of Savannah College of Art and Design’s deFINE ART 2020 program, an annual series of commissions,...

In the 1930s, women used to assist to ballets wearing sylph-like evening clothes, following a significant trend: in fact, couturiers both in Europe and in the United States were fascinated by dance, inspired by Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and to work made by the aesthete Lincoln Kirstein and Russian choreographer George Balanchine to establish ballet in America. This was a trend that...

Air kissing hasn’t been more appropriate at this season’s shows. The impact of the COVID2019 has been very well documented in the past weeks. During Paris Fashion Week, the global stocks tumbled as it did in 2008, creating a level of uncertainty that was not on records since 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.    The broader fashion industry has...

In the 80s and 90s, the Italian music scene birthed a punk rock band called "CCCP - Fedeli alla linea", which, at that time was considered to be amongst the most influentials of the scenario. The band came from the "left-winged" Italian region Emilia Romagna, famous for their joyful and rebel-like attitude. To be precise, they were from Emilia, the...

“Fashion has become the most popular and representative artistic medium of the 21st century,” fashion curator Maria Luisa Frisa stated boldly, during the press conference introducing Museo Poldi Pezzoli’s latest exhibition on Italian fashion.Yet, if fashion is the most popular and representative medium of our time, how can we give garments the right amount of importance for them to carry a...

Backed by parent company Farfetch, New Guards Group began the new decade with a shopping spree. First by acquiring a majority stake in Japanese brand AMBUSH, swiftly followed by the intellectual and trademark property of American cult label Opening Ceremony. The two new acquisitions are just the latest to an already existing portfolio of 8 luxury-streetwear brands (like Heron Preston, Palm...

It has been less than a week since the UK exited the European Union. However, the rocky relationship between the two started nearly half a century ago. In 1973, the United Kingdom made it into the ECC (European Economic Community) but, only a few years later, the nation held a referendum with the question: “Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?”At the time,...

America’s luxury fashion retailer Macy’s is reportedly about to open a new retail concept store in Southlake Texas, which has been ranked as one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. As consumers’ behaviours are changing, Macy’s immersive shopping experience aims at celebrating discovery, community and convenience by offering distinctive products curated with an editorial approach....

The way in which brands reach audiences – particularly Gen Z and Millennials – has rapidly evolved. A decade ago, companies could have anticipated and strategised changes but, in today’s landscape, they mostly react and adapt to them. To further synchronise with consumers, brands understand they need to go to where the consumer is and, for the young generation, that is TikTok. The Chinese-owned...

For fashion brands, Chinese New Year can be a lucrative period; it is considered a lucky time for the Chinese to buy new clothing. The likes of Burberry and Marni regularly release capsules celebrating the new cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Red coloured fashions and accessories (the colour beckons luck) are everywhere in luxury stores and street markets, as are cute animations of the animal we’re...

France’s upcoming Hyères International Fashion, Photography and Accessories Festival  (April 23-27) turns thirty-five this year. Like the stylish world it celebrates, the finalists are making their mark with diversity, original materials, artisanal expertise and personal vision. Half of the shortlisted designers, five out of ten, are from France, which shows a marked increase. The rest,...

In 1986, a then young Jean-Pierre Blanc imagined the Hyères Festival while studying. Thirty-five editions later, the fashion design and photography event which traditionally takes place on the French Riviera can be considered one of the fashion industry's leading events for the discovery of up-and-coming talents. This year, the Festival will take place from April 23rd to 27th. Jonathan Anderson...