insert_link Fashion Erdem announces collaboration with Universal Standard’s size-inclusive aesthetic Since its inception in 2015, Universal Standard has sought to get rid of the plus-size category — a category that, according to the brand's co-founder and creative director, Alexandra Waldman, has failed to bring people in double-digit sizes the same level of design and quality as smaller sizes. The solution to her was simple: Make shopping fun for everyone, and team up with the best in the business on capsule […] todayApril 6, 2021
insert_link Fashion British label Rixo Is Launching Bridal Wear Collection Rixo, the British contemporary fashion label known for its vintage-inspired printed dresses and separates, is launching into bridal. Though, it probably won't come as a surprise to fans. "Bridal is something that has been in our minds and in work for a few years now," Rixo co-founder Henrietta Rix said in an interview with Fashionista via e-mail, noting how, since the brand launched a little over five years ago, people […] todayFebruary 18, 2021
insert_link Fashion Fashionista’s Top 12 Bridal Trends for Fall 2021 After an abbreviated but hopeful Spring 2021 Bridal Week, the Fall 2021 season returned in full-force-ish. Due to the pandemic, instead of rushing all over New York City to see in-person shows and presentations, the event went virtual, with video presentations and Zoom appointments for much-appreciated social interaction. Perusing bridal dresses and separates never fails to bring the warm and fuzzies, but it's also impossible to look to the upcoming wedding seasons without considering […] todayOctober 29, 2020
insert_link Fashion Despite the Covid-19 setback, LVMH Fashion Brands are already showing double-digit growth Fashionista reports that with stores and production sites closed and travel halted, the second quarter of 2020 was a tough time for luxury brands. The industry's two biggest, strongest conglomerates were suddenly looking at double-digit declines: LVMH saw a 38% drop in comparable sales, Kering a 43.7% drop (even Gucci did poorly). That was despite some growth in online sales as consumers shopped from home, and a rebound in China, which had largely recovered from the pandemic by then. […] todayOctober 22, 2020
insert_link Fashion Michael Kors captures the moment with Up On The Roof Spring 2021 Collection All the way back in April, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still racing through New York and smashing through the fashion industry in the process, Michael Kors said in an interview with WWD's Bridget Foley that he was spending his days Zooming with clients. "A lot of the women [in the P.A. sessions] were not in the cities where they normally would be. These are urban people in country, beach or suburban settings," […] todayOctober 21, 2020
insert_link Fashion Saks Fifth Avenue helps to Get Out The Vote This week, on National Voter Registration Day, Saks Fifth Avenue unveiled a new display at its highly-trafficked Fifth Avenue flagship windows. It chronicles different voting milestones through U.S. history. It's timely, and it's not just for optics: Inside, the retailer has set up a booth where customers can register to vote, print absentee ballot applications and check their registration status through October 9. This set-up is done partly in partnership […] todaySeptember 25, 2020
insert_link Fashion No More Rebellion? Designer Denma Gvasalia Leaves Vetements Designer Denma Gvasalia has decided that he's done enough Vetements, the brand he co-founded with his brother, Guram. News broke this week that Gvasalia would be shifting his focus away from his disruptive and subversive label and focus on Balenciaga and other projects. WWD notes that Vetements was always meant to be seen as a creative collective, not the work of a single designer, and that it will continue without […] todaySeptember 18, 2019