While most fashion students tend to concentrate on mastering draping or designing colorful collections, Liberty University student Luis Quijano has been consumed with a project of a different nature: growing his own clothes. Through the unlikely pairing of fashion, microbiology and mechanical engineering, Quijano has produced a leather-like material composed of fermented water, sugar, green … Read More →
Illustrative Stock Photo(Source: TASR/ Alexandra Moštková) Customs officers have uncovered fake clothes and accessories in a shop in the Old Town of Bratislava. Bags, wallets, belts and shoes were found to be imitations of world fashion brands. “The goods were well-done imitations. If they were sold as originals they would cause a loss of €68,252 … Read More →
You ordered something online, but it looks completely different when it arrives. For one thing, you didn’t notice the weird shape of the collar or that it said “Mondays Suck” in small print on the back. A tip from a Reddit post for avoiding this problem: look at the clothing item in the lightest color before looking … Read More →
Hundreds of city residents at the KICC Tsavo Hall buy clothing made locally from various Export Processing Zones (EPZ) on March 29th, 2017. FILE PHOTO | NMG Sale of made-for-export clothes to Kenyans returns this weekend to Nairobi after similar stints in Mombasa and Nyeri. The Export Promotion Zones Authority (EPZA) Tuesday said the four-day … Read More →
Never does the adage ‘one size fits all’ seem more rhetorical than when you head out to buy a gorgeous new outfit… only to be stymied by a restrictive sizing chart. Good news though, the world of fashion has been doing a lot to repair the damage done — Prabal Gurung’s plus-sized collection for Lane Bryant … Read More →
Ikea’s legendary blue shopper bag has been the source of inspiration for many trend-setters over the years, with anyone who can get their hands on one putting their own twist on the tote. Following Balenciaga’s sickeningly overpriced “IKEA-inspired” tote bag, everyone has been jumping on the style hype of the 40p carrier from the Dutch retailer. The appeal of … Read More →
It’s Frieze Week in New York, meaning that artists, art dealers, and the art-obsessed have descended on the city. How to blend in with the crowd when you’re more of a Prada pro than a Whistler whiz? Let fashion’s latest artist collaborations help. Whether it’s a piece from Louis Vuitton’s Masters collection—a range of iconic … Read More →