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Fashion update: the retailers getting on board with wearable tech
As technology advances inexorably, the domination of wearables seems increasingly inevitable. With tech brands such as Fitbit and Jawbone straining to streamline and polish their products in order to reposition themselves as stylish accessories, several retail brands are also embracing the strategy of incorporating connected items into their collections. This week British clothing giant Topshop…
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Vyshyvanka: Ukraine’s national costume conquers the catwalk
Fashionistas the world over are snatching up a must-have item for the “boho chic” look — an embroidered blouse or dress that is, in fact, Ukraine's national costume and new symbol of unity. It is “this summer's most sought-after item of clothing”, proclaimed the Times of London, while the New York Times advised readers to…
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Speedo, Ralph Lauren drop Lochte after Rio scandal
Embattled star Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost two major endorsement deals on Monday following his false claim that he had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio, with Speedo and Ralph Lauren pulling the plug. Both the global swimwear brand and the US fashion label said they were ending their relationships with the 32-year-old Lochte as…
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Speedo, Ralph Lauren drop Ryan Lochte after Rio incident
Swimwear maker Speedo and luxury retailer Ralph Lauren Corp ended their sponsorship contracts with Ryan Lochte, days after the U.S. swimmer admitted to exaggerating his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio during the Olympics. The incident embarrassed the host city, angered the local police and government and dominated news coverage of South America's…
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The Ryan Lochte Fallout Continues As Speedo And Ralph Lauren End Their Sponsorship
Ryan Lochte is plum out of luck when it comes to his sponsorship deal with Speedo, as the banana hammock company announced Monday that they will no longer support the swimmer after his shenanigans at the Rio Olympics. You now think of Speedo as the socially conscious company and not just the company that makes…
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Actress Lily James swaps corsets for perfume as Burberry model
LONDON (Reuters) – British fashion brand Burberry has added another celebrity to its list of models – actress Lily James. The “Downton Abbey” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” star fronts a new advertising campaign for fragrance “My Burberry Black”. Burberry, known for its trench coats, has previously cast Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Romeo…
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Ryan Lochte Dropped by Ralph Lauren, Speedo After Rio Debacle
Speedo is canceling its sponsorship after more than ten years with the Olympian.
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London Fashion Week: spring/summer 2017 show schedule
Straight after New York (September 8 to 15), the fashion world will be heading to the British capital where London Fashion Week sees the next round of spring/summer 2017 collection previews, with shows from the likes of Paul Smith, Charlotte Olympia, J.W. Anderson, Topshop Unique, Mulberry and Christopher Kane.
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Was ‘Iceman Otzi’ a Copper Age fashionista?
The 5,300-year-old Alpine mummy known as the Tyrolean Iceman died wearing leather clothes and accessories harvested from no less than five wild or domesticated species, a DNA analysis published Thursday revealed. Frozen solid after being fatally wounded by an arrow in the back, the brown-eyed, Copper Age nomad, nicknamed “Otzi”, was discovered in 1991 in…