Skipping the runway this season has at least one upside: designers have let their imagination run riot with digital presentations that would be impossible to pull off in real life. How else would you ever see Bella Hadid, in the…
Read MoreRalph Lauren to Offer Customized Packable Jackets
Ralph Lauren customers will have a new way to stay warm this winter while flexing their creative muscle. The brand on Thursday will extend its popular custom program to one of its best-selling outerwear pieces: the packable quilted jacket. The…
Read MoreAllbirds Launching Apparel With Sustainable Essentials Collection
Allbirds is finally taking the plunge into apparel. The four-year-old brand, which has raised more than $200 million in funding as well as the consciousness of its customers with its sustainability message, will launch a tight capsule of T-shirts, sweaters…
Read MoreAdaptive Fashion Fights Stigmas Among People With Disabilities
Emma Butler wants to see more lingerie options for women with disabilities — like side-opening underwear, magnetic bras and velcro closures — but in fashionable, sexy designs. That’s why the Rhode Island resident started Intimately, a lingerie e-tailer and blog…
Read MoreNorma Kamali Has Penned a Book, ‘I Am Invincible’
Norma Kamali is adding author to her repertoire. The 75-year-old designer has written her first book, “I Am Invincible,” that comes out in February and chronicles her personal and professional life. In her memoir/guidebook, Kamali lays out a blueprint on…
Read MoreJunya Watanabe RTW Spring 2021
Galleries Collection After presenting his spring men’s collection in book form, Junya Watanabe chose an installation and photo series to reveal his women’s offering. The installation, held at Comme des Garçons’ Tokyo offices, featured the collection styled on a room…
Read MoreNoir Kei Ninomiya RTW Spring 2021
Galleries Collection The Comme des Garçons offices in Tokyo have been something of a revolving door for small fashion shows over the last several weeks, with Kei Ninomiya being the latest to present his collection there. The Noir designer made…
Read MoreThe Improbable, Slightly Surreal, Plan to Save Fashion’s Printed Matter
The three men arrived at the front door of Steven Mark Klein’s sublet on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on June 29 in full personal protective equipment, ready to pack up his piles: the dusty Seussian towers of paper…
Read MoreLove Letter: Introducing the New Modern Love Podcast
Plus: The latest internet meme driven by love. By Miya Lee The Modern Love podcast is back! Daniel Jones and I will be hosting the new 10-episode season. Every Wednesday until the end of December, we’ll bring you our favorite…
Read MoreVirgil Abloh Launches ‘Free Game’ Mentorship Program
LEADING THE WAY: As part of his ongoing efforts to help upcoming generations, Virgil Abloh has launched a new mentorship series, “Free Game.” The initiative is in response to the ongoing injustices posed against the Black community, as well as…
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