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Fashion Chain Founder Dies in Cave Fall

Isak Andic was 71

(Newser) - The founder of fashion chain Mango died Saturday in Spain, where he was hiking with family members when he slipped and fell from a nearly 500-foot cliff. Billionaire Isak Andic, 71, was near Barcelona in the Montserrat caves at the time, according to local reports cited by the BBC and...

NFL Coaches Have a New Favorite Accessory

Rope hats have jumped from the fairway to the field

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal uses the word "stunned" to describe the reaction even industry insiders have had to the fashion accessory that NFL coaches seized upon en masse this season: the rope hat. Yes, the style that golfers popularized decades ago is back and has jumped sports. Half of...

AI Helps Make Fast Fashion Giant Shein a Top Polluter
AI Is Juicing Fast
Fashion's Biggest Polluter
longform
Sep 29, 2024 11:30 AM CDT

AI Is Juicing Fast Fashion's Biggest Polluter

Shein nearly doubled its carbon emissions in 2023

(Newser) - Fast fashion and artificial intelligence have bad environmental rap sheets on their own, so what happens when you combine the two? Grist reports that the top dog in fast fashion , Shein, has established goals to reduce carbon emissions, but the company's use of AI to optimize their model may...

Madonna Makes Quite an Entrance at Show in Her Honor

Dolce & Gabbana fashion show in Milan pays homage to her 1990s style

(Newser) - Celebrities swarmed Milan Fashion Week on the last big day of runway shows on Saturday, sending crowds of adoring fans from venue to venue. But the biggest celebrity of all was Madonna. The superstar attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil...

What Walmart Wants: For Gen Z to Take Its Clothing Seriously

Retailer has overhauled its young adult clothing line

(Newser) - Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America. Now, the nation's largest retailer is seizing the back-to-school shopping season to take another shot at fashion respectability, the AP reports. The company plans to relaunch its...

Check Out Team USA's Olympics Attire

Outfits for American athletes have been designed by Ralph Lauren

(Newser) - If you're going to compete in the fashion capital of the world, you'd best be dressed for the part. Team USA doesn't have to worry in that regard, as athletes vying for medals at the Paris Olympics this summer will be decked out for the opening and...

Trend Alert: Sweatpants Jeans Are a Thing Now

Sweatpants printed to look like jeans can run hundreds of dollars

(Newser) - Comfy is in, according to the Wall Street Journal , as jean-printed sweatpants are hitting shelves, and not in an ironic way. Writer Rory Satran notes that the comparison to '80s jeggings cannot be ignored, but the quality from brands like Rag & Bone's Miramar line makes the faux...

A Fast-Fashion Juggernaut Shows a Darker Underbelly
Shein Brings Fast Fashion
to New Extremes
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Apr 20, 2024 5:30 AM CDT

Shein Brings Fast Fashion to New Extremes

'Guardian' explores the ethical issues in the world of cheap, disposable clothing

(Newser) - Quick, name the most-Googled clothing brand on the planet. As Nicole Lipman explains in the Guardian , the answer is Shein, a retailer founded in China that has become a juggernaut in the world of "fast fashion." And "fast" might be an understatement—in a 12-month span during...

Man Wanted to Open a Prince Museum, Holds Auction Instead

Pieces of late singer's wardrobe, other memorabilia are up for sale after museum idea is ditched

(Newser) - Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician's sartorial splendor in an online auction this week. The collection, including more than 200 lots up for sale, was...

Italian Fashion Designer Dies Days After Joining Moschino

Brand's new creative director Davide Renne, formerly with Gucci, is dead at 46

(Newser) - Just days after Davide Renne left Gucci and arrived at Moschino to take over as creative director, the Italian fashion designer has died, reports the New York Post . "It is with deep sorrow and great sadness, Moschino announces that Davide Renne passed away on November 10th, 2023 in Milan,...

$5K Designer Jacket Is Dyed With an Unusual Source

Design company uses algae, fungi, and bacteria to create products in the name of sustainability

(Newser) - Dropping nearly $5,000 on a jacket isn't something most of us could sneeze over, though sneezes have something oddly in common with the newest line from Normal Phenomena of Life (known as NPOL). Their Exploring Jacket, which costs $4,895, gets its fun pink hue from bacteria, specifically...

France Makes an Aggressive Push Against 'Fast Fashion'

Rebate program will offer up to $28 to fix clothes, shoes instead of buying new, but some are wary

(Newser) - Don't toss those ripped jeans or that shirt missing a button just yet, at least not if you live in France. That's because starting in October, the French government will be offering what's essentially a rebate to people who mend their own clothes and shoes instead of...

Some Said She Was to Fashion What the Beatles Were to Music

Mary Quant, mastermind of Swinging '60s style, dies at 93

(Newser) - Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colorful, sexy miniskirts epitomized London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died. She was 93. Quant’s family said she died "peacefully at home" in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. Quant helped popularize the miniskirt—some credit...

Oscars' Champagne Carpet: 40 Amazing Looks

Some of the best outfits from the not-red carpet

(Newser) - Fan Bingbing made a regal entrance in sparkling silver and emerald green on the champagne-colored carpet Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards. Hong Chau wore a high-neck pink Prada column gown with a feathery black train and Malala Yousafzai worked the hood of her silver sparkler from Ralph Lauren like...

She 'Gave the Punk Movement a Look'
She 'Gave the Punk
Movement a Look'
OBITUARY
Dec 30, 2022 3:12 AM CST

She 'Gave the Punk Movement a Look'

Fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood dies at 81

(Newser) - Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood's eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed. "Vivienne continued to do the things she...

SBF May Have Ruined the Disheveled CEO Look
SBF May Have Ruined
the Disheveled CEO Look
OPINION
Dec 15, 2022 1:23 PM CST

SBF May Have Ruined the Disheveled CEO Look

It now sends a disturbing message, writes 'NYT' fashion critic Vanessa Friedman

(Newser) - The financial misdeeds of fallen crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried are being dissected everywhere. In the New York Times , fashion critic Vanessa Friedman explores an entirely different angle to the story, suggesting that SBF's demise might also spell the demise, finally, of the "schlubby" fashion style of tech CEOs....

Balenciaga Faces Backlash for 2 Eyebrow-Raising Ads

One featured kids with teddy bear bags draped in fetish gear, the other SCOTUS docs on child porn

(Newser) - A fashion giant is under the microscope after two recent ad campaigns went awry, spurring a lawsuit and even dragging Kim Kardashian into the fray. The complaint filed Friday by Balenciaga in the New York State Supreme Court for the County of New York seeks $25 million in damages from...

Brad Pitt's Red-Carpet Look Attracts a Lot of Attention

It's a linen skirt

(Newser) - CNN calls the celebrity's "breezy" linen skirt its look of the week, and you'd be forgiven for not immediately realizing that the network is talking about Brad Pitt. The actor has been grabbing headlines for the red-carpet outfit he donned Tuesday while promoting Bullet Train in...

Fashion Force Andre Leon Talley Is Dead at 73
Fashion Legend
Andre Leon Talley
Is Dead at 73
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Jan 19, 2022 7:19 AM CST

Fashion Legend Andre Leon Talley Is Dead at 73

He was the former creative director and editor-at-large of 'Vogue' magazine

(Newser) - André Leon Talley, the towering former creative director and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was 73, reports the AP . Talley’s literary agent David Vigliano confirmed Talley’s death to USA Today late Tuesday, but no additional details were immediately available. Talley was an influential fashion journalist who...

Top Fashion Magazine Is Going Fur-Free

Elle is dropping fur from all 45 global editions

(Newser) - Fashion magazine Elle has 45 global editions—and fur will be banned from all of them as of Jan. 1, 2023. Elle senior vice president and international director Valeria Bessolo Llopiz tells Reuters that fur is being ditched because tastes are changing and support for animal welfare is growing. "...

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