The quintessentially British series of society events know as the Season is one of the other casualties of the global pandemic. The Season runs between April and August, and it includes a series of world-renowned events such as the tennis championships at Wimbledon, Henley Royal Regatta and of course Royal Ascot. In attendance, is not only the...

Luxury streetwear label A-COLD-WALL* has launched a ￡25,000 grant fund to support independent black businesses.?Announced on the brand’s Instagram page, the grant will be divided into 10 individual funds, which will give black-owned businesses ￡2,500 each.?There are currently 10 categories for black businesses to apply in including technology, urban planning, design and engineering, scientific...

Hearst announced the appointment of Samira Nasr as the new editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Harper’s BAZAAR, making her the first black editor in the magazine’s 153-year history.?The announcement marks a return to Hearst Magazines for Nasr, who was ELLE's fashion director for five years, before moving an?executive fashion director role at Vanity Fair in 2018. She has also been style...

The union between Tiffany&Co and LVMH, the largest acquisition that the luxury industry would have ever seen and a marriage that came with a €14.5 billion dowry, has been under scrutiny in the past week. ? LVMH seemed to be having second thoughts as to the benefit of the acquisition, given the steep costs of the operation. Too many variables have...

As ongoing police brutality protests continue around the world, fashion and beauty companies are finally lending a helping hand - whether its through donations to anti-racism organizations or promoting Black creators through their platforms or spreading awareness about educational resources available online and offline.?Nonetheless, what can one do to ensure these efforts aren’t quickly...

Will the voice-operated assistant change the way we shop? ? The first time I came across Amazon’s Alexa, I was amazed by the fact that a voice-operated assistant could work so well. Having Siri on my iPhone, I had never really made use of the voice-operated system integrated inside my phone, as it would often fail to correctly execute my...

Luxury fashion house Burberry has released its preliminary results for the past financial year ending 28th March, revealing the impact of COVID-19 on the business.Although the report discusses positive responses to its SS20 and AW20 collections and sales higher than expected earlier in the year,?the outbreak of COVID-19 in late January negatively affected the financial year. Store closures,...

Already proven to have had quite the start, 2020 is looking tougher by day. In fact, five months into the new year, the Australian fires, Brexit and now the pandemic have put a strain on the fashion industry – one many creative aren’t sure how to recover from.?Now, department stores are struggling more than ever, and some have been forced to file for bankruptcy.New data from IMRG shows that,...

In an official statement released today, Valentino announced that starting from June 1st, Jacopo Venturini will be joining the Maison assuming the role of CEO.Venturini will be succeeding Stefano Sassi, who guided the brand from its heritage to contemporary present day and who has been head of the Roman brand since 2006. “I’m very happy to return for the third time to Valentino, the...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are over two billion disabled people in the world; approximately 25% of the world's population.?When narrowing the scope of focus, large populations of countries as different as India or the US reflect these numbers. A 2018 survey conducted by the US Census Bureau and the CDC accounted for 61...

Brand Finance has published its annual report on global brands' value, and the outcome is relatively gloomy.?It has been estimated that the value loss caused by COVID-19 will be up to US$1 trillion, globally. This is an unexpected and unprecedented situation as the current pandemic has shone a light on how fragile some familiar...

London Fashion Week is known worldwide for its wide selection of independent and up-and-coming brands. In fact, London might be one of the only cities welcoming so many innovative labels and designers.? Last week, a change of direction for London Fashion Week was announced. In fact, for the next 12 months, both womenswear and menswear shows will...

A lot has been written regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the world economy and fashion and luxury brands’ experts have been very proficient in hypothesizing the post-virus era.?It is too early to make decisive statements on the ability of the Chinese market to rebound, given the fact that the world's second-largest economy contracted 6.8% according to official data released on Friday 17th of...

While the future post-crisis is still uncertain, the fashion industry has been hard at work trying to come up with innovative solutions that will bring back customers into shops safely. After all, brick and mortar retail seems to be the sector that has been affected by the crisis the most.Although Vogue launched Global Conversations last week and had Nordstrom’s Pete Nordstrom, Tory Burch’s...

With the majority of the population stuck indoors and the closure of many shops, fast fashion companies are pushing sale after-sale to make up for the loss the pandemic is causing. It is a known fact that the fashion industry is quickly destroying the environment and, although people are now forced to shop less, this kind of behaviour is not allowing...