With face masks having become an important part of our lives (especially in situations where social distancing isn’t possible) as well as our wardrobes fashion brands have been releasing their own mask collection as a wardrobe accessory. Joining the ranks, British fashion house...
Fashion brands reopen in Austria and Germany with new saf...
Following the Corona Virus shutdown, fashion chains and houses in Austria and Germany like Mango, Zara, Prada, Chanel, are slowly reopening their branches again due to the gradual relaxation of restrictions. In all boutiques, only one person is allowed per 20 square meters of retail space...
British Fashion Council introduces Fashion Fund for Young...
The British Fashion Council has selected 37 designers who will receive financial aid from its COVID-19 emergency fund. Selected from more than 200 applications, the list comprises of emerging names, i.e. young, talented designers who have just completed one or more successful seasons....
Gisele Bundchen and Naomi Campbell sign petition to save ...
Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has launched a petition to save the indigenous peoples of the Amazon who are at a risk from the Coronavirus pandemic. In an open letter to Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, Salgado along with a global coalition of artists, celebrities, scientists...
How the Fashion Industry is supporting the fight against ...
From event cancelations to affected sales, the Coronavirus pandemic has drastically hit the Fashion industry with everyone from small businesses to large luxury retailers. The contagion has not only brought public life to a standstill but its impacts continue to generate economic losses. The...
LVMH Prize 2020 to be shared among Finalists
This years’ LVMH Prize will be shared equally among its Finalists Peter Do, Priya Ahluwalia, Casablanca’s Charaf Tajer, Nicholas Daley, Sindiso Khumalo, Tomo Koizumi, Supriya Lele, and Chopova Lowena. The highly anticipated Final which was to be held on June 5, 2020, at the Louis...
Sandro launches Solidarity T-shirt to raise money for the...
Sandro is the latest brand to join the Fashion industry’s fight against the spread of the Coronavirus. The Parisian ready-to-wear label Sandro has designed a Solidarity T-shirt featuring the message “Stand together” and “Stronger together”, respectively for...
LVMH’s acquisition of Tiffany And Co. pushed back d...
LVMH’s acquisition of Tiffany for a whopping $16.2 billion which was announced last November and was expected to be finalized in the middle of 2020 has been delayed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The iconic global luxury jeweler said on Wednesday that Australian regulators have sought...
Vogue Italia Releases Blank White Cover for its April iss...
For the first time in its history of over a hundred years, Vogue Italia’s April issue features a totally white cover. Titled the #Imagine issue it is a tribute to the white coats of the doctors and nurses who are saving lives in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic that continues to...
Vestiaire Collective launches Coronavirus Charity sale
Vestiaire Collective is joining the fight against Coronavirus. The online platform for pre-owned luxury fashion has launched a Charity Sale in partnership with more than 50 influential celebrities to offer luxury pieces from their wardrobes. The list of famous stars includes Kate Moss,...
Burberry joins fight against Coronavirus
Burberry is joining the global effort to combat the outbreak of Coronavirus. The British fashion house will donate over 100,000 surgical masks to the UK National Health Service for use by medical staff. In addition, the fashion house will use its trench coat factory in Castleford, Yorkshire,...
Pirelli cancels its 2021 Calendar donates 100,000 Euros t...
Pirelli has announced the cancellation of the production and launch of its highly anticipated 2020 Calendar in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic. To date, this has only happened twice in Pirelli’s history: in 1967 and from 1975 to 1983. The Italian tyre company also announced that it...
Paris Fashion Week Menswear and Haute Couture Week cancel...
The haute couture and menswear shows of Paris Fashion Week which were originally slated to take place this summer have been canceled in the wake of the pandemic. The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the governing body for the French fashion industry announced that ‘In light...