The Prototype Series are limited native editions created by Stone Island to give light to research that, given their complexity of experimentation, are not yet industrializable. Unique projects of a few numbered items made with innovative technologies, in new fabrics and treatments.

SERIES 03_EXTREME COMPACTING PROCESS ON NYLON BASE is a jumpsuit made of a mix of 4 polyamide based canvas fabrics, with different weights, compositions and shrinkages.

The finished piece is then treated with a complex high temperature dyeing process that colours, shrinks and compacts the materials from 0 to over 25%, re-proportioning the aesthetics thanks to Stone Island’s expertise in pattern making and to the know-how of its colour laboratory.

The different reactions to the treatment characterizes the hand and the appearance of all fabrics used for the garment. The addition of a special agent to the dye formula makes the piece anti-drop.

Jumpsuit composed of a jacket and trousers joined by a zip at waist – also wearable separately – loosely inspired by a Soviet pilot suit. On the front and on the back legs, large set up with two crossing drawstrings, to tighten the piece. Big embroidery of the Stone Island Compass logo on the back. Jacket with standing collar closed by asymmetrical zip. Trousers with two patch pockets closed by hidden snaps.

This summer Selfridges will honour The Rolling Stones and celebrate their 2018 ‘No Filter’ UK tour, with a bespoke installation in theirCorner Shop from 14 May – 3 June. The Rolling Stones @ Selfridges, Corner Shop, curated by The Rolling Stones and Bravado, Universal Music Group’s leading merchandise and brand management company, will be transformed into a shopping experience that immerses fans and shoppers into the world of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood. The shop, which takes over four of Selfridges shop windows, will include a display of hand-picked selections of the band’s iconic stage outfits from the 1970’s through to the more recent ‘50 And Counting’ tour, a first-look at their first ever vinyl box set, a chance to re-live the historic Havana Moon concert and an opportunity to shop exclusive and limited-edition pieces.

The shopping experience will see Selfridges and Bravado give the iconic red Rolling Stones tongue a makeover, with a range of ‘Yellow Label’ apparel including t-shirts, hoodies and jackets along with a dedicated kidswear collection. As the Stones 2018 tour approaches, fans will be able to shop official NO FILTER merchandise along with new clothing and accessories including exclusive collaborations and one-of-a-kind pieces.

Moschino will be launching a new store opening in July 2018. The Italian luxury brand is starting off by investing in a pop-up shop at Printemps. The shop will stay open from May 17th to July 1st along with a “Moschino Loves Printemps” capsule collection. Furthermore. Moschino will also open a flagship on Rue Saint-Honoré in July. The boutique will also unveil a new design element in order to match the brand’s aesthetic.

Adidas and Reebok have again claimed the top spot in Fashion Revolution’s Fashion Transparency Index, which reviews and ranks 150 major global brands and retailers according to their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.

Since 2016, Fashion Revolution has tracked leading global brands and benchmarked their performance on five key issues: policy and commitments, governance, traceability, know show and fix, and spotlight issues. Adidas and Reebok scored highest followed by Puma, H&M, Esprit, Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, C&A and Marks & Spencer scoring in the 51-60% out of a possible 250 points.

ASOS came shortly behind the top ten, having significantly increased their level of disclosure since last year, followed by Levi Strauss and then The North Face, Timberland, Vans, Wrangler (all owned by VF Corp.), G-Star, Tchibo and Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius and Zara (all owned by Inditex), scoring in the 41-50% range.

In the past two years of conducting this research, we noted that the luxury brands publicly disclose relatively fewer social and environmental policies and practices than other major brands and retailers, but we are starting to see this trend change. Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, YSL and Burberry scored in the 31-40% range, with Hugo Boss increasing its score by 11%, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger increasing their score by 9%, Gucci, Bottega Veneta and YSL increasing their score by 8% and Burberry increasing its score by 7% this year. Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger published a list of their Tier 1 suppliers, whilst Hermès discloses its tier 1 suppliers as well as fabric suppliers and processing facilities.

The way fashion is made, sourced and consumed continues to cause suffering and pollution. Fashion Revolution believes that this urgently needs to change and that the first step is greater transparency.

Transparent disclosure makes it easier for brands, suppliers and workers, trade unions and NGOs to understand what went wrong when human rights and environmental abuses occur, who is responsible and how to fix it. However, it is clear that not enough has changed and change is not happening fast enough. Most companies are still operating in broadly the same way that enabled the Rana Plaza disaster to occur five years ago.

Only 55% of brands and retailers published measurable, time-bound goals on improving environmental impacts, whilst only 37% published goals on improving human rights.  Fashion Revolution believes that more brands need to report on progress against these goals. Without this, we have no way of knowing if their policies and procedures are actually driving improvements for the people making our clothes.

More brands and retailers (12% in 2018; 7% in 2017) — but still very few — disclosed how company employees’ incentives are tied to improvements in human rights and environmental management.

The Spanish denim weaver Tavex, founded in 1846, is starting a new chapter. Early April 2018, it unveiled its new brand name: Evlox.

“Progress is impossible without change”, said Noemi Sanchez, Evlox’ Global Marketing Director, in her presentation during the launch event at the Evlox production plant and R&D Center located in Settat, Morrocco. The event was attended by over 250 clients, politicians and journalists from around the globe.

Luis Aguiar, CEO, stressed that the new brand name coincides with the new ownership. “With Evlox, we are starting a new era for our company, uniting over 170 years of history with a fresh and modern approach, which will see Evlox as a brand characterized by proximity and highest quality service to our historical and new clients alike, combined with highly innovative textiles and finishings”.

The Prototype Series are limited native editions. They are created by Stone Island to give light to research that, given their complexity of experimentation, are not yet industrializable. This creates unique projects of a few numbered items, made with innovative technologies in new fabrics and treatments.

The exposed garment is made with a mix of 4 polyamide based canvas fabrics,with different weights, compositions andshrinkages.
The finished piece is treated with a complex high temperature dyeing process that colours, shrinks and compacts the materials from 0 to over 25%, re-proportioning the aesthetics.This is possible thanks toStone Island’s expertise in pattern mak­ing and to the know-how of its colour laboratory. The different reactions to the treatment characterizes the hand and the appearance of all fabrics used for the garment.

The Internet of Things, the new frontier of technology that will increasingly offer the opportunity to interact with objects around us, is the protagonist in the Piquadro stand at the exhibition “Smart City: Materials, Technologies & People” open to the public during Design Week at the Superstudio Più.

The technology applied to design bags made from the finest Italian leathers: this has always been the distinctive value of Piquadro, presenting its innovations based on the concept of BAGMOTIC at the exhibition on the innovation of technologies for the construction of new smart cities.

The trolleys and backpacks on display at Smart City during the Salone del Mobile, become even more intelligent thanks to this sort of bag automation that the company of Marco Palmieri has started to develop for several years progressively exploring the modern philosophy of IoT, the Internet of Things.

Products equipped with BAGMOTIC technology are able to communicate with us because they are connected via Bluetooth with our smartphone and / or our smartwatch thanks to the Connequ app available on the Srore App and Play Store. They are equipped with an integrated battery that recharges the smartphone for simple contact, an alert device in case of theft or loss, a handle that weighs the trolley and communicates which airlines admit it in the cabin, a Bluetooth lock and a GSM that allows traceability anywhere in the world. In addition, new 2018, the trolleys are equipped with a lock that opens and closes with a fingerprint.

Pin of technology BAGMOTIC is the Connequ app designed by Piquadro and available both for smartphones and smartwatches. Through this app, Piquadro always promises new possibilities for interaction with backpacks, bags and suitcases and a continuous upgrade of the Tech Inside idea which has always been at the base of the design of each of its products with the aim of making travel more stress-free. those who travel for work and, why not, even those who do it for pleasure.

Reaching out to fashion brands developing contemporary denim collections, Denim Première Vision puts fashion, innovation, denim products and know-how at the core of two days dedicated to creation on May 23rd and 24th at the Parc Floral in Paris:

• Inspiration, forward-looking fashion directions, decodings and analyses of concrete and complementary trends, to meet the challenges of all fashion and denim markets:

Carte blanche to designer Lutz Huelle via 5 seasonal themes:
Impact Tailoring – Wild & Wooly Denim – Evening Denim – Active Denim – Extroverted Street.

A fashion forum reorganised around two areas: – an inspirational forum,
– a forecasting forum.

3 new fashion seminars:
– An inspirational seminar by the show’s fashion team,
– A fashion seminar dedicated to autumn winter 2019-20 fits by Lucia Rosin (Meidea), – A seminar decoding spring summer 2019 with Alexandra Van Houtte (Tagwalk).

• The Denim Smart Square: a space dedicated to eco-responsibility to guide brands in search of transparency and sustainable sourcing..
• « The Future is bright »: a new socio-cultural master class for an optimistic approach to the future of denim, presented by Pascal Monfort of the REC agency, designed for those looking to move forward: designers, buyers, product managers, marketing managers, communication officers, brand managers, etc.
• A selective and specialised international offer, featuring an SMQ Corner – an area dedicated to small quantities – to adapt to the needs of the industry’s newest players.
• And a new show layout, to showcase and promote exhibitors’ collections and new developments.

–Craig Green will be the Menswear Guest Designer at Pitti Uomo 94. The London-born fashion designer whose creativity is capturing the attention of the international fashion community will be presenting an exclusive runway show, featuring his S/S 2019 collection in Florence.

–The Roberto Cavalli Group has chosen Pitti Uomo for the worldwide launch of its new men’s fashion project with a special event in the house’s distinctive style. One of the most important Italian luxury brands in the world, Roberto Cavalli will be back on its “hometown” catwalks with the first men’s collection by Paul Surridge, the new creative director for all of the company’s lines.

-On the occasion of Pitti Immagine Uomo 94 (Florence, 12-15 June 2018), the Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery will present FANATIC FEELINGS – Fashion Plays Football, an exhibition curated by Markus Ebner, founder of German fashion magazines Achtung Mode and Sepp Football Fashion and contemporary art critic Francesco Bonami. Through a broad multimedia presentation, FANATIC FEELINGS will highlight the pioneering impact football has had on the world of men’s fashion igniting the fusion of tailoring and sportswear early on.

Tommy Hilfiger has announced that British Formula One racing driver and four-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton will appear as the new global brand ambassador for TOMMY HILFIGER men’s, including HILFIGER COLLECTION, TOMMY HILFIGER TAILORED and TOMMY HILFIGER Menswear, Underwear and Swimwear, starting Spring 2018. The partnership reflects Tommy Hilfiger’s strategic commitment to build on its strong menswear heritage and further drive the global growth of its men’s business, bringing the next generation of fans to the brand.

“I have always admired Lewis’ incredible endurance during the race, as well as his unique style off the track, which speak to the new generation of Tommy Guys,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “He has built his incredible career as a racing driver with passion, dedication and extremely hard work – values that I embraced when founding my brand. We have a history with Formula One, and this partnership builds on our heritage of collaborations within the world of motor sport.”

The Spring 2018 TOMMY HILFIGER men’s offering celebrates Tommy Hilfiger’s love of motor sports, where speed and immediacy fuse with a touch of vintage nostalgia. The collection, which premiered at TOMMYNOW “DRIVE” during Milan Fashion Week on February 25th, gives nod to the Formula One racing pit crew, with heritage work wear and a strong focus on denim. Street styles are born from the iconic shapes, bold colors and streamlined graphics of speed racers. Looking at the traditional American automobile culture, clothing is reinvented for a collection that fulfills the needs of today’s fast-paced lifestyle.

Every season, Tamaris creates a richly diverse world of shoes waiting to be discovered by women of all ages. Alongside catering to the fashion-concious, the brand constantly monitors its optimisation and innovation processes. For A/W 2018, Tamaris presented several launches: the Fashletics by Tamaris, Tamaris Heart & Sole and Marcel Ostertag x Tamaris product lines.

The continuing trend of athleisure has been reinterpreted by Fashletics by Tamaris with fashionable, feminine models. The collection combines fashion with wearable sportiness into a perfect symbiosis: Exclusive, ultra-light sole designs meet innovative material combinations and modern fashion uppers. The colours of the A/W 2018 range from feminine pastel shades in soft pink and lilac to deep burgundy and purple tones and the colours of the forest with intensive khaki, olive and azure blue.

“Never stop this revolution” is the key message at Tamaris Heart & Sole, where high heels meet ultimate comfort with the patented insole. New colours and decorative elements underline the elegance of the cool models. The golden heart is the unique selling point of the collection. The elegance of the collection is enhanced by many pointed last shapes that give the shoe a particularly feminine look.

The Marcel Ostertag X Tamaris presents a collection entitled “Opium” where consumption is transformed into pleasure, presenting patterned leather, subdued colours and rose-gold decoration elements. Marcel Ostertag’s collection is a tribute to the life work of Yves Saint Laurent and his ecstatic excesses in the 1970s. Glittering parties and glamorous staging serve as the perfect inspiration for the collection. The collection name “Opium” has been deliberately chosen, reminiscent of Yves Saint Laurent’s opulent fragrance, it unites all time-travelling cosmopolitans. The colour palette ranges from Merlot and navy to old rose, olive, anthracite and black. The plexi heel is the signature piece of the collection and comes in new accent colours such as rose gold, Merlot, olive and grey.

This season of Vancouver Fashion Week featured an epic line up of design talent from across the globe showcasing F/W 2018 collections. The best in local Canadian talent as well as designers representing Italy, Australia, Ghana, Japan, Chile, France, and more, VFW offered variety like no other. Special guest Miss J Alexander, America’s Next Top Model Coach attended the shows, and the Instagram famous Christopher the Pig brought smiles to the audience as he opened and closed the show for Bia Boro Bamboo’s underwear line.

Invista’s Cordura brand has been recognized at the 48th annual Senken Synthetic Awards Ceremony in Japan with its first-ever “Senken Synthetic Fiber Prize”. Offering best-in-class fabric durability and performance, the CORDURA® brand has had the privilege of working with an increasing number of top Japanese brands in recent years to help deliver a broad range of products featuring durable CORDURA® fabric technologies.

The Senken Synthetic Awards is an annual ceremony held by Japanese fashion publication Senken Shimbun. The ceremony recognizes excellence in technological development, materials and marketing efforts in the synthetic fibers and fabrics industry. The Senken Synthetic Awards “Senken Synthetic Fiber Prize” honors highly regarded materials in any given year that have a long history of strong sales.

Fashion label Scotch & Soda has named Ralph Rijks as Chief Marketing Officer of Scotch & Soda. As a member of the Management Team, Rijks will lead the Marketing Department to further grow the brand.

“I am pleased to welcome Ralph to Scotch & Soda. Over the past 10 years Ralph has held various senior Marke?ng posi?ons, most recently as Senior Vice President of Heineken USA, the company’s largest market, based in New York. With Ralph part of the Scotch Family, we look forward to growing our business further.” Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg, CEO Scotch & Soda

“I know Scotch & Soda as a much-loved Amsterdam brand with a worldly mindset. I look forward to working with the teams to communicate the free-thinking spirit of this rich brand to its growing, global fan base.” Ralph Rijks, CMO Scotch & Soda.

Stella McCartney is buying back the 50-percent stake in her fashion label from Kering after a 17-year partnership. The deal was announced on Wednesday, following months of speculations regarding this move.

“It is the right time for Stella to move to the next stage,” Mr. Pinault said in the statement, adding that the two would continue to work closely together in the field of sustainable fashion.

The ‘alligator’ camouflage motif, inspired by the Polish military files, is developed in all product families, with mix fabric monochromatic details, within the Stone Island S/S 2018 collection. The pattern has been hand painted, then photographed and printed with a series of techniques and 6 colours printing process: 5 pigment colours and 1 coloured polyurethane with raised rubberised aspect.

Jackets and parkas are made in light cotton-nylon rep, a lightweight fabric made with a cotton warp and super fine nylon weft woven with a rep weave. Field jackets and bermudas come in light cotton-nylon tela.

Thomas Wirth and Replay announced a mutually agreed parting of ways.
Wirth was Head of Replay Germany for seven years and since April 2017 also in the position of VP Europe.
19th of March 2018 both parties announced to stop the collaboration due to different opinions in the strategic direction of the company.

A-Line is a women shirtwear brand challenging conventions
to create the perfect fit for the 21st century woman. Simplicity meets sophistication – the synergy results in unlikely shapes that compliment the female body. The brand’s designs are a reflection of what the A- Line woman stands for – elegance, maturity and confidence. Designing the perfect shirt and sharing it with women everywhere was Alexandra Carneiro’s drive. Thorough and passionate about detail, the creative director at A-Line has synced her sense of taste and her 20 years’ experience in the textile industry to reinvent the essentials in a woman’s wardrobe.  A- Line curates natural and delicate materials such as cotton and silk to design easy care, functional, high quality pieces. Available in neutral shades and pastel colours, the design’s wow factor is its fit, softness and attention to detail.

“When I first met her [ Sofia, our muse ], I immediately realised she embodies everything A-line stands for: sophistication, confidence and self-affirmation. A strong woman, down-to-earth and creative, but always mindful of her appearance and her femininity. Simple and poised, but able to fill a room with her presence and flawless sense of style. A woman just like us. Meet Sofia, part of our newest A-line chapter. A-line. From one woman to another. All day, every day.”

Rifle’s 60th anniversary opens the era of the brand’s relaunch. A new chapter whose first pages were written in June 2017 when Giulio Fratini, third generation of the founding family has announced the agreement with Kora Investments Sa, Swiss investment holding company founded in 2014 by the lawyer Alessandra Pallara, leading to the establishment of the new society Rifle & Co S.r.l.

An operation that signs the opening for the first time to foreign capitals and welcome a new team of managers, with the purpose to bring the brand Rifle back to play a major role in the international jeanswear world. Franco Marianelli will be the one leading this new course, with a curriculum characterized by top-level positions driving internationally renowned denimwear brands and whose now Rifle’s new CEO.

The kick of this new plan coincides with a fundamental recurrences for Rifle, the 60th anniversary of its foundation. A goal that brand intends to celebrate at its best, starting from a renovation of the product, with a constant look at its heritage and its excellence in manufacturing. The new collection will have as starting point the brand archive, source of inspiration for a product with a strong fashion content and at the same time open to new trends coming from the catwalks, with the aim of conquering a new female clientele thanks also to a strategic pricing policy.

The brand is also planning to expand its market internationally, with a focus on the countries of the Eastern Europe and in Asia. The digital channel will have big importance in the future growth of Rifle with important investments in the web communication, on the main social networks to catch the attention of the younger consumers and a focus on the e-commerce with partners with long experience in the fashion world.

The Roberto Cavalli Group has chosen Pitti Uomo for the worldwide launch of its new men’s fashion project with a special event in the house’s distinctive style.

One of the most important Italian luxury brands in the world, Roberto Cavalli will be back on its “hometown” catwalks with the first men’s collection by Paul Surridge, the new creative director for all of the company’s lines.

“The long love story between Pitti Immagine and Roberto Cavalli began nearly twenty years ago”, say Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine. “The runway show at the forthcoming edition of Pitti Uomo, featuring the first menswear collection by Paul Surridge further sanctions this bond, with us of Pitti and with the city. It marks the return of one of the champions of Italian style, one of the names that made Florence the world capital of fashion, and – at the same time it is the moment for highlighting a new phase for the brand led by the design talents of the new creative director. We are truly pleased to present this Special Guest, and we are working with the Roberto Cavalli Group with great synergy “.

“Style and the excellence of Made in Italy are the distinctive elements that create and distunguish the denim concept of OneDress OneLove, a new female brand that is debuting on the market, strong of a joint-venture with higly professional people of great experience in the fashion field that have worked together synergically to launch this new brand. The use of only the best denim canvas, the expert tailoring made in italy and the extensive research for the washing process convey a unique appeal to this product, making OneDress OneLove to immediately take place as the new denim standard in the best italian boutiques.”

Nobis, Canadian brand of outerwear of the highest quality, presents for the S/S18 season a new model called CLAYTON. A raincoat that winks at a business look in its camel version with a vichy interior and becomes a perfect streetwear piece proposed in the new version in graphic camouflage.

The main details of this pass-par-tout model are the 5 front buttons, different depending on the color variant, the button-down collar and the hidden pockets. Ideal for mid-season in the months of unpredictable weather, in fact, thanks to the special membrane of which it is covered, the fabric does not allow water to penetrate while being completely breathable.

Pepe Jeans London has launched a new, responsible innovation initiative to help accelerate the denim industry shift to more sustainable production methods. ‘Tru-Blu’, the new program will see Pepe Jeans London launch a series of eco-minded protocols over the next few months which will be adopted by the company to set the new standard in denim design and eco-technology. The first three steps to be revealed by Pepe Jeans London are Ice Shock, Tru-Blue, and Wiser Wash.

The first, Ice Shock, is a new washing technique that uses dry ice pellets to give denim a natural washed look. The second, Tru-Blu, is a new production process which was used to make a pioneering denim collection using zero chemical washes, reducing water consumption as well as reaching new depths of indigo contracts on denim jeans. The third, Wiser Wash, a process which eliminates the use of pumice stones and toxic chemicals used in traditional washing, while still be able to achieve the same bright contrasts and abrasions.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced the 2018 CFDA Award nominees via their Instagram page. CFDA designers, models and influencers all shot videos announcing the nominees that were released in secession on CFDA’s Instagram account. Several announcements were shot at the Brooklyn Museum, which will be the official venue for this year’s awards on June 4th.

Last year, Raf Simons made history when he became the second designer ever to win both the menswear and womenswear designer of the year awards in the same year for his work at Calvin Klein.

To view the full list of nominees, follow link.

Yesterday saw the launch of MarthaLouisa.com, an e-commerce site which i dedicated to selling shoes from the biggest fashion houses as well as young up-and-coming talent. The site is run by Susanne and Christoph Botschen, founders of the luxury e-commerce site MyTheresa.com.

Guillaume Henry, Creative Director at Nina Ricci has confirmed his departure. In a joint statement, first seen by WWD, the French fashion house confirmed Henry is set to exit after a three and a half year tenure.

“After three years of mutually gratifying creative collaboration, Nina Ricci and Guillaume Henry have together decided that the designer will depart the house after the presentation of the fall-winter 2018-19 collection.” Depending on the arrival of a new creative director, the brand’s next collection are set to be designed by Nina Ricci’s in-house studio, added the statement.

Ruco Line announces the entry of a major new resource as Davide Motta joins the company in the position of Creative Director in March 2018.

With a diploma in Industrial Design and two masters – Fashion Design and Footwear Design – Davide Motta comes from Givenchy, where he served as Men’s Senior Designer, and will work in Creative Direction of the Ruco Line and Agile by Ruco Line brands. With solid career experience, spent between Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana and Kurt Geiger (South Africa), Davide Motta comes to the company in Mugnano with a significant background in the world of luxury fashion. A perfect match with Ruco Line, which after 30 years of history in 2017, will embark on a new path that will see, first of all, a deep style renewal, involving the women’s and men’s collections of both company brands.

Opening Wednesday, April 25th UBM Fashion will presents its third edition of MAGIC Japan, the premier trade event that connects women’s, men’s and children’s contemporary apparel, footwear, and accessory brands, as well as sourcing suppliers, to the leading retail buyers in Japan, Asia, and around the globe. This three day event will take place April 25th through April 27th, 2018 at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Centre in Japan. MAGIC Japan, which was launched last Spring, will showcase a diverse selection of brands from all over the world, as well as designers who can only be seen in Japan. At least eight brands who have won the Tokyo New Designer Fashion Grand Prix will showcase their latest collections, including 2017 winners Phablic X Kazui and YON. In addition, the Tokyo Fashion Award winner of 2017 “Children of the Discordance” will also be showcasing their 2018 Fall/Winter collection.

A new “DENIM Zone” is launching at MAGIC Japan this April that will showcase what Japan is widely known for – denim. A significant increase of North American and European brands is another attraction for buyers visiting the show from across Asia. Over thirty brands from US and fifteen brands from France and the UK will be exhibiting in the upcoming April edition of MAGIC Japan – most for the first time.

“In its third edition, MAGIC Japan will showcase not just the best fashion brands Tokyo has to offer, but an amazing selection of UK and US brands as well. Tokyo’s fashion community is both high energy and passionate, and we are honored to play a small part in it.” Christopher Griffin, President, International Business Development, UBM Fashion Group

Artist, Can Demirezen has designed three vintage denims by ALBERTO. Rooted in Mönchengladbach. So, there’s no better space to present the unique items than the Concept Store by ALBERTO.

“OPEN – CLOSE”. Since when do ALBERTO jeans give instructions on how to operate the zipper? And in unmistakable, hand-embroidered letters to boot? The answer: Since Can Demirezen laid hands on three models. The artist reworked the vintage denims into canvasses. Given a completely free hand during the redesign, he was allowed to design according to his own taste.

“I really let off steam,” says Can Demirezen. The right thighs are adorned with oversized information such as article number, size and style. The back pockets were removed and reassembled slightly offset. Some of the statements that were applied to the trousers with high-quality, durable textile dye and screen printing were covered.

Impulsive ideas and radical approaches, inspired by hip hop designs and street art. At the same time, Can Demirezen follows his own beat. “My art is personal and impulsive,” explains Demirezen, who is a real all-rounder. He is pursuing his bourgeois career as a student of business informatics, working by day in the office of an accountant. At night he worked as a disc jockey and produced techno tracks. He is currently giving this hobby a rest in favor of his true passion: art. Especially hand-painted designs have drawn him.

The result can be viewed in ALBERTO’s concept store in Mönchengladbach. The perfect place for surprising stagings and innovative ideas. Last but not least, the exciting experimentation space doesn’t just bring important insights into the collections, features and styles that will benefit POS retail partners. A win-win situation for everyone – not least for creative minds like Can Demirezen. Because he plans to continue his cooperation with ALBERTO.

Tatras has opened its flagship store in the fashion district at No. 3 Via della Spiga. The space, which houses the collections for men, women and children and the Lucio Vanotti x Tatras capsule collection was designed by MRZarchitetti.

The concept for the only European boutique of the Italian-Japanese brand collects iconic Italian furnishings from the 1950’s. The sinuous shapes of chairs and poufs upholstered in dark brown leather, are combined with the rigour of polished steel hanging racks mounted on walls of Calacatta marble.

The Side table Ragno by Carlo de Carli, the wall displays inspired by the iconic Infinito bookshelves designed by Franco Albini in 1956 and the light wall in the style of great buildings of Italian rationalism, are just some of the elements found in the Boutique.

Tatras, the brand that combines Italian production experience with totally Japanese design, research and development seeks to create European customer loyalty with a view to the expansion of the brand in our continent. The flagship store in Via della Spiga is the third flagship for the brand, joining stores in Osaka and Tokyo.

Spring 2018 TOMMYNOW, the brand’s fourth in-season runway show, took place during Milan Fashion Week on February 25, 2018 Milano Congressi. Following the success of the first three TOMMYNOW shows, the Spring 2018 event built on Tommy Hilfiger’s signature “See Now, Buy Now” format, and all runway looks were available across an ecosystem of immediately shoppable channels in more than 70 countries.

Ciao, Milano. The TOMMYNOW fashion experience is roaring into town with the greatest hits of our Spring 2018 collection. It’s cool, confident and every look is instantly shoppable.

Tribute was paid to Tommy’s longtime love of racing, fusing American heritage with modern athleticism for him and her. There are unique plays on proportion and shape; unexpected twists on our icons; and graphic interpretations of speed stripes, checkerboard and archival logos.

The pioneering spirit is ignited by the brand’s partnership with Formula One World Champions Mercedes- AMG Petronas Motorsport, pushing the boundaries of immersive experiences while remaining accessible to all with the TOMMYNOW SNAP app.

TOMMYNOW “DRIVE” marked the global launch of the Spring 2018 TommyXGigi capsule collection.

This Monday, February 26th, UBM Fashion presents a new edition of Coterie in New York’s Javits Center.

The three day event will run alongside UBM Fashion’s Women’s and Children’s February Show, Stitch@Coterie, Sole Commerce, Fame, Moda and Children’s Club.

Coterie continues its expansion outside the traditional ready-to-wear market with its second edition of Beauty@Coterie showing leading beauty and apothecary brands including Immunocologie, Le Bon Parfumeur and Prismologie. Coterie’s EDIT debuts its collaboration with Plan de Ville, an online destination for luxury fashion and emerging designers for its The Edit Lookbook.

WeAr’s team is live at Coterie to give you a sneak peak into the event below.

As featured in the upcoming WeAr March edition: Frankie is doing great with its leather jackets, colours are strong. Its Bestseller: a trenchcoat in leather and of course its denim range.

Not only for dogs…360° Cashmere shows its line of the finest yarn.

Innovative denim always attracts – visit the Mother booth for inspiration.

Footwear@Coterie features still a lot of fur.

Alice & Olivia with its concept: Knowledge is Power. Innovative booth design to be seen at this season’s coterie.

The new Beauty@Coterie section with fresh design.

Long lines early morning before Coterie’s entrance in the Javits Center, New York, NY.

Fitness is still a big topic and the Coterie Active area shows the latest and greatest.

Denim and super soft corduroy at Edwin

The Winner of Green Carpet Fashion Award 2017, eco-designer Tiziano Guardini has selected the new concept by Santoni & Fulgar as the key accessory for his sustainable collection.Presented for the first time at the Fashion Hub – Spazio Cavallerizze, the concept shoe created exclusively to complete the outfits of the new collection by Tiziano Guardini, a designer who has made sustainability the distinctive feature of his ultra-original creations. Made by Santoni, the leading producer of seamless machines, the shoe displays futuristic lines and a seamless upper made entirely of bio-based Evo yarn by FULGAR.

This innovative model is based on the most cutting edge textile science, a combination of X MACHINE technology developed by Santoni enabling the production of a one-piece upper with seamless and “no waste” technology and EVO yarn by Fulgar derived from the castor oil plant, with thermal properties and natural bacteriostatic agents, super stretch performance and exceptional breathability.

This concept is set to revolutionise the footwear industry, also with applications in combination with a rubber sole to create 100% bio footwear.

The first Shanghai Tang collection designed by Massimiliano Giornetti, Fall/Winter 2018-19, was presented at Milano Moda Donna, on Wednesday 21 February. Following the success of the first capsule created for this Hong Kong brand as Project Supervisor, this new position firmly confirms the role of Massimiliano Giornetti as the style guide for the various branches of the brand, today owned jointly by the Hong Kong Private Equity fund Cassia Investments and the Italian businessman Alessandro Bastagli, who is also its Executive Chairman.

“A dance of threads. A dreamlike journey from Italy to China: a silken thread strung between the West and the East, a veritable bridge extending from Europe to the faraway lands of the Dragon Throne that follows the historical traces of two ancient cultures. A blend of textiles and threads of overlapping motifs that intertwine two worlds and two contrasting yet complementary visions as if by magic.

A palette that gradates from light pastel shades and then intensifies, becoming vivid and allegorical. Light pink turns into fuchsia, peach becomes tangerine, and light blue deepens to a turquoise enamel. Straw colours slip lavishly into imperial yellow on black. Venice and the resplendent Cathay appear in unison in brocades that erupt in vibrant abstraction.

Fabrics on fabrics, geometric inlay work, empty spaces on top of filled space. The traditional mandarin garment is the inspiration for the bulbous black dress coat, with a barely visible rounded collar and spotted inserts on the pockets. The traditional exuberant and ironic playfulness of the Maison is evident in the contrasting printed linings. As well as this, animal print coats stand in opposition to the vivid, amethyst interior. The full sleeve jacket with a large stand collar, combined with thread embroidered, brocade-effect trousers are now the new luxury outfit.

The prints on scarves recount this dreamlike journey, and are framed like artwork, featuring images of war horses, traditional costume, fierce dragons, snuff bottles and a nebulous scattering of spots on a base of lacquer hues and pop and fluorescent colours, vibrant jade green celadon, and yellow and violet surface textures.”

Featuring the city’s picturesque skyline, J Winter Fashion Show 2018 premiered 6 haute couture and pret-a-couture collections from Europe, Asia, South America, and America on the sky-high sundeck of Costa neoRomantica cruise ship.

The high-profile J Winter Fashion Show 2018 welcomed guests on board of the luxurious Costa neoRomantica cruise ship with a red-carpet entrance and a VIP after-party with Italian delicacy and live music. Hong Kong’s finest Make Up For Ever, Daz Salon, Buccellati, Nirav Modi, Cristina Sabatini, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Pure Group, Ovolo Group, HK Branding, Camlux Hotel, Expo King, GOGOVAN, Roytal Tailor, and EAST Hong Kong were among the show supporters.

Christopher Bailey unveiled his final collection for Burberry at London Fashion Week this past Saturday.

With inspiration taken from the globally-known gay pride flag, a new rainbow check will be featured as a statement in this collection. “There has never been a more important time to say that in our diversity lies our strength, and our creativity,” said Bailey.

Bailey will formally step down from his two roles on March 31st but will work with Burberry on the transition until the end of this year.

Today the shows in Las Vegas started at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre.

Project and Project Women will unveil their F/W 18 collections until February 14th.

Both shows refresh their format by reimagining the show floor and debuting a collaboration with Canada’s leading fashion city Montreal including live presentations, celebrity guests, and of course a large assortment of accessories, fashion and lifestyle articles.

Neighboing shows include The Tents, Pool Tradeshow, The Collective, Curve and Stitch@Project.

The Edit presents itself with darker colours and a cleaner look

Upgraded hall layout at the Collective

Good start to Project Las Vegas: Buyers were spotted at early hours already

Savile Row’s biggest tailor, Cad & The Dandy, have bought Götrich, Scandinavia’s oldest tailoring house. Established in 1730, this family tailoring business has dressed every Swedish King since its inception. This is a venture that will secure both the future success of Götrich, and promote brand Britain’s manufacturing/menswear overseas.

Expanding into the Swedish capital, Cad & The Dandy is flying in the face of Brexit by expanding into Europe, spreading the reputation and reach of Savile Row to Scandinavia and beyond. Established in 2008, Cad & The Dandy have gone from recession start-up to the largest tailor in the UK. Stateside expansion follows in spring, with two New York store openings.

The ’T-SHIRT: CULT – CULTURE – SUBVERSION’ exhibition opened its doors on the 9th of February at the Fashion and Textile Museum, highlights the multi-faceted role of this humble garment. From men’s underclothes to symbol of rock and roll rebellion, through punk and politics to luxury fashion item, T-shirts broadcast who we are and who we want to be.

The exhibition will feature a private collection of Vivienne Westwood t-shirts from the early days of Let it Rock, Sex, and Seditionaries, through to the designers most recent collections, Active Resistance to Propaganda and Climate Revolution. This group of rare objects will form a central installation of the exhibition, accompanied by an introduction to the historical biography of the T-shirt and an insight into its technological advances, mapped through sections focusing on contemporary design.

Last week the 44th event of Munich Fabric Start happened in Munich from the 30th of January to the 1st of February 2018.

More than 1800 collections by international companies were presented across fabrics and accessories.

Two topics were highlighted: The rise in technologies offered in terms of materials or special dying techniques as well as development in sustainability. A broad spectrum of smart solutions around natural processes were presented. From recycling to natural dying processes, companies from Lenzing to Dynamo showed great interest in deepening this topic and reported good demand for such solutions from customers.

Especially interesting for visitors was the KEYHOUSE, which is part of the show. It was curated as an innovation and technology center. Its focus was on intelligent process solutions, sustainability, smart textiles, biotech and digitization. The seminars had similar topics, one focusing even on AI and fashion that were informative as well as eye opening to all visitors.

Bluezone showed a broad range of exhibitors consisting of 100 international leading denim and sportswear fabric companies which showed new fabrics. Candiani Denim presented its biological degradable denim ‘Regen’, Calik Denim showed ‘Smart Tech’ and ‘Fly Jeans’ and Kassim its premium sustainability line ‘Made in Germany’ which is done in cooperation with German universities. Especially for the northern European part, this is a meeting point for all denim experts.

The next Munich Fabric Start will happen 4-6th of September 2018.

Karl Lagerfeld has announced it has entered into a multi-year license agreement with Giada S.p.A. for the production and distribution of its new KARL LAGERFELD DENIM collection, in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The first collection, which will include men’s and women’s denim, will launch in Spring 2019. The initial term of the licensing agreement runs for 10 seasons.

“The launch of KARL LAGEREFLD DENIM is an exciting, high-potential addition to our brand’s diverse product portfolio,” said Pier Paolo Righi, CEO of KARL LAGERFELD. “Giada is a leading producer and marketer of premium denim production, and we are fascinated by their love for product details. We look forward to working with them to build this business.”

“Our license agreement with KARL LAGERFELD is exciting for Giada and we are proud to embark on this special partnership,” said Franco Catania, CEO of Giada S.p.A. “It represents an amazing opportunity for both companies.”

The KARL LAGERFELD DENIM collection will offer a wide range of premium styles, for an iconic denim look. The collection will be fully made in Italy and positioned in the premium segment. Designs will include luxurious finishes like selvedge seams, lurex texture effects, unique coatings and embellishments, with silhouettes ranging from skinny to girlfriend, boyfriend and biker fits.

ISPO Munich closed its doors a few days ago, and showcased in a snowy setting interest in winter sports products and filled the corridors during the four-day event. In addition to the latest winter sports equipment, the 2,801 companies at the fair showcased innovations and trends in the areas of outdoor and health & fitness. The focal point was the increasing digitalization of the sporting goods industry, a topic that was explored in the new format ISPO Digitize.

Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO of Messe München, said: “With ISPO Digitize, we have pointed the way to the future for the sporting goods industry and sports retailing. The next step will be to apply this positive momentum and to get more people excited about sports.” The Digitize Area in Hall A4 provided a glimpse of the digital future. Representatives of sports retailing and the sporting goods industry had an opportunity to learn about digital solutions in product development, manufacture, marketing and sales. With the help of the Digital Readiness Check, they could see just how fit their own business is.

The Munich trade fair center will open two new halls this year: C5 and C6. As a result, ISPO Munich will have a total of 18 halls starting in 2019. The sporting goods industry will profit from this expansion. Growth is expected to be generated primarily by the areas of outdoor, health & fitness and innovative textiles.

The International Talent Support competition is returning this year for its 16th edition taking place on the 27th of June in Trieste, Italy. The Trieste-based design competition, which was founded in 2002 by Barbara Franchin gives emerging designers in fashion, accessories and jewellery a platform to showcase their talent.

This edition’s theme is ‘Courage’ and ‘So Bold, Almost Incredible’. The competition’s main fashion partner is OTB, the parent company of fashion brands Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, and Viktor&Rolf, as well as Swatch and Illycaffè. The winner will be awarded with the OTB Award, alongside a 10,000 euro cash grant and the possibility of an internship in the style office of one of the group’s companies, while Swatch will award the Swatch Award with a cash prize of 10,000 euros as well as a six-month paid internship at its Swatch Lab in Zurich.

The other main prize is the ITS Award, which is given to the best fashion, accessories or jewellery finalists, and awards the winner a cash prize of 15,000 euros to help launch their collection. The winner also normally gets a feature in Vogue Italia’s supplement Vogue Talents.

Tommy Hilfiger will present at the #TommyNow Fashion Show on February 25th in Milan the fourth and last collection with supermodel Gigi Hadid.

The collection represents Tommy’s passion for motorsport and Gigi’s fast paced lifestyle. Athletic color blocking in red, white and blue is underlined with stripe prints, graphic patches and embroidered Speed ​​logos. The silhouette is a mix & match of oversized designs in combination with super skinny styles – for a confident and confident fashion appearance. READY, SET, GO!

Current store concepts are characterized by a mix of different colours and styles from industrial look to country house and a broad range of various materials. Stores create hybrid spaces, mixing traditional retail, tasteful catering, personal services, art galleries, literary readings and lots more. For this year’s EuroShop RetailDesign Awards, 85 nominations were received from 27 countries. From these examples, EHI shopfitting expert Claudia Horbert distils the most important trends in international retail design.

Cozy and Curated
Wood remains the most favourite element for store construction and determines the ambiance of a store. Dark wood creates a cozy, warmer and more genuine atmosphere than the clear design language of the Scandinavian style or sharp black-white contrasts.

Customer Engagement
In a world of a growing competition from suppliers online, modern stores have to create unique environments that seduce, attract and entertain customers at the point of sale. Whether it is an iconic architecture, an enhancing store design, lighting or the embedding of state-of-the-art media in the shop fitting, everything has to follow a joint dramaturgy to give customers that certain kick. Thus the dovetailing of physical and online stores is generating new retail and interior design concepts.

To emerge from the competition as a winner, this year’s participants again had to appeal to customers with a successful combination of shop architecture, colours, materials, lighting and visual merchandising and convey an unambiguous message in relation to their product offering. 35 submitters are nominated. On the evening of April 26th, to kick off the C-star trade fair in Shanghai, EHI and Messe Dusseldorf will grant the EuroShop RetailDesign Awards to three stores with the best concepts.

Designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS, Birkenstock’s mobile, spatial retail concept continues its travel throughout the US, moving to the Weat Coast in partnership with Rick Owens with a private launch event on the 17th of April, 2018, followed by the public opening on April 18h till 21st 2018.

The Birkenstock box consists of converted freight containers, which play host to each partner’s interior concept and merchandise proposition. In this site-specific iteration, the Box’s interior is designed by Rick Owens and incorporates the retail design elements from the Rick Owens New York store.

The Birkenstock box will carry a limited collection of Birkenstock styles, along with curated assortment of Rick Owens looks, objects, furniture, legwear and accessories.

Clarion Events, an international leader in event planning and trade show events, has been pioneering and organizing innovative events since 1947. It has now been announced that it will acquire the PREMIUM Group, the Berlin-based event and trade show organizer of leading fashion events such as PREMIUM, Seek , Show & Order, Bright, PREMIUM Order Munich and FashionTech Conference, the largest fashion events held twice a year in Germany.

Clarion Events is delighted that Anita Tillmann, Managing Partner of the PREMIUM GROUP and Managing Director Jörg Arntz, who has been Managing Director for four years, and her dedicated team willl continue to strategically develop and manage events from Berlin. PREMIUM’s vohergehnder partner, Waterland Equity, as well as co-founder dr. Florian Bachelin, have left the company. With the new partnership, Clarion Events wants to establish itself as a fixture in the global fashion sector.

Trends for Autumn/Winter 2018-19 are inspired by “modernity”, “nature”, “science fiction” and “globalization”. Collections present simple, classic and occasionally vintage designs, with modern, contemporary details. A timeless style. The influence of nature can be found in prints and decorations which abound with original details. The impact of street-art is also strong and gives footwear a rebellious touch. Craft traditions from all over the world blend together to create a new highly globalised culture. The materials used are in natural fibres or technical fabrics. Colours are mainly warm and typically autumnal, often in contrast with colder tones, both luminous and opaque. The trend forecasts will be presented at the 85th edition of MICAM Milano, at the Rho Fair Centre from 11 to 14 February 2018.

The Thinker
For women, this trend explores an emerging era: the age of enlightenment 4.0 in which ideas and learning are the most valuable currency. For men and kids autumnal shades prevail, producing a traditional look paired with modern details and accessories.

Humanature
For women and kids, natural materials and tactile surfaces, quilted or richly textured, are the common thread running through this trend. The autumn colour palette is folk-inspired and sees classic earthy tones being replaced by spicy hues and bolder fashion colours. For men and kids in addition to vintage, inspiration comes from the craft traditions of a world without borders. Men’s shoes are technical but sustainable, thanks to the use of organic leather and fabrics.

Dark Wonder
This is a trend inspired by the new technologies. Contrast is at the heart of this palette, with colours ranging from dark to light tones. For men the colour theme sees sportswear become more and more extreme, with oversized items of clothing.

Worldhood
With street culture becoming increasingly globalised, influences from every part of the world are spread and remixed faster than ever before. For men and kids Shoes are retro, revisited and reinterpreted, sporty and informal.

Denham the Jeanmaker is celebrating its 10th anniversary with ‘A Decade of Denham’, a year-long series of events and collaborations with renowned brands, such as Converse and Barbour, English graphic artist Anthony Burrill, Scandinavian furniture label NORR11, and the Amsterdam-based label Atelier Reservé. The program has kicked off this month, in January with the launch of a book titled ‘A Decade of Denham’ and will see a new project unveiled every month, ending with the launch of the Indig’eau de Parfum fragrance at the end of the year.

DENHAM will also introduce three exclusive jean designs — two men’s styles and one woman’s style — at the Pitti Uomo fair in Florence, Italy, in January. Created using fabric from the renowned Candiani mill, the jeans will be sold in DENHAM stores and via select wholesale partners. They will be packaged in a commemorative anniversary box and include a contest for consumers to win a trip to Milan.

“Celebrating the 10th anniversary of DENHAM is an incredible milestone for our brand,” said Jason Denham, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of DENHAM the Jeanmaker. “Our ‘Decade of DENHAM’ program is a nod to my greatest passions and inspirations that have shaped DENHAM into what it is today. I am honoured and excited to partner with some of the brands and people who have most influenced me in my career.”