A Season of Formality Vs Fantasy, as Real Clothes for Multi-faceted Women Came Out On Top By Angela Baidoo Taking it back to the original concept of ready-to-wear, where practical solutions were needed for women that didn’t feature the complex construction of bespoke designs (requiring a seamstress or tailor to...
New York Fashion Week: A Tapestry of Tribute and Transformation By Mackenzie Richard New York Fashion Week recently unfolded as a love letter to the city itself, a theme that resonated deeply within this season’s collections. Designers, drawing inspiration from the vibrant heartbeat of New York, infused their creations with...
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How the British Fashion Council's Caroline Rush is Setting London Fashion Week Up for its Next Creative Chapter

How the British Fashion Council’s Caroline Rush is Setting London Fashion Week Up for its Next Creative Chapter By Angela Baidoo As a born and raised Londoner, London Fashion Week celebrating 40 years feels deeply personal. From learning to illustrate to glitchy DVDs of Alexander McQueen’s most emotive shows to...
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Prada is the World’s Hottest Brand as Luxury Remains Resilient Among Economic Slowdown By Mark Wittmer Miu Miu may have been dethroned as fashion’s hottest brand, but it’s still Miuccia’s world: Prada has moved into the...
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The Pivotal Headlines That Defined the Year By The Impression Team Every year brings big news for fashion, but 2023 in particular felt like a year of surprising changes and heightened awareness. From increased scrutiny on...
Miu Miu Remains the Hottest Brand in Fashion as TikTok Further Shakes up Purchasing Habits By Mark Wittmer With its platform that brings together hundreds of online retailers in one search while utilizing special data analytics...
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Milan Fashion Week Spring 2024: Merging Heritage with High-Voltage Creativity By Lizzy Bowring Milan, a city pulsating with life and where tradition and cutting-edge designs merge, finds itself again at the epicenter of fashion with the...
How Fashions Front Row is Evolving, by Looking Beyond the West and Cultivating Community Across the Arts. By Angela Baidoo As the definition of the perfect front-row guest evolves, seasoned fashion editors and retail buyers have...
Jane Birkin’s Fashion Legacy  By Neal Bhattacharya Jane Birkin, who died this week at 76, was one of those style icons whose legacy is more felt than known. Although she was primarily an actress and singer,...
How Partnerships on Tour Outfits for Music Superstars Makes for Much More Than a Brand Ambassadorship By Mark Wittmer Pop music and fashion have always gone hand in hand – when we think about the biggest...
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Haute Highlights– Fashion’s Foremost Leaders Shine in The Lyst Index Q2 2023  By Mackenzie Richard In the ever-evolving realm of fashion, a select few brands and products ascend to prominence, captivating the global stage. Recently unveiled...
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Barbiecore: Will the Hype Last? By Neal Bhattacharya The Internet has been ablaze ahead of next week’s release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie. As the film’s promo campaign got underway last year, Barbiecore emerged as a...
3 Lessons From Loewe’s Revival  By Neal Bhattacharya LOEWE is coming into its own as a house that blends the sunny and the subdued. Though the Madrid-based house was once a smaller part of the LVMH...
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How the Last of the Mitford Sisters Deepened Erdem’s Appreciation for the Aristocratic  By Angela Baidoo A rebel is not the first descriptor which immediately comes to mind when taking in Erdem Moralioglu’s body of work...
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Is it a Strategic Financial Move for Fashion Brands or a Pathway to Cultural Influence?  By Lizzy Bowring From its inception in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival has been much more than just a celebration of...
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A Few Designers and Brands are Championing an Overlooked but Uniquely Powerful Tool in the Fashion Vocabulary: Humor By Mark Wittmer Of course, the quickest way to suck the humor out of a joke is to...
The Innovative Stylist and Photographer Talks Her Latest Project and Leaning Into the Democratic Power of Social Media By Mark Wittmer A stylist and photographer with over a decade of experience working across runway, magazines, and...
How Tailoring Took Over Fashion: The Resurgence of Classic Style  By Lizzy Bowring The fashion industry has significantly transformed in the last two years, with a notable push towards sophisticated Tailoring. This trend has been rising...
Navigating Nudity’s Nuanced (and Not so Nuanced) Role in Fashion Campaigns By Mark Wittmer The prevalent presence of nudity in fashion imagery feels at once ironic and wholly expected. On the one hand, nakedness seems to...
The Serbian-born, London-based designer is creating a unapologetic vision of modern femininity with her multi-disciplinary brand  By Angela Baidoo Born in Serbia, but now based in East London, Roksanda IIinčić first studied Architecture and Applied Arts...
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Capturing the Power of Pop-Ups By Lizzy Bowring Brands face increasing difficulty standing out against competitors as the world becomes more digitally focused. And with consumers craving novel and engaging experiences, competing with online giants is...
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Enhancing Efficiencies or Replacing Creativity – Should We Be Worried? The Quid Pro Quo Explored. By Lizzy Bowring Gone are the days when artificial intelligence (AI) was merely a figment of our imagination. Today, AI is...
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1989 STUDIO By Obi Anyanwu On Friday, January 20, a who’s who of menswear elite comprised of Poggy the Man to Complex’s Aria Hughes and rapper Westside Gunn among others descended on Palais de Tokyo to...
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The Impression Talks with Alessandro Dell’Acqua the Creative Director of N°21 By Dao Tran Alessandro Dell’Acqua once again delivered a gorgeous collection for Numero Ventuno, which seduces the senses as it tickles the mind with its...

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