H&M launches Afound in Austria and Germany May 12

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 May 05

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 Apr 20

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 Apr 14

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 Red Cross Apr 13

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 Apr 10

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 due to Coronavirus Apr 09

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 Apr 07

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 Apr 02

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 canceled Mar 31

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 Mar 27

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...

H&M to provide Funds and Protective Equipment to help fight Coronavirus Mar 25

H&M to provide Funds and Protective Equipment to hel...

H&M is joining the fight against Coronavirus. The Swedish giant announced that its non-profit Foundation had donated USD 500,000 to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent, detect, and respond to the pandemic. The donation made by...

Kering to produce surgical masks in the fight against Coronavirus Mar 23

Kering to produce surgical masks in the fight against Cor...

Paris-based luxury conglomerate Kering and some of its most well-known brands Balenciaga, Gucci, and Saint Laurent will manufacture face masks for French health care workers and hospitals in the fight against coronavirus. The workshops of Balenciaga, Gucci, and Saint Laurent will begin...

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