Kate Spade, the designer who built a fashion empire on the popularity of her signature handbags before selling the brand, was found dead in her New York City apartment on Tuesday morning in an apparent…
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Legendary dressmaker Azzedine Alaia gets London tribute
An exhibition dedicated to French-Tunisian dressmaker Azzedine Alaia — lauded for his trademark zipped and bandage dresses — opens in London this week, six months after his death aged 82. Among the dresses on display…
Fashion label dies with us, say Dolce and Gabbana
Italian fashion icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said Thursday that their famed Dolce & Gabbana label would die with them. “Once we’re dead, we’re dead. I don’t want a Japanese designer to start designing…
Lacoste swaps its crocodile for logos of endangered species
French fashion brand Lacoste on Wednesday swapped the crocodile logo on its shirts for the first time in its history for 10 of the most endangered species on the planet. The green Lacoste crocodile —…
Kenyan Footwear Giant continues search for the ultimate Designers Apprentice
On September 11 2017, Bata’s President for Africa Alberto Errico welcomed four aspiring young designers from the University of Nairobi and the Technical University of Kenya as part of the new “Bata Designers Apprentice” competition….
Palestinian fashion designer breathes new life into tradition
Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking processes of cross-stitching and embroidery with a laptop computer and printed fabric. Taking inspiration from traditional Palestinian patterns, Tahhan…
Why wait? Burberry joins designers selling off the catwalk
Burberry will join a raft of top brands Monday in selling clothes straight from the catwalk, but the “see now, buy now” trend transforming fashion presents a challenge to smaller designers. For an industry driven…
Kanye West upsets fellow fashion designers
Kanye West has upset designers after announcing a surprise New York Fashion Week show. The ‘Bound 2’ rapper will be previewing the second season of his Kanye West X Adidas Originals Collection on Wednesday (16.09.15)…
Punk legend: Vivienne Westwood tells her story
Grande dame of fashion, co-founder of punk, outspoken campaigner — Vivienne Westwood has seen it all. But at 73, she wants to set the record straight. The British designer’s authorised biography, published this week, gives…
Victoria Beckham believes fashion made her successful
Victoria Beckham feels successful after becoming a fashion designer. The 40-year-old – who was part of popular 90s girl band, The Spice Girls – has revealed that she only ever felt famous during the band’s…