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Detroit, the quietly buzzing fashion hub goes global
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Detroit is perhaps not top of most people’s mind when they think of cool fashion cities. The likes of Tokyo, London, LA, NYC, tend to cast longer shadows but Motor City has been quietly and earnestly working to establish itself as a style hub. Its legacy of music, manufacturing and artisanal craft make Michigan’s largest city uniquely inspiring...
What is Unified Commerce and why is it so important for fashion retailers?
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Although the term has been around for years, Unified Commerce remains somewhat of an emerging concept for many retailers. A recent survey conducted by Bain & Company global consultants, on behalf of Aptos, the retail technology solutions platform, found that the fashion industry still remains largely unprepared for it. However retailers are...
The 7th Fida Awards celebrates the broadening aesthetic of fashion illustration
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The Fida Awards, the first global online platform to promote fashion illustration and drawing, announced its 7th round of winners on May 26 via zoom. The illustration awards happen twice annually to coincide with the spring/summer and fall/winter fashion seasons and the second, later this year, will be an in-person awards ceremony, location to...
Kent State University’s School of Fashion presents Class of 23 Portfolio Showcase
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On the afternoon of May 18, the School of Fashion at Kent State University held its annual fashion portfolio presentation event at its NYC campus located in Manhattan’s garment district. The Portfolio Showcase which assembles the cream of the crop of design students from the graduating cohort of 2023 is designed to foster connections between...
Parsons presents MFA Textiles Class of 2023
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In their final capstone thesis projects the Parsons MFA Textiles class of 23 tackle some of the biggest societal issues through the most humble crafts, the smallest of stitches assembling into something great. Now in its fourth year the program’s graduation presentation entitled Portal featured any combination imaginable of hand and machine...
With Love Halston scholarship awards return to FIT
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The third With Love Halston scholarship awards took place on May 15 at a select gathering at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The scholarship, founded by the late American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick’s niece, Lesley Frowick, to celebrate and honor his fashion legacy, launched in spring last year with a glittering affair at NYC...
Belgian group buys French subsidiary of Scotch & Soda
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Belgium's Groep Alain Broekaert (GAB) has taken over the French subsidiary of Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda, which means that the jobs in the French stores are preserved, according to a press release. As a result of the acquisition, GAB will own 100 percent of Scotch & Soda Retail SAS. The acquisition is a logical step for fashion...
Shoptalk 2023: AI, more important than ever for the future of retail
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During the latest edition of Shoptalk Europe, many topics about the future of retail were discussed, but if there is one thing that all the experts attending the congress agreed on, it is the role of AI (artificial intelligence). With a challenging macroeconomic environment, heightened expectations and intensified competition, investment in...
Istituto Marangoni Miami announces scholarship with Vogue Mexico and Latin America
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Last week, Istituto Marangoni Miami announced a unique scholarship opportunity in collaboration with Vogue Mexico and Latin America at an exclusive event held during Espacio Vogue Miami, a four day pop-up celebrating the best of Latin American talent. The Vogue Mexico & Latin America X Istituto Marangoni Miami Scholarship launch began with a...
ASU and FIDM unite to elevate the fashion profile of the Southwestern US
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Arizona State University (ASU) has announced that the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles will be part of the expansion of ASU’s fashion education program. ASU’s fashion program will now be named ASU FIDM, incorporating both the FIDM community and campus, and will operate in both Los Angeles and Phoenix....