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Dior Creates Essentials Capsule Collection for Boys
Two years ago, renowned designer, Kim Jones, left Louis Vuitton to become the artistic director for Dior Men. One year later, he released the Essentials collection, a stylishly eclectic mix of Jones’ streetwear style and Dior’s impeccable tailoring. Now, the fashion house has introduced this coll…
Is Gucci’s Break From Luxury Tradition the Right Move?
Resale is a taboo in the luxury industry. While brands have mostly remained out of the pre-owned or resale conversation, the general approach to such a prestige and perception driven industry has been to ignore the elephant in the room or to speak up against the spectre of counterfeit goods and p…
Gaming and Luxury Brands Collaborate: Perfect Imperfection?
Even before the global pandemic that led to lockdown orders all over the world, luxury brands, especially fashion brands, were already sashaying into the world of gaming. In 2019, Moschino designed a capsule collection for The Sims as well as an equivalent collection that was available to buy. In…
SA’s Sindiso Khumalo Wins Green Award for Her Contribution to Sustainable Fashion
It has been quite the year for South Africa’s Sindiso Khumalo. In April, the sustainable fashion and textile designer, along with seven other finalists, was awarded the LVMH prize. Now, she has been awarded Green Carpet’s Independent Designer award which honours creatives who practice sustainabil…
Is Vegan Leather the Future of Fashion and Style?
As the world continues to suffer the effects of climate change caused mainly by human activities, there is an increased focus on ways to limit any action that contributes to the destruction of the only planet we can call home for now. Almost every industry that contributes to global economies has…
‘No Strings Attached’, Moschino’s SS21 Show for Milan Fashion Week was 100% Puppets!
Thanks or No Thanks to the now-infamous Coronavirus, most fashion shows evolved into digital or hybrid shows featuring invisible models on a 3D stage; physical shows in the thick of forests or in the middle of nature; and now, a puppet show with a puppet audience to boot. Wittily titled No String…
Lewis Hamilton Collaborates with Tommy Hilfiger: Release a ‘Style For All’
There is something about collaborations. It marries the skills, thoughts and talents of the participating parties to create truly unique products that stand high above the rest. When the collaboration is between one of the best drivers in the history of Formula One, and one of the biggest names i…
Diversity & Inclusion: Milan Fashion Week Includes Designers of African Descent
With the demand for more inclusivity in every industry, and the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement all over the world, talents who would have been made to take a back seat in their field or who would have found it particularly difficult to break through other acts to reach their audien…
Vogue Announces Chioma Nnadi as Vogue.com Editor
Monday morning, Anna Wintour announced through an e-mail naming Chioma Nnadi as the editor for vogue.com. Anna Wintour, of course, remains the artistic director of Condé Nast and the Editor-in-chief of Vogue, but this position puts Nnadi in charge of all Vogue’s digital content as compared to he…