In 2016, Boule Nguyen cashed in his savings, packed his bags, and embarked on a three-month road trip through Canada and the United States. His goal was lofty: to convince some of the biggest names in Western streetwear to let him sell their clothes in Vietnam. Last month, those efforts finally paid off when Nguyen … Read More →
Drag has been having a moment in fashion. Just this past September in New York, Opening Ceremony featured drag performers on its runway, and there were numerous waist-whittling corsets at the men’s shows in June. Now, drag has come to the tiny Eastern European country of Georgia, first in the form of performances at small … Read More →
A look from Tracy Dizon’s “Miss Hanoi: La Douleur Exquise” collection made from local fabrics from Vietnam The nice thing about being an independent brand is that it allows you to be true to your beliefs. Streetwear designer and milliner Tracy Dizon recently bagged the inaugural Rise Art & Design Fashion Design Competition Award, launched … Read More →
Amy Vanderwal with mentor Oliver Spencer in London A young Blackpool fashion designer has got her career off to a flying start, thanks to inspiration from the resort’s punk festival. Amy Vanderwal, 23, is next week launching her first collection of menswear for superstore Sainsbury’s. Designs by Amy Vanderwal of Blackpool for Sainsbury’s The former … Read More →
Actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput Kapoor already has a seriously impressive list of designers who dress her (Anamika Khanna, Masaba Gupta, Monisha Jaising, Raw Mango, Monika Nidhii) and ask her to walk at fashion week runways (Anita Dongre). The stylish celebrity wife never fails to stun in exuberant prints and interesting cuts and silhouettes, but she … Read More →
Many store marketers are recognizing that today’s young shoppers are looking for trendy new looks and fabrications, particularly in jeans, and are stepping up to address this demand. Early results have been very encouraging – Hollister (a division of Abercrombie & Fitch) reported a comparable store sales increase of 5% in the 2017 second fiscal … Read More →
Many store marketers are recognizing that today’s young shoppers are looking for trendy new looks and fabrications, particularly in jeans, and are stepping up to address this demand. Early results have been very encouraging – Hollister (a division of Abercrombie & Fitch) reported a comparable store sales increase of 5% in the 2017 second fiscal … Read More →