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5 Brands launching Pride Collections with a Difference

June is the month of Pride and some brands are doing more than lip service and making inclusivity a priority. For the past several years, a plethora of brands from high street to sportswear to luxury, have unveiled collections and collaborations that directly benefit the LGBTQIA+ community, either through awareness or donating to relevant...

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Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald joins The Walt Disney board

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald has been elected to The Walt Disney Company board of directors. McDonald has been leading the athleisure brand since August 2018 and is also a member of Lululemon’s board of directors. Previously, McDonald served as president and CEO of Americas for Sephora, within the LVMH family of global luxury brands. Robert A....

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Disney launches collection with BoohooMan

Global online retailer BoohooMan has launched its first co-branded line with Disney, which marks the retailer’s first-ever lifestyle collaboration featuring the iconic Mickey Mouse. The exclusive collaboration draws inspiration from 90’s streetwear, featuring denim jackets, tracksuits, and T-shirts in a classic colour palette of red, white,...

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Aldo Group files for bankruptcy protection

Canadian footwear retail chain Aldo has filed for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada to stabilise the business. The court restructuring process began last week in Canada, explained Aldo, and it was seeking similar protections in the United States and in Switzerland, to help it stabilise the company in...

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Mickey Mouse gets the Gucci treatment

In celebration for the upcoming Chinese New Year—which starts on Jan. 25 and will be the Year of the Rat—Gucci has created a collaboration featuring the most notable rodent in pop culture: Mickey Mouse. The Italian fashion house has created a capsule collection featuring Walt Disney’s iconic character, which is available in stores and online....

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Saks Fifth Avenue teams with Disney for holiday window display

With the launch of the Disney+ streaming service, Disney is everywhere this month - including in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue. The iconic New York department store collaborated with the global media company for its annual holiday window display, which was announced today and will officially be unveiled on November 25. Inspired by the...

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FIT and Disney on broadway celebrate the duo's exhibition opening

Disney on Broadway continues its 25th anniversary celebration in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology, creating a unique design challenge for students to reimagine contemporary designs for some of Disney on Broadway’s iconic female characters. Source: Fashion institute of technology, YouTube.

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Disney and Olivia von Halle launch collection inspired by 'Maleficent’

Luxury British sleepwear brand Olivia von Halle has teamed up with Disney to launch a 15-piece capsule collection inspired by the studio’s 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' film. The collection, which is Olivia von Halle’s first to be inspired by a movie, takes inspiration from its lead characters - Maleficent played by Angelina Jolie and Aurora...

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Aldo launches Disney collaboration celebrating iconic characters

Aldo is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic disney characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The footwear brand has teamed up with Disney to create a special collection of shoes for men and women, as well as women's accessories that commemorate the animated characters. Featuring pumps, loafers, sneakers, boots, handbags, sunglasses,...

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Video: The Blonds x Disney Villains show in New York Fashion Week

The Blonds x Disney Villains Spring/Summer 2019 Collection Fashion Runway Show at New York Fashion week. Source: Fashionstock, YouTube.

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In pictures: Yoox launches Mary Poppins collection

Disney is launching a Mary Poppins remake starring Emily Blunt in the role of the beloved nanny, and online fashion store Yoox is launching a collection to mark the occasion. Featuring nine retro-inspired items, the collection gives a modern twist to the character’s most iconic looks from the 1930s, including a long wool coat fitted at the waist...

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Happy 90th Birthday Mickey Mouse

Fashion’s love affair with Disney’s Mickey Mouse is stronger than ever, with fast-fashion, streetwear, luxury designers and high-end jewellers, all flocking to be part of the Disney experience as the playful mouse marks 90 years since his first appearance in ‘Steamboat Willie’ on November 18, 1928. As part of the celebration, Disney has asked...