For four years, an annual chorus of unfounded criticism and aesthetic analysis beat like a drum over former First Lady Melania Trump’s Christmas decorations at the White House. Now, it’s First Lady Jill Biden’s turn but where have all the critics gone? Don’t worry, I’m still here and I should start by reminding loyal Fashion […]
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Fashion Notes: It’s Jill Biden’s Christmas, But Where Have All the Aesthetic Critics Gone?
Activists denounce fast fashion in plastic catwalk protest in Tel Aviv
Models wearing clothes made from different types of rubbish and plastic parade in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an event organised by the NGO Fashion Revolution to raise awareness on the environmental impact of waste. Fashion Revolution is a fashion activism movement that aims to mobilise citizens, industries and policymakers through […]
The Pandemic May Change the Way We Dress: Melbourne Fashion Experts
As Melbourne Fashion Week starts from Nov. 15 -21, fashion experts expect Melburnians to turn to a more leisure clothing style in a post-lockdown world. Dr Kate Sala, lecturer of design and technology at the School of Fashion and Textiles, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), noted that Melbourne’s penchant for black might give way to more colour […]
The Sinister and Ugly Sides of Fashion Shows
Commentary A friend of mine sent me pictures of a famous fashion house’s latest collection for men. I believed that they were for men, for my friend would not deliberately have misled me, but the models on which the clothes were shown looked to me very like severely anorexic women. It was as if they […]
Climate protesters invade the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris
Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion stormed the runway of Louis Vuitton’s show at Tuesday’s Paris Fashion Week to denounce the industry’s impact on the environment. “Overconsumption = extinction,” read a banner held up by a protester from the international civil disobedience movement against climate change. She climbed onto the podium set up in the […]
Scandalous Fashion: The Naked Appeal of Dhaka Muslin
Dhaka Muslin is a precious fabric that gained popularity around 200 years ago, but its roots go back much further. In the late 18 th century, Dhaka muslin became a new fashion and gained both admiration and notoriety throughout Europe. With its transparent appearance and its use in dresses and blouses, giving a near-naked appearance, the […]
Renowned Israeli-French fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies from COVID-19
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In a historic victory over the fashion industry, garment workers have won billions in stolen wages
Image Credit: Remake.World In March 2020, Amanda Lee McCarty was laid off from her job. For years, she had been working in the fashion industry as a buyer and product developer. But as COVID-19 cases surged and lockdown orders were implemented across the world, retailers were faced with a dramatic plummet in consumer demand for […]
Netflix to Premiere New Docuseries About Former ‘Haredi’ Fashion Mogul
Julia Haart. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – Netflix announced on Wednesday the premiere of a new documentary series about fashion entrepreneur Julia Haart, a former member of the ultra-Orthodox haredi community. “My Unorthodox Life” will focus on the personal and professional life of Haart, who was born Talia Leibov. She is now the CEO, co-owner and […]
Netflix announces series based on ex-haredi fashion mogul Julia Haart
Netflix’s stream of Orthodox Jewish-themed content isn’t stopping anytime soon. The streaming giant is producing “My Unorthodox Life,” a documentary series about Julia Haart, a prominent fashion designer raised Talia Leibov in a haredi Orthodox home, Hello! magazine reported Wednesday. Soon after marrying at 19, Leibov left her Jewish community and founded a successful luxury […]
5 Outrageous Fashion Trends from the Ancient World
The eternal quest to be ridiculously good looking is one we’ve been on since time immemorial. From elaborate, exquisite, and downright weird clothing choices, to sexy-but-deadly cosmetics, and wearing fake bears and towering hairpieces, humans have done it all in the name of beauty! Swan Fat, Crocodile Dung, and Snail Ash: Achieving Beauty in Ancient […]
High Fashion of Ancient Rome: Togas and Stolas
The toga is arguably the best-known garment from ancient Rome. Initially, the toga was worn both by male and female Roman citizens. Later on, however, the toga was used exclusively by men (high class female prostitutes and women divorced for adultery being the exception), while the stola was used by women only. There were various […]
Fashion Notes: Kamala Harris’ Vogue Cover Unsurprisingly Void of Fashion
It is 9 days before Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) becomes the first female Vice President in United States history. Her cover for American Vogue’s February issue could have reflected the historic nature of this year’s presidential transition of power. But instead, it is the tired postmodernism long foisted on the culture. Source Views: 0
Fashion Executive and Elite Insider, Peter Nygard Arrested for Sex Trafficking Children
By Matt Agorist Fashion executive Peter Nygard was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States for sex trafficking and other crimes similar to the accusations leveled against infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the 79-year-old faces charges of “racketeering, sex trafficking, and related crimes arising […]
FASHION TYCOON IS A CHILD TRAFFICKER & RAPIST! Feature Picture is Of His Soul
069December 16, 2020 Peter Nygard (Photo by Glenn Francis / PacificProDigital, CC BY-SA 3.0) (RT) Fashion executive Peter Nygard was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States for sex trafficking and other crimes similar to the accusations leveled against infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the 79-year-old […]
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygård Arrested in Canada on Sex Trafficking Charges
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygård Arrested in Canada on Sex Trafficking Charges We Are Change » Feed / John Titor 79-year-old fashion mogul Peter Nygård has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking. Nygård was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein, and has also been accused of victimizing dozens of people independently of his involvement with […]
Catwalk at Dakar Fashion Week 2020 moved to baobab forest amid COVID-19 pandemic
The 18th edition of Dakar Fashion Week hosted its main catwalk in a baobab forest in Senegal to maintain some social distancing. “With Covid, we had to be creative, I had to find solutions and above all we had to avoid (cancelling) the show, and here I think there is enough space so that no […]
In 2019, A Fashion Model On ‘PROJECT RUNWAY’ Named ‘KOVID KAPOOR’ Designed A Mask 33 Weeks and 3 Days Before First ‘COVID-19’ Case Appeared
On season 17 of the fashion design show, which aired in 2019, a designer named Kovid Kapoor participated in a “Head To Toe” challenge, which asked contestants to create a printed design look that covers the model’s entire body. Kovid Kapoor’s design ended up being a red plaid suit with an accompanying face mask, which, […]
The changing fashion trends due to the pandemic
Along with everyone else, the fashion industry is also experiencing the effects of a global health crisis because of Covid-19. The $400 billion US fashion industry is in the middle of a huge crisis. The severe deterioration in fashion is having a serious impact on the global economy resulting in unemployment of millions of artisans, […]
Fashion Notes: Melania Trump Brings Christmas Spirit in Tartan Stilettos, Preppy Peacoat
First Lady Melania Trump brought the Christmas spirit to children at the annual United States Marine “Toys for Tots” event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Melania Trump was all smiles with children to whom she distributed toys, wearing a preppy peacoat that resembled designs by All-American brands such as Ralph Lauren […]