American ready-to-wear designer LaQuan Smith has unveiled a limited-edition accessories collection with heritage cognac house Louis XIII Cognac. The collaboration features two bespoke accessories, The Drop Chain Pouch and The Boudoir Gloves, designed to “make enjoying Louis XIII Cognac a high fashion experience – elevating the wearers everyday...
Feb 7, 2024
Call it a comeback, or at least New York’s fashion industry is hoping so. According to NYCEDC, the fashion industry employs 4.6 percent of the city’s private sector workforce. New York City has long been synonymous with fashion, from the history of the garment district to New York Fashion Week. With a second season of in-person Fashion Week back...
Feb 16, 2022
Buy-now-pay-later payment service Afterpay, known as Clearpay in the UK, is partnering with another fashion week, NYFW: The Shows, adding to its commitments with London Fashion Week and Australian Fashion Week. During an online presentation, IMG said that Afterpay had signed up as a multi-year presenting partner, beginning with September 2021,...
May 12, 2021
Luxury fashion brand LaQuan Smith, worn by Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez, has partnered with Revolve to launch its first-ever exclusive capsule collection with a retailer in the US. LaQuan’s eponymous line, known for its sexy silhouettes and bold designs, has debut an eight-piece capsule collection that includes matching separates, such...
Jun 22, 2020
It's an age old trope that is basic marketing 101: sex sells. Rather it's in film, art, or an ad campaign, there is no better way to ensure sales that giving the public something sexy. The runways at New York Fashion Week this season got a little bit sexier, and one of the runway themes this season is sex sells. Berlin-based brand Namilia...
Feb 10, 2020
Designers were preparing to help ladies get sexy for the summer at New York Fashion Week. This spring/summer season was a reminder that sex sells, whether it be just showing a little peekaboo of skin, a sheer top, or a little leg, people will see it, want it, and buy it. As the age old saying goes, "less is more." Bronx and Banco, who were...
Sep 12, 2019
Fashion – with a capital ‘F’ – and the LGBTQ community have always been kindred in spirit. The contributions, challenges, and successes of LGBTQ creatives and entrepreneurs have been central to the success of the fashion ecosystem. To celebrate this, the CFDA and Google collaborated to honor Pride month by highlighting LGBTQ designers who make...
Jun 25, 2018
Marvel Studios brought "Black Panther" fever to New York Fashion Week, inviting designers to showcase clothes inspired by the iconic movie, already winning rave reviews ahead of its Friday release in the United States. More than a thousand people packed the Welcome to Wakanda presentation in the West Village that featured the work of 10 labels,...
Feb 13, 2018
