One of Bangladesh’s first online Slow Fashion clothing brand, ROZEN was founded bySaiyaraRoja Islamin January of 2019. With a goal to make available to customers, products and styles that are not easily accessible in Bangladesh, ROZEN is re-establishing the norms of fashion, all the while keeping the entire process ethical and the products sustainable.“The reason these types of products are not accessible is because these products go against social norms in our society. This led us to our missio

UK-basedSeraphine Groupwants to trade on the London Stock Exchange's main market and raise funds to finance its global expansion and extended foray into the digital space. Between fiscals 2014 and 2021, group sales grew at a compounded annual rate of growth of 22 per cent, driven by its expansion and rapid growth of its own digital platform.The maternity and nursing fashion brand vision was to create "desirable clothes which women would want to wear even if they were not pregnant."

Riri Group, a Swiss manufacturer of zippers and buttons, has completed the acquisition of Tuscan firm Amom. According to the Riri, this merger leads to the consolidation of the group’s position in the luxury accessory sector, which represents a significant add-on to develop new skills and production with an extended offer now including bijoux.“The journey towards the creation of a single centre of excellence involved in designing, developing and manufacturing high fashion accessories has taken a

Undo for Tomorrow, a shoe manufacturer located in Lisbon, has recently launched its vegan-friendly Nuven shoes, which are created from repurposed party balloons and rubber vehicle tire debris. The firm is using a crowdfunding approach to make their sustainable casual sneakers available, ensuring that they only produce enough to fulfill demand and minimize overproduction and waste.Nuvens are the "next favorite" in the casual shoe industry, having exceptionally lightweight and comfortabl

UK-based fashion designer Matty Bovan has won the 2021 International Woolmark Prize as well as the Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation. Bovan joined fellow UK designer Edward Crutchley - who won the double back in 2019 - after a panel of industry heavyweights selected him the winner during a special virtual event held earlier this month.The International Woolmark Prize celebrates fashion talents from around the globe who showcase the beauty and versatility of Australian Merino wool, the organise

London-based rising star Ahluwalia, who was just announced as the winner of the BFC/GQ designer menswear fund, has unveiled her first joint men’s and women’s collection during London Fashion Week.In April, the designer debut herfirst womenswear range in collaboration with Ganni, opting then to rework deadstock fabric and leftover styles from the Danish label, for her spring/summer 2022 there was a confidence, mixing her menswear aesthethic with a feminine spin, which was further highlighted in h

At the preview of theAlexander McQueenautumn/winter 2021 collection at the house’s Old Bond Street store in London on 8 June, theRoses exhibitionremained installed on its upper floors – frozen in time from when it opened in November 2019, like so many cultural events during the pandemic.From thespring/summer 07 Sarabande show, with its gowns constructed using fresh flowers that cascaded down the designs, to the‘Rose dress’ of autumn/winter 2019and the laser-cut blooms that traversed the runwayin

The International Woolmark Prize, a prize that celebrates fashion talents working with Merino wool, has this year been awarded to British designer Matty Bovan.In what was a double win for Bovan, the designer also bagged The Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation, an award introduced in 2019 in honour of the late iconic fashion designer and International Woolmark Prize alumnus.“It’s a huge honour to win these prizes and I’m so excited for where it’s going to take me - I was already so thrilled with

“Whenever I work on a new collection, I consider a few points very closely, one is for whom we want to put out the collection and who is the person going to be wearing it.It’s also a combination of me, my aesthetic sensibilities with what the market is today and thankfully the market is far more exciting today than it was a few years back; so we get to do things that are slightly non-conformist and have a slight departure from regular traditional wear,”Designer Kunal Rawalnarrates. The designer

In what can be termed as one of the most unusual years in recent ‘fashion times’, designers and high fashion labels have had their creative juices flowing in overdrive, working day and night to cater to a consumer who is rapidly evolving.Changing needs, demands, priorities and circumstances all come together to dictate the current fashionscape – laying emphasis on comfort and well-being. There is no beating around the bush, as the consumers today are sure of what they want.Unlike staple fashion