H&M's Arket website is now emphasizing transparency online. As well as being able to filter and search the products on the Arket website by department, pattern, color and material, shoppers may also choose to shop where the items are made. Arket's current product selection includes goods that are made in China, Italy, Turkey and Austria. To...
Modern Meadow recently debuted its lab-grown animal-free leather materials at the ‘Items: Is Fashion Modern?’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York – which runs until January 28th 2018. The technology behind the ZOA leather material is based around DNA editing, as the biological component of leather isn’t actually animal...
Ada Diamonds has opened the world's first jewelry showroom exclusively dedicated to laboratory-created diamonds. The by-appointment showroom offers San Francisco residents a modern marriage of technology, craftsmanship, and sustainable luxury: bespoke, made-to-order lab diamond jewelry. Established in 2015, Silicon Valley based Ada Diamonds...
Following in the footsteps of Spring and other online fashion retailers, Net-A-Porter announced that it will soon make available an artificial intelligence tool that will be capable of choosing clothing for consumers based on their likes, dislikes and travel plans. The company’s new robot will be able to personalize the shopping experience for...
Nike’s new NBA Connected Jersey gets the scores straight to the wearer by them simply tapping their smartphone against the bottom of the vest. Technology is built into each jersey so the data shared is automatically affiliated with that team. Wearers download the NikeConnect app and tap their smartphone on the tag on the bottom of the jersey to...
The greatest market strategy isn’t necessarily competing with the Apple Watch Series 3, but in besting all the Android Wear watches we’ve seen, which have been too large and heavy for 24/7 wearables. That leaves Fitbit in a good spot. They’re not including LTE here (at least not yet) but it’s arguable that wasn’t the biggest challenge in the...
Satsuki Nakayama began modeling when she was 12 years old. Androgyny is hardly a new trend in fashion. Twiggy caused a craze in Britain during the 1960s when she cut her hair short, and David Bowie’s androgynous style was a major influence on pop culture. Recently, thanks to a more open way of thinking when it comes to gender fluidity,...
Every day it seems like we’re hearing about another 3D printed innovation in the world of footwear, from big name brands like Adidas and Nike to the 3D printed shoes that Feetz manufactures and custom insoles by Wiivv. Now, Materialise, the 3D printing solutions and software provider has announced a new partnership with winter sports gear and...
Based in LA and NYC, Cote is the anti-salon, set with just a handful of small tables tucked away far away from the window, surrounded by browsable books and fair-trade items from independent designers, which are all for sale. The signature $20 "quick cote," a polish change that takes about 15 minutes or less, includes tip and the location only...
Back in 1994, designer Serena Rees launched Agent Provocateur—a now-iconic lingerie brand that, to this day, exudes unabashed sex appeal and luxury. Thirteen years later, Rees sold the company, and today, she’s launched her next foray into intimates—but it’s a far cry from the racy lingerie you’ve become accustomed to seeing. Introducing
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