Marco Zanini is no rookie in the fashion system. With a background that counts experiences at Versace, Halston, Schiaparelli, Rochas and Santoni, the designer has, over time, developed a cult following his appointment at Rochas. It comes however, as a surprise, to why an experienced designer like Zanini would want to take a ‘gamble’ on himself and...

To kill time in this period of confinement, I set out to stitch the button on a coat I had only worn 3 or 4 times. Then, I remembered that another button was detached from a jacket that was not much older; that the hem of a pair of trousers was beginning to unravel; that the lining of a coat was loose by a few centimetres. That several parts of my dressing room were in need of small repairs...

In light of the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic worldwide, Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana has announced that the Milano Moda Uomo fashion shows and presentations, scheduled June 19th to June 23rd 2020, will now take place during Milano Moda Donna edition in September 2020 instead. “We are working on new digital formats and new ways of meeting to create, in the days provided by Milano Moda...

Fashion e-commerce platform Net-A-Porter has bowed to pressure from its worried workers and stopped its online operations during the coronavirus emergency.“We have made the difficult decision to close our distribution centres in the US and Europe, thus temporarily suspending service in these regions including the Middle East. Our Asia Pacific service remains open.” Net-A-Porter explained in an...

After being amongst the first brands to offer financial support amid the Coronavirus crisis and amongst the first to announce the closure of all its stores to safeguard the health and wellbeing of its staff and clients, Giorgio Armani has now announced the conversion of all its Italian production sites to manufacture disposable lab coats for the personal protection of health workers committed...

While Italy may be at the epicentre of the pandemic at the moment, the Coronavirus crisis has been affecting every country, state and industry. Yet, how have designers been reacting? We talked to a series of designers who were supposed to present their collections at Rakuten Fashion Week in Tokyo and asked them about how, regardless of the cancellation of Fashion Week, they are reacting and...

For the past 20 years, Japanese wigmaker Tomihiro Kono has been exploring the everchanging relationship between hair, identity and transformation. Starting his career as a trained hairdresser in Tokyo in 1997, Kono relocated to London where he worked as a hairstylist for different publications, including i-D and Dazed and Confused, and became a well-established name within the fashion industry...

When designer Molly Molloy and stylist Lucinda Chambers left Marni after more than 15 years working together, they both knew it couldn’t be the end of their friendship and mutual collaboration.And so Colville was born. Named after a street in London David Hockney used to haunt, the brand was established in Milan in 2018 and has become known for its rather unique and effortless way of merging a...

In an attempt to support and promote British fashion, the British Fashion Council has been engaging directly with the government in order to closely monitor COVID-19 updates, advice and support for businesses whilst, at the same time, ensuring that the challenges facing the industry are articulated to the government. In particular, BFC has been asking for support for businesses, including...

Regardless of where you’re from and what style tribe you associate with, the blazer is and remains an item of clothing with an innate timeless quality to it. After all, the garment has a rich history associated with it, as the prototypes of this item of clothing hail back to the uniform of rowers at Oxford and Cambridge, which were meant to keep them warm during chilly training sessions and...

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has been affecting companies and brands all over the world and the extraordinary public measures, taken almost everywhere to slow down the spread of the virus, have caused an unfortunate situation for people, businesses and communities alike.Amongst them, the H&M Group has announced the closure of 3,441 of the group’s 5,062 stores, a move that has had a significant...

These quarantine days spent at home push us to stick to our devices and social media much more than during our daily route before the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. But how are data, photos and memeories treated by the browsers and social media companies? Here's a small vademecum about what happens once you tap the “share button”.How many times have we thought about posting content on Facebook...

In order to help fashion brands and designers under the current Coronavirus crisis, two weeks ago, Shanghai Fashion Week announced the launch of a special edition in digital format: the Tmall Cloud Fashion Week.From March 24th to 30th, more than 150 fashion brands will be assembled in the cloud via the Tmall platform. Fashion insiders and consumers will be able to experience the unique format...

During this challenging time for the country, Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana has announced a document with proposals for support interventions for the fashion industry. The report has been sent to the Prime Minister and the competent ministries, with which CNMI has been in constant contact for weeks actively engaged in the implementation of...

Nestled within the Austrian Alps, lies the rich natural ecosystem that is the Bregenz forest. Rolling hills are adjacent to rugged peaks, vast meadows and rare plant life are framed by cultivated land, while the smell of homegrown herbs complements that of colourful flora. Here, sitting on top of a hill, you’ll find Susanne Kaufmann, the natural beauty guru that has been heading her family...