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Oct 26, 2020

Fashion

Burberry using gaming technology to “streamline” design process

British fashion company Burberry has teamed up with digital production agency Koffeecup to develop new software that it states is “revolutionising fashion design and engineering”. The new application merges gaming technology and fashion design and streamlines the design process as it “significantly” speeds up and simplifies the process of...

Oct 19, 2020

Fashion

First Burberry employees graduate from in-house ‘Data Academy’

Burberry announced Friday the first group of employees to take part in its pioneering two-year data upskilling programme in collaboration with London-based tech company Decoded have graduated. Over the past 18 months, Burberry employees have been enrolled in its in-house ‘Data Academy’, learning “cutting-edge” data science techniques such as...

Oct 16, 2020

Fashion

Burberry teams up with IBM interns for garment traceability prototype

Burberry has teamed up with interns at tech company IBM to develop a prototype system to improve product traceability. The luxury label revealed Thursday that for the past three months its technology experts have been coaching participants of IBM’s Extreme Blue internship programme who were tasked with designing, developing, and testing an...

Oct 8, 2020

Schools

Burberry to support the next generation of creative leaders

Burberry has expanded its creative arts scholarships, to support underrepresented students. The new scholarships include: Central Saint Martins in London (fashion design, textile design, jewellery design, fashion communication and graphic communication), Institut Français de la Mode in Paris (fashion design) and The New School’s Parsons School...

Sep 24, 2020

Fashion

LFW: Burberry unveils SS21 with a conceptual show held deep in the forest

Burberry on Thursday took to the great outdoors for the first live fashion show of London Fashion Week that required sterling production prowess, planning and resources. Drones flying high above the trees recorded models navigating a forest path, opening with a girl dressed in a cotton and denim trench and thigh-high boots, closely followed by a...

Sep 17, 2020

Fashion

Burberry selects Twitch as the livestream platform for SS21 show

As the pandemic continues, livestream fashion shows are being brought in by many designers. However, this is not a new concept for Burberry. Burberry became the first luxury brand to livestream its runway show to a global audience in 2010. They have previously broadcasted the shows on their website and all major social platforms. As well as...

Sep 14, 2020

Business

Burberry to attract ethical investors with first sustainability bond

Burberry has announced plans to issue a sustainability bond to fund social and environmental improvements. It is the first luxury brand to do so in a bid to attract ethical investors. Proceeds from the fund will be used to finance eligible projects listed under Burberry’s new Sustainability Bond Framework and will focus on three specific areas....

Sep 9, 2020

Retail

Burberry launching ‘Animal Kingdom’ pop-ups

Burberry is launching a series of worldwide ‘Animal Kingdom’ pop-ups to celebrate exclusive editions of its signature bags and accessories. The pop-ups, which the brand stated will be carbon neutral in partnership with Wildlife Works and their REDD+ offset project in the Congo Basin, will feature large-scale sculptures of monkeys, gorillas and...

Sep 9, 2020

Fashion

Fashion brands are featuring their employees in campaigns

Brands have long employed imagemakers to tell their visual stories each season. Fashion campaigns require vision and complex project management skills to marry a team of diverse creatives, with designers, photographers, art directors, stylists, casting directors, models, set designers and beauty teams hired to create the images to reflect those...

Sep 1, 2020

Fashion

Burberry debuts new Pocket Bag

2020 still has not stopped luxury fashion brands from entering the ring for who will have the It Bags of 2020. Burberry is coming in swinging with their new Pocket Bag. The British luxury label unveiled the campaign for the bag today. The campaign stars prominent fashion model Bella Hadid. The Pocket Bag is a new signature for the house designed...

Aug 26, 2020

Fashion

Burberry launches designer face masks in signature check design

British luxury label Burberry has taken its first foray into face mask fashion with the launch of a designer 90 pound reusable face covering. The masks, available exclusively online, are made using excess fabric and come in the brand’s iconic vintage check design in either archive beige or pale blue, with additional styles to be launched in...

Aug 24, 2020