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Trendstop Fall/Winter2024 Paris Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at the collection highlights from the Fall/Winter 2024 edition of Paris Fashion Week. Designers explored classic feminine codes and the place of women’s fashion in a modern era ruled by digital platforms and global uncertainty. Traditional ready-to-wear pieces and heritage thematics were reworked,...

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Seaside Chanel, Louis Vuitton pussyhats at Paris Fashion Week

The last day of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday saw Chanel take a trip back to its seaside origins, while Louis Vuitton looked to a space-age future that also included a luxury take on the "pussyhat". Chanel's show was dedicated to the northern French seaside town of Deauville where its founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opened her first boutique in...

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Two of fashion's most sustainable designers present at Paris fashion week

Eco-responsible fashion conscious designers presented their autumn-winter collections on Monday, the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week. CAPTION: Stella McCartney presentation at Paris fashion week Fall/Winter 2024. Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Vegan Stella McCartney With her father and his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr watching from the...

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Sheer in show: Nude look dominates Paris fashion week

The trend for see-through clothes has dominated Paris Fashion Week which ends Tuesday, showing that demand for revealing outfits is still going strong despite practical and even legal challenges. From pop star Dua Lipa's undie-showing dress at the "Barbie" premiere to Rihanna on the front row in a netted babydoll dress, the nude look was...

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Trendstop Fall/Winter2024 Milan Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at Milan Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection highlights. Joy and strength were Milan Fashion Week’s watch words as designers explored how fashion can play its part in bringing a sense of positivity to difficult times. Marking a time of renewal and starting afresh, collections were injected...

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Mossi Traore brings France's forgotten suburbs to Paris fashion week

Mossi Traore is the only French designer in the official Paris fashion week line-up to operate outside the chi-chi boulevards of the capital, staying faithful to the mixed suburb where he grew up. For more snobbish Parisians, the "banlieues" -- including commuter towns like Villiers-sur-Marne -- conjure images of urban riots and drab tower...

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Why fast fashion 'recycling' is not saving the planet

In H&M's flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that don't claim to be made from "recycled materials". Last year, 79 percent of the polyester in its collections came from recycled materials, and next year it wants it all to be recycled. The Swedish fast fashion giant told AFP that recycled material allows the "industry to reduce its...

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Item of the week: the pastel dress

What it is: Pastels are a somewhat predictable colour shade for the spring/summer season, yet their prominence on the 2024 runways over this period could not be doubted. The look was not limited to one colour either. Turquoise, baby pink, sky blue, citrus yellow and lavender were just some of the ways in which pastel was adopted, with each of...

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Balletcore, dunes and vamps at Paris couture week

Dior haute couture show SS24, Credit: Launchmetrics Haute couture week in Paris showcases the fashion world's most elite outfits -- one-off, made-to-measure creations that the labels hope will adorn red carpets and high society events around the world. Here are some of the highlights from four days of shows in the French capital. Balletcore...

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Evaluating the sustainability efforts of 5 leading denim brands

Jeans are a mainstay of holiday shopping gift lists but denim has traditionally always been top of the list of the most polluting and wasteful fashion sectors. With over 1 billion pairs of jeans sold annually, in an intensely competitive market, it can be difficult to know where to start as a sustainably-minded shopper. FashionUnited chose five...

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Sao Paulo fw24 runway trends: latte dressing, technical fabrics and more

Sao Paulo Fashion Week is arguably the most important fashion event in Latin America. It has also become known as a prominent forum for diversity and sustainability. In recent seasons, curve models and ‘real’ people have increasingly been seen on the Sao Paulo runways and since 2020, designers have been required to show at least 50% of their...

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Gucci design studio strikes move to Milan

Some 40 artisans from Gucci's design studio downed tools Monday in the creatives' first ever strike, held over plans to move much of the team from Rome to Milan. The Italian luxury brand, owned by French group Kering, said in October it was transferring 153 of its 219 design employees from the capital to Milan, a move the strikers claim is "a...