The Black in Fashion Council and Fred Segal have come together to launch a new annual design contest for early-stage businesses. Three winners will be named for Season Zero: First place will get $10,000, a pop-up at the Fred Segal flagship in West Hollywood in the spring and mentorship from both the retailer and the Black in Fashion […]
As fashion manufacturers continue to re-open from lockdown, acclimate to new facility standards, and ramp up business for the upcoming fashion production season, the CFDA and NYCEDC introduce the “Workforce Relief Collective,” a new business development program that offers resources to manufacturers and their workers to confront and alleviate hurdles they face as they navigate […]
Makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic — known to his nearly 8 million Instagram fans as simply @makeupbymario, has an inspiring story of finding mega success as a first-generation American who worked his way up from being a teenage Sephora retail employee to world-renowned, Kardashian-beloved makeup artist. But no part of Dedivanovic seems willing to rest on his […]
Throughout her storied career on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would wear eye-catching neckwear — typically jabots or collars — over her robe, to communicate how she felt about or where she stood on specific rulings. It became a part of her uniform on the bench. “You know, the standard robe is made for a man […]
Due to factory shutdowns earlier this year, designers have had to get resourceful for Spring 2021. Dolce & Gabbana exercised its thrifty muscle by showing a patchwork-heavy collection at Milan Fashion Week, complete with just about every fabric and pattern that exists. Each look resembled a DIY crafts project. There were stripes peppered with polka dots, which were then layered […]
It would not be an understatement to say that fashion’s most anticipated runway show of the year had to be Prada’s Spring 2021 outing, where Raf Simons was set to make his debut as co-creative director alongside Miuccia Prada. The announcement made in February that one of the industry’s beloved designers would be joining one of its highest revered houses sent […]
“Darling it’s better, down where it’s wetter” — take it from Donatella Versace. Last week, the designer presented an “under the sea”-inspired Spring 2021 collection on the runway during Milan Fashion Week. The show did have an audience, but it was only made up of Versace employees (all of whom tested negative for Covid-19 prior to the presentation, according to the brand). The rest […]
The Spring 2021 runways in New York suggested that we’ll still be craving loose, fleece-lined pants and silky, stay-in-bed separates come March, but the London shows were all about clothes that make you excited about leaving the house. There were a plethora of party dresses adorned with feathers and vibrant swirls of fabric, along with floor-sweeping gowns done in a look-at-me shade […]
This week, on National Voter Registration Day, Saks Fifth Avenue unveiled a new display at its highly-trafficked Fifth Avenue flagship windows. It chronicles different voting milestones through U.S. history. It’s timely, and it’s not just for optics: Inside, the retailer has set up a booth where customers can register to vote, print absentee ballot applications […]
Rihanna was ahead of her time last year when she partnered with Amazon Prime to release a digital fashion show for her Savage X Fenty lingerie line. While there was a live audience of fashion folks in attendance during filming then, this year we’ll all be watching the sure-to-be-incredible show unfold safely from home at the […]