The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Lagos Fashion Week showcased nine designers over its three-day online event, entitled “Woven Threads II: Moving in Circles”, in partnership with Fashion Revolution.
According to Lagos Fashion Week founder, Omoyemi Akerele, this theme was chosen to promote the fashion industry’s move towards a circular economy, with the aim of highlighting designers who place sustainability and community engagement at the centre of their work.
Emmy Kasbit’s collection, called Scars, featured skirts, jackets, and robes made of Akwete cloth, a woven fabric synonymous with a town of the same name in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Abia. LVMH Prize nominee, Lagos Space Programme, meanwhile, presented a short film with models dressed in the brand’s signature gender neutral designs.
In addition to designer showcases, Lagos Fashion Week also hosted talks with designers and fashion entrepreneurs to discuss topics like waste reduction and technology’s role in driving sustainability in the fashion industry.
Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co are among the brands expanding in Perth, Australia in a bid to tap its mining, oil and gas wealth and newfound status as a travel hub.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Haiti’s sourcing crisis, Brazilian jewellery giant Vivara and Dubai’s Ramadan shopping season.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Supreme’s long-awaited Shanghai flagship opening, India imposes MIP on undervalued imports of synthetic knitted fabric and striking Sri Lankan workers continue to protest.
Imran Amed shares his observations from a trip to the wealthy desert metropolis, home to the most lucrative stores for many of the world’s top fashion brands.