The rapid spread of COVID-19 has been affecting companies and brands all over the world and the extraordinary public measures, taken almost everywhere to slow down the spread of the virus, have caused an unfortunate situation for people, businesses and communities alike.Amongst them, the H&M Group has announced the closure of 3,441 of the group’s 5,062 stores, a move that has had a significant...

These quarantine days spent at home push us to stick to our devices and social media much more than during our daily route before the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. But how are data, photos and memeories treated by the browsers and social media companies? Here's a small vademecum about what happens once you tap the “share button”.How many times have we thought about posting content on Facebook...

In order to help fashion brands and designers under the current Coronavirus crisis, two weeks ago, Shanghai Fashion Week announced the launch of a special edition in digital format: the Tmall Cloud Fashion Week.From March 24th to 30th, more than 150 fashion brands will be assembled in the cloud via the Tmall platform. Fashion insiders and consumers will be able to experience the unique format...

During this challenging time for the country, Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana has announced a document with proposals for support interventions for the fashion industry. The report has been sent to the Prime Minister and the competent ministries, with which CNMI has been in constant contact for weeks actively engaged in the implementation of...

Nestled within the Austrian Alps, lies the rich natural ecosystem that is the Bregenz forest. Rolling hills are adjacent to rugged peaks, vast meadows and rare plant life are framed by cultivated land, while the smell of homegrown herbs complements that of colourful flora. Here, sitting on top of a hill, you’ll find Susanne Kaufmann, the natural beauty guru that has been heading her family...

The impact of Covid is being felt across literally every industry across the globe. However, how has it been affecting the fashion, beauty and retail industries? These are our most recent insights on the crisis. Across these sectors, stocks have plummeted worldwide. Most recently, American multinational corporation Nike too felt the burnt of falling stock prices and its share price fell 24.64...

The Luxury sector has been hard at work to support the fight against coronavirus. The first of many, on Monday, LVMH announced it would be transforming its perfume factories in hand sanitizer labs. The conglomerate has decided to give away the antibacterial product for free, and it's shifting the operations of its perfume factory to do so. "Through this initiative, LVMH intends to help address...

It’s been almost officially two years since Carolina Castiglioni launched her brand Plan C, in 2018. A true Milanese maven like no other and part of the Marni royal family (her mother Consuelo launched Marni in 1994 as a ready-to-wear extension of the family’s historic fur company originally founded in the 1950s), Castiglioni used to be Marni’s Director of Special Projects and...

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...

In full compliance with all the decrees published to date, Pitti Uomo has announced the immediate implementing of all measures to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the people that work at Pitti Immagine, by ensuring use of all the tools and networks available for staff to work safely from home. Pitti Uomo has reassured its intentions to open next June’s fairs on time. “We are aware that it...

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 second most polluting sector in the world, the fashion industry – especially when driven by fast fashion’s dominant business model - is still a long way from implementing durable, efficient solutions, but new forms of consciousness are guiding upcoming designers. While large and indie labels alike are stepping up their sustainability initiatives, a wave of young emerging designers are...

Amidst all the green-vocabulary being passed around within the fashion industry, ‘vegan fabric’ is one such catch-phrase making itself known in a tactile manner. From conscious consumers to plain old peer pressure, fashion brands are finding ways to design more eco-friendly and ethical collections, feeding into the demand for...

Amid the panic and the Coronavirus pandemic spreading all over Europe and abroad, Portugal Fashion Week decided to hold its shows behind closed doors. This, however, didn't dampen their moods of not being able to celebrate their twenty-five years of local talent in the fashion industry. Throughout this quarter of a century, Portugal Fashion has showcased, nationally and internationally, 1,986...

The much-anticipated launch of the first Hermès lipstick eventually happened last week. In keeping with the French house values, the new lipstick is a concoction of different expertise coming from five different creative minds. Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of Hermès, kick-started the project five years ago. Pierre Hardy, creative director of jewellery and shoes designed the already...