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Woman tries on clothes grandmother wore on honeymoon and then packed away in suitcase 70 years earlier
Woman tries on the clothes her grandmother wore on her honeymoon 70 years later (TikTok / @maddy_billl) A woman has tried on the outfits that her grandmother wore on her honeymoon in 1952, after opening up the suitcase that contained the clothes for the first time in nearly 70 years. Maddy Bill, who goes by
Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso’s fashion week. Designers say they are striving to make the West African country become known as an emerging fashion hub, to offset its reputation for its recent coup and ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists. Some of the
Technology-Platform Recurate Puts The Power Of Resale Into Fashion Brands’ Hands
Woman taking photo of t-shirt using her smartphone for selling or donating her clothes. Decluttering … [+] Clothes, Sorting, And Cleaning Up. Reuse, second-hand concept. Conscious consumer. getty Secondhand resale is by far the hottest segment in the global fashion market. Over the next five years, apparel resale is expected to grow more than three
24 Luxury Designer Finds to Shop from SSENSE
SSENSE What’s not to love about summer? Not only does the season give you an excuse to rock strappy sandals and flouncy sundresses, it’s also when some of the very best deals of the year happen. First on our list: SSENSE’s latest sale, which is offering up to 50 percent clothes, shoes, bags, and more.
Can technology clean up “fast fashion”?
Runway styles at Kornit Fashion Week in Tel Aviv featured the Santa Barbara, a 50-year-old classic Naot style with a fresh upgrade for this show with unique leathers and materials. Naot Footwear Over the past decade, the fashion industry was hit by a confluence of forces that brought about what’s now known as “fast fashion”
Not Seeing Myself Represented In Fashion Marketing Fueled My Life’s Purpose
Since 16, I have always known that the world of fashion was the place I wanted to be. Opulence, glamour and flashing lights took over the scope of runways from Alexander McQueen to Prada. Gorgeous models with 10-foot-long legs graced the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan and W magazines. And television ads took over the industry’s
It’s a struggle to find clothes for plus size women
PRESENTER and broadcaster Louise McSharry has said it is a struggle dressing as a plus size woman – and “fashion should be for everyone”. Louise warns “most shops don’t carry plus sizes” and is urging designers to make collections more inclusive for plus size people. 3 Louise McSharry has been nominated for a Sustainable Fashion
Dupes of Natalie Barr’s Australian Fashion Week striped shirt
Australian Fashion Week has been livening up Sydney this week – and as usual, street style has been a sartorial treat. But as it goes with such events, the clothes are usually out of reach financially and functionally for the average working mum. While a low-rise mini skirt looks cute, it brings more issues than
Fashion trends are costing the environment
Credit: Shutterstock From balaclavas to cowgirl hats—and even the return of low-rise jeans—whatever the latest trends, they’re sure to fly from catwalks to consumers the moment that models leave the stage at the Australian Fashion Week next week. But before fashionistas spend up big, University of South Australia researchers are encouraging buyers to reconsider flighty
Worldwise: Fashion Designer Nigel Curtiss’ Favorite Things
British fashion designer Nigel Curtiss has mastered the art of slow fashion. In a time where fast fashion is dominating e-commerce sales, Curtiss shows us what sustainable chic looks like in his flagship boutique in New York. “We want to make small quantities of the very best clothes,” Curtiss says. “We want everything that is
Osteosarcoma Survivor With Leg Amputation Models for Popular Fashion Brands, Oasis Guitarist Receives Cancer Diagnosis and More
Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs receives a cancer diagnosis. Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, guitarist and founding member of the rock band Oasis, recently announced that he received a diagnosis of tonsil cancer and is “gutted” that he will not be able to play upcoming shows that he had planned with Liam Gallagher, the lead vocalist and
Don C on Basketball Culture, Fashion and the Influence of ‘NBA 2K’ on Both
The influence of basketball culture on designer and Just Don founder Don C‘s creative pursuits is as strong as his roots in his native Chicago. While that connection is obvious in roles like serving as Creative Strategy and Design Advisor for the Chicago Bulls, it also comes through in NBA 2K22, in which his real
Save on flowers, chocolate, fashion and more
— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 8 and if you are doing some last-minute shopping for that special something for the wonderful moms in your life, we’re here to help. We rounded up all the best last-minute Mother’s
eBay UK’s ‘Imperfects’ Marketplace Gives Flawed Fashion Items a Second Chance
The platform features items from over 100 high-street and high-end designers at up to 60% off. All items are considered new, but feature minor defects that would prevent brands from selling them in stores at full retail prices. eBay UK has launched Imperfects — a marketplace for apparel brands to sell clothing, shoes and accessories
How to style vintage looks from your own closet
Jalyn Anderson, owner of The Red Eye vintage clothing store, shares how you can style fresh looks from your own closet without spending a dime. MINNEAPOLIS — If you enjoy putting together new styles and outfits, shopping for clothing can be addictive and costly. But Jalyn Anderson, a personal stylist out of Minneapolis, says it
Why Legacy Fashion Needs to Change Its Clothes for Web3
Share Tweet Share Share Email In March, several fashion brands participated in what has been called the first “Metaverse Fashion Week” in Decentraland, a blockchain-based 3D virtual world. Renowned fashion houses including Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Etro, Selfridges, and Dolce & Gabbana participated in runway shows, brand activations, interactive
How the fashion industry is impacting the environment
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Springtime means cleaning out the closets and refreshing the wardrobe. Unfortunately, when people get rid of clothing a lot of it ends up in landfills. However, there are ways to avoid creating access pollution and become more fashionably sustainable – one way is resale. “Fashion is the second leading producer of
Sustainability, But Make It Fashion
Friday, April 22, 2022 post has videoTOPICS: Changemaker, , Sustainability There is a lot of power behind Isla Blake, not only as a women’s varsity crew member but also as a Changemaker at the University of San Diego. A senior, majoring in Environmental and Ocean Sciences (EOSC), she’s using her power to change the course
How we make and buy clothes is hurting the planet. Here’s a solution.
Have you ever considered the environmental cost of your favorite pair of jeans? And what about the clothes that hang in your closet unworn? The impact of apparel manufacturing on the Earth’s climate is certainly on the minds of executives at athletic wear company Lululemon, which is choosing Earth Day this year to launch a
Can Fashion Have a Positive Impact on the Planet?
In recent years, fashion has woken up to its need to reduce its environmental impact, from cutting down greenhouse gas emissions (an urgent task, considering the industry is responsible for between four to 10 percent of all emissions globally) to tackling issues such as deforestation and microplastics pollution. Recently, though, focus has also turned to
Fashion brand for girls making going green easy for customers this Earth Day
NEW YORK — In the fashion industry, buzzwords like “sustainability” have now become chic. And in a business where new and different has been the norm, you hear a lot of talk about reusing and recycling. At the Oscars, there’s even a program called “Red Carpet, Green Dress” that celebrates eco-friendly clothing. The idea of
Why we should be more considerate in our clothing consumption
Fashion has always been somewhat environmentally detrimental, but it seems like in the past few years, with the rise of online industries and companies like Shein, H&M, and Zara, fast fashion has not only gotten increasingly popular, but increasingly worse for our rapidly warming planet. Why is that? Rather than traditional fashion companies who reveal
How to take care of your clothes so they last longer.
Now, I should also flag here that I’m relatively lazy, and I tend to let anything that is too much work fall by the wayside. So, naturally, I had to find a few ways to take care of my clothes that are easy, give me results and requires hardly any actual work — the actual dream,
EDITORIAL: Slow down, fast fashion
As environmental concerns have become more serious, there have been increasingly loud calls to abandon fast fashion: the mass production of clothing to sell at low prices. Fast fashion allows consumers to purchase clothes easily and, as some argue, makes people more likely to buy more clothes than they need. The clothes are made en
NYC fashion industry returns to couture after pandemic pivot
Challenges persist Although high shipping costs and uncertainty in the textile supply chain have driven some production back to the United States, a lack of skilled workers willing to do intensive, hands-on work has been a problem, Ward said. Many factories in the city told him that taking on additional business would overwhelm their employees.
Key takeaways for fashion industry from pandemic
KikoRomeo founder Christine-Ann McCreath speaks during a past meeting in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The Covid-19 pandemic evokes very sad memories. Although we were not all infected, we were all affected. Globally, various sectors of the economy took a beating as the pandemic continued to take its toll. The fashion industry in particular bore the
Do you shop for second-hand clothes? You’re likely to be more stylish
Credit: Pexels Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for second-hand clothes and accessories. In the 2020-21 financial year, 72% of Australians purchased at least one item of second-hand clothes—but we wanted to know
You thought you’d broken your fast fashion habit? Get set for supply chains on steroids
If you thought we were living in the era of fast fashion, get ready because the reality is that ultra-fast fashion is here. And it’s growing at a gargantuan pace in the form of brands such as Shein. one are the days when fast fashion was just about turning around clothes from celebs and the
Research says second-hand clothes shoppers are often more stylish
Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for second-hand clothes and accessories. In the 2020-21 financial year, 72% of Australians purchased at least one item of second-hand clothes — but we wanted to know
Microplastics, Fast Fashion and Saving the Bees: EHS Today’s Sustainability News
It’s difficult to believe it’s already April! We’re having a moment where we simultaneously feel that time is whizzing by and also barely moving—the way we felt in high school when we eagerly awaited the final bell. We’re looking at the month ahead and excited at all the celebrations. In recognition of some upcoming religious
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