MUMBAI — The Lakme Fashion Week summer-resort shows appear to be seeking differentiation this year, which is evident from the schedule and from events taking place. “We’re curating the thought a lot more,” Saket Dhankar, head of fashion at IMG-Reliance. The fashion week, which started on Wednesday and will run for five days, is organized by beauty brand Read More →

It is crunch time in a Calgary basement. Two engineers, a singer with a background in neuroscience and a retired doctor who dabbles in dressmaking are putting the finishing touches on a dress that reads minds. Well, sort of. Angie Coombes, a Calgary singer-songwriter with a background in neuroscience, is the driving force behind this project to Read More →

Chinese jewellery art brand HMR recently showcased its products at the Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week. It was the first mainland Chinese brand to display its products in a China Fashion Week,People.com.cn reported. HMR’s catwalk show, entitled “Transcending Time & Space,” showed off dozens of artistic jewels inspired by classical Chinese poetry, philosophy and folklore. The Read More →

UK consumers shopping the high street for full price merchandise dipped in February, following a bright start to the new year when there were plenty of bargains to lure them out. High street sales fell 1.7 percent last month, the first February dip since 2012 when sales slipped 1.5 percent, according to accountancy firm BDO’s Read More →

Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp., has announced the next step in its strategy to democratize the runway and keep the consumer at the center of its business. Starting with the Spring 2017 NYFW season, Tommy Hilfiger will redirect its runway investment to align with the retail calendar and debut its Fall 2016 Read More →