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Globes fashion: how to create red carpet moments at virtual gala

Los Angeles - With the stars mainly at home or in hotel rooms for Sunday’s Golden Globes due to pandemic restrictions, what is usually one of Hollywood’s biggest red carpet nights was certainly deprived of some of its glamour. But the A-listers nevertheless created fashion buzz, donning their designer gowns and suits for their Zoom close-ups —...

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Christian Siriano turns the NYFW runway into a resale platform

ThredUp teamed with Christian Siriano to help the designer show secondhand clothing on his New York Fashion Week runway. Siriano selected three of his own designs that were available through ThredUp’s online resale site, which he then repurposed and showed on the runway alongside his Fall 2021 collection. Siriano’s repurposed pieces included a...

26 Feb 2021

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Fall 2021 menswear trend: longline coats

Longline coats have made their way into menswear. The trend has been a staple in women’s outerwear for several seasons, and now designers are bringing the look to a wider audience for Fall 2021. The same lengths and simple forms that we have been seeing in womenswear have been given a masculine touch with bolder shapes and more linear forms....

25 Feb 2021

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Fall 2021 menswear trend: red

We’re seeing red this season. The color was utilized throughout many menswear styles on the Fall 2021 runways, for a bold and eye-catching palette across outerwear, formalwear loungewear and ready-to-wear categories. Fendi used the color sparingly in its Fall 2021 menswear collection, with just a sweater and a pair of trousers rendered in red....

24 Feb 2021

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Meet the 5 African designers who opened Milan fashion week

Born in different parts of Africa but all operating under the Made in Italy brand, here are the five designers who opened Milan Fashion Week as part of a collective Wednesday: Fabiola Manirakiza 50, was born in Burundi but it was in Zaire, which became the Democratic Republic of Congo, that she learned how to sew, in a school run by Italian...

24 Feb 2021

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Milan fashion week: Black Lives Matter designers make history

Last minute touches on a frilly white dress, a final coat of powder and it's showtime for the Black Lives Matter-inspired collective making history at Milan Fashion Week. After a years-long battle to improve diversity on the Italian catwalks, a group of five black designers made their on-schedule debut Wednesday by opening the women's...

24 Feb 2021

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Milan fashion week remains digital one year into lockdown

Fashionistas will have to log on to soak up the glamour at Milan Fashion Week, which remains online a year after the coronavirus first swept into northern Italy. No sharply dressed crowds will attend the extravaganza's opening on Wednesday: it's virtual catwalk shows only, with the likes of Armani and Prada presenting new women's collections for...

24 Feb 2021

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Pre-Fall 2021 womenswear trend: boxy pockets

Pockets are a coveted feature in all categories of womenswear, especially as functionality becomes a priority to most consumers. For the Pre-Fall 2021 season, pockets are growing in both size and popularity. Several designers have leaned towards boxy pockets with utilitarian inspirations and angular dimensions. Burberry included pockets of this...

23 Feb 2021

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Priya Ahluwalia Receives the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design

London-based designer Priya Ahluwalia has been announced as the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. Ahluwalia is recognised for her work in championing responsible sourcing and manufacturing techniques, while telling the stories of those who make her clothes and the communities she works with. The award was presented by...

23 Feb 2021

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CFDA launches initiative to nurture Black talent

The CFDA has launched a multi-faceted initiative to create opportunities for underrepresented communities in fashion and addressing the decades-long systematic exclusion of Black talent in the industry. Called IMPACT, the aim is to identify, connect, support, and nurture Black and Brown creatives and professionals in fashion, furthering CFDA’s...

23 Feb 2021

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LFW AW21: Molly Goddard balances tulle with practical sensibilities

There is something delectably fun and glamorous about seeing an oversized tulle Molly Goddard dress bounce down the catwalk, or in this case across her studio in Bethnal Green. For autumn/winter 2021, the designer offered a more pared-down, highly wearable commercial collection that she describes as “long lasting, but spiced up wardrobe classics...

23 Feb 2021

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Vanish partners with the British Fashion Council to highlight throwaway fashion

Garment care brand Vanish has unveiled a Rewear Edit high-fashion shoot in partnership with the British Fashion Council as part of London Fashion Week made entirely from discarded clothing to raise awareness of the 3.5 tonnes of clothing thrown away every five minutes in the UK. The thought-provoking imagery is shared alongside new research...

23 Feb 2021