Articles by Esmee Blaazer
Esmée Blaazer (1988) studied Fashion Management at TMO European Business School and has worked at FashionUnited since 2009. Over the years, she has held various editorial roles. As Project Manager, she now writes background stories, explaining matters and processes of the fashion industry to newcomers in the sector and students. Topics that are regularly discussed are the future of fashion, sustainability, circularity and legislation. Esmée is also involved in exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the newsroom.
A Guide to the Dutch Fashion Market
BACKGROUND - For anyone looking to start or expand a fashion business in the Netherlands, here is a guide to the Dutch fashion market. Details on the market itself and everything that goes with it such as the shopping behaviour and desires of Dutch consumers, shopping streets, online shopping and, of course, sustainability. Publication date:...
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Spotted on the catwalk: Pantone's colors of the year 2021
The colors Ultimate Gray and Illuminating have been named by Pantone as the colors of the year 2021. A cheerful 'Illuminating' yellow and a cool gray, 'Ultimate Gray', which when combined create an "ambitious color combination," explains Pantone, "combining deeper feelings of thoughtfulness with the optimistic promise of a sunny day". The two...
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Web summit on what comes after retail's "Era of Experience"
Lisbon - Physical retail and online, or physical versus online. According to Annia Spiliopoulos, Global CEO of the British luxury jewellery brand Links of London and Annastasia Seebohm, Group CEO of the British concierge service Quintessentially (a luxury lifestyle management service for its affiliated members), the luxury market is about the...
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Web Summit: the future of retail according to Tommy Hilfiger
Lisbon - "We believe in digitisation. Digital is the new future. It is the new norm. We implement it in all facets of our company, from product innovation in 3D design to artificial influencers," reports Daniel Grieder, CEO Tommy Hilfiger Global & PVH Europe during the internet technology congress Web Summit in Lisbon, where on Thursday the...
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These are the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2019
The Fashion Awards 2019 nominees have been announced by the British Fashion Council (BFC) in London, according to a press release. Bottega Veneta, the fashion house that gained great popularity under the creative direction of Daniel Lee, has been nominated in four categories, including 'Brand of the year' and 'Designer of the year'. Loewe and...
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Spotted on the catwalks: Pantone's SS20 fashion colours
"Colorful favorites coupled with seasonal shades come together to create a palette of modern color classics," sums up Pantone's Spring/Summer 2020 NYFW colour palette consisting of twelve fashionable colours. “Combining our desire for stability, creativity, and more spontaneous design approaches, the color palette for Spring/Summer 2020 infuses...
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Spotted on the Catwalk: Key Colors at New York Fashion Week AW19
The “Pronounced and powerful" color trends for fall/winter 2019/20 highlighted by the Pantone Color Institute were easy to spot on the runways at New York Fashion Week that concluded last week. Collections of designers presenting during the 7-day event reflected “an emergence of confidence” through a bold visceral palette of colors. "This color...
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Spotted on the runway: Colour of the year 2019, Living Coral
Colour Institute Pantone has named Living Coral Colour of the Year 2019. “An animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone”, also known as the colour Pantone 16-1546. The colour appeared on Pantone’s shortlist for spring/summer 2019, based on the colours that appeared on the New York Fashion Week catwalk. Pantone 16-1546...
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Spotted on the NYFW catwalk: Pantone’s “empowering” colors
Earlier this week, Pantone shared the top 12 shades it predicted fashion designers to use in their Spring/Summer 2019 collections. In its biannual report, Pantone forecasted the colors of the season to be “empowering” and full of “confidence and spirit”. ...And they were right. FashionUnited spotted all of Pantone’s predicted colors on the...
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Recap: Copenhagen Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2019
After New York, London, Milan and Paris, it was time for Copenhagen to host its fashion week, earlier this month. Curious about what happened there? FashionUnited highlights three brands you should know. Blanche: sustainable denim Blanche is an “eco-conscious” women’s denim label launched last year in Copenhagen by Mette Fredin and Melissa Bech....
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