In September 2020, many designers made the decision not to show at fashion week, including Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and Marc Jacobs. Uncertainty was in the air, with some designers even halting production completely. Many stores from all over the … Continue reading THE STYLE PULSE: REINVENTING FASHION BUYING FOR THE ‘NEW NORMAL’
Over the past few years, luxury retailers have found a goldmine in the traveling Chinese consumer. As it happens, China’s rapidly growing luxury market has encouraged many retailers to tailor their product offerings in order to appease these customers. Although … Continue reading What the absence of Chinese travelers teaches us
If there has been a shining star during the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual conferencing platform, Zoom, has managed to tag along to nearly every online meeting hosted in the past six months. Don’t believe the hype just yet? Zoom daily … Continue reading How Zoom Culture has Revolutionized Workplace Fashion and Beauty
Industry eyes were on Copenhagen last week as a slimmed-down roster of Scandinavian brands experimented with hybrid presentations of their SS21 collections. The mix of socially distanced physical shows, digital fashion films, panel discussions, and designer Q&A’s attempted to connect … Continue reading Copenhagen Fashion Week Wrap Up Report
As fashion slowly begins its return to normalcy, Copenhagen Fashion Week is introducing us to its new normal. And simultaneously possibly one of the most forward-thinking fashion weeks to date. With the growth of Scandinavian brands like Ganni, Cecilie Bahnsen, … Continue reading Is Copenhagen Fashion Week the future of fashion weeks?
Pierre-François Valette represents a new breed of French fashion designers who are abandoning the safety of heritage brands to forge their own path and tell their own story. Emerging from the studios of Isabel Marant and Saint Laurent, Valette has … Continue reading Valette: The New Sustainable Menswear Brand
Haute couture designer Rahul Mishra is a man with a mission. To create a fashion house that can support as many Kaarigars, the petite mains of India, and their families as possible. He is doing this by creating magically elaborate … Continue reading Rahul Mishra is Letting Nature Lead the Way
It has been a decade since Danish designer Anne Vestesen launched her brand Anne Vest. And over the past ten years, she has cornered the market on creating sophisticated and sustainable shearling outerwear and accessories. From her home base in … Continue reading Anne Vest: Sustainable Shearling Style
The call for diversity and inclusion initiatives in fashion is nothing new, yet the year is 2020 and there is still enormous progress to be made. From large luxury powerhouses making racially insensitive mistakes to independent brands posting disingenuous Black … Continue reading Inclusion and Diversity: Committing to Lasting Change in Fashion
From department stores to independent boutiques, the Parisian fashion scene has made its return after a long and difficult confinement period. This season’s hottest accessory? The mask. PARIS, France — As Parisians return to street-side cafés for morning coffee and afternoon … Continue reading Paris Reopening: A Spotlight on Retail in the Wake of Covid-19
