LVMH and Kering, the two largest luxury fashion companies in France, announced on September 6 that they will no longer work with models who are ultra-thin. The companies will not work with any model who is below a U.S. size 2. This announcement marks an important moment for the fashion industry, as LVMH and Kering own top luxury brands including Dior,…
New York Fashion Week has historically provided a wide platform for diversified culture and design, and designers have been given the opportunity to display models in atypical forms. In past years, pregnant models have been known to strut their stuff on catwalks. This time, however, Maia Ruth Lee showed off her growing baby belly during Eckhaus Latta’s NYFW show last…
Rome is a city embracing a long history of gorgeous architectures and cultural heritages, however, protecting these historical remains is a big cultural also financial burden for the Italian government. According to NewsHour, the 2,000-year-old Colosseum is visited by about 5 million tourists every year, but it can only rely on donations from some fashion companies including Tod’s to maintain…
Many people may feel confused when they need to buy a small gift for friend’s new-born baby. If they are not told the baby’s gender, how can they choose? Pink or blue? There is a new trend for children’s clothing that unisex designs are more and more popular. John Lewis is taking a lead in the U.K., replacing original signs…
Do you know the textile industry is the second largest polluter in our planet? It’s horrible, right? Camille Ann Brewer, curator of contemporary art at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, said “There’s waste at every step of the textile manufacturing process,” Brewer continued, “Yarn production, weaving, the cutting out of patterns, irregulars that are tossed aside…
American regional burger restaurant chain White Castle has redesigned its employee uniforms with designer Telfar Clemens. Clemens is a New York-based designer and has established a unisex fashion label in 2005. His collaboration with White Castle this time is a big success as White Castle’s uniforms are rocketing to the top fashionable among the burger industry. White Castle vice president…
What are you expecting during New York Fashion Week? Fantastic runway shows, chic garments, or some creative items? Well, Public School designers are joining forces with champagne company Moët & Chandon to design a special bottle collection for fashion week, a surprising move. Designers including Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne created unique marks for the bottles’ decorations, and they used…
American comedian, actor, writer and lecturer Shelley Berman died on September 1 at 92. According to Variety, Berman’s publicist confirmed the sad news as he died at home because of Alzheimer Disease’s complications on Friday morning. Cutting a figure and demonstrating excellent acting talents during the 1950s and 1960s, Berman was a legendary character in American comedian history. His live…
Starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, “True Detective” season 3 is coming back as HBO’s limited series. Creator and showrunner Nic Pizzolatto will also direct with Jeremy Saulnier who focused people’s eyeballs in his work horror-noir Green Room last year. Casey Bloys, HBO’s president of programming, praised Pizzolatto “Nic has written truly remarkable scripts,” he continued, “With his ambitious vision and…
