Fashion is seeing lots of darkness these days. However, sometimes there needs to be a lot of darkness in order for the light to feel so good when it finally shines. Most light only happens with some sort of a connection. Which is exactly what #FashionOurFuture did – it connected one of fashion’s biggest fights
What would Pavlov and his dogs say about fast fashion? They would say stop salivating at the mouth over those Zara boots – they won’t keep your chic little toes very warm, or last you till next Fall. In her book Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, Dana Thomas makes
On the surface, the fashion industry is increasingly hiring more diverse and inclusive models and other industry savvies. This means more covers, more campaigns or shows – however the outcome of Business of Fashion’s BoF 500 proves that from within, the industry remains controlled by some caliber of old-fashioned systems. The event is hosted to
To be quite honest, this didn’t come as too much of a shock. In the age of online unreality, and reading headlines rather extending research, it is easy to slip up on social media. However, I really just cannot comprehend how someone as followed and ‘looked up to’ as Kim Kardashian can be so oblivious
In the era of fake news and headlines, one simply questions whether the fashion world — once known as the ultimate platform of originality and creativity — is no different and just produces clothing, campaigns and content equivalent to a racy headline. The fashion world has changed more than people have even noticed, and a
The chaos surrounding mistrust of politics and establishment has devastated our most dependent form of expression: dressing. Unseen since the 1960s, an era filled with political hope and faith in politicians such as the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, this new era of social paranoia — epitomized in the Trump-era — has seen an interest
Brands such as American Apparel and BCBG are struggling to survive in today’s age of quick demand, fast fashion. However, once rusting brands like Puma and Tommy Hilfiger are growing stronger – and it’s all thanks to the rich and famous and their ability to trend-set. Matt Powell, a sneaker sales analyst, believes that
Just this year, the industry’s most powerful fashion houses have been accused on multiple accounts of stealing ideas from young, student, up-and-coming designers. The fashion world has become very cut and copied, however, the mistreatment that high-end brands have towards students who are vulnerable in the industry has become almost a norm. Fashion students obviously
