Lady Gaga is launching her own make-up line Jan 07

Lady Gaga is launching her own make-up line

Lady Gaga’s rumored forthcoming cosmetics and skincare line, Haus Beauty quietly launched a website over the festive season. For now, it is just a blank site where users are encouraged to sign up to receive further info with no further information on the beauty line. Rumors of...

Brand of the Week: Veja Jan 05

Brand of the Week: Veja

Each week, we take the time to highlight our favorite Fashion brands. Before the holidays, we profiled Danish clothing brand Skall Studio, and this week we’ve decided to feature Veja. The French ethical footwear and accessories was founded in 2004 by childhood friends Sebastien Kopp...

Michael Kors changes name to Capri Holdings, Completes Acquisition of Versace Jan 04

Michael Kors changes name to Capri Holdings, Completes Ac...

Luxury fashion group Michael Kors Holdings Limited has been renamed to Capri Holdings Limited and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under a new stock market ticker symbol CPRI. The news follows on the completion of its acquisition of Italian fashion house Versace which it had...

Net-a-Porter introduces a New Mentorship Program for Emerging Fashion Designers Jan 01

Net-a-Porter introduces a New Mentorship Program for Emer...

Net-A-Porter is focusing on sustainable development of young talent with its new mentorship program titled ‘The Vanguard’. The program formalizes the company’s long-term expertise as an incubator and accelerator of the fashion industry’s brightest new fashion talent....

Raf Simons leaves Calvin Klein after two years Dec 24

Raf Simons leaves Calvin Klein after two years

Raf Simons has stepped down as creative director of Calvin Klein. The Belgian designer leaves the American fashion house after only two years, four collections and winning several awards. His departure was announced prematurely eight months before his contract expires. In August 2016 Simons...

Chanel opens exclusive pop-up in Courchevel Dec 20

Chanel opens exclusive pop-up in Courchevel

For its ninth consecutive year, Chanel has opened its exclusive pop-up in France’s Courchevel for the ski season. Fashion lovers and fans can indulge in the 1,722 ft2 (160 m2) size boutique spread over two floors, where the French fashion house’s Fall/Winter 2018-2019 and Cruise...

Brand Of The Week: Skall Studio Dec 15

Brand Of The Week: Skall Studio

Skall Studio is our ‘Brand of the Week’. The Danish clothing label was founded in 2013 by two sisters Julie and Marie Skall. The name Skall means seashell in Danish and goes back to their Great-Grandparents, who lived by the North Sea in the Northern part of Denmark. Julie and...

Fashion houses sign UN-backed pledge on climate change Dec 14

Fashion houses sign UN-backed pledge on climate change

The Fashion Industry is taking steps to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The charter was officially launched during the United Nation’s COP24 climate summit in Poland, with several fashion houses signing on with the aim to reduce...

H & M teams up with Eytys Dec 12

H & M teams up with Eytys

H & M has teamed up with Swedish streetwear brand Eytys for a spring 2019 collection. The capsule collection consists of boxy t-shirts in black, white, yellow and green (made of coarse cotton twill), hoodies, boxy faux patent leather jackets and postman trousers (made of raw, stiff...

Chanel will stop using exotic leather and fur Dec 10

Chanel will stop using exotic leather and fur

Chanel is dropping the use of animal fur and exotic skins from May 2019. The French fashion house will no longer use snakes, crocodiles, lizard leather and fur in its products and collections. The announcement came just hours ahead of its Metiers d’Art show, which took place in New York...

Brand of the Week: Avoc Dec 08

Brand of the Week: Avoc

Avoc is our ‘Brand of the Week’. The label was established in Paris in 2013 by Laura Do and Bastien Laurent and presents a fashion intrinsically linked to the city of Paris, in tribute to its richness and diversity. Together they complement each other and share an approach to...

Marc Jacobs to launch new affordable line Dec 06

Marc Jacobs to launch new affordable line

Marc Jacobs has announced a new label called ‘The Marc Jacobs’ which will debut with pre-fall 2019 collection. According to Women’s Wear Daily, it will be much more affordable and aimed at a younger target group. Little is known about the new line, but going by a recent...

Balmain unveils its new logo Dec 04

Balmain unveils its new logo

Balmain has unveiled its new logo for its Pre-Fall/Winter 2019-2020 collection. Creative director Olivier Rousteing revealed the new logo alongside its Pre-Fall presentation yesterday. Developed by Paris-based creative studio, Adulte Adulte, the new motif is a symbol incorporating the...

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