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Riyadh Fashion Week: Saudi Fashion Commission announces White Milano partnership

After the conclusion of Riyadh Fashion Week on October 21, the Saudi Fashion Commission announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with White Milano. A statement noted this marks a “strategic partnership to promote the global growth and expansion of brands and open new horizons for the international fashion industry”. This...

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Changing consumer values leads to rise of conscious luxury

The tectonic plates of the luxury fashion market are in continual shift leaving brands scrambling to react in order to remain relevant. The idea of conscious luxury is one that didn’t exist fifteen or twenty years ago. The assumption was that a luxury item was conscious by its very nature: the quantity was controlled to maintain its allure of...

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Burak Cakmak emphasizing sustainability at Parsons

This month, Burak Cakmak will begin his tenure as the new Dean of Fashion at Parsons, The New School for Design, the design school known for producing Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Jason Wu, and Derek Lam. This is Cakmak's first entrance into the world of academia, but, he already has some major plans for revamping the excellent design program. He...

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Parsons names new Dean of fashion

There’s a new man in town at Parsons the New School of Design. Burak Cakmak will be the new Dean of the School of Fashion, and will be officially stepping into his new role in early August. The programs he will be overseeing include the extremely prestigious BFA in Fashion Design; AAS degree programs in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing; and...