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LIM College opens applications for student summer course

The New York based LIM College has announced the opening of applications for its Summer Fashion Academy pre-college program, an opportunity for high school students to explore career paths in fashion business and whether this school is the right match for them. For the summer program, a combination of online and in-person courses and workshops...

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CFDA launches Runway360

This September, the CFDA will launch RUNWAY360, a unique and innovative digital platform developed to support American designers by bringing together every aspect of a collection launch in a one-stop-shop environment. The groundbreaking portal incorporates key aspects of the designer business, from show to press, sales, and consumer activations,...

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Kenzo unveils first boutique designed by Felipe Oliveira Baptista

Kenzo has opened its inaugural US flagship in New York City, marking the first Kenzo boutique in the world designed by creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista. Located in Soho at the corner of Grand and Mercer streets, the new “dynamic concept” from Baptista embraces the historic cast-iron façade building emblematic of the downtown...

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AREA FW20 Runway Show

Designers Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk created an intense, glamorous collection for Fall 2020. Exploring different fabrics, highlighting the signature crystal chains through all the collection, and showcasing numerous diverse themes of inspiration, this show was unlike others seen before. Architectural, eclectic, voluminous pieces have...

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Loewe opens first retail store in New York City

Spanish fashion house Loewe has touched down in New York with a new retail location on Greene Street in SoHo. This is the luxury brand’s first store in the U.S. fashion capital. Though Loewe first started as a collective of craftsmen creating high-quality leather goods, including its now-signature handbags, the brand expanded into ready-to-wear...

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Tommy Hilfiger ‘TommyNow’ show to return to New York

Tommy Hilfiger is bringing back his experimental catwalk event ‘TommyNow’ back to New York City to showcase the autumn 2019 Tommy x Zendaya collaborative collection. The ‘see now, buy now’ showcase will take place during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, September 8, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and will present the second collection...

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Ganni to open first U.S. stores in New York and Los Angeles

Copenhagen-based women’s ready-to-wear label Ganni is touching down in the United States. Not long after expanding its e-commerce reach to the U.S. — the brand began offering U.S. shipping in May 2018 — the brand will be opening its first-ever U.S. stores in New York and Los Angeles, according to Fashionista. A brand popular among fashion social...

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Dispute erupts over New York fur ban proposal

A proposal to ban the sale of fur in New York has pitted animal rights advocates against an unexpected alliance of local industry figures and minority groups who say wearing fur is an important cultural marker. Separated by police, hundreds of protesters on both sides of the debate squared off outside City Hall on Wednesday as the city council...

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Proposed legislation aims to ban fur sales in New York

New York Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal has introduced a bill proposing to make it illegal to “sell, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, give, donate, or otherwise distribute a fur product” in the state of New York by 2021. “Increasingly, consumers are looking to make ethical and sustainable purchases -- fur is neither of those”, said...

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Proenza Schouler show celebrates New York and protests

The US womenswear label Proenza Schouler channeled the energy of New York and its recent political protests at its final runway show in the Big Apple on Monday before relocating to Paris. "For us it was a celebration of everything we love about New York. It was our idea of New York really, the energy," said Lazaro Hernandez, who co-founded the...

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Chinese designer lights up NY with gender bending show

Chinese designer Calvin Luo may be only 21, but his gender bending New York runway show and display of app-controlled LED technology drew a packed house in New York Monday. There were his n' hers mix and match: sharply tailored jackets, pants and gauze mesh tops created for "young boys, young girls who have a very strong attitude," as he told...

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Beijing beats New York as world billionaire capital

Beijing has surpassed New York City to become the "billionaire capital of the world" with 100 resident billionaires to the US business and cultural capital's 95, a survey showed. The number of Beijing billionaires rose by 32 from last year, while New York's tally rose by just four, according to the Hurun Report, a China-based publisher of luxury...