As a retail company, we are extremely careful and in the South of Italy we have become a landmark for research, limited editions and for educating our customers to purchase, but the 'right' path is very hard to follow. It takes a lot of resources, organization, teamwork, 15 hours of daily work and the right attitude towards an ever-changing market. | | | | | Detail of men's morning robe, circa 1750, Nordiska museet, Stockholm. (Daderot) | | | | | | “As a retail company, we are extremely careful and in the South of Italy we have become a landmark for research, limited editions and for educating our customers to purchase, but the 'right' path is very hard to follow. It takes a lot of resources, organization, teamwork, 15 hours of daily work and the right attitude towards an ever-changing market.”
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| | rantnrave:// New REDEF FashionSET on HAUTE COUTURE. Read for scenes of astonishing craftsmanship, the legacy of the system instituted by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, and profiles of some of couture's most revered designers... Some brilliant scenes of INDIA over the weekend in AMERICA, NEW DELHI, and SHIMLA, where one company is working on patented dye processes for "organic herbal garments with skin fortifying and wellness properties"… With all the talk of domestic manufacturing worldwide, don’t miss MARKETPLACE’s series on manufacturing in the USA. It covers a range of topics. Listen for: the reinvention of a NORTH CAROLINA mill town // a KODAK employee reflecting on shift work // lack of skilled workers in the CITY OF ANGELS, the city with the largest manufacturing presence in the country… More grappling with how people see, shop, and sell fashion. The BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL has reconfigured and tweaked this year’s schedule for LONDON, and it entails more consumer-facing events and a move to the venue 180 STRAND… Demand for fashion creates rippling effects throughout society, and there’s always someone there with enough entrepreneurial ingenuity and force of will to capitalize on it. Perspectives: four Italian storeowners discuss SUPREME ITALIA, and GURAM GVASALIA reflects on OFFICIAL FAKE in SEOUL: "the people who want to buy it, it’s okay, I think... I was always fascinated by what happened with Louis Vuitton. I felt this brand became major when the fake market started to grow for the label." Pointed examples from decades and centuries past remain with us today. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English calicos were, by some standards, a sloppy appropriation of painted and mordant-dyed masterpieces from India, but it made a fashionable look accessible to people of all means. Did anyone care? Bans on Indian textiles only made them more desirable. They drove a whole industry—read INTERWOVEN GLOBE for an intro… Companies, brands, journalists, everyone really, should be thinking about backing up their digital presence. If companies don’t start thinking about this they’ll become STYLE.COM and lose out on momentum from some very dedicated communities following their sites. Nearly all the site's coverage from 2000–2015 is gone, despite impassioned eulogies and all-around adoration. WEBRECORDER.IO is the freshest web archiving service out there (just check the specs), it’s supported by RHIZOME and the MELLON FOUNDATION, and it’s free to use… Remixes: KERING x PARSONS, MAN REPELLER x NET-A-PORTER, and RUTHIE DAVIS x MINIONS... For your perusal: views inside. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| Renowned for turning out some of the most imaginative designers in the Japanese fashion canon -- graduates include couture luminaries Kenzo Takada, Yohji Yamamoto and Hiroko Koshino -- Bunka Fashion College ranked eighth on the list of global fashion schools compiled by Business of Fashion in 2016. Its president for nearly 40 years, Sanae Kosugi, spoke to K magazine. | | |
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| Phyllis Posnick's visually-arresting images have defined her three-decade career. As her archive of work is compiled in a book, the stylist talks to Tim Blanks about her years at "Vogue" and working with Irving Penn. | | |
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| 4 store managers tell us how it all happened and why it is to blame. | | |
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| At 77, Bob Mackie is witty, fascinating, and humble all in nearly equal measure. | | |
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| Vetements CEO Guram Gvasalia on why the fashion world has its eye on South Korea-and why fakes aren’t always a bad thing. | | |
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| The 26-year-old's rare pieces by Raf Simons and Helmut Lang have even impressed Carine Roitfeld -- just don't ask him if any of them are for sale. | | |
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| J.Crew, often a leading indicator for mass-market trends, has just announced a shift that will affect your closet. | | |
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| They fit Khloe, and dammit, they fit me, too. | | |
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| An exhibition at Western Michigan University examines how South African artists are using fashion as a way to either portray individuality or represent communities in their work. | | |
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| We tapped three longstanding Russian sneakerheads to get their thoughts on the country's burgeoning sneaker scene. | | |
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| Black Friday marks the beginning of the Christmas season when thrifty shoppers will spend billions of pounds in an attempt to snatch up the best of the cut-price products on offer. | | |
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| In the commotion of a rapidly expanding city, Vayu is a shopping oasis. | | |
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| I was afraid to talk about my heritage. My daughter is proud of it. | | |
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| The third edition of the Global Denim Awards, made possible by e3 cotton, was electrifying. | | |
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| Delikate Rayne has garnered the attention of vegans and fashionistas alike, appearing on The Zoe Report and winning a Vegan of the Year Award. | | |
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| Designers in the UK are turning their backs on global manufacturing and bringing jobs to an industry that is backing homegrown talent | | |
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| Three years after the Rana Plaza disaster, work conditions are still substandard. | | |
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| Nepal-made products are steadily gaining visibility and recognition around the world. | | |
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| Just because clothing is animal-free does not mean it's eco-friendly. Learn why choosing natural plant-based fabrics is important. | | |
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| What started as just a desire to make clothing for her daughter has blossomed into a big business for 38-year-old fashionista and Rock Hill native Liz Carlson. | | |
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