Michael Kors has announced they will be cutting back on sales of their handbags and accessories to retailers in North America as they try and preserve their luxury identity. Despite the challenges they face in retaining their position as a luxury brand, the company has posted their strongest quarterly sales growth in over a year. Shares were up 7.5 percent in trading on Wednesday afternoon at 45 dollars and 93 cents. "We believe that the North America retail environment remains highly pr

Gucci has announced the launch of their DIY (Do It Yourself) service that will enable customers to personalize selected products. The first phase of this new program was launched on May 25 in Milan at the Gucci flagship store on Montenapoleone. It will be rolled-out globally to other Gucci boutiques in major fashion cities. The DIY service will eventually be extended to Gucci's Ace sneakers and Princetown shoes, as well as select men's and women's ready to wear pieces, and Gucci's men's made

The Science Museum in London has partnered with the European Space Agency to host ‘Couture in Orbit’ a catwalk project that challenged students from five fashion schools across Europe to create outfits inspired by space flight. The only UK institution to be selected was Ravensbourne from London, who featured alongside Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Téchniques de la Mode in Paris and Berlin, Milan’s Politecnico, and Copenhagen’s Fashion Design Akademies, with each city chosen to mark the five E

Fashion designers including London-based Bora Aksu took over Helsinki Airport with a one-of-a-kind fashion show on the airport's runway, to promote the Finnish airports convenient transfers between Europe and Asia. Organised by Finnair and Finavia, the catwalk show feature seven top designers from Europe and Asia, with London Fashion Week designer Bora Aksu showcasing his collections alongside Shangguan Zhe from China, Henrik Vibskov from Denmark, Anders Haal from Sweden, Heikki Salonen from

Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière showed his Cruise collection 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The show took place on Saturday May 28 in the Museum of Contemporary art (MAC) of Niterói. “Being able to show a fashion collection in such an architecturally powerful space is a sensorial experience,” said Ghesquire. Ghesquière seems inspired by the worlds of sports, and the 2017 Cruise collection also pays homage to two major Brazilian artists: Hélio Oiticica, founder of the “neo-

Although the plight and needs of the millions of garment workers serving in the fashion industry’s supply chain remain well documented, it seems as if concrete changes concerning labor and human rights have yet to occur. In spite of fast fashion retailers Gap and H&M social and sustainable commitments concerning workers rights, wages, and work conditions, two new reports from the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), an international alliance of trade unions and labour rights activists, highlight

House of Fraser is launching a new womenswear in-house brand this September called Maison De Nimes, inspired by the “casual living of coast-to-coast living”. Designed and curated in-house, the Maison de Nimes focuses around offering women a product that is easy to outfit build for an ‘off duty’ look, with denim and casual separates inspired by Southern-Californian dressing at the heart of the brand. House of Fraser, director of womenswear fashion design and accessories, Jakki Pay, said: “M

Alexander Wang is the latest designer to be hit by the see-now-buy-now trend. For his resort 2017 line, he will show his collection to press and retailers like he usually does in June, but will keep the images and reviews under embargo until the collection ships in November. While a lot of designers are experimenting with the see-now-buy-now model, including other contemporary brands like Rebecca Minkoff, Wang is doing so a little differently from his competitors. He will be showing a select

Take on elegant fashions this summer with the release of J. Crew’s June 2016 style guide. For one of the shoots, the American fashion brand jetted to Cape Town, South Africa, for an on location story serving some serious wanderlust vibes. Models Queeny van der Zande and Gracie Carvalho wear monochromatic looks in a color palette of black and white for the stylish snaps. From lightweight sweaters to strappy sandals to bold stripes, discover some more summer outfit inspiration from J. Crew below.

NikeLab unveiled their upcoming sportsline with Olivier Rousteing today. The collection, called Football Nouveau, shows the love Balmain's creative director has for close-fitting silhouettes and football. In addition to that, Rousteing characteristic gold detailing can be found throughout the collection. Source: Fashion United.