Luxury fashion Via Pexels Latin America‘s fashion industry is drawing heightened interest from global brands as new estimates project the sector could reach $156 billion by 2029, according to reporting from Montenapo Daily. The projection marks a sharp acceleration from current levels and reflects long-term structural shifts, including population growth, urbanization, rising disposable income, and…
The second annual Fashion Awards Ball was held last year on Nov. 22, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Tony Bentivegna Fashion Week Columbus is following up its fall events with the third annual Fashion Awards Ball, a celebration of creativity and design in central Ohio’s fashion community. The gala will be held Friday at the Columbus…
Days after Shein opened its first location in Paris, France, is threatening to ban the Chinese fast-fashion giant. The threat follows months of hand-wringing over Shein’s growing footprint in France, topped off by the discovery of child-like sex dolls and weapons from third-party sellers on its website and on its third-party online marketplace. With the…
Sustainability has had a pretty rough go of it these last few years. Despite major strides in the right direction, the push for a greener future has been dealt several devastating blows from a fraught supply chain, economic headwinds and political setbacks. Fashion, a notoriously unfriendly industry for the environment, is no exception. Last week,…
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66 Runways and seasonal collections don’t drive fashion’s power anymore. The industry has pushed into technology, entertainment, and art, building cultural and economic dominance through these partnerships. What started as clothing has morphed into a web of symbols, tech innovations, and cultural capital. Tech Is Fashion’s New RunwayFashion brands pour cash into tech partnerships…
Emma Stone channeled Gwyneth Paltrow in a daring silk Donna Karan co-ord set from the iconic film Great Expectations! That’s the basic gist of every tweet and headline written about the look. There will be more, as there always is when celebrities reach back in time and pluck outfits from obscurity, “channeling” the who’s who…
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman October 22, 2025 Grace Wales Bonner is the first Black woman to lead design at any major fashion house. The appointment of Hermès’ new menswear chief represents a significant milestone for diversity. The historic British fashion brand has announced that Jamaican-British designer Grace Wales Bonner will take over for their men’s collections….
For over a decade, Grace Wales Bonner has been a creative force in the fashion industry, breaking down gender barriers with her designs and runway shows. Namely, her spring/summer 2018 show for her eponymous label, where she embraced queer Black male culture and took inspiration from James Baldwin’s 1956 novel Giovanni’s Room. She’ll get to…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 20: (L-R) Julia Fox, Maryanne Grisz, Law Roach and Iris Van Herpen attend the 41st Annual FGI Night of Stars at The Rainbow Room on October 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Fashion Group International [FGI]…