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SS24 season: Paris, Milan, London and New York key trends

With all four major fashion weekscompleted, there is an opportunity to review the major trends. Seasonal trends reflect the way consumers see the world at the macro level. The ‘Barbie’ movie not only grossed well over a billion dollars; it married feminist ideals with ‘girlie’ fashion. This was a clear influence on the ss24 collections. After...

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LA Fashion Week kicks off in the center of Los Angeles

LA Fashion Week (LAFW) has returned after missing a season last spring, with a complete rooster of 28 designers. Running from October 18 to October 22, LAFW is hosting a series of runway shows at production studio NYA Studios. The ideal central hub for hosting varied format events, the shows, curated by the team at N4XT Experiences, include...

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Taipei and Los Angeles are next in the multiplicity of fashion weeks

While many see Paris as the culmination of the ‘big four’ fashion cycle, which began in New York early September, before moving to London and Milan and ending in Paris last week, other cities are just getting started. Taipei fashion week officially opened on Wednesday and will run until October 19th. Los Angeles has resurrected its fashion week...

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Power shoulders, micro shorts and navel-gazing: The catwalk trends for SS24

After the last designers presented their creations at Paris Fashion Week at the beginning of October, Fashion Month in the four major fashion capitals is now already over. This year's programme was peppered with much-discussed debuts and farewells, but what ultimately remains are some decisive inspirations for spring/summer 2024. It was a season...

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LA Fashion Week by Art Hearts Fashion celebrates 10 years with stunning runway fashion shows

Art Hearts Fashion is thrilled to celebrate 10 years of producing thrilling and iconic fashion shows during this fall’s Los Angeles Fashion Week in downtown Los Angeles at the Majestic Downtown (650 S Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014) from Oct. 19th through Oct. 22, 2023. Globally recognized and emerging brands alike will partake in this...

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Production, fashion weeks and exclusivity: haute couture versus ready-to-wear fashion

The background article The contrast between haute couture and ready-to-wear analyses haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion and what makes the two so different. Haute couture is synonymous with exclusive craftsmanship, tailored for a select clientele seeking personalised luxury. In contrast, ready-to-wear fashion offers mass-produced designs...

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Six reasons for designers to edit their runway collections

If creativity is the residue of time wasted, as Albert Einstein once said, surely the catwalk is the platform for trying new ideas that otherwise would never have come to light. Particularly for designers who are wary of editing and are keen to indulge every idea, in multiple forms. Fashion shows can be boring. For buyers and journalists, who...

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The Top Ten Runway Shows of 2022

With the return of ‘in-person’ shows in 2022, there was an added air of excitement, both from the designers staging the shows, as well as the buyers, fashion editors and other industry professionals who attended. There have been hundreds of presentations since January 2022 with some being outstanding. Here are the ten best of the best. Image:...

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This fashion week in pictures

Sandton (South Africa) - Designer Mzukisi Mbane (middle), founder of Imprint, cheers with his models before his show as part of the African Fashion International (AFI) fashion week in Sandton on November 19, 2022. Detail of the Kimono exhibit at Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. November 22. (Photo: Léo Delafontaine via Claudine Colin...

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Gucci bids goodbye to co-ed catwalks with first menswear show in January

Gucci is to return to showing separate collections during the men’s and women’s fashion week calendars, moving away from its co-ed presentation format. The Florentine luxury house will show its men's AW23 collection during the Milano Moda Uomo calendar in January. The announcement was made by Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri at the Milan Fashion Global...

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Spring-summer 2023 womenswear color trends

The spring/summer2023 collections displayed a wide variety of colors and color combinations. Inspiration continues to come from both the natural and the virtual worlds. Here are the top four colors seen on the runways of New York, London, Milan and Paris. Cobalt blue Image: Courtesy Jason Wu SS23 New York – Jason Wu – a cold shouldered chiffon...

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Spring/Summer 2023 Runway Season Round Up

And just like that, the SS23 runway season has come to an end. At the onset, in early September, what looked like a fashion marathon ahead turned out to be a fast sprint through a myriad of special events and fresh ideas. New York, London, Milan and Paris all had strong showings, with several brands choosing to ring in the changes by moving...