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Paradised unveils its debut menswear collection for Spring 2024

Resort wear-everyday wear brand Paradised has unveiled its debut menswear collection for Spring 2024. The fashion brand, known for infusing sun-soaked leisure in its womenswear line, has expanded into menswear with a new assortment of resortwear. The inaugural collection features workwear styles with beach-ready sensibility and versatility....

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Detroit, the quietly buzzing fashion hub goes global

Detroit is perhaps not top of most people’s mind when they think of cool fashion cities. The likes of Tokyo, London, LA, NYC, tend to cast longer shadows but Motor City has been quietly and earnestly working to establish itself as a style hub. Its legacy of music, manufacturing and artisanal craft make Michigan’s largest city uniquely inspiring...

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New Balance expands Made in USA production with new factory

Boston-based footwear giant New Balance has opened a new factory in Methuen, MA. The 80,000-square-foot facility, which underwent a 20 million dollar renovation, began its sneaker production earlier this year. Celebrating American craftsmanship The new production site signals New Balance’s commitment to American manufacturing and showcases its...

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Six schools represent future of fashion for Supima Design Competition 2021

The Supima Design Competition returned to the runway on Thursday for the first time since Covid forced it into virtual format. Judging by the intensity of color, playful volumes and variety of textile design on display the six finalists were determined to seize the day as one of the first milestones in their burgeoning design careers. Founded in...

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Fashion graduate takes up residency on Isabella Rossellini's farm

Last Spring, actress/model/conservationist Isabella Rossellini created a scholarship fund with Parsons School of Design. Its first recipient, Katya Ekimian, a designer focused on biodiversity with wool, has begun her residency at Rossellini’s farm in Bellport, New York, named Mama Farm because the animals are all female. There, she is incubating...

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Brooks Brothers to close factories and quit Made in USA production

Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest menswear clothier and purveyor of collegiate fashion, is to stop producing Made in the USA garments as it prepares to close three of its US-based factories. With 600 million dollars in debt, its management is tightening its belts. Primarily by no longer making them in its home market. The New York-based company...

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California makes "Made in USA" label more practical for manufacturers

Recently, the requirements on garment tags for items made in the United States have been enforced a little less strictly--at least in California. Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into a law legislation that made the restrictions on the “Made in USA” label a little easier for California-manufactured apparel. California SB633 will take effect in...

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New focus on Made in USA fashion

After the manufacturing tragedy in Bangladesh, global high street leaders are looking at alternative solutions to increase clothing production safety in developing countries as much as sourcing manufacturing closer to home. In America, Made in the USA is as much a retail issue as it is a political one. The American Apparel and Footwear...