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2019 Recap: our best interviews

FashionUnited had the pleasure of interviewing a number of fashion CEOs, C-suite executives, activists, academics and designers in 2019. As the year draws to a close, we’re looking back at the most insightful interviews we have published this year. Enjoy! “We run algorithms through the entire company. We basically use machines for everything...

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Bye bye, tights that run and sag: new brands aim to disrupt the hosiery market

Tights have been a part of our wardrobe for centuries. They started as a men’s affair, but became a womenswear staple when hemlines started rising around the 1920s. Nylon and Lycra, invented by DuPont in the 1940s and 1950s respectively, contributed to make tights even more popular by conferring strength, elasticity and sheer to the garment....

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Heist Studios raises 2.6 million USD in funding round backed by Natalie Massenet

Hosiery start-up label Heist Studios has raised 2.6 million US dollars (2 million pounds) in seed funding from a group of investors including Dame Natalie Massenet, founder of luxury etailer Net-a-Porter. Other leading fashion and ecommerce investors in the round include New York fund 14w, the founder of Innocent Drinks company and Pembroke VCT,...