Issey Miyake released an unpublished docu-film that shows the birth and evolution of the collection Homme Plissé Issey Miyake and shares a message of freedom, movement and comfort as new codes for men's clothing.Opening with a scene from Flying Bodies, a video that captures the 2013 performance of the Aomori University Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team which marks the debut of the collection, the...

Will the voice-operated assistant change the way we shop?   The first time I came across Amazon’s Alexa, I was amazed by the fact that a voice-operated assistant could work so well. Having Siri on my iPhone, I had never really made use of the voice-operated system integrated inside my phone, as it would often fail to correctly execute my...

Joining forces this week are designers Charles & Keith and Cecile Bahnsen, who collaborated on an exciting shoe line inspired by traditional school-wear. The collection features some of the most classic Charles & Keith shapes and silhouettes which are reinterpreted by Bahnsen and finished with her signature brooch. Four various styles are featured including three Mary Jane designs and a...

CBD is being marketed everywhere. From oils and topicals to edibles, there are now infinite ways to introduce cannabidiols in your lifestyle. However, as buyers get overwhelmed by the number of products being launched every week, companies have to work harder to stand out from the competition. So, what is the strategic approach to ensure people’s trust in a product? The answer lies in the...

Italian sole-leather brand Cuoio di Toscana, alongside many companies and institutions of fashion and luxury leather goods, shared their the commitment to defend women. “Violence against women does not go into quarantine: at the expense of the current moment of emergency, the numbers affecting this social injury show no sign of diminishing and, if we consider the case of domestic violence in...

Luxury fashion house Burberry has released its preliminary results for the past financial year ending 28th March, revealing the impact of COVID-19 on the business.Although the report discusses positive responses to its SS20 and AW20 collections and sales higher than expected earlier in the year, the outbreak of COVID-19 in late January negatively affected the financial year. Store closures,...

New York has always been a source of inspiration for creatives. From writers, to artists, poets and designers, the city that never sleeps always seems to provide the right canvas for the creation of the most exciting ventures.   One of these creatives is 35-year-old Meryll Rogge. A former student of Walter Van Beirendock at Antwerp’s Academy...

“When you think of your insides, do you imagine a river or a volcano or … ? What is pleasure without climax? Can there be art without ego?”   In the opening essay of ‘Hindsight’, Yale School of Art’s 2020 MFA Photography graduate show which launched last week, writer and visual artist Carmen Winant poses a series of “Questions for...

In our newly-minted column on independent brands, our favourite 'Instagram Scouter' Amanda Ballerini talks shoes, cinema and what they represent and eventually become, with independent brand Il Traffico's designer Marco Antonio Marra.I first discovered Marco Antonio Marra's work some months ago via Instagram. At the time, his page called' Il Traffico' was a project in development, physical...

Levi’s, the brand behind the iconic blue denim, has been quite active on Instagram. Over the last few weeks, music and denim fans alike have been tuning in and rocking out to the brand’s 5:01 Live series on Instagram for live-streamed concerts, panel talks and customization sessions. Today, they celebrate the birthday of their iconic 501 blue jean with live performances from around Europe and...

While the future of the fashion show is still uncertain, it seems that, as of late, designers are trying to find ways of engaging with their audience in the most creative ways.One of these is American designer Kerby Jean Raymond of Pyer Moss, who just announced he would be presenting his film ‘American Also,’ a feature film documenting the two years leading up to the boundary-pushing Pyer Moss...

“I have always been a creative soul since I was little, in many different aspects, drawing, sewing and dancing. I have always been interested in design being a way of free expression. Fashion is a language; it reveals a lot about you as a person and how you want to express yourself,” tells us Nynne Kunde, founder of her eponymous brand...

With new challenges brought by COVID-19 have come new opportunities for retailers to rethink their selling strategies.How the beauty industry is dealing with the pandemic and, most importantly, how will in-store experiences change with the new social distance enforcement and safety measures are questions that need answers. From global firms to high-street brands, the beauty world has reacted...

In Nowfashion’s newly-minted column on scents, self-defined ‘perfume-nerd’ and director Maria Host-Ivessich asks world-renown master perfumer Francis Kurkdijan about one of the most recurring themes in his work as a perfumer: duality.   Looking at the way society and the relationship of the individual with his own identity is evolving, how do...

A group of independent designers, executives and retailers from around the world has shared a proposal for the global fashion industry to rethink how the industry could and should work. The Covid-19 crisis has made the need for change within fashion more urgent than ever whilst also providing a powerful opening for dialogue and a rewiring of the system...