Malone Souliers wants to take the idea of ‘custom-made’ to a whole new level with the launch of a new digital made-to-order platform that allows customers from all over the world create unique designs of their choice. What this means is that buyers using this option have the unique opportunity of…
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Nigerian Emmy Kasbit wins Inaugural Africa Fashion Up Prize in Paris
Nigerian fashion designer, Emmanuel Okoro of Emmy Kasbit has added yet another international award to his portfolio: he has emerged the winner of the inaugural edition of Africa Fashion Up, a showcase for African designers, with his men’s and women’s collection made using traditional West African…
Mulberry x Richard Malone Collection Fuses Sustainable Fashion with Functionality
In line with its celebrations and collections for its 50th anniversary, British fashion brand Mulberry has unveiled a new collection in collaboration with Irish-born and London-based Richard Malone. For the limited edition Mulberry x Richard Malone capsule collection, Malone has reinterpreted two…
Netflix and Shonda Rhimes Bring Bridgerton to Life with Fashion Collaborations
When Shonda Rhimes’ steamy Regency-era drama, Bridgerton, hit Netflix, it became an instant hit, surpassing other popular ones before it like The Queen’s Gambit and The Witcher. Now, it is looking to make its mark in the world of fashion, where it already had an impact with regards to the inspire…
The Dior x Peter Doig AW 21 Collection is Yet Another Fusion of Art and Fashion
It is safe to say that Dior, under the creative direction of menswear artistic director, Kim Jones, is as much a luxury fashion brand as it is an artistically-inclined one. Only last year, it announced that its SS21 collection was created in collaboration with Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo. Now, …
Is Activewear the Newest Category in Luxury Fashion?
The just-concluded Olympics was full of significant and historical moments. For starters, it was the ‘Tokyo 2020’ Olympics that took place in 2021. Then, there were the impressive new records set across different sporting categories. But, for the first time ever, a never-seen-before trend emerged…
LVMH Buys Off-White as Virgil Abloh Takes up Bigger Roles
LVMH has announced its latest buy: purchase of a majority stake in Off-White, the luxury streetwear brand founded by Louis Vuitton’s current menswear creative director, Virgil Abloh, in 2013. Just to be clear, the purchase does not include the operational side of the brand which will still be han…
Salvatore Ferragamo Announces New ‘SF’ Monogram Logo
One feature sets brands apart when you are interacting with their products physically, and that is their logo. For luxury brands, this is usually in the form of a monogram that is almost always an abbreviation of its name. Which may be why Italian luxury brand, Salvatore Ferragamo, has announced …
The Latest Jimmy Choo Shoe Collection, Designed Entirely by Fans
Like Rolls Royce, Jimmy Choo had a brilliant idea during the height of the pandemic last year: get fans involved in a competition that would possibly take their minds off the grim realities of the time by letting them do what they love the most. The Choo Sketch design competition was conceived on…
Birimian x IFM Launch Program for Emerging African Heritage Brands
Birimian has announced a partnership with Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the launch of IFM-Birimian Accelerator x Africa, an innovative acceleration program for emerging African heritage brands in the fashion, accessories, and jewellery sectors. Every year for ten months, the program, fun…