Heritage denim brand Wrangler has collaborated with luxury ready-to-wear label Opening Ceremony on a Fall/Winter 2019 collection that revives the former's archival styles from the 1990s.The collection is titled "Value," recalling the big-box superstores where the styles of the collection were popular during the 1990s. At the time, Wrangler retailed in superstores where American consumers would buy their jeans, groceries and household items from the same place.Prevailing styles at t

Cloud9, a competitive video gaming organization with teams participating in the League of Legends, is launching its first-ever apparel collection in partnership with a gaming team for Puma. The esports brand joins a list of team partnerships for Puma, which includes Manchester City, Red Bull Racing, and more.According to Adam Petrick, the global director of brand and marketing at Puma, this partnership will further the brand’s stance as a global brand. “Tapping into the world of esports, and its

Net sales for Ascena Retail Group for Q4 of fiscal 2019 ending August 3, 2019, were $1,454 million compared to $1,520 million in Q4 of FY2018. Net sales reflected flat comparable sales for Q4 and unfavorable impact resulting from 53rd week recorded in prior fiscal year. Gross margin decreased to $789 million in Q4 compared to $882 million in year-ago period."We made pivotal changes in the back half of fiscal 2019 as we exited our Value Fashion segment to focus on our brands where we see the

PepsiCo is collaborating with Indian label HUEMN and launching a fashion collection today at the Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week (LMIFW) SS’20 organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). All denim fabric used in the collection is made using recycled plastic, in line with the company’s 'Winning with Purpose' vision, which aims not to turn plastics into waste.Pic: HUEMNThe athleisure collection, created by designer duo Pranav Misra and Shyma Shetty, is an extension of part of

At the recent New York Fashion Week, Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie show was hands down the hottest event of the season. Not only was it an invitation-only concert with chart-topping artists such as Migos and Halsey performing, but the collection also presented a strong anti-Victoria's Secret message of body-inclusivity.The Vice President of Design for Savage X Fenty is none other than Fashion Institute of Technology's alumni, Melissa Battifarano, from the class of ’01. “It’s for ever

In an effort to be more inclusive, Victoria's Secret has hired Ali Tate-Cutler as the brand's first plus-size model. The company has been working on rehabilitating its image ever since their former chief marketing officer Ed Razek made transphobic remarks and made it clear he had no desire to see plus-size models at the Victoria's Secret fashion show.Tate-Cutler will star in the new campaign for the collaboration between Victoria's Secret and U.K. lingerie label Bluebella. Tate-C

Swiss luxury group Richemont's e-commerce platform Net-a-Porter is opening a flagship store on Tmall Luxury Pavilion, Alibaba Group's channel for luxury brands. It will feature exclusive capsule collections from Net-a-Porter and its menswear counterpart, Mr. Porter, and deliver customised brand pages, personalised content, exclusive VIP rewards to shoppers.Pic: Net-a-Porter"Net-a-Porter's store will offer more than 130 luxury and designer brands at launch, then continue to expan

John Lewis & Partners is paying customers to return preloved clothes to its Oxford store in a bid to “address the increasing volumes of clothing being sent to landfill.”The ‘BuyBack’ trial, which launched on 4 October and runs for six weeks, allows ‘my John Lewis’ members to return preloved items from any womenswear and menswear brands stocked at John Lewis & Partners. Customers will receive 3 pounds per item up to a maximum of three pieces of clothing. The money can then be spent with J

Marks and Spencer has relaunched one of its most well-known sub-brands, Per Una, in a refresh that aims to shift customer perceptions of the brand from ‘too frilly’ to ‘stylishly feminine’.It is the first major campaign for Per Una in over five years and comes as part of the British retailer’s initiative to simplify its sub-brand offering in order to improve the customer shopping experience, an initiative that includes scrapping ‘Classics’ as of Autumn/Winter 2019. The rebrand also sees a new lo

Hazard assessment workshop. © ASBCIThe importance of hazard identification in product design, understanding foreseeable use, and mitigating the commercial risks of global supply chains were just some of the topics discussed at the interactive and educational technical seminar on effective risk management organised last month by the ASBCI and sponsored by TÜV SÜD.The ASBCI’s latest technical seminar opened with a comprehensive overview of product safety regulations from keynote speaker Sheikh Min