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Young brands in vogue at New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week got underway Friday with several big names absent from the runway but a calendar packed full of young designers and emerging labels -- increasingly the event's trademark. Rodarte opened the Fall-Winter 2023 parade, one of the few major brands to return this year. Rodarte, the upscale brand of California sisters Kate and...

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New York fashion week SS23 best accessories

The accessory categories, including footwear and handbags, are an important part of any retail assortment, and the runway season is the time we get to see a brand’s new styles. Fendi chose to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their iconic ‘baguette’ bag during NYFW. Designer Kim Jones explained that as the bag was an integral part of the...

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Against all odds 6 Ukrainian designers present collections during NYFW

Six Ukrainian designers presented their collections this NYFW at an event entitled Kyiv Art & Fashion Days hosted at the Mastercard Tech Hub on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. The event’s goal was to help sustain the businesses of these creative entrepreneurs following the devastation of the war in Ukraine which left many of them refugees in foreign...

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90s Glam and activism on display at New York Fashion Week

Glamour on the one hand, activism on the other: designers Tory Burch and Gabriela Hearst showcased two different approaches to New York Fashion Week on Tuesday. Tory Burch SS23, Catwalkpictures 'Richness and minimalism' American designer Burch offered New York a vintage-inspired collection that veered away from her well-known prints and bright...

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Tommy Hilfiger returns to NYFW with a new logo and metaverse focus

With a new logo and eyes on the metaverse, Tommy Hilfiger returned to New York's Fashion Week, presenting a collection that seeks to reinvent his brand. The American designer had not shown a collection on the catwalks of New York in three years, among the heavy-hitters including Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein who opted out. "We started the brand...

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Double Take adaptive runway asks industry to look again at DEI commitment

The Double Take runway show was a unique event which precluded New York Fashion Week by one day. Sponsored by Genentech to promote disability visibility, it featured models from the SMA community who collaborated with Open Style Lab, the nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to creating functional yet stylish solutions for and...

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Afterpay launches NTF ‘Keys’ for consumers to unlock NYFW

Buy now, pay later payment service Afterpay is continuing its partnership with IMG for New York Fashion Week for a third season by offering consumers NFT ‘keys’ to unlock New York Fashion Week. Afterpay has teamed up with designers Altu by Joseph Altuzarra, AnOnlyChild, Jonathan Simkhai, Kim Shui and The Blonds to launch limited-edition NFT ‘...

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FW22: the top five trends store buyers need to know from NYFW

At the Fall/Winter 2022 New York ready-to-wear collections, a post-pandemic energy surrounded the newer designers and included many fresh looks from more established brands. In sum there was a rejection of the past two years of comfort dressing, while still offering lots of commercial possibilities. Here are the top five trends store buyers...

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New York fashion week 2022 trends

As both consumers and designers emerge from the pandemic, new mindsets are forming around fashion. Collections that focused on personality and individuality, the real lives of their audiences, and their wants and needs introduced a winning combination of both practicality, functionality and versatility, and an expressive, playful, creative...

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Key NYMD Takeaways from Manufacturing to Masculinity

New York Fashion Week commenced with the bi-annual showcase of emerging menswear designers at New York Men’s Day (NYMD), now in its 17th season of introducing new talent to the city’s veteran fashion community. One such veteran, Perry Ellis, relaunched its Perry Ellis America label at the show, alongside eight up-and-coming brands that were also...

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NYFW Fall/Winter 2022: Newcomers pushing sustainable fashion

Two years after losing her job in fashion due to the pandemic, Emma Gage founded her own brand, Melke, that debuted at this season's New York Fashion Week with an emphasis on sustainability. The 26-year-old from Minnesota is not the first to bet on this trend, at a moment when the fashion industry has faced criticism for its environmental...

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NYFW FW22 kicks off despite pandemic

Experimentation, play, and glitter: a coronavirus-impacted New York Fashion Week got underway Friday with Fall/Winter 2022 shows by Proenza Schouler and Christian Cowan. In its collection, presented in an art gallery in Manhattan's trendy East Village, New York brand Proenza Schouler played with shape, contrasting fitted waists with loose or...