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Venture capitalists, as a group, aren’t exactly notorious for their keen fashion sense, but many have taken a strong interest in backing startups that thread AI technology into the apparel industry. Overall numbers are still relatively small for this emerging sector, but venture investment in fashion-related AI startups has risen or held steady in the…
I live for summer. Outdoor concerts, rooftop cocktails, farmers market strolls, tropical vacations — you name it, I do it. And as someone who also loves revamping my wardrobe at the slightest change in temperature, I, of course, feel the need to do that during the warm summer months. As a petite woman who stands…
A report from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has called out many major fashion brands for their harmful labor practices. What’s happening? Al Jazeera stated that the report, titled The Missing Thread, looked at 65 global fashion brands. Forty-four of them had previously pledged to reduce carbon emissions, but none of them created…
Photos by Mel Ottenberg. SUNDAY 4:28 PM JULY 6, 2025 PARIS On Sunday evening at the Celine atelier in Paris, Michael Rider made his long-awaited return to the label where he once worked under Phoebe Philo as design director—this time as the one calling the shots. Presenting both mens and womenswear, Rider paid homage to…
Most Wanted is a weekly series in which one editor, staffer, or influencer shares their top 30 must-haves or current wish-list items. Call me crazy all you want for already starting to build my fall wardrobe, but anyone who’s attempted to do so starting in actual autumn knows 1.) how stressful it can be and…
Haute Couture Week is the dizzying pinnacle of Parisian fashion, where a rareified handful of houses and designers – each one meticulously vetted by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode – are allowed to show on schedule, abiding by a strict set of rules. At heart, these centre around haute couture’s…
Fashion is always entangled with people’s everyday lives. In a literal sense, this comes down to the way we regularly interact with clothes. But the most enduring designs are the ones that derive inspiration from the way we move throughout the world and go about our daily adventures. Cartier’s Aldo Cipullo took influence from screwdrivers…
Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here CNN — Amid a record-breaking heatwave in the City of Lights — with temperatures so high the Eiffel Tower summit was closed to tourists last week — fashion designers prepare their pièce de résistance for Paris…
From 15 to 17 September 2025, 1300 textile and apparel manufacturers from more than thirty countries are expected at the Paris-Le-Bourget Exhibition Center, for the 57th edition of Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris – a key event for European and international fashion brands, offering exceptional sourcing opportunities. From September 15-17, 2025, Texworld & Apparel Sourcing Paris…
Amid mounting backlash over alleged cultural appropriation, Italian luxury fashion house Prada will hold a virtual meeting with the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MACCIA) on July 11, 2025, to explore a potential collaboration. If successful, this initiative could mark a rare instance of equitable engagement between global fashion brands and traditional artisans….