Tag: the-industry
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Australian Fashion Foundation names hot new talent in annual awards ceremony
The Australian Fashion Foundation (AUSFF) has revealed the winners of its 2016/2017 annual internship program. Womenswear designer Deanna Fanning and menswear designer Hannah Tan took home the top prize, receiving a financial grant and internship opportunities worth more than AU$20,000 (approximately US$14,500). The up-and-coming duo will be able to complete their internships in the US…
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No Surprise? Fashion Industry Mostly Supports Hillary Clinton
Perhaps the industry’s Trump supporters are stuck in the closet?
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London wraps up fashion week amid Brexit uncertainty
London wrapped up its seasonal fashion week on Tuesday after five days of luxury and highstreet labels unveiling colorful and eclectic collections amid Brexit uncertainty. Holding its leg of the spring/summer 2017 shows after New York, London staged its first fashion week since Britain shocked the world by voting in June to leave the European…
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CFDA urges New York Fashion Week to show true colors
With New York Fashion Week just days away, the industry has big issues on the brain. The letter, signed by Diane von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb, went on to make a point of asking agencies to take an active approach to recruiting and including models of color in castings. It was granted an official title…
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Paris Fashion Week: provisional spring/summer 2017 show schedule
After New York, London and Milan, the fashion world will be heading to Paris, September 27 to October 5, to see designers present their spring/summer 2017 collections. This new round of fashion weeks will also bring changes to the industry, with mixed menswear and womenswear collections and certain clothing lines heading straight from shows to…
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Sonia Rykiel, queen of post-60s Paris chic, dies at 86
Sonia Rykiel, the influential French designer who helped shape the contemporary woman's wardrobe, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in…
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‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family
French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP. “My mother died at 5:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects of Parkinson's,” Nathalie Rykiel said. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture…
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The Italian driving fashion’s mobile revolution
With his high-waisted jeans and sneakers, nobody could have accused Steve Jobs of being a style leader. Posthumously however the Apple founder is becoming an icon of the luxury fashion business as the smartphone technology he pioneered shakes up a sector of the industry initially slow to embrace the Internet. Ask Federico Marchetti, the Italian…
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Grammys red carpet: top takeaways
The music world's top stars rocked the Grammys red carpet Monday in Los Angeles, oozing sex appeal on the industry's biggest night. Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have had their share of high-profile romances gone bad. T-Swizzle, who won three Grammys including the coveted Album of the Year award, earned quick rave reviews on Twitter…