The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) are quite active when it comes to marketing and branding. The latest coup: BVG is going under the fashion designers. Those who want to dress appropriately […]
Hardly anyone will deny it: Football is the most popular sport in the world. Whether children, women or men, whether on the street corner, in the park or at Wembley […]
Museum exhibitions about prominent fashion designers and their creations are anything but rare. However, the spotlight is mostly on fashion for women – from haute couture to prêt-à-porter collections. But […]
The striking look of the “Mugler woman” includes padded shoulders, low-cut necklines and an hourglass waist. It was made famous in the 1970s by top models from Jerry Hall to […]
The question of who invented knitted sports shoes is still being bitterly disputed. As the US federal authority International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced, it is examining at Nike’s request […]
No other item of clothing has experienced such hype in recent decades – as a fashion accessory but also as a design object – as the sneaker. Due to the […]
From American suburbia to the fashion Olympus: Virgil Abloh’s rise to become one of the last decade’s most influential personalities in the design world of was meteoric. On 28 November, […]
Lots of glamour, wealth, intrigue, family feuds – the Gucci fashion brand almost broke down from too much of it. Now it is celebrating its 100th birthday. Numerous activities are […]
In the 1990s, photographers like Ellen von Unwerth, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Herb Ritts and Bruce Weber produced captivating images of ambitious fashion designers’ extravagant creations as worn by supermodels […]
The fashion industry carousel is spinning faster and faster, yet there is currently no change of direction on the horizon. Implementing environmental and social processes is a mammoth undertaking for […]
Haute couture, prêt-à-porter, perfume, photography, shows – the trained ballet dancer and couturier Thierry Mugler, born in Strasbourg in 1948, was successful in many fields. He designed his own world and […]
The term “dress code” refers to rules and guidelines related to how individuals are expected to dress – whether in private or as members of specific social, occupational or ethnic […]
As we reported in August of this year, the Re-FREAM project was created in order to design smart clothing for the digital age. Scientists and artists work together on the […]
This year, film-maker Gary Hustwit – known for films such as “Helvetica”, “Objectified” and “Rams” – had the pleasure of following the agency Work & Co. as they redesigned New […]
Wardrobes are often overflowing, even though – according to a Greenpeace study on shopping habits – many trousers, skirts and tops are hardly ever worn, if at all. Even clothing […]
The fashion and garment industries keep a constant eye out for new creative ideas and talent. What’s more, they also watch for new materials, manufacturing methods and possibilities for cooperation. […]
Clothing does not always have to be new, and “fast fashion” is not necessarily the only choice. The fact that the market for second-hand clothing is currently one of the […]
Philosophy of Fashion. Georg Simmel, a sign of his times He was considered eccentric and extraordinary in the lecture theatre and dealt with topical issues. Word also got around that […]