According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are over two billion disabled people in the world; approximately 25% of the world's population. When narrowing the scope of focus, large populations of countries as different as India or the US reflect these numbers. A 2018 survey conducted by the US Census Bureau and the CDC accounted for 61...

With half of the world’s population under some form of lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19, most activities have been dramatically curtailed, including illegal ones. Official figures suggest that crime has plummeted in many big cities.    Despite this, an official report by The Economist has revealed that,...

COMME des GARÇONS and Cynthia Lu’s Cactus Plant Flea Market have joined forces and announced a T-shirt collab for SS20 that will be released under the CDG sub-label.   The capsule, formed of two different t-shirts, come in white and feature a mix of CDG logos with Cactus Plant Flea Market’s unmistakable graphics and branding. One tee, in...

There once was a ballet dancer turned fashion designer who defined the silhouette of the 1980s, a decade where glamour and excess were within easy reach. That man was Thierry Mugler. Although the designer has retired from the fashion world now, his Maison remains and he is still remembered as having orchestrated so many of the most extravagant moments...

While it might be a while before robots become part of public physical life – entities we’d run into while doing our groceries or on the subway – human to robot (H2R) interaction has progressively become a reality. Current radical developments in engineering and AI has evolved H2R at a rapid pace, especially on social media.   The rise in...

A Central Saint Martin alumni with a CV that includes the likes of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Zac Posen, the Canadian-British London-based designer Edeline Lee launched her eponymous brand after an unintentional soft launch led to a flurry of private orders back in 2014.  “Fashion wasn’t really part of my upbringing. Clothes served...

Joining the ranks of brands supporting the Italian healthcare system is Italian brand Valentino. Over the next few weeks, the brand will be exclusively revealing its next advertising campaign, which aims at supporting the Lazzaro Spallanzani hospital in Rome, one of the Italian hubs for the fight against COVID-19.The Italian brand will be firstly donating a million euros to the cause, and then...

Brand Finance has published its annual report on global brands' value, and the outcome is relatively gloomy. It has been estimated that the value loss caused by COVID-19 will be up to US$1 trillion, globally. This is an unexpected and unprecedented situation as the current pandemic has shone a light on how fragile some familiar...

History has proven that, when the creative community comes together, it can manage to both produce the most amazing creative work and put together initiatives that support its true core. Over the course of these few months, creative communities around the world have put together some of the most amazing projects in order to help caregivers overcome this terrible health crisis by identifying...

London Fashion Week is known worldwide for its wide selection of independent and up-and-coming brands. In fact, London might be one of the only cities welcoming so many innovative labels and designers.  Last week, a change of direction for London Fashion Week was announced. In fact, for the next 12 months, both womenswear and menswear shows will...

Joining the ranks of the brands deciding to take a break from fashion, Pringle of Scotland, the brand founded in 1815 by Robert Pringle in Hawick, in Scotland, has taken the difficult decision to pause their business.    In an official statement, the Scottish brand declared that its “E-Commerce and retail stores (when they re-open) will continue...

A lot has been written regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the world economy and fashion and luxury brands’ experts have been very proficient in hypothesizing the post-virus era. It is too early to make decisive statements on the ability of the Chinese market to rebound, given the fact that the world's second-largest economy contracted 6.8% according to official data released on Friday 17th of...

Working from home shouldn’t stop you from accessorizing. On the contrary, it should push you to dress up at least your upper body for those work-from-home zoom calls. And jewellery, in this case, seems to be the perfect excuse to show off some of the unique designers who, in the face of the crisis, still have their businesses going. Some have popped up...

“Launching a brand is a very time-consuming challenge when you start from scratch and you don't have the option to appoint an assistant to check on the technical details of the creative and production process,” tells us Davide Marello, creative director at Davi. “A few years ago, the standard was either fast fashion or luxury fashion but today I feel...

Amongst all the unconventional changes happening within the fashion industry, the British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced a change of direction for London Fashion Week this year. In fact, for the next 12 months, both womenswear and menswear shows will merge into one gender-neutral platform, which will allow designers greater flexibility.In light of current events, the fashion week planned...