From event cancelations to affected sales, the Coronavirus pandemic has drastically hit the Fashion industry with everyone from small businesses to large luxury retailers. The contagion has not only brought public life to a standstill but its impacts continue to generate economic losses. In...
British Fashion Council introduces Fashion Fund for Young...
The British Fashion Council has selected 37 designers who will receive financial aid from its COVID-19 emergency fund. Selected from more than 200 applications, the list comprises of emerging names, i.e. young, talented designers who have just completed one or more successful seasons....
H&M launches Afound in Austria and Germany
H&M Group’s digital marketplace Afound is expanding further into Europe. On May 7, the platform which is already active in Sweden since June 2018 and the Netherlands since October 2019 announced the opening of digital marketplaces in Austria and Germany as the next step in its...
Mango releases its first-ever recycled collection
Spanish retailer Mango has launched its most sustainable capsule collection yet. Titled “Second Chances” the capsule comprises of jeans and denim jacket for both men and women which has been made from made of 20 percent recycled denim and 80 percent sustainable cotton. According...
CAES launches sustainable collection
Amsterdam-based label CAES has released a sustainable line of eco-friendly basics. Titled ‘Edition 1’ the high-end limited capsule comprises of 9 different timeless styles: an organic sweater with pleated detail, a fitted body with low back, a sleeveless ribbed merino knit top, a...
Dior launches Digital Boutique
With physical shopping practically no longer possible due to the Coronavirus lockdown, Dior has turned its online beauty store into a virtual 3D boutique. Identical to its Parisian flagship located on Avenue des Champs-Elysees, the boutique will be renovated six times a year, changing not...
Sandro launches Solidarity T-shirt to raise money for the...
Sandro is the latest brand to join the Fashion industry’s fight against the spread of the Coronavirus. The Parisian ready-to-wear label Sandro has designed a Solidarity T-shirt featuring the message “Stand together” and “Stronger together”, respectively for...
Clare Waight Keller leaves Givenchy
Clare Waight Keller is leaving Givenchy. The British Designer is stepping down after three years as artistic director of the French fashion house. The announcement came this morning via statements on social media. ‘The House of Givenchy and Clare Waight Keller announce the end of their...
LVMH’s acquisition of Tiffany And Co. pushed back d...
LVMH’s acquisition of Tiffany for a whopping $16.2 billion which was announced last November and was expected to be finalized in the middle of 2020 has been delayed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The iconic global luxury jeweler said on Wednesday that Australian regulators have sought...
Vestiaire Collective launches Coronavirus Charity sale
Vestiaire Collective is joining the fight against Coronavirus. The online platform for pre-owned luxury fashion has launched a Charity Sale in partnership with more than 50 influential celebrities to offer luxury pieces from their wardrobes. The list of famous stars includes Kate Moss,...
Burberry joins fight against Coronavirus
Burberry is joining the global effort to combat the outbreak of Coronavirus. The British fashion house will donate over 100,000 surgical masks to the UK National Health Service for use by medical staff. In addition, the fashion house will use its trench coat factory in Castleford, Yorkshire,...
Paris Fashion Week Menswear and Haute Couture Week cancel...
The haute couture and menswear shows of Paris Fashion Week which were originally slated to take place this summer have been canceled in the wake of the pandemic. The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the governing body for the French fashion industry announced that ‘In light...
Anna Wintour and Tom Ford set up Fashion Rescue Fund
Anna Wintour and Tom Ford have launched a fund for those affected by Coronavirus in the fashion community. The Vogue editor and CFDA chairman will repurpose the 2020 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund into a fundraiser to aid fashion businesses (young designers, seamstresses, and manufacturers) in the...


