Luxury brand Givenchy has announced the appointment of American designer and founder of luxury streetwear label 1017 Alyx 9SM Matthew M. Williams as the House’s new creative director. Starting from June 16th, Williams will take on all creative responsibilities for women’s and men’s collections, whilst also independently designing for the Alyx...

From a global pandemic, environmental crises, fluctuating economies and the most recent anti-racial protests, feeling indifferent in front of the uncertainty of the future is impossible. The beauty industry has joined the wave of corporate support through a series of initiatives to demonstrate their solidarity in the Black Lives...

Allison Hoeltzel on her new ODP collection, the future of the brand – and why her grandfather is her greatest inspiration.   Accessories designer Allison Hoeltzel’s career story is no fashion fairy-tale. Although she is now a successful accessories designer, with her collections stocked by the likes of Moda Operandi and Goop, she had never...

Luxury streetwear label A-COLD-WALL* has launched a £25,000 grant fund to support independent black businesses. Announced on the brand’s Instagram page, the grant will be divided into 10 individual funds, which will give black-owned businesses £2,500 each. There are currently 10 categories for black businesses to apply in including technology, urban planning, design and engineering, scientific...

We were used to flipping through magazines, taking notes of the lipsticks and eyeshadows that models were wearing in beauty ads. Now, with a simple Youtube search, we see a swatch, which in makeup lingo means “applying a sample of (paint, makeup, etc.) to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the colour and texture.” We want to raise questions...

Hearst announced the appointment of Samira Nasr as the new editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Harper’s BAZAAR, making her the first black editor in the magazine’s 153-year history. The announcement marks a return to Hearst Magazines for Nasr, who was ELLE's fashion director for five years, before moving an executive fashion director role at Vanity Fair in 2018. She has also been style...

In Nowfashion's newly-minted column on scents, self-defined ''perfume-nerd'' and director Maria Host-Ivessich and German Master Perfumer Geza Schoen delve into the role of modernity, social media and balancing chemistry with natural flavours.   As a first question, what does "modern" mean to you in 2020? For our society, it means to...

The Earth Issue, a collective of artists and creatives working towards a greener planet, has temporarily put environmental issues aside to raise funds for a different global matter, in aid of the fight against the oppressing systematic racism enrooted in the US and UK societies. Set-up in response to the current turmoiled political climate, propelled by...

Since launching his label in 2014, Chinese designer Calvin Luo has garnered much attention. In part due to his skilled exploration of couture techniques and what's been described as "a sophistication beyond his years", Luo's collections and shows have also been noteworthy in that - while aesthetically modern - they feel classic in their cohesiveness,...

The British Fashion Council launched the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) website in recognition of World Ocean Day. The site aims at bringing together global resources, information and campaigns to help businesses increase knowledge and embrace sustainable and people-led best practices.   To tie in with this launch and World Ocean Day, Cyrill...

The union between Tiffany&Co and LVMH, the largest acquisition that the luxury industry would have ever seen and a marriage that came with a €14.5 billion dowry, has been under scrutiny in the past week.   LVMH seemed to be having second thoughts as to the benefit of the acquisition, given the steep costs of the operation. Too many variables have...

Europe’s leading online fashion platform Zalando has become the first retailer to adopt the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) latest version of the Higg Brand and Retail Module (Higg BRM), a tool allowing the assessment of the ethical and environmental performance of brands. The Higg BRM evaluates areas like human rights, wage parity and carbon dioxide emissions.Zalando’s partner brands...

In Nowfashion's newly-minted column on scents, self-defined ''perfume-nerd'' and director Maria Host-Ivessich delves into the role of perfumes in this decade and 'socially-acceptable scents' with anarchist Nasomatto master perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri.Alessandro, you are known for your genuine inclination to push towards the edge, to be and without being defined. Our noses are (now more than...

As ongoing police brutality protests continue around the world, fashion and beauty companies are finally lending a helping hand - whether its through donations to anti-racism organizations or promoting Black creators through their platforms or spreading awareness about educational resources available online and offline. Nonetheless, what can one do to ensure these efforts aren’t quickly...

By now, it’s well documented and widely known that London is a fashion capital brimming with talent, creativity and exciting designers. Historically, its resume speaks for itself. But it’s also well known that so often, many of those designers and new names don’t and can’t survive, gone as quickly as the hype that surrounds them. The current economic...