Author: creative
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Designer Hussein Chalayan collaborates with Intel at Paris Fashion Week
Fashion designer Hussein Chalayan unveiled on Friday his collaboration with technology giant Intel at his Spring/Summer 2017 runway show at Paris Fashion Week. Chalayan's SS17 collection and runway show featured connected, wearable accessories powered by Intel technology, including never-before-seen glasses and belts. Powered by the Intel® CurieTM module, a tiny, low- power hardware product, the…
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Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show
PARIS (Reuters) – Rainbows, flowers and birds dominated Manish Arora's colorful collection at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, with the Indian designer offering plenty of vibrant prints and intricate embroidery for women next spring. Models strutted down the catwalk in an array of tops, skirts, trousers and dresses adorned with patterns of fruit, flowers, flamingos,…
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Why Land’s End Fashionista CEO Failed
Lands' End catalogs started showing up with skinny models adorning the cover, wearing clothes that looked decidedly un-frumpy and un-boxy — in other words, very un-Lands' End. Marchionni came to Lands' End in February 2015 from Dolce&Gabbana USA, where she was president. Lands' End began in 1963 in Chicago when Gary Comer, an avid sailor,…
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Rihanna, new top designers debut at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna's first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light.
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Italian designer brand Ermanno Scervino opens women’s section at Harrods in London
Italian fashion house Ermanno Scervino has opened a dedicated women's corner at Harrods in London, in a bid to cater to “the market's growing interest” in the label (via WWD). Featuring a selection of some of the most elegant pieces from Scervino's collections, the offering adds yet another point of sale to the brand's distribution network, in addition…
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Jarrar lifts pall over Lanvin with classy Paris show
Bouchra Jarrar pulled off an impeccable debut Lanvin show on Wednesday at Paris fashion week despite the storm clouds still swirling around the troubled French label. The 45-year-old French designer took the helm of the fashion capital's oldest couture house in March, five months after the shock sacking of its charismatic guiding light Alber Elbaz.…
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Jacquemus makes its mark at Paris Fashion Week
It may have only been showing on the official schedule for a few years, but Jacquemus is fast becoming one of the most intriguing brands to show at Paris Fashion Week. The label, founded by Simon Porte Jacquemus and known for its poetic, abstract approach to ready-to-wear, took the spirit of the south of France…
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Converse poised to launch ‘Essentials’ apparel collection
American shoe company Converse will launch a line of basic apparel dubbed “Converse Essentials” this week, in a bid to strengthen its spot in the clothing market. Focused on minimalist silhouettes, the capsule collection consists of “mainstays” like t-shirt, sweatshirt, hoodies, pant and backpack. Converse Essentials for men, which will launch simultaneously, is set to…