Articles by Heide Halama
Home debut: GmbH presents collection for the first time in Berlin
GmbH has made its runway debut in its home city of Berlin, where it presented its latest collection, titled ‘Resistance through Rituals’ to kick off Berlin Fashion Week. After previously showing in Milan and Paris, the concept centered around the resurgence of fascism and its societal implications, GmbH said in a statement. The show took place...
Fashion |In Pictures Jul 4, 2024
Vinted Impact Report 2023: Second-hand replaces new clothes in Europe
Second-hand fashion is becoming increasingly important to European consumers. In its latest ‘Impact Report’, second-hand platform Vinted has analysed the place that used clothing is taking up in people's wardrobes and gives insights into consumer behaviour in the second-hand category. These are based on a survey of around 100,000 members of...
Fashion Jun 20, 2024
University of Applied Arts Vienna: Craig Green presents first graduate show as department head
Last Thursday, June 6, one of Austria's most important fashion spectacles took place in Vienna. This year's ‘Show Modeklasse’, the fashion show by design students from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, offered guests a dazzling variety of creativity on Thursday evening. Alongside six prospective graduates of the fashion class...
News|In Pictures Jun 10, 2024
Labels to Watch: Young brands bringing fashion back to Austria’s capital
Vienna has led the international art and culture scene for many eras. In terms of fashion, however, things have become quieter around the Austrian metropolis after the design greats of the last century, including Emilie Flöge, Fred Adlmüller and Rudi Gernreich, began soughting their fortune abroad. This has further been demonstrated by Helmut...
BusinessMemberMay 22, 2024
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences student wins second edition of Rimowa Design Award
Rimowa is once again honouring German design students through its Rimowa design competition. The projects of the finalists, who hail from design universities in Germany, were presented as part of an exhibition at the James Simon Gallery in Berlin. In a subsequent ceremony, the winners were honoured with the 'Rimowa Design Prize', the German...
NewsApr 30, 2024
Brunello Cucinelli is committed to disease research
Italian knitwear specialist Brunello Cucinelli has underlined his support of research into treatments for various diseases through a new cooperation agreement via its subsidiary Foro delle Arti, which manages the brand's activities outside of fashion. Together with Italian biotech company Tes Pharma Srl, the group will work towards scientific...
BusinessMemberApr 12, 2024
Silver rush, Wild West & down to earth: Street style trends of the AW24 fashion weeks
While the autumn/winter 2024 season of the 'Big Four', the leading fashion weeks in London, New York, Milan and Paris, is still underway, it is already possible to identify clear trends that guests at each of the catwalk presentations were focusing on. Whether it was an open commitment to the metallic colour silver, an oversized bag as a...
Fashion |In Pictures Mar 1, 2024
Fashion, glamour and glory: On the red carpet of the Berlinale
The 74th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will be showing over 280 films from 80 different countries until 25 February, an event that stars from all over the world will not want to miss. At the opening last week, international celebrities as well as more local figures provided multicultural flair on the red carpet of...
Fashion |In Pictures Feb 19, 2024
LVMH announces semi-finalists of the Young Talent Award
The competition for the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) French luxury goods group's prize for talented young fashion designers is now in its 11th year. Last week, LVMH announced that 20 candidates had been selected for the semi-finals from more than 2,500 applications from 18 countries, including Mexico, Moldova and Togo for the first time....
Fashion Feb 15, 2024
Game of cat and mouse: Tory Burch opens pop-up in Los Angeles
Tory Burch has opened the doors of an animal-themed pop-up. While the flagship store in Los Angeles is being renovated, the US fashion label is switching to an alternative address, as announced last week. Together with the US designer and founder of the Opening Ceremony brand, Humberto Leon, a temporary space on Melrose Avenue was transformed...
RetailJan 30, 2024