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Interactive map: high fashion concept stores in Germany

The end of the original concept store, Colette in Paris, was a surprise for the whole industry. In Germany, too, exciting multi-brand concept stores had to say goodbye: After Eickhoff in Düsseldorf and Quartier 206 in Berlin last July, the managing directors Pete Hannewald and Cambis Sharegh had to announce the closure of their concept store...

Business

At a Glance: Bodyfashion tradeshow Interfiliere

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Fashion |INTERVIEW Featured

German fashion label Lanius: why growing a sustainable brand takes more time

Twenty years ago, Claudia Lanius split from her husband and the joint business making hemp jeans to produce her own clothes. In the same year, the trained dressmaker founded Lanius. On the occasion of her anniversary, Claudia Lanius talks about slow growth as a sustainable fashion brand and thinks about a potential red carpet collection. A...

People|TIMELINE

Timeline: A look into Karl Lagerfeld's long career

Following the sad news that the iconic fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld, passed away in Paris today at the age of 85, FashionUnited takes a retrospective look back at one of the most prolific and celebrated careers in the world of fashion. From his role as an assistant to Pierre Balmain in 1955, to becoming the creative director of Chanel, take...

Retail|INTERACTIVE Featured

In pictures: Germany's latest high-tech shopping experience

Nothing less than creating a "radically" new shopping experience was the goal behind online fashion retailer Bonprix's new pilot store. Want to order your size into the fitting room via smartphone or have tags that change prices in real time along with the ones in the online shop? The store of the subsidiary of Germany’s mail order company Otto...

Fashion |FEATURE Featured

How the Netherlands revived its education of craft tailoring

Back in 2011, the Dutch National Opera & Ballet had a problem: it couldn’t find any local talent when looking for high-quality tailors. This realisation gave birth to Meesteropleiding Coupeur, a private school with a goal to revive the craft of tailoring. And so far it looks like it’s been successful, with past graduates having worked with Dutch...

Fashion

Quiz - Fashion Industry news from December

Take FashionUnited's quiz to test your fashion news knowledge. Find out if you were on top of the news, by answering four questions. Sign up for FashionUnited newsletter to keep your ear to the ground. We will keep you informed on the latest developments in the fashion industry. Join the community of fashion entrepreneurs, CEOs, designers,...

Fashion

Art of Data: Nike's manufacturing data made into art

Fashion brands are increasingly under pressure to make manufacturing practices more transparent, and brands like Nike are making their data available to industry watchdogs and the general public alike. FashionUnited created graphics from the otherwise dull spreadsheet data, to help you comprehend the scale and extent of our modern manufacturing...

Fashion Featured

From farm girl to lingerie empress: Sharen Jester Turney

The ex-CEO of Victoria's Secret Sharen Jester Turney is making a new move, with her appointment as the CEO of the Russian apparel company, Gloria Jeans. She transformed herself from a farm girl from rural Oklahoma to the helm of the lingerie empire Victoria's Secret, where sales surged 70 percent under her leadership. Will similar miracles...

Fashion

Fanny packs and dad sneakers: who buys them and where?

It’s safe to say that we all love a good fashion trend, and it seems like their popularity varies widely in different countries and regions. Now, with the help of Google, we can map out exactly which trends are popular, and where. FashionUnited has picked two of the hottest trending item of 2018 - the fanny pack and ‘dad sneakers’ - to take a...

Fashion

Laura Ashley: the fiery personality behind the soft florals

Laura Ashley, the designer known for her eponymous brand’s trademark floral prints with their subdued and soft tones, is perhaps less known for her fascinating life and fiery personality. Take the quiz below to discover the lesser-known side of Laura Ashley’s life, and revisit the delicate, idyllic floral prints that embodied her...

Retail

Black Friday: a roundup of online search observations

Which countries make the most ‘Black Friday’ online searches? Although the Americans invented the Black Friday shopping bonanza, it’s not in the US that the discount event has received the most online attention. Instead, it’s far away in the African continent that people are most actively engaged with Black Friday - as far as online searches are...