British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that at the London Fashion Week Men’s (LFWM), to be held from January 4-6, 2020 at Truman Brewery hub, all shows within BFC Show Space will be live streamed on London Fashion Week Instagram channel. The LFWM #Discovery digital campaign will support BFC’s mission to grow British designer’s international footprint.Pic: Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI)The campaign will share exciting content from London in Milan through a digital installation a

Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) is set to once again enthral world of fashion and beauty with its Summer/Resort 2020 edition. The 5-day fashion extravaganza is scheduled between February 12-16, 2020 at JioWorld Garden, BKC, Mumbai. Paying tribute to its 20-year anniversary, LFW will have a celebration of curated experiences and special events under LFW 2.0 edition.Pic: Lakme Fashion WeekOver the years, LFW has grown from strength to strength with every season. From 33 designers in 2000 to now featuring

Emu Australian known for its sheepskin boots, is marking its 25th anniversary with a new product range celebrating the brand’s heritage and innovation, with a collection featuring shoes, sliders and boots with “chunky soles and big personality”.The 7-piece Sharky range for autumn/winter 2020 aims to highlight the brand’s innovative offering, inspired by the Great White Shark, famous to Australia, and features chunky ‘shark teeth’ soles as well as two-tone sole units, pops of colour and on-trend

As Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Founders Factory joint venture Founders Factory Retail marks its first anniversary this month, M&S has started working with six start-ups selected from over 100 new businesses identified from Founders Factory’s global start-up network. The assessment is led by a dedicated investment committee with members from both sides.Pic: Marks and SpencerStart-up Charged Up gives people power on demand through its network of portable power banks and offers a marketing

Parsons Paris, the European campus of The New School’s world-renowned Parsons School of Design, has initiated a new online course for high school students, Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury, a behind-the-scenes learning journey into the fashion industry. The course is being offered in two- or four-week sessions to suit students’ academic schedules.Pic: Parsons ParisExploring the compelling history, trends, and culture of fashion, the multidisciplinary course is taught by acclaimed facult

Net sales of G-III Apparel Group for third quarter of fiscal 2020 ending October 31, 2019, increased 5.2 per cent to $1.13 billion from $1.07 billion in same period last year. The company reported GAAP net income for Q3 of $95.4 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, compared to $94.0 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, in prior year’s comparable period.“We are pleased to report third quarter results that exceeded our bottom-line expectations. We maintained good momentum in our wholesale business

Brussels - During the biannual Color Trend Seminar, trend and colour forecaster Hilde Francq of studio Francq Colors identified the latest social trends and the corresponding colours for summer 2021. FashionUnited attended and brings you the main takeaways from the talk."Trends are important to determine your course as a brand," said Hilde Francq. "Different scenarios have to be thought of - there is no fixed future, every trend has an antitrend. A brand should also know if it is

Textile designers representing universities from the UK, Pakistan and Switzerland have been selected as the winners of the second “New & Next university competition”, part of Heimtextil to be held during January 7-10, 2020. There were 18 international submissions in the competition. The “New & Next university competition” was launched at the last event.Pic: Heimtextil MessefrankfurtFollowing the successful launch of the “New & Next university competition” at the last event, the 50th

Centric Brands, a leading lifestyle brands collective, has announced the appointment of Pamela Gill Alabaster as chief marketing officer, reporting to Jason Rabin, chief executive officer. Centric Brands designs, sources, markets, and sells high quality products in the kids, men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, beauty, and entertainment segments.Pic: Centric BrandsAs a member of the executive leadership team, Alabaster will oversee the corporate marketing and communications functions. In this

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced initial catwalk schedule for public-facing shows at London Fashion Week (LFW) February 2020. Temperley London & De La Vali will both be hosting catwalk shows on February 15-16. Ticket holders will also get access to talks and panel discussions with key industry figures, who will share insight to fashion industry.Pic: London Fashion WeekLondon Fashion Week September 2019 was the first international fashion week to open its doors to a wider publi