Asia given pride of place during Paris Fashion Week Online
While men’s fashion week exceptionally took place behind closed digital doors, a handful of Asian designers successfully stood out from the rest with attractive style suggestions.
A new method for simulating models of yarns and fabrics
An ongoing problem, modelling woven and knitted fabrics today still remains a complex challenge that requires sophisticated computer simulation. The issue at stake? Demonstrating how a fabric drapes or moves when worn or the stiffness and stretch of the individual yarn.
SPA ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AROUND THE WORLD
When we talk about beauty, we generally expect concepts in soft tones and cosy atmospheres. The beauty scene has changed lately and now counts much rawer spas and beauty spaces. At the four corners of the globe, raw materials are making an appearance in the beauty world and creating extraordinary and surprising settings.
Digital fashion and virtual shows: an overview of the new pace of fashion
As Paris closes its first 100% digital haute couture Fashion Week, we take a look at what fashion has in store for us in this “new world”.
Our selection of shoes made in France from recycled, eco-friendly materials
In line with the trend for recycled and eco-friendly materials presented in our Sport SS22 and Kids SS22 Books, particularly our article on this blog dedicated to Seaqual, the extraordinary fabric created using waste recovered from the sea, we are now turning our attention to three shoe brands made in France, whose materials give pride…
The return of major brand openings worldwide
Whereas the world is gradually recovering from Covid-19, major retail names are opening new stores around the world. These include Louis Vuitton, which is setting up shop in Rotterdam in Europe, Chanel in Calgary, Kenzo in New York, along with Uniqlo, which is revamping its flagship store in Tokyo. Here’s a quick overview of their…
Post-lockdown trends
Given the lockdown, the coronavirus crisis has led us to rethink and question the way we dress, foreshadowing the arrival of new style paradigms that are a far remove from the concept of trends, blending a casual style and eco-friendliness.
Gipitex: Quality weaving specialist
A key player on the European textile market, Gipitex stands out with fabrics blending synthetic and natural fibres, dyed or ready-to-dye, all of exceptional quality.
Window displays given pride of place by Studio Viaduct
After the widespread closures due to the pandemic, a number of stores are attempting to renew their selections and offer clever new ideas so that customers continue to desire, dream and shop despite the current context. In Copenhagen, Studio Viaduct has invited six artists and brands to take over the design of six window displays…
FASHION WEEKS’ FUTURE
Already having been turned upside down and in major flux, the fashion world has seen its standards shift over the past few seasons, with the global Covid outbreak only accentuating these fundamental questions, namely the date and format of the presentations of the collections, or even the pertinence of fashion weeks…