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 whether Adidas may continue to sell […]
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 triumph of casual leisure wear, more […]
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, the multidisciplinary creative died of cancer […]
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 helping to stage the anniversary in […]
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 such as Nadja Auermann, Naomi Campbell, […]
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 the industry, which is largely still […]
