While London Fashion Week may be known for its experimental and creative designs, one thing that has shined through, quite literally this season is the ultra-glam, with tulle, sequins, feathers and couture techniques bringing a touch of red carpet luxury to autumn/winter 2020.Tulle galoreTulle was seen in abundance at Molly Goddard, the London Fashion Week favourite has become know for her sugary tulle ballgowns and this season she added menswear for the first time, inspired by her boyfriend, To

Paris - Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri raided her teenage diaries for a sometimes touching Paris fashion week show on Tuesday that made the personal political.The Italian -- the first women to lead the mythic French fashion house -- dived back into the 1970s when the women's liberation movement was shaking the world and fashion with it.The day after Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was finally found guilty of rape by a US court, Chiuri sent her models out under three traffic light-coloure

Primark, the fast fashion brand from UK, may face scarcity in the supply of clothes in the second half of the year if the situation doesn’t improve in China soon.Image Courtesy: metro.co.ukAs the world is aware by now, there has been huge production delays in China owing to the outbreak of Coronavirus that has so far killed around 2,400 people in the country and is impacting global economy in a big way.Confirming ablout the possible shortage of clothes in the second half of 2020, Associated Brit

Mega retailer H&M has inked a deal with P.E. Nation, the Sydney-based activewear brand,for its latest fashion collaboration collection.Image Courtesy: penationSlated to release on 5 March, the collaborative collection will feature a range of apparelsincluding leggings, T-shirts, bicycle shorts and sports socks,swimwear, undergarments and accessories.In a press release, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, Co-founders,P.E Nation, said “With the H&M collaboration, we want women all over the w

Be it conventional retail, recommerce industry or luxury market, sneakers are taking all spheres by storm. Wondering which trends retailers are adopting to appeal to the millennials?Sneakers, a staple in every wardrobe for years, has brought the accessory market close to parity with the growth of apparel market, which has been the crowning glory of the fashion industry for years. The sneaker market is thriving on the back of some of the hottest products and collaborations that have made the mill

Indian fashion designer, Shweta Kapur of 431-88 opens up on what it takes to create a niche in the fashion industry, how to start your own clothing label, and a lot more!by19-February-2020 | 14 minsreadReckoned among the top trailblazers of the fashion industry today,Shweta Kapur of 431-88is known for her immaculate tailoring and silhouette rendering that can make any woman feel good about herself.An alumnaof London College of Fashion (LCF), Shweta credits the inspiration behind starting her own

The new decade is one of uncertainty and complexity, but also of limitless possibilities. It is these social tensions which will determine the trends of spring-summer 2021, according to trend analyst Christine Boland. Boland presented an extensive trend breakdown for the season this week during a seminar organized by Appletizer in Pakhuis de Zwijger."This decade will be decisive," Boland said. "The world can go two ways: towards power display, exclusion, polarization and black-and

Primark unveiled its first-ever London Fashion Week collaboration this season with London-based designer Bobby Abley, who featured a collection of streetwear inspired by the animated characters, Minions.Abley, known for his love of including childhood cartoon characters in his collections, has previous been inspired by the Wizard of Oz, Mickey Mouse, Pokemon, and Looney Tunes for his collections, and as part of his autumn/winter 2020 show he featured a collaboration with Minions in anticipation

, co-founder of Indian tech fashion start-upwon the award for retail’s best innovative strategy at the Economic Times (ET) Asia-Africa-GCC Retail & Shopping Centre Congress & Awards held recently in Mumbai. Innovation, sustainability and customer-centric approach were the overarching theme for the ET Retail Awards 2020.Pic: Samshek“It feels great to use innovation and incorporate tech into the future of retail. This is the kind of transformation we need to build a sustainable future of r

Rue21, a leading fast fashion retailer, is expanding Plus into 61 additional stores during the first quarter of 2020, bringing the total number of stores with Plus to 318 by the end of the first quarter of 2020. rue21 sells stylish apparel and accessories meant for guys, girls and plus sizes which go up to 4x. It operates 690 stores in 45 states and online.Pic: PRNewsfoto/rue21Michael C Appel, rue21 chief executive officer, said, "As a leader in on-trend fashion at affordable prices, we hav