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IMG and PayPal to relaunch MADE showcase in Brooklyn

The MADE fashion platform that first debuted in 2009 to help emerging designers garner resources and guidance after the Global Financial Crisis will be relaunched this summer with the help of PayPal. While luxury brands have thrived during the pandemic, independent and lesser known local talents have faced challenges and economic uncertainty. A...

Fashion

Montblanc and Public School unveil eco-collection collaboration

New York-based label, Public School, has partnered with German luxury brand, Montblanc, on a new eco-conscious accessory collection, utilising regenerated fabric and environmentally friendly materials. Both the internal and external materials employed within the collection implement Econyl yarn, eco-friendly nylon developed through regeneration....

Podcast

Podcast: Dao-Yi Chow talks his new position at Sergio Tacchini and staying fit in quarantine

HighSnobiety host Jian DeLeon checks in with Public School co-founder and designer, Dao-Yi Chow. The newly-named creative director of sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini as of last year looks back on changes in his life including the new role, sustainable fashion,and how he stays sane and fit in a time of lockdown. Source: HighSnobiety, SoundCloud...

Fashion

Public School designer Max Osborne collaborates with Andbox

Max Osborne, the co-founder and designer of New York-based luxury streetwear label Public School, has partnered with multifranchise esports organization Andbox to design a clothing collection for professional gamers. The collaboration aims to bring together esport gaming and streetwear through a fully-functional line of apparel with utilitarian...

Business

Sergio Tacchini changes ownership and brings on Public School designer

Global sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini has announced a new ownership structure. entrepreneur Stefano Maroni, Twin Lakes Capital LLC and B. Riley Principal Investments LLC will now own and operate the company originally founded in 1966 tennis player Sergio Tacchini. Maroni will hold the position of CEO and lead the brand's relaunch, with Lee...

Fashion

Public School wins CFDA and Lexus Fashion Initiative

Public School founders Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne have won the CFDA + Lexus Fashion Initiative, an award designed to inspire commitment to transformative leadership, sustainable innovation and positive change. The New York-based brand will receive a grant of 100,000 dollars underwritten by Lexus structured as a virtual residency, the...

News

Public School wins CFDA and Lexus Fashion Initiative

Fashion

Public School exits New York Fashion Week

As the Fashion Week calendars keep being full of more surprises, here's the latest shock to the industry's system. Public School will not be showing at New York Fashion Week this coming season. Designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne will be ditching the traditional runway show format for a new direct-to-consumer model debuting next spring....

Fashion

Public School hats to benefit ACLU

Designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School have been very vocal about their progressive political views and their stance against Donald Trump's policies. The designers recently participated in the I Am an Immigrant video for W, which featured some of fashion's biggest names from Grace Coddington to Joseph Altuzzara declaring...

Fashion Featured

New York Fashion Week Day 4: Empowerment, Trump jibes & Lady Macbeth

Victoria Beckham sought to empower women. Public School tore into the Donald Trump presidency. Altuzarra delved into Shakespearean tragedy: political climes loomed large over New York fashion week Sunday. Subtle digs or angry opposition to the Donald Trump presidency have colored much of the first four days of the bi-annual style bonanza,...

ManagementFeatured

DKNY bids farewell to co-Creative Directors and CEO under new owner

London - Change is underfoot again at Donna Karan International. The same day that G-III Apparel Group completed its acquisition of Donna Karan International, parent company of Donna Karan and DKNY brands, comes news that designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, creative directors of DKNY are leaving the company. In addition, chief executive...

Fashion

Nas featured in Public School's campaign for New Era

Rapper Nas has been tapped to appear in Public School's next campaign for New Era. The campaign was shot by Bon Duke, and was inspired by old photos Nas took back in 1992 by Chi Modu. Street's Disciple. NAS for Public School x New Era. 9.29 #WhereNYLives #WNL #PSxNE A photo posted by PUBLIC SCHOOL (@publicschoolnyc) on Sep 27, 2016 at 4:00pm PDT...