Consumers today are as demanding as ever, expecting more variety, superior design and quality next to fair prices and long-term value when shopping for fashion - especially when it comes to leather goods, like outerwear, accessories and footwear. As we enter a new season, many shoppers are on the lookout for fall essentials, like a new leather...
25 Oct 2024
Ready-to-wear and couture present two different approaches to making clothing. While haute couture refers to handmade, unique and custom-made garments, ready-to-wear is clothing produced in large(er) quantities in a factory – which incidentally still always requires human hands – and is accessible to the general public because of its lower...
30 Jun 2023
Luxury brand Wandler has taken its first steps into ready-to-wear with its new SS23 collection designed for the “modern woman”. In a release, the brand said its creative director Elza Wandler drew inspiration from Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ for the head-to-toe looks, with each design meant to be a reflection of the founder and her...
30 Sept 2022
Through a joint venture, luxury label developer Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has partnered with Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra to launch a new ready-to-wear business, with Mishra as creative director. The duo plans to globally grow the brand and spread its reach across multiple categories, including accessories, footwear, home, beauty and...
1 Feb 2022
Designer Nigel Curtiss is expanding into ready-to-wear alongside Monica Mitro. Mitro, who was the former executive vice president of brand communications and events at Victoria’s Secret and is also married to Curtiss, will lead the company in brand creative, ecommerce, marketing and communications. The label will cover tailored pieces, custom...
22 Nov 2021
Haute couture house Schiaparelli digitally presented its spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection at Paris Fashion Week, with ‘The Surrealist’s Holiday’ collection that looked to capture the varying essence of Schiaparelli, herself. Creative director Daniel Roseberry directly attributes the late Italian designer as his source of inspiration...
4 Oct 2021
It is surreal to think the next fashion cycle is but a mere three weeks away. As New York fashion week leads the international calendar on 14 September, the latest update from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) informs some NYFW designers will stage physical shows, albeit limited to audiences of 50 persons. London, Milan and...
25 Aug 2020
Official Fairtrade seals have so far only been found on agricultural products such as coffee, bananas, tea or even cotton. Indian garment manufacturer Purecotz is now the first textile factory that has been certified according to the Fairtrade textile standard. Pioneering more fairness in the textile sector With the certification, Purecotz...
29 Jan 2020
Barcelona-based Berta Cabestany is making waves across fashion with her colourful, beautifully crafted wearable couture designs, which champions “unique and handcrafted pieces” over the current climate of instant gratification and ‘fast fashion’. Cabestany, who launched her eponymous label in 2016, has been impressing fashion insiders with her...
16 May 2018
Oscar de la Renta Tuesday unveiled its first collection since the death of its founder with a beautiful debut of Latin-inspired elegance made fresh by British creative director Peter Copping. The de la Renta show was one of the most hotly anticipated of New York Fashion Week, with fashionistas intrigued to see how Copping would fare only four...
18 Feb 2015